Canon’s A570 IS offers an excellent value and an impressive feature set in its category. Unfortunately, like so many other pocket digicams, it suffers from excessive noise in the photos at higher ISO settings. It does offer optical image stabilization, manual exposure controls and a 7.1 megapixel CCD sensor with a 2.5-inch LCD, but that’s fairly standard fare these days. CNET also reviewed this digital camera and reported-

“Overall, the PowerShot A570 IS is a solid compact camera that offers a lot of value for your money. We were a bit disappointed with its high ISO noise, but you’ll be hard pressed to find a compact camera at a price like this that has manual exposure controls, optical image stabilization, flash output control, and speedy performance. Plus, similar to all the A-series cameras, this one runs on AA batteries, so if you run out of power, you don’t need to wait for charging.”

Canon PowerShot A570IS 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

Features
7.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 15 x 20-inch prints
DIGIC III Image Processor with improved Face Detection technology and Red-eye Correction
Clear, high-resolution 2.5-inch LCD for easy on-camera viewing
ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto to reduce image blur and expand low-light shooting capability
Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading

Specifications: ISO Sensitivity - Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 & 1600 equivalent (Standard Output Sensitivity. Recommended Exposure Index) White Balance Control - Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater) and Custom Normal Flash Range - 1.5-11 ft./45cm-3.5m (W), 1.5-7.2 ft./45cm-2.2m (T) Macro Flash Range - 1.0-1.5 ft./30-45cm (W/T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto) Shooting Modes - Auto, Creative P, Av, Tv, M, Image - Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater), Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Stitch Assist and Movie Self-Timer - 2 & 10 seconds delay, Custom Continuous Shooting - 1.7 fps Still Image - Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie - AVI (Image Motion JPEG, Audio WAVE) Interface - USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack) Video Out - NTSC/PAL Dimensions - Width 3.52 x Height 2.53 x Depth 1.69 inch (89.5 x 64.3 x 42.8mm) Weight - 6.17 ounces / 175 grams (camera body only)