'the SD500 is strong enough to earn Editors' Choice among ultracompact cameras.'
'Canon redesigns the SD500's compact outer shell.'
'The camera instantly matches the scene in front of the lens with an on board database of known scene types and then compares that information with the specific scene's subject distance, white balance, contrast range, lighting, and color (just before the image is recorded) to determine the best exposure.'
'No camera is perfect -- the C-7000Z has some flaws worth mentioning,'
'this sleek metal model looks positively petite.'
'The world's smallest 7.1-megapixel, 5x optical zoom digital camera packs numerous advanced technologies for ultra-high image quality into an incredibly compact body with a convenient, easy-to-carry size'
'it can't save raw or uncompressed TIFF files, only JPEGs.'
'The S400's rechargeable lithium ion battery did not last long in our tests, holding out for only 214 shots, or about 1.25 hours.'
'Another quality Digital Elph in the PowerShot line, the PowerShot S400 is both elegant and powerful.'
'The 1.5-inch LCD viewfinder is sharp, bright, and responsive, but the optical viewfinder has no focusable diopter (a dial to correct the viewfinder for astigmatism, near- or farsightedness, and so on).'