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Summary: Did I say I would never lug a camera around again?
Review: Yes I did and I never will - but you don't lug this gem around. I cant even feel it's there when it's in my shirt pocket and it's so small it slides way down so it doesn't fall out (even when I scrambled around on mountain hikes). Simple and so easy to use that you can forgive any minor deficiencies, such as the LCD screen data being hard to see in a noonday sun in southern Arizona. Get a larger memory flash card. I did get a ScanDisk card reader. Goodbye 35mm reflex with 300mm zoom lenses. Goodbye movie camera. Taking pictures is fun again for the first time in years.
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Summary: Digital Made Easy
Review: I received the Digital ELPH for Christmas and I still have not been able to put it down. I'm computer savy but no techno-geek. Yet I was able to easily download my pictures to my computer at work and at home. While a digital camera may be more expensive at first, the money you save on film and developing unwanted photos makes the purchase cost-effective.
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: An amazing camera rich in features, quality and output.Despite this camera's compact size it has a substantial feel of quality. All controls are very intuitive (the zoom surrounds the shutter release & all camera functions are monitored on the LCD at the rear of the camera). Photo clarity is great at the Large/Fine setting for 5x7 prints, however, anything larger will require the Large/Super fine setting. The standard 8mb compact flash card is only adequate (12 pictures at the Large/Fine setting and only 4 at the Large/Super fine setting). I recommend at least a 32mb card which will increase the storage capacity to a 35mm SLR's with a large roll of film. I also recommend purchasing the Canon accessory kit (leather case, neck chain & spare battery). Included software is very easy to use and don't forget Canon offers 50mb of storage on their web site to their digital photo customers at no charge. A neat benefit since family and friends can access this site and view your latest photos. All in all, I'm very satisfied with this purchase! If you're looking for a moderately priced digital camera (@ $600 including the camera, case, battery, neck chain and 32mb card) this is the one! It's a winner!
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Summary: Great camera but tough setup with NT, here are suggestions
Review: I'm writing this review in the hopes that I can save some time for some other folks who try to download photos from this camera to NT. First of all, contrary to some of the reviews on this site, USB absolutely does not work with NT. And the opitonal Cannon Serial Port cable is not compatible with the S100. So you have 2 options, 1) a PC (pcmcia) CF adapter card or 2) a Parallel port CF card reader. Sand Disk makes both and I've used both successfully. Options #1 is cheaper (about $15) but it will only work if you have card wizard installed as NT does not dynamically recognize PC cards. Card Wizard comes loaded on some newer model laptops like IBM thinkpad, so if you have card wizard this is the cheaper, faster and easiest way to go. If you have an older model laptop without card wizard then your machine might hang if you boot it with the card seated. If you insert it after boot it will not be recognized. You can purchase card wizard separately but it's about $80 so if you don't already have it I'd recommend options #2 Option #2 is a CF card reader that plugs into your parallel port. It costs about $50 and has a Y connection so you can maintian your printer connection and the disk reader at the same time. It seeam to be a bit slower than the PC card and is more combersome to pack/unpack... I hope this helps some poor sole as I burned many hours figuring this out. p.s. Don't count on much help from Canon or SanDisk support
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Summary: A wonderful little camera
Review: I researched digital cameras for months before finally buying this one. I'm thrilled with it. It's tiny. Amazingly tiny. It fits in any pocket, fits in my purse without me even realizing it's there, fits in my camcorder bag WITH the camcorder! I'm very pleased with the quality of pictures. Indoor photos can sometimes appear a little muddy, but that's correctable with photo software. I purchased the 128mb flash card--at $200, quite a percentage of camera cost. But it holds over 200 photos, and it's great to be able to go on vacation and not worry about whether there's enough room to store all the photos. I also purchased a second battery, and am glad I did. As others have noted, the camera does get remarkably hot with extended use. The only other little annoyances are that it takes time to refresh from one shot to the next, and I don't like having to switch mode from viewing pictures already taken and taking a new one. That is particularly aggrevating when you've just taken a picture and want to see what it looks like--you have to switch mode, look at it, then switch back to picture taking mode. Maybe this is normal for digital cameras. All in all, a superb little camera.
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Summary: Battery life, et al.
Review: Neat camera. LCD use sucks the battery flat. Canon's web site suggests turning the LCD off--which does NOT prevent viewing the snapped photo. Snap a photo, keep the shutter button held down and the pic will show in the LCD. Release the button and the LCD goes out. Five stars if the menus were intuitive. Take everywhere and enjoy.
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Summary: Awesome little camera
Review: Takes great pictures, easy to use with my Mac at work and my PC at home, and it FITS IN MY POCKET. What else is there? If you're in the market for a digital camera that won't break the bank and is about as user friendly as they come - get this one, man.
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Summary: The secret to getting a great shot
Review: What is the best tip for getting a great shot? Well, I think it's a non-obvious one: having the camera with you when the shot presents itself. For years I've had mostly bulky SLRs that I often opted to leave behind rather than deal with and/or risk breaking when hung from my neck. Then I got a Canon Elph. I rarely used anything else - with it's nifty little belt pack, there's no reason not to bring it, and I can "draw" the camera out and shoot as fast as any gunslinger. It was the only camera I brought on a tour thru Italy. The digital version of the Elph has most of the same advantages: it produces a very high quality photo, with all the essential exposure options in a very very small convenient package. The negatives about it are: a very non-intuitive interface and a lack of a belt pack (you can buy one of course). Of course, you'll absolutely want a (much) larger memory card too. But if they improved the user interface (I still am confused and I am a gadget guy but I'm figuring it out) it would be as close to a "perfect product" as you're likely to see. So... if you want a nice handy little cam, and aren't afraid of devoting some time to the manual and experimentation, go for it. If you absolutely need something with an intuitive interface, you might want to fool around with one in the store before you buy to see if you can pick it up.
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Summary: The perfect camera for the go and beyond
Review: I have used many digital cameras. This IS the best camera you can have for digital images if you want to: - Take quick pictures with excelent resolution - Hate to wait between shots - Download it fast to your computer - Have a great and easy to use bundled software - Travel with it without knowing you have it in your pocket I use digital cameras for taking great pictures and share it in web pages, or sending emails... This camera is perfect and not complicated to use. PRO: - Great look and feel, solid, NO plastic - Sexy - Great resolution for MORE than you expect if you are in digital imaging and computer and don't care about final perfect poster-like prints - Incredible PANORAMA stiching feature, where you can make 360 degrees pictures soooo easy. CONS: - Standard memory (8MB) to small - Battery life could be better but it's ok - Your first days of use might be frustrating because of many menus, but if you use the automatic feature it's perfect RECOMENDATION: - I bought directly from canon the ORIGINAL CASE, with the metal Canon Digital Elph logo and the SAME SIZE as the camera, it's the best case, better than any Caselogic around here. This case (wich you can only buy directly from Canon) was build for the camera. - I bought 48 MB Compact flash, but DON'T buy the "original" Canon compact flash memory, because you could pay over 40% because of the brand. I use the Viking Memory and also have some "non-brand" compact flash memory, and it works just fine for a fraction of the price. Regards,
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Summary: Perfect little "no excuses" digital camera
Review: Having worked in photography, and purchased loads of expensive and bulky equipment, it is so refreshing to find a digital camera that is small. Previously, I hadn't even owned anything below a SLR camera., and I would never take pictures when I was with friends because my equipment was too much of a pain to lug around. This camera has quickly become my baby, because I can be seen with it everywhere. You will no longer have ANY excuses to not keep it with you. I rarely even have to make any adjustments to color. I love it. I have rated it a "4" because the interface is not as good as it can be.
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