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Canon PowerShot SD870 gets reviewed {Engadget}
Nov 18th 2007 1:34PM @ TC
The SD870 IS is a worthy upgrade to the SD800. Check out the cropped comparison shots at dpreview of the 870 vs. 800. The SD800 offers far poorer quality shots and are far more blurred, making the SD870 a worthwhile upgrade. And honestly how tight of a space do you take shots in where the only useful method of shooting is through the VF? I have never encountered such a situation.
I have a Canon EOS 350D. In that case I love using the view finder. But let's get real here. P&S cameras have terrible view finders firstly. Secondly it's easier to judge the composition of a shot on the viewfinder. It's impossible to judge the depth of field exposure and aperature settings on the fly on a P&S as everything you need to judge the shot is displayed on the LCD and therefore having a larger LCD should make composition easier. The blinding light syndrome is an issue with older P&S cams but not this one. The LCD is extremely vibrant in all light conditions.
The fact is that having a VF or lack of VF is neither a pro nor con. It is up to the user to judge whether having a viewfinder or a large LCD is important. I could easily say:
PRO: Large LCD rather than CON: No VF because with the history of my P&S cameras even with the tiniest LCD I've used VF about 10% of the time.
@ Don is Good
If you're half serious about photography you'll go for more than just a P&S camera and should be rounded and experienced with more than a P&S, therefore having a VF or not on a P&S really isn't an indicator of a photographer's "seriousness." I bought this camera because I "seriously" wanted to get great shots on the fly where it was inconvenient to take a long time composing a shot or impractical to carry around my DSLR.
Apple's New iPod Touch: Should You Get It? {Switched.com}
Sep 5th 2007 2:49PM I can't imagine why they would skimp on the storage capacity. I think having a larger hard drive would make this product far more appealing since it's the next step as a pocket multimedia center. What's the point of all these extras if you can only put on a few shows or movies and half your current library of music?
