Description: It seems that Canon isn't keen on stuffing the IXUS range with features. Face detection and in-camera red eye correction are really the basics these days. It's nice to have 18 scene modes, an orientation sensor, basic editing
tools and image tagging option in playback mode, but not that exciting. Tags are generic, like 'people' and 'scenery', while you can only trim and resize images to preset sizes.
What is most interesting is the 970's enormous ace in the hole: a 5x
optical zoom. The 35mm equivalent focal length is a fairly average 37mm at the wide end, but the zoom is the largest in the IXUS range. Fortunately, the longer zoom is paired with
optical image stabilisation, as zooming further magnifies the small vibrations of shaky hands.