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Summary: Excellent Camera
Review: I think this camera is fabulous, but there are a few things I wish Canon can address in the near future.1) The smallest size the pictures come is in 640 x 480. I'm hoping to save the image in a smaller size, something that would fit the standard photopaper size. That way I don't have to adjust the size of the image in order for it to print correctly on the standard photo papers. 2) Battery life is a bit short. I was taking pictures for my brother's graduation, and the battery died at the most critical moment of the ceremony. Luckily, I got a spare. Make sure to get some extra battery, you'll need it. 3) The "Set" button is sometime tricky. One time when I want to view how much memory I have left on the compact card, instead, I accidently formatted all the pictures on the card. Everything happened in less than 2 seconds. I was so very upset and because the camera has some very memorable pictures I haven't had the chance to save it yet. And unfortunately, the camera doesn't have an undelete or unformat function. Luckily, I was able to find a data recovery program and recover all the images. Othere than that, the camera is a superb product.
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Summary: A Lot of Camera
Review: Been using the S45 for 3 months now. Great picture quality and relatively easy to get started and use. A bit heavier than I would like and I hate the lens cover. Should have a regular on and off switch and a more reliable lens cover. I haven't used the software that comes with the camera. Just using a card reader with XP and a graphics program I was already using. Overall I am happy with the camera.
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Summary: Canon S40/S45 - my 2cents
Review: I purchased the canon after a long period of lamenting over the cost and the features of this camera versus a G2, or another brand (Fuji, Olympus).
After owning this camera for ~6months I am relatively happy with it. I picked the S40 over the G2 based on power off to shoot time and abitlity to stuff it in my pocket in a hurry to switch from camera to DV. The G2 took ~2 seconds longer to power up than the S40, and it is also quite a bit bigger. The CCD is the same, and I needed the point-and-shoot feaures also so the S40 was the winner.
Picture quality is superb, but you have to know how to shoot a good picture to begin with. The response time to capture an image is great if the AiAE is set to center weight and not evaluative. This helps to keep the desired target in focus and reduces autofocus times tremendously.
The .avi clips are good quality so its a nice feature, but I wouldn't use it as a video camera, more for action type shots that you don't want to miss...
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Summary: For those who like to just point and shoot!
Review: I bought this camera on Christmas Eve and by Christmas, had mastered the auto mode and was taking some great pictures! This camera is wonderful! It is not too large nor too heavy (like the G series) but still has most of the capabilities of that series. For those amongst us who just want some decent pictures - this camera is for you! It has many bells and whistles if you choose to expand beyond the pointing and shooting. With a simple flash card reader, it is incredibly simple to download the pictures onto your computer. With 4MP, enlargements including 8x10 are as crisp as a professionals. I have only owned Canon cameras prior to this (the Sure Shot) so did not do any comparison shopping - this camera is the best!
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Summary: I love my little S45!
Review: I've had my Canon S45 for about three months now, and I am still discovering new features that make it even more endearing. The picture quality is excellent under almost any conditions. The 4.1 megapixels are more than sufficient, in fact, I often dial down the resolution to save file space. The movie clips with sound are much better than I expected. The sturdy silver case with the clamshell cover is my favorite feature. It fits easily in my pocket, and is easy and quick to open for that first shot. The software was simple to install and use, and the instruction manuals (almost as thick as the camera) were nicely done. I ordered a 128mb card with the camera, which holds an amazing quantity of photos and film clips - highly recommended. There are only a few minor complaints. The viewfinder is very plain and doesn't display the digital zooming effect, so you are very dependent on the LCD screen. The screen is nearly impossible to see in direct sunlight, and the data is very tiny. Also, the low battery indicator doesn't seem to appear until there is only power for one or two more photos. Red eye can be a problem, although coaching the photographed people to look at the pre-flash srobe, as the directions explained, does work well. And some photos containing horizontal lines can have a jagged appearance at some resolutions, but it is usually minimal. But I have adjusted to these little problems and don't consider them reason enough to not recommend this little marvel of technology to anyone!
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Summary: Great overall, some flaws
Review: Have had the S45 for a few weeks now. The pictures are great, the features are top notch, and the size and weight are within my portability limits (just). The sliding lens cover comes out of its track so I have to hold it down while sliding to get it closed properly. Also, the LCD screen scratches too easily and I worry about the long-term viewability after some solid use. Battery life seems great, and once you've read the manual the menu-based controls are fairly easy. Movie mode is very cool.
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Summary: Cool features and good looks
Review: I had decided to buy the S40 but when this things came out, I just decided to go with this as it is definetely better than S40. More to say much better than sony equivalent. Why pay more for sony when u can get much better & great camera as this one.
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Summary: Better than I expected but some flaws remain
Review: This camera is highly rated across the board everywhere I look. It's got almost all the features and capabilities of it's larger sibling, the G3, but in a smaller, more compact, and easier to use package. The output is really good with excellent color and good definition unless you zoom in way too far. The feature set is quite complete and there are plenty of choices between expert and novice modes. It's a well made device. It's also cheaper than the S50 (5 megapixel) which is fine as the 4 megapixel count is adequate for 90% of the population who would buy this camera. My only complaints are that the low light focus capability is poor. While better than the S40/30 it's still not able to quite focus on its own in a darkened room even WITH the focus assist light. Some manual focusing is necessary which is also imprecise and a chore. Also the aperture is a bit slow at telephoto settings which also worsens the focus and severely affects the blurriness of the captured image if you move too much when snapping the picture. Other than these problems, it would have received five stars.
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Summary: Great pictures
Review: pros: The pictures are very sharp and operation of the camera is cool. Software is also good, especially the PhotoStich utility, works without any problems on my Win 98.
Cons: Need to handle the lens cover with care, looks sturdy though. The multicontroller is a bit of a pain sometimes, mine has a slight problem when erasing images.
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Summary: BANG FOR YOUR BUCK
Review: What i like about this camera:
1) fast buffer (there aren't much waiting for the last picture to be saved before shooting another one, kodak's camera made me wait up to 13 seconds a few time!) this one is within 5 second if the picture quality is high. When it come to taking 10-16 rapid fire shots, there aren't much waiting in saving the file too! 2) Features, features...so many. You got photo stitch, a great way to make a 360 picture just about anywhere. 3) manual controls, flash control (most digital cameras dont have flash control...but what if flash is too bright for some areas? what you going to do? , canon solves all of these !) 4) fast zoom optical lense retract, 1.8 second before first shot taken... beats minolta f100, 6 second! you'll miss a shot before you know it. 5) movie mode, up to 3 minutes (which is a lot!) great sound very clear, video quality is good, better than others i have seen. 6) customize sound start up screen! (put whatever you want as sounds, it even got themes you can upload from the cd software that is included....tons of stuff to play with. 7) replay control... browsing through tons of photos that
just got taken? no problem, easy navigational system! love it, you got to check it out. 8) solid metal case, nice nice nice but do becareful as well 9) zoom optical lense is in the center rather than on the far left side like minolta f100 and sony's digital cameras. This way you wont get your fingers in the way too easily, and plus if you let someone else use your camera , it's better to know that they won't accidently mess up the lense~! 10) softwares provided is great, fun to play around with, cool graphics too to try. 11) compact flash memory,....... up to 1 gig mircodrive.but honestly you only need 256, = 200 high resolution photos.! 12) small, but not too pocket-sized. Surprisingly easy to handle and comfortable. Still i say is smaller than most digital cameras I have seen. things I wish they had done better 1) the lense cover, you slide it open to turn on, slide it back to turn off.. have to be careful about this thing. very fragile cover. I wish they used a on off button instead. 2) battery is not AA. You have to use their charger + battery, .... ... But i wish it was AA because I have AA charger already. I have to buy spare, which is "costly"
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