Canon S70 Digital Camera

by Olan Pays

Canon S70

The Canon S70 is a wideangle lenses point-and-shoot digital camera in the S range of Canon Powershots. It is not an ultra compact camera but has a wide and thick-is flat body. The camera measures 114.0 x 56.5 x 38.8mm (4.49 x 2.22 x 1.53 inches) and weighs approximately 230gr (8.11 ounces) without battery and memory card.

As you may already know, one advantage of wideangle lenses digital camera like the Canon S70 is that the users can always crop in on shots to get a greater telephoto look. Moreover, when taking pictures, wideangle lenses enable the user to be more creative with the shots.

Become the successor to the Canon S60, the Canon Powershot S70 boasts a 7.1 megapixel resolution, delivering up to 3,072 x 2,304 pixel resolution images. The 3.6x optical zoom lens is equivalent to a 28-100mm lens on a 35mm camera. The camera also offers an optical viewfinder and a 1.8 inch LCD screen for composing your shot. The S70 uses Canon NB-2LH rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack for power.

Key Features:

- 7.1 megapixel CCD sensor

- 3.6x optical zoom

- 1.8-inch LCD (118,000 pixels)

- Optical Viewfinder

- White balance

- Built-in flash

- Movie mode (with sound)

- JPEG and RAW formats

- USB connector

- CompactFlash Type I or II compatible

Like most digital cameras, the Canon Powershot S70 comes with very low capacity memory card (a 32 MB CompactFlash). That’s why you will want to purchase memory cards with higher capacity to store lots of images.

Overall, the Canon S70 is a very good choice whether you are a novice or an experienced digital photographer. Plenty of automation and programmed functions will be very helpful for a beginner when taking pictures with the camera. For the more experienced photographer the S70 offers a plenty of manual controls to have more controls over the camera.

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