The SD700 is just about the most favorite digital camera I’ve ever owned.

What I like about the SD700:

• outstanding image quality
• slick looking, superior build-quality
• great, easy to see LCD
• ease of use and intuitive menu
• layout of buttons and switches
• fast and responsive in every aspect (except the flash). Like all Digic II Canon cameras, it performs best with a high speed memory card.
• focuses very fast
• lock exposure and focus independently. You can even lock focus and exposure independently at the same time.
• holds it’s own in low light, up to ISO400.

What I dislike about the SD700:

• price ($499 U.S. when I purchased it)
• not enough information on the LCD
• no indication of optical zoom range (magnification is shown for the digital zoom)
• no protection for LCD
• flash is weak and recycles slow
• landscape/infinity mode doesn’t seem to have any effect