Canon Powershot A700 Digital Camera Review Discussion

The Canon Powershot A700 is at the top of the three Powershot "A" digital cameras announced in February of this year. It was announced along with the A530 and A540. The A700 sets itself apart from the A540 by having a 6x optical zoom (the A540 has a 4x optical zoom). The A700 is positioned well for someone looking for excellent image quality and manual controls in a camera that takes AA batteries.

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[Andrew]

Seems like image stabilizer would have been nice to have like the SD700 has, but this would be easier to grip and hold so maybe not necessary.

Nice review!

[Ben Stafford]

You're not the only one that thought that - Canon did just announced the Powershot A710 IS, that does have image stabilization. It is supposed to be available in September.

http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/d...sp?newsID=2869

[Andrew]

Ahh, that 7.1MP in the A710 is a nice extra boost too. For those of us that end up having to crop a lot