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Summary: Decent photos; smallest digital camera
Review: Since the pros of this camera has been beaten to death, I'll concentrate on the cons. I use this mostly for indoor shots with flash.More than half the photos have oversaturated color to the point where I have to desaturate many of them before showing them. Also, about one out of 10 photos is out of focus. My monitor is adjusted so that most digital photos I see from my other digital camera as well as on the web look normal. No gamma correction is applied. When previewing photos on the camera in the zoom mode, it is very difficult to move the photo up and down because you have to hold down one key while pressing another key that's 5 mm apart. Red-eye reduction works, still a little bit of redeye remains. Although not as good as I have hoped, I still carry this camera with me everywhere until I find something better in this size.
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Summary: color problem! help!
Review: I purchased my Canon S110 and I guess it's a good camera. After some intense researching, I finally decided to go with this camera due to hearing good reviews. Also, like any first time owner of a digital camera, I was excited to use it and try to learn all the functions. However, the only problem I'm having is the color mode. When I take pictures indoors, the color is off, even after playing with the exposure mode. Can anyone help me with this? Also the flash makes an area of the image too bright, this is when I'm close to the subject.
Everything else seems fine, the movie mode is fun to use.One more thing, what's the difference with super fine, fine, etc.? What is the best mode to take a good quality image?
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Summary: Spectacular Little Box!
Review: First of all, I just want to say that this was I think the best buy I could have made, considering the options. When I first started looking into my next digital camera I went straight to the BAD reviews. My other option was the [similarly priced] Sony DSC-P50. Let's just say that compared to the competition, the Canon has practically NO real flaws. First of all, someone commented (about the Canon S110) that the USB connectivity is a big problem. Yes, but no *real* problem (remember, it uses flash cards). True, when I installed the USB drivers to my Win2K machine it kicked off my HP PhotoSmart 1000. So I just went via route #2. Don't even use the USB connectivity (you don't need it!)- either use a USB compactflash card reader (VERY cheap) or, as I do, just throw the universal compactflash card from the Canon into the compactflash card reader in your USB printer, access it from Windows Explorer and whammo! Second bad thing that I read about the camera was that its metal case didn't make it any more durable. Well, that's not really an issue because I don't know many people who expect their small, expensive tech toys to be "durable". It's not that hard to make sure you don't damage it. No issue. And the third was that the flash was pathetic and that its speed was the equivalent of ISO 100. Unless you want to light up an entire building, the power of the flash is PLENTY. It even takes, in my opinion, GREAT pictures with the flash TURNED OFF in dark areas (I'd like to see a film camera hold up to this). If you really want to light up a football field, then you need external lighting anyway! I've had NO issues with the flash OR speed. Even though it's the equiv of ISO 100, I think it adds a little artsy/realistic touch to images. Especially car lights streaking by at night. POSITIVES: It's conveniently small, takes GREAT resolution (1600x1200/8"x10") shots, both the audio and video quality on the movie function (AVIs) are GREAT, contrary to what I've heard the battery life is actually fantastic (I can use it all day w/o recharging), the menus and controls are easy to understand (I never read the manual until after I figured everything out!), the direct audio/video output from the camera is a glorious thing, the included software will let you edit the AVIs and convert to MOVs and MPGs, it uses compactflash cards which are cheap and universal with printers and PocketPCs and... what you get for the same price you'd pay for a Sony (features, quality AND accessories in-the-box) is fabulous! (...). This must be the most worry/trouble-free camera on the market (...)
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Summary: great stuff.
Review: i got my camera and (...) it's awsome works great every time..and i've dropped it and it did't even scratch cause it's steel.........great product
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Summary: Please See My Dec. 3 Review
Review: Please see my Dec. 3 review. (They diplayed it twice.)
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Summary: A Stainless Steel Gem
Review: The Canon S110 Elph is an EXTREMELY well manufactured piece of technology. It looks and feels like a solid chunk of stainless steel. Any Digital Camera under $800 is consumer grade anyway so I bought something that is VERY VERY tiny, easy to use, and WELL MADE. The compressed format pictures turn out excellent but are not of professional quality. For that you need to spend about $1000 on a camera that does uncompressed TIF files. The 10 sec - 30 sec of video capabiltiy is a bonus and lots of fun. I take this camera everwhere because it fits in the watch fob pocket in my jeans!
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Summary: A Stainless Steel Gem
Review: The Canon S110 Elph is an EXTREMELY well manufactured piece of technology. It looks and feels like a solid chunk of stainless steel. Any Digital Camera under $1000 is consumer grade anyway so I bought something that is VERY VERY tiny, easy to use, and WELL made. The compressed format pictures turn out excellent but are not of professional quality. For that you need to spend about $1000 to get uncompressed TIF files. The 10 sec - 30 sec of MPEG or AVI video capabiltiy is a wonderful bonus and lots of fun. I take this solid camera everwhere because it fits in the watch fob pocket in my jeans!
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Summary: Terrific camera, with a few quirks
Review: Overall, this camera is terrific. This is my first digital camera and I compared extensively before purchasing. In addition to the Amazon customer reviews, be sure to check out the reviews at Digital Photography Review (...). General camera operations are a breeze and relatively easy to maneuver with the tiny size of this engineering marvel. I was a bit worried because I have big hands, but it is well-designed. The images are amazingly clear, crisp with bright, accurate colors. Naturally, the quality of the final image will depend on the settings. One piece of advice I received from many sources - let the camera take the photos at the highest resolution it can muster. You can always remove detail with software, but you can't add detail back in. (...) I just want to add one comment about some quirks on the menu system. Often, it takes one more button press than you would think to accomplish a task. For example, to delete a photo in playback mode, you press "menu" to bring up the menu bar, "set" to select single-image delete, "set" again to bring up the deletion confirmation, "right-arrow" to move to "OK" and one final "set" to delete. Phew! I can understand the confirmation, but it would be nice to have an option to default to "OK" rather than "Cancel"... and I'm not sure why it requires two presses of "set" right at the beginning. Another weird thing... let's say you just took a photo and want to delete it right away (no use wasting space on the CF card if you can tell the shot was bad, right?). The image displays for 2-seconds (or 10-seconds, if you choose), but rather than just hitting the "set" button during the review period to bring up the delete confirmation, you have to... (ready for this?!) ... 1) Hold the shutter release down continuously after taking the shot;
2) Press and hold the "set" button;
3) Press the "left-arrow" button to bring up the delete confirm. Now that doesn't quite sound so bad, but think about the size of this thing and the tiny buttons - this takes a bit of maneuvering (not to mention the foresight to hold the shutter down - something not natural when taking photos). I'm not quite sure why you can't just hit the "set" button to hold the image temporarily and then delete or continue shooting. Somebody clearly didn't think that one through. Anyway, like I said... a couple of weird quirks in an otherwise terrific package. Clean design, solid feel - and great photos. I can easily live with the software usability quirks. Enjoy!
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Summary: Best camera I ever owned
Review: This is a great digital camera. Many digital camera reviews that you'll read will talk about how great digital cameras are <i>in general</i> (which they are), but I can tell you that this is an excellent model. I recently traveled to Russia and Finland, and took this camera alone, and was very pleased. Compared to other cameras:
+ The size. It's so small, and feels dense and solid in the hand. It'll fit in your pocket (jeans, even), and that's one of the best features of all. This is a camera that you can carry anywhere.
+ The images. They are clear and color balance is good.
+ The battery. It's rechargeable, so pictures are truly free. The charger is small and travels well. Some folks say that it runs out too quickly; I haven't had that problem. Some cameras require AA batteries.
+ The lens cover. It's built in and automatic, so you don't have to fool around.
+ The zoom. It has one (optical), which is good for framing pictures the way you want.
+ The cycle time. This camera will take a picture about once every two seconds, which is plenty. Some cameras have a longer cycle time that borders on inconvenient.
+ The choice of features. This camera has the features that you need. Don't waste money on digital zoom, lame image pre-processing, or sound clips. And forget about the short, jerky movie clips. Just take great photos. Here are some relatively minor irritations:
- My viewfinder doesn't center on the image. So, I got in the habit of using the LCD display to view the shot.
- The USB port cover is a flimsy piece of rubber.
- You need to hold the 'on' button down for longer than feels necessary.
- To get good color balance, you'll want to set the camera setting for clouds, sun, or indoors, depending on the shot. No joke. Here are some comments based on other reviews that I read:
o Some people thought that the flash was too weak. I think it's fine.
o Some people said that the camera gets too hot. It does get pretty warm, but it's fine.
o Some people said that the interface was confusing. It's not exactly great, but I think it's acceptable.
o If you're going to throw away your 35mm like me, then you'll probably want to buy a spare battery and definitely at least a 64 MB card (minimum). 64 MB gets you 102 pictures at medium resolution. That's like having three rolls of film, which barely got me through a two-week trip. I found that I took more pictures with this camera than with my 35mm - even though I could delete the bad ones - because it's small, it's fun, and they're free. No more $50 developing charges after each trip.
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Summary: Metal case does not make it more durable
Review: The metal casing of this camera is a thin
submilliter shell which does not make the
camera more durable.
In fact, it transfers more shock into
the internal components compared to
plastic or rubber cases. Given the small size of the camera, internal
tolerances (especially the lens mechanism)
are tight. All Canon S-* cameras share this design.
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