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Summary: Excellent Camera, Good Price
Review: This is by far the best camera I have ever bought. It is my first digital camera, and it's performance far exceeds the performance of my past film cameras. For its size and price, this camera is excellent. Compared to the S330, I would buy the S330, but I couldn't afford it when I bought this.The Good
Takes great motion pictures - I took a picture of my fan while it was moving, and the picture came out as if it were still!
Size - Nice and small, but big enough that me, with larger hands, can still operate it
Movie Mode - Don't buy the camera for this mode, but it's a great toy to fool around with
Sturdy - Even though it's small, it feels tough The Bad
Included CF - Only 8meg card. That's only about 12 pics. I bought a 128meg card, which is much better, because I can hold about 100 high res pictures or 200 med res.
No Case - The case isn't included, and is selling for [$$], and Canon could have easily included this
Zoom - Only 2x. Not very helpful, but its better than 1x The Ugly
Nothing really So, in short, if you're looking for a mid-priced camera for school, work, or vacation that is good for it's size, go for this camera.
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Summary: ready to go!
Review: i brought and reviewed this camera three weeks ago. here's the update. AMAZING!!! i go out three nights in a row without charging and it still takes pics...with flash. it has actually never died on me. and i pound this puppy. gone are the days of my dissapointed semi-narcasistic friends who i can't show them the pics right away for fear of the dreaded "red battery light". i am only too happy to show them the shots..and the zoom function where you can zoom the image. this camera is everything i wanted. small. easy to use. automatic and manual, great features for even a pro user. but above all this little guy has AMAZING picuture quality. even at 8x10. clear, with no "digital coldness". It really is time to make the switch and this camera will make you beleive in technology again! one comment, spend the cash on a matching Canon printer that prints direct. wish i did, but then again i do have iPhoto with OS X.2. to end: a VERY happy camper.
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Summary: Works like a charm, first and best camera.
Review: I bought this camera only a little time ago and it has been my dearest pal. It is so easy to use and the options are simple to read so that even a primate could figure out how to increase or decrease the picture size. The movie format is exceptionally, it makes it better because it has a microphone. The USB2 connection makes it attach to the computer. The software that comes with it is interesting for people who don't have programs such as Adobe Photoshop. The battery has quite a lot of juice. Be sure to recharge for more than 4 hours (do it while your sleeping), for a good 2 day or more use. This camera and package comes with everything one would want.
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Summary: A good digital camera - if you have some patience
Review: After the numerous positive reviews on both ... and various camera sites, I went ahead and picked up a S200. I've managed to get some good pictures with it, but it definitely is not a good camera for someone looking for a "point and shoot" device. Careful composing of each shot is required, as is tinkering with the various settings and modes. For example, on my first outing, I took it to a large aquarium in Chattanooga. When I returned, I realized that only 1 out of the 16 shots I took was excellent; 2 other ones were pretty decent, and the rest were garbage. Not great for a supposedly "point and shoot" camera. On my second trip, I spent about an hour with the manual, learning the intricacies of auto focus lock, flash lock, various metering modes, and other features. If I spent a minute or so on each shot, carefully determining the best mode for the situation, my results were much better - 6 out of 8 shots were excellent. If you want a camera for a vacation where you want to snap something neat that you see as you pass by; say, out of a gondola, while on a train, etc - I'd say forget about the powershot s200. If you are looking for a camera to produce excellent "set-up" shots, this may be the one you're looking for. Pros:
- Great picture quality and color - if you're willing to
compose the shot extensively.
- Rugged, fine-looking stainless steel
- comes with a li-ion battery pack & charger - good battery life
- menus are easy to navigate through Cons:
- photos that are "point and shoot" are likely to come out blurry or improperly exposed, to the point of unusability.
- Camera does not take Compact Flash Type II cards - only Type I
- No uncompressed file mode - if you do any cropping / editing on your picture, expect it to get worse each time you resave it.
- Focusing is very picky in low-light situations
- Price is pretty high for a 2 megapixel camera
- lower resolution modes are practically useless; only the "best" resolution setting gives quality pictures.
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Summary: Mark's recommendation
Review: I bought the S110 in December 2001 and have become a digital camera maniac. I really love this camera and have recommended it to my friends. The quality of the photos and its small size have won me over. The S200 has some of the improvements that I wish my S110 had but it is still a great camera. I have an extra battery but have only had to use it a couple of times. I charge my battery every day when I am travelling. The rechargeable battery is really a blessing. It is so convenient and quick to charge. Sometimes I wish it was a 3 or 4 megapixel camera but I'll have to wait for Canon to develop that in the future. I took the camera with me on my two plus week trip to France and took over 350 pics. That meant buying an additional 128mb card in addition to the 128,16,8 and 64 I already owned. It was barely enough. The camera worked well in low light situations(no flash used) when we wanted to photograph some of the paintings we saw on our museum tours. With a steady hand most came out pretty well considering the slow shutterspeed necessary for that kind of lighting. Where this camera mattered the most to me it through with flying colors on this trip and I was very happy with the photos of our trip. The primary reason to buy this camera is its small size and good quality photos. I carried this camera with me,usually in my pants pocket, 90% of the time I was in France. I barely knew it was there and I didn't stand out as a tourist. I do find myself longing for a camera with more features and more megapixels but would I take it with me as much as I do now? I think not. I do get a few unsatisfactory photos, but I think it has more to do with using the light well and setting the camera's light settings appropriately. I'm still learning how to use it. The video feature is really wonderful. It gives short clips with so-so resolution but you can be creative and catch some wonderful moments, especially with children. i would recommend the canon s30 or s40 if you can afford more and size is not a factor in your decision. These are very highly rated cameras.
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Summary: Great pics, pain in the behind
Review: I bought this camer 2 months ago and fell in love with it...until: the auto focus became finicky and it took 3-5 seconds to take a picture, the battery life and auto power down function became finicky, the lense would not always retract when powered down, the pictures instantly became fuzzy and "whited out" like bad reception on a TV (tech support could not solve) yet the video worked, the sound on the video began giving everyone speaking a lisp. My camera is now on it's way to canon repair services, I hope I get back a new camera because I think I got the Jaguar of the digital camera industry.
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Summary: Amazing camera
Review: I love this camera! I needed a new digital camera, and my primary criteria were that it take great pictures, be very rugged, and be as small as possible. I love taking pictures, but you can't take them if you don't have the camera with you. I got the Elph so I'd be able to always carry it around with me. There are no compromises on the image quality either, it takes some amazingly good photographs. Max resolution is 1600x1200 pixels @ 180 dpi (my old Kodak digital camera took 1192x864 @ 72 dpi). This means you can print 5x7 and 8x10 pictures without any problems. The highest quality setting on the camera with the lowest compression gives you about 1 picture per megabyte, so you'll need to get a 128 MB compact flash card as soon as possible. Anyway, I LOVE this camera! I carry it around with me everywhere and take pictures of whatever I see that looks interesting. My other digital cameras were too big to take with me for casual use, this one can go anywhere.
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Summary: Not getting sharp pictures
Review: After some years of carrying the bulky 1.3Mpixel Sony FD-88, I got older and tired so I bought the much smaller 2Mpixel Canon S200.
I had the 2 cameras side by side taking some test shots to compare the pictures. I also alternated the center frame and AI auto focus modes on the Canon. I found out that the pictures taken by the Canon were noticeably "not" as sharp as those taken by the Sony. Canon's engineering is not as good as Sony, IMO. Even the sliding [mode] switch on the Canon bothered me, they had the [movie mode] between the [photo mode] and the [review mode]. The ergonomic order should be [review][photo][movie].
Avoiding the hassle of returning a mail order, I gave the Canon S200 to my 10-year-old nephew, he was not as picky as his uncle and would not care much about picture quality.
Meanwhile, I continue shopping for another camera, likely another Sony.
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Summary: a fantastic camera
Review: This is my first digital camera, and I must say I am very impressed. After just returning from a weeks vacation, it performed without a hitch. The compact size, about the size of a pack of cigarettes, and metal housing make for a very portable unit. I usually just slipped it in my pocket, leaving the battery charger and cables behind. I upgraded to a 256 flashcard, which is highly recommended. We took over 200 pics and 2 videos with sound and there was room to spare on the card. A nice feature is the cable that plugs into any video jack on a tv set. I was able to play back a slide show each night of the pics we took that day without use of a computer. After returning from vacation, it was a snap to burn the pics to CD-r and send them off to friends, or just e-mail them. I found the camera easy to use, but you would be foolish not to completely read the manual. I found that fine tuning the settings made for better quality pics. And the resolution of the pics is very very good; they display beautifully on a computer monitor. The video mode with audio is also nice, however picture quality does suffer. I never had any battery problems, I simply recharged the battery each night. Considering a spare is about 50 bucks, you should buy the camera first, then decide if you really need a spare.
My wife is a camera buff, and she also has nothing but high marks for this fine product. With the computer software, battery charger, battery, USB download cable, TV cable, and 8mb video card all included, the only additions you really need are a small case (to hold everything) and a larger video card.
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Summary: La pequeña maravilla
Review: les cuento que quede maravillado con la camara ya que es pequeñisima ademas de las variadas funciones y espectacular nitides en las imagenes y peliculas yo la recomiendo por sobre todo ademas de su sencilles de manejo y alta calidad en su presentacion .
el cargador de bateria que trae es muy versatil ya que se puede ocupar con cualquier voltaje en USA: o Sud America y Europa
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