Canon PowerShot SD970 IS / Digital IXUS 990 IS

Opinion: This camera does exist...and I love it.
I don't have a problem of out-of-focus picture like the
other reviewer. Its auto mode is very smart, I'd say. I
rarely have to adjust anything manually. I don't know if
the price has dropped now but when I got it, it was
pretty expensive. But everyone loves my camera! It
takes great pictures and HD video. I don't have the
washout color
problem either...and I've been using it since August
2009.
On top of that, I severely dropped this poor thing
twice (on a concrete surface, I might add) and it still
works fine. I never regretted buying it.
I didn't rate a 5 for the image quality because it still has
some noise problem when shooting in the dark,
though that is to be expected anyway.
Bottom line, if you are looking for an easy to use,
versatile functions, point-and-shoot camera for a
beginner...and you have the money...this is the one.
By the way, when I bought mine it comes with a
white leather case (pretty), tripod, 1GB memory SD
card (too little) and a clear sticker on LCD (protect
screen).

Opinion: Who say that this camera d´t existe is a idiot !!!!!

Opinion: Camera was returned after 1 day of usage. I tested this camera out indoors and the performance was terrible. 9 out of 10 pictures where out of focus. The camere defaults the ISO at 400 when set to auto and the quality is awful. It's better if the set the ISO to 80 and let the flash brighted up the photo.

Now maybe I just received a bad camera, but I wasn't going to try this one out again. It was returned and I purchased another point and shoot with excellent results.

Opinion: After searching for a camera to replace my 4 year old Samsung, decided on Canon and this model as I wanted the 5x optical zoom and all those pixels for my next holiday.
Had no problem finding places selling it online (unlike earlier posts here) and much cheaper than the advertised "official" price...
The face recognition feature is fascinating and even identifies the face of the neighbour's cat!

Opinion: mellowpaul is an idiot. this camera had a release date of april 2009, it simply wasn't out when he wrote his review. I'm adding this just to counter his stupid review. It's out now, and you can find it many places online. I haven't seen it in stores yet, but expect to see it any day. This camera had a release date 1 month later than the other current models, which is why it wasn't available. Hopefully we'll get some real reviews now that it's out.

Opinion: There's no reason to rate it 1 star for that. I found it easily at B&H in stock, just today....

Opinion: The problem with the Canon SD970 IS and the reason I rate it so low is that there is no such animal. It does not exist. No one has seen hide nor hair of it, no dealer has it, no reviewer can find one to review. It was made up by Canon for who knows what reason.