Digital Trends

Canon recently unveiled a raft of new cameras ranging from the pretty ordinary to the totally over-the-top, a 21.1-megapixel D-SLR. The EOS-1Ds Mark III, due in November, costs nearly eight grand and is clearly targeted to pros and hedge fund operators. Something more reasonable for the mortals among us is the new $399 USD SD870 IS that’s available now. This 8MP point-and-shoot model is a variation of the recently reviewed SD850 IS (LINK), a camera I really liked—and still do. There are a number of relatively key differences between the two—and we wanted to see if the newer model was worth the extra money. Read on and you’ll find out…