Strengths: Great LCD, superb pictures, a lot of functions, small, great battery life, great videos, i just love this camera.

Weaknesses: The only weakness is the noise at ISO 800/1600 but that's the problem with all compact cameras ... if you don't want noise in your pictures use a DSLR!

Summary: There is no better p/s camera out there. I also have a Canon EOS Rebel XSi DSLR but sometimes it's too big to have it with me. So if you want clear pictures in bright sky or in good light the SD870 IS is the best choice. Even in low light I got good pics. There are a lot of manual controls either ... long exposure, etc and the movie mode is excellent with a great sound.

Strengths: Nice large view screen. Intuitive, well thought out controls. Love it!

Weaknesses: None that I can see

Summary: Nice large view screen. Intuitive, well thought out controls. Love it! It is well made and solid in feel, as well. Starts up quickly. Shoots great video...Suggest 4GB memory card if intending to shoot much video as it eats memory compared to photos.

Strengths: Speed, ease of use, battery life, overall picture quality

Weaknesses: Lack of full manual controls, but expected

Summary: I have used the Canon SD870 IS and the Canon SD850 IS--I like them both. The SD870 has the wide angle lens, a large 3" screen, and no optical viewfinder. It is quick to respond when you turn it on or when it recycles between shots. It takes nice photos and I'd buy it again in a flash. This model has the battery status indicator (unlike the SD850) and the battery lasts well (tons longer than in ones like the Canon A570 that uses AA batteries). The SD870 is easy to hold, nice looking, solid, and the LCD quality is great. The settings it chooses on automatic are normally very good, though one can tweek them quite easily when needed. I bought this after trying a Panasonic FX33 which has a similar lens range--this has far better color and sharpness. If you want a cute, reliable point and shoot with a normal range of options, this works great and takes very good photos. The flash is not FANTASTIC, but spot focus on the area of a room where you want to shoot and the flash will extend better. Also, if there is natural light shining into a room, this camera will shoot without the flash and pick up the picture pretty nicely.Outdoors this camera capture accurates colors and brightness, and the software that comes with the Canon cameras has a lot of options for editing. This is a very reliable choice in a point and shoot!

Strengths: large LCD screen, good array of manual settings for a pocket camera, superior quality to other cameras in same class

Weaknesses: battery SD card access door feels like it will break each time I open it. Auto-white balance indoors is a little yellow (manual white balance adjust fixes this though, but it's an extra step)

Summary: I hear many people ranting and raving about their consumer grade digital cameras (To be fair, I won't name the brands), but I kind of laugh when they say "I've got 8MP and all these different auto modes like snow, museum, etc...) after seeing the results of a similar type camera utilizing all the different modes, I see grainy, washed out, out-of-focus shots. The cameras take forever to boot up, and there is a long lag time inbetween shots even with high speed cards installed. The time between pressing the shutter button and the unit actually taking the picture renders These cameras ability to capture the moment useless.But with the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS, all the above statements are not true. This camera actually has nice color tones and can take sharp action shots The large LCD makes it very easy to frame your subject(s), and even though it may get a bit grainy in low light conditions, the actual picture comes out fine. Start up time is almost instant, time between shots is fast, and when you press the shutter, it takes the picture. So there is more to purchasing a digital camera than how many MP it has. I've seen 13 MP camera's take lousey pictures compared to this camera. I am extremely happy with it. It is as easy or as complicated to use as I want it to be; meaning I can just use it as a point-and-shoot when I'm feeling lazy, or I can switch to manual mode and take advantage of the multitude of user settings not always offered with other same type cameras.

Strengths: Easy to use

Weaknesses: none so far

Summary: This is great camera and Abe's of Maine is a super supplier of electronics fast shipping. Customer service called and offered better deals on accessories. We will buy from again.

Strengths: Quality,Size,Screen,Wide Angle,battery life,video quality,sound recorder,software, the list goes on and on!

Weaknesses: 32MB card,no case included

Summary: This is an amazing little full featured camera. I was looking for a camera that had everything I could get without going to a bulky full size SLR. I think I have found it in the 870IS. It's a bit pricey but you can tell there is a reason why. It is a quality built camera with some amazing features. I just wish they would have packed at least a 1GB card with it. Over all this camera is worth the few extra dollars to get a better cut fine little diamond. Canon proves size does matter and can be very effective.

Strengths: wide screen, clear picture, high quality

Weaknesses: None

Summary: Once I got familiar with some of the shooting methods, this camera has been my favorite companion during travel. Easy to view with its 3" LCD screen, and excellent pictures with its wide angle shot. Video taking and sound recording worked well. I haven't tried all shooting methods, but so far all pictures turned out great, and pictures of night views without tripod were beyond my expectation! It would be better to get an extra battery or recharge the battery before taking an all day trip. The battery indication fooled me as it dropped faster than expected from 3/4-full to empty.

Strengths: Wide angle. Fast. Battery life. After shot is taken, it zooms in to focused areas so I can check focus, blinks, etc.

Weaknesses: White balance is off for indoor pics.

Summary: No real complains. I carry this around when I want to take videos or if I don't want to carry my SLR.Face detection works reasonably well. After the picture is taken, it can zoom in to the focus points so you can check the result.Battery life is pretty good. That's important since the camera doesn't have an optical viewfinder (OVF) which means the LCD needs to be on all the time. On that note, I haven't missed the OVF yet.White balance is often incorrect for indoor pictures and movies (e.g. picture/video come out too yellow or too blue). Luckily it is easy to override.

Strengths: Excellent display, more intuitive controls with selections easily visible on display, slightly more wide angle lens provides pictures with greater depth, quick selection of "Scenes" for custom shots

Weaknesses: Not much- perhaps flimsy attachment of terminal cover to access digital or A/V out terminals

Summary: My third Canon ELPH and they just keep getting better and getting it right. Comfortable feel, looks great, the LCD screen is awesome. I too worried about lack of optical viewfinder but no problem and say goodbye to squinting. Much easier to scroll through, review and delete photos on camera. Too many good features to review. Get it and see for yourself. You won't be sorry, IMHO.

Strengths: Wide lens, image quality, image stabilization, auto-rotate, 3" LCD Screen, Battery life

Weaknesses: ISO 400 and above are of limited use

Summary: I am a Canon fan. SD870 IS is a decent compact DC. It has good image quality (at lower ISO settings), very useful lens range 28-105, adaptable auto ISO-shift function, large and clear screen, fast response. And the print button can be customized. Highly recommend SD870 IS if you want a compact DC.

Strengths: Great picture quality, Large 3" LCD screen, plenty of shooting modes, Image Stabilization (IS) keeps picture clear in low light conditions

Weaknesses: No viewfinder, larger than previous Canon (SD330),

Summary: I've always used Canon digital cameras in the past but decided to try a FujiFilm canera after our last Canon SD330 broke. After playing with the FujiFilm for a few days, it was quickly evident that its picture quality was nowhere near that of the Canons. I've now been using the SD870IS for a few weeks and couldn't be happier with my purchase. The camera has great build quality, takes fantastic pictures, and is easy to use. The SD870IS features a wide angle lens, massive 3" LCD screen, and plenty of preset shooting modes. Would definitely recommend!

Strengths: Huge LCD, face recognition and image stabilization

Weaknesses: easy to press the wrong button

Summary: This has to be one the best cameras, if not the best one, in this price class today. I was blown away by the gorgeous big screen. At first, I was hesitant to buy a camera without a viewfinder, but then I realized that I was hardly ever using the viewfinder on my old S70, and it has a much smaller LCD than the SD870. With the much larger LCD, there is even less reason to use the viewfinder.I very impressed the number of useful features that this camera has, compared to my older PowerShot which is only about years older. In particular, I like the image stabilization feature, and the face detection feature. One can configure the camera so that after you take an image, the LCD will zoom in on the face of the person in the picture, so that you can check that they were not blinking.I also like the gyration feature which senses if you rotate the camera, and will change the orientation of the pictures to match the way you are holding the camera. It is great when you are showing the pictures that you have on the camera while on a trip.On the down-side, I find it easy to press the wrong button by mistake. I don't know why they used such a big button for sending pictures directly to a printer. It seems like such a waste of space for a rarely used feature.Other PowerShot cameras would have a mechanical wheel that you could turn to choose different modes, such as "portrait", "night shot", etc. This camera only has a sliding button, and with only three settings: Automatic, Custom and Movie. When in the Custom mode, you slide your finger in circle on top of a tocuh-sensitive ring to select between the various modes, "Kids Pets", "Aquarium", "Fireworks", etc. Although I like these novel picture modes, I found that the touch-sensitive control makes it too easy to change the picture mode by mistake. Make sure to get a fast memory card. I got one called Ultra III, which seems to be one with the fastest read and write speeds out there. Flipping through pictures and taking multiple pictures in close succession is a breeze, and I think the speed of the memory card is an important reason why.

Strengths: Very LARGE 3 inch screenBetter switchesSmall light

Weaknesses: Realy none...best pocket digital camera I've ever had.

Summary: Fantastic large LCD screen at 3.0". Very clear don't need or miss the viewfinder that kept the screen smaller on earlier models. Improved switches by not having the camera/movie/view in a single switch which often resulted in accidentally putting camera in movie mode after viewing last picture. Now the review function is a separate switch by itself.

Strengths: 3" Viewfinder, small, easy to use, Nice for the wife to take pic because it had a kids functions in it.

Weaknesses: Picture outdoor with face detection feature doesn't work too well with children?

Summary: After spending more than a months on researching find the best bang for the buck camera. I think this one is the top 3 choices. The picture can go up to 8MP so it can be very easy to enlargement for printouts. Nice 3" LCD viewfinder, very first to take the first shot and subsequent shot.This camera does everything well - best of all is the auto ISO with true image stabilization and wideangle lens - a truly powerfull combo of features. Battery life is good for way more than 250 shots if mostly not using flash.

Strengths: 3" LCD, Light weight, fast startup

Weaknesses: LCD is a little grainy in low light, but pictures come out great.

Summary: The SD870 has a nice feel and takes great pictures. The image stabilizer feature works very well. It only compensates your hand moves, not the object you are taking. The wide angle lens is great for taking close up shots. I highly recommend this camera.