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Summary: One of the nicest cameras I've ever seen
Review: I recently purchased this camera for my girlfriend. And goodness!! Its an awesome camera.....!!!This is my second digital camera that I have. People said to start off with an okay digital camera first and then see how that is and then if you want in the future...purchase a better one. Bad advice..if you want a digital camera...start off with a great one. And the S30 is a wonderful start.....many great functions, a really cool toy to have. Battery life is good, options are great, nothing bad to say about the S30. A truly awesome camera..I know its a bit expensive to dish out that much..but its worth it.
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Summary: A Great Digital Camera
Review: I bought this camera over a month ago and I just love it so far. The quality of the pics is great and battery life is acceptable. When you buy this camera, do yourself a favor and buy a larger memory card. The included 16M card is larger than most, but you will want to take tons of pics with this camera! The only thing I do not like about this camera is that it does not appear to have a battery level meter. This usually isnt a problem - it has a warning that flashes before it dies, and shuts itself down (retracts the lens) before it dies so you don't have to worry about not being able to close the cover. Since it has the nice Lithium-ion battery, it doesn't matter when you charge it - feel free to top off the battery before you head out. Great software - I have used the stitching software a few times with great success. I also like the movie feature!
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Summary: The BEST of the BEST.
Review: This is the first digital camera i have and it's just wonderful. The features are excellent and the quality and color of the pictures is terrific. It's small and super fast. If you're looking for a great camera THIS is the one.
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Summary: great camera
Review: Spent 2 months deciding on which camera to get, and with the help of amazon's customers reviews made the decision on the S30 over the olympus. My only hesitation for the Canon was the fact that it didn't take AA batteries. But I am happy I went with the s30 and the battery has a good life (about 150 pictures I think it said). Basically I have been taking pictures on "auto" since I got the camera, indoor/outdoor all take great pictures. Very happy with this camera.
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Summary: Terrific, fun and easy to use...
Review: This camera is spectacular! I had no trouble installing it on 2 systems, however I did encounter some small issues when installing the Canon Zoom EX software on a Win98 OS with Twain drivers already installed. In the end, I got it working without much headache. I received this camera as a gift, and I'm glad I did. I'm not sure I would have purchased it otherwise, as I was hooked on the Sony Mavica. For some reason I was sold on the Mavica since you could store images on floppy. I thought I wouldn't be able to hold enough pics on a Flash card. Boy was I wrong! I took well over 50 pics wile at Sea World for the day, at the highest resolution, and my 256 mb card still had memory to spare. It's well worth getting the 256 mb Flash Memory, but also consider getting an additional battery. By late afternoon my battery was running low on juice and it alerted me, well before any poor pictures were taken. The clairty and color of the pictures is phenominal. We took a picture of a sweating soda can when we first hooked it up, and we could see even the finest, smallest sweat bead on the can. The digital and optical zooms both work extremely well, making it very easy for you to add drama to a picture. The preview screen is so very clear, I had people in the airport looking at pictures over my shoulder in amazement that they were so good. I also liked the weight of the camera. It was heavy enough to make it feel solid in your hand -- something that I find a lot of the pocket-sized digital cams lack. Also the sounds it makes when powering on, or even the clicking of the shutter when you take a picture, all serve purpose and are easily identified. All in all it's quick and easy setup has you taking pictures in 10 minutes (after the battery is charged of course). I found that camera to be intuitive as well -- especially good for those people who refuse to read manuals.
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Summary: Not for those who travel abroad
Review: I bought this camera because of all the wonderful consumer and critic reviews. However, if you are someone that travels frequently or is out of the country and want to email pics back to family and friends of places you are visiting, then I suggest looking into an Olympus instead. In order to view your pics or email them or just upload them onto a computer, you need to first install the canon software. This is not practical if you are in a random internet cafe in Europe.
The Olympus allows you to upload pics using only the USB cable without having to install software. There is a catch on the Olympus too. You can only upload your pictures without having to upload software if you are using Microsoft XP/ME editions. Really do your research before buying.
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Summary: Small, powerful, great pics, fast, and love the short videos
Review: ...I love that I can go back to fancying myself a photo hobbyist again with the many settings I can manipulate.. but that if I am in a hurry to get a snap, the auto works great. I love the ability to make short videos to email, and the sound quality, though tinny on the camera of course, is excellent played on the computer or TV. I was also impressed with the speed of this camera, for a digital... mentioned by many folks, which with a 14 year old doing a lot of sports, and two grandsons to catch in action was very important. The first night we got the camera, I was telling my son about how it is supposed to do very well in low light, something my Minolta Vectis S-1 APS camera had great trouble with. So, being a kid, he did something I never would have thought of doing - he marched into some of our bedrooms at nighttime, shut the doors and blinds, and in the PITCH black, took some pictures. These babies came out perfect, lit up for all the world as though the room had been bathed in light, super sharp in focus, and my mind was blown.... I cannot see what the point of the S40 would be - this thing kicks out such high resolution pictures, and it is faster than the S40.... great price point... with all the little accessories you need to pick up, I did not want to pay more than [money] for the camera. The Zoom EX browser software for downloading pics to computer works great - the bundled photo editing software was a complete laugh. It got uninstalled about 10 minutes after I installed it. Presently working with the Jasc PaintShop Pro 30 day free trial, and am very impressed. First bunch of pics had quite a bit of red eye (did not use red-eye flash) and I was amazed at how easy it is to fix the eyes in Paintshop.
Fantastic camera!
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: I have owned the S30 for three months and find it easy to use, very good picture quality, sturdy feel, good battery life. Invest in the 128 meg card...you will take lots of pictures.
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Summary: Very satisfied!
Review: I spent a good amount of time researching middle-range digital cameras before I bought this one, and I'm very happy with my choice. You might be thinking about getting the S-40 model, but unless you are planning to do some professional work with it I'd just stick with this one. The photo quality is excellent! The photos look as good as quality prints. It is very quiet compared to most, and the actual body and parts quality of the camera has proved very sturdy so far. There are lots of settings on this camera which will come in very handy for certain shots, but it retains it's ease of use nonetheless. I recommend this camera to anyone thinking about choosing a mid-range 3 megapixel digital camera.
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Summary: Great Camera, but had to return it twice!!!!!
Review: I purchased the S30 from J&R cat. for... great price!! I had to return it twice for the same problem of a burnt pixel, which according to canon was in the CCD not the LCD!! This was something I could not over look since my prints had a green dot in the middle where the pixel was burnt. Camera #3 seems to be OK. Otherwise, the camera is simple to use with many fun options (movie mode, B/W pictures, audio). The prints are impressively film-like (Canon S800 printer). I purchased a NEW 256 mb cf-card...works great...it gives me 154 pictures at the highest resolution!! Works well with its own Canon software, but I found that prints using Adobe LE were blurry...don't know why?!?!? Not a big deal. The bottom line is that it is a good camera, with many features, film-like resolution, good price, good looks, and the Canon name. BUY A LARGER CF CARD!!!!!!
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