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Summary: Very Good Camera
Review: I bought the S100 because of its size and it hasn't disappointed me yet. Its batteries easily last a whole day of touristy shooting and the pictures are crisp and colorful. I'm not a professional photographer nor do I pretend to be, as a tourist this camera is perfect.I was considering buying the S10 and am happy I bought the S100 - its considerably smaller than the S10 and the S10 requires that you buy a rechargable battery pack, with the total price being approx. equal to the S100 (which already includes a rechargable battery pack). ps. I've heard some reports that obstructing the lens extension mechanism can misalign parts inside the lens casing, causing blurred photos. I'd put the camera in 'play' mode in case the onoff switch is triggered inside your pocket.
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Summary: Four Months, Zero Problems; Price break too!
Review: I have had this little gem for four months now. It has given me zero problems, and the more I use it, the better I become at taking advantage of its strengths. I had a regular Canon Elph (APS), as well as a JVC digital camera. I was looking for a blend of the two and so I bought this camera. I'll share some observations that may differ a bit from what other reviewers have noted. 1) It is perhaps too small. I find it a bit difficult to manage the very tiny buttons and impossible to read the icons without my reading glasses on. Its size makes holding it steady for long a bit of a challenge (not enough camera body to grip with more than your finger tips). 2) The delay from the time you fully depress the shutter to the time the picture is taken is too long and may yield some fuzzy shots. This is due to the unusually slow autofocus system. 3) The lack of an intermediate resolution setting, as other reviewers have suggested, is a problem, but that problem is meaningless with a larger CompactFlash memory card (I got a 64 meg card for $... and it holds 105 pics at 1600 x 1200 res). 4) The camera gets really hot when you are busy snapping away. It is hot enough to be annoying. Canon says it's normal. I have found it gets less warm with the LCD off. These minor carps aside, it's a great little piece of technology, and even better with the recently lowered price.
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: I would like to address a few things that have been mentioned. In one review, someone disliked this camera because of compatibility. First, I would like to say that I work at a software corporation, and am very familiar with how USB works. USB does NOT work on NT4.0. Period. It does work on Windows 2000, 98, and 95 with certain patches. If you want to use this camera with NT4.0, you will need a card reader, or a serial cable. I do believe a serial cable is available for this camera as well. Also, you can get a floppy disk adapter for the memory card. Secondly, I just purchased this camera, and I am extremely glad that I did. I was deciding between this camera and the Olympus camera. The small size is what pushed me toward this one. After I got it, I realized how easy to use the camera was, and just how convenient the small size is. The Olympus, also, was made of plastic, making it much more fragile than this camera. The stainless steel case makes this camera very sturdy. Next, the picture quality is great. I've used some digital cameras before (this is the first time I've owned one) and this one by far has had the best picture quality that I have seen. All of the accessories that I need can easily fit in a very small bag if I need to travel, and if I don't, it fits in my jacket pocket. Lastly, the options that this camera gives you is comparable to every other camera in its price range. The only option that it did not provide that the Olympus camera did was that of Quick Time movies. Although this would be neat to have, I think that I would never use it because of the amount of memory that it would require. Because of this, I think this camera is well worth the money, and a very good buy.
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Summary: Love the Canon S100--easy configuration and setup
Review: The computer genius (wschloss from Connecticut) who wrote on October 12, 2000 about USB problems and giving the s100 partial star should go back to school. Last I checked, Windows 2000 is an NT platform (and in case wschloss is not sure of future platforms, so is Whistler). USB may have it's problems, but give me USB any day over serial (I used to own an HP Digital and the only interface was serial and i-t w-a-s s-o s-l-o-w). Maybe it's not the OS or Canon S100--maybe it's user error...
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Summary: camera review
Review: this looks like a great camera; my nimrod brother-in-law has one.
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Summary: Great camera that you can take everywhere!
Review: I bought this camera 2 weeks ago, and by now I've taken more than 150 photos. The only complain I have about it is that the flash is a bit weak. But think about the size of it, that convenience it adds, well it's still a great camera to have. I take it everywhere with me, and it can capture a whole page of text from a book, very clearly print out into an A4 paper. So, effectively I can 'copy' >200 pages book using my 128M CF card. I was a bit worry about the night scene ability. But it turns out to be great! I haven't been able to *consistantly* take great night scenes with my EOS 5, and now I can almost be sure that I capture every nightshots! The only worry now is my handshaking :p One can easily capture a great nightscene by using 'red-eye' flash with 'slow-sync'. Too easy for everyone indeed!...I used to carry my Yashica T5d with me, and now S100 is my new buddy. It's so convenient that you don't even need to think whether a shot worth taking or not anymore. Besides a big CF card, and probably a backup battery, probably you could consider adding a huge harddisk or a CD writer to store your would be albums :-) Best wishes to your photo-taking! Tannie Wu
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Summary: Easy to use. Good quality and fun!
Review: I purchased the Elph s100 mainly because I thought it was cool. I'm a professional photographer using pro digital equipment and I was looking for something to have around the house so that my wife could capture candid moments with my kids. In practice, we've been VERY happy with the results. The camera does a great job with exposure and prints made with my professional printer looks great (not as good as prints from my pro digital camera, but still VERY good). But the BEST thing about this little camera is that it is being used. It only takes a few seconds to turn on, we take our shot with out having to mess with dials and settings every time and then go on. Then, when the card is full we download it to our computer for viewing, printing and later storage on a CD. It's so easy, we use it all the time and since there's no film, we don't worry about taking too much. We'll edit bad shots out when we want. I'm just glad that we're saving memories really easily, because that's what cameras are for! If you're looking for a nice point and shoot digital camera that does all the 'brain-work' for you and will take great shots, and be fun to use all at the same time, this is a very good choice!
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: I find this to be the perfect second camera, the one to take EVERYWHERE. (My 35mm SLR kit cannot go everywhere with me.) The Canon has outstanding image quality, easy to use, no disappointments. If, like me, you travel extensively and have the smallest lightest laptop with USB, this is the camera to carry with it. Do invest in an additional 64MB + memory card and a spare battery.
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Summary: The Digital Elph at Ephesus
Review: I bought the digital Elph just in time to take it on a 15-day tour of Greece and Turkey, where one stop was the wonderful archeological site at Ephesus. The camera was the hit of the tour. I could have sold a half-dozen at least to my tour-mates. I brought along three 48-MB compact flashes, and filled them, getting 71 or 72 pix per unit. Using the small screen as a viewfinder helped me compose better photos. I can't say why this worked better for me than the viewfinder of a single-lens reflex, but it did. Previously, my making a particularly well-composed photo came under the heading of "Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while." My percentage using this marvellous little camera was much better. Go figure. I have found that the one feature of a camera that gets me to use it is small size. I seriously doubt that I will ever buy another camera. Now, about my bag of Canon EOS gear . . .
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Summary: The ideal "other" camera. Why did I wait so long?
Review: If you're looking for a digital camera to replace your big Nikon or Canon SLR, forget it - film is still king when exquisite detail and fine color rendition are critical. Before you give up on digital cameras, though, ask yourself a few questions: Aren't you sometimes annoyed at the size and weight of your big SLR and its collection of delicate lenses? Are you sometimes intimidated by your own gear, and its seemingly built-in expectation that every photo should be worthy of National Geographic or Life Magazine? Do you sometimes leave it home or leave it in the bag, rather than intimidate friends and family with your big paparazzi-like weapon? At a party, a wedding, or just outside playing with the kids, don't you sometimes envy people snapping away with pocket cameras - and wish that taking pictures could be that weightless for you? In other words, admit it - there are times when all your wonderful camera gear just gets in the way. For years my big Nikon has kept me from taking (and sharing) the kind of family snapshots and casual, experimental pictures that made photography so incredibly popular. Making copies of pictures was a pain, and mailing them to friends took several weeks from beginning to end. My S100 changed that for me, and I'm having a ball. Technical nit-picking aside, the images are surprisingly sharp, the colors are accurate and the software is impressively easy to use. It's shirt-pocket small, yet the stainless steel body makes it feel rock solid. I've packed it many times to baseball games and a construction site without any fear of bumping something and wrecking the camera. It sits in the palm of my hand, inconspicuously hidden in my lap or a pocket while I wait for a nice candid moment - something my Nikon couldn't possibly manage. It even fits easily in my front jeans pocket. When travelling, the S100 doesn't make me an instant target for purse-snatching thieves or pickpockets the way my camera bag used to. On airplanes, my one carry-on bag can finally contain something other than camera equipment. As with any digital, I love being able to instantly review my picture, delete it if necessary and re-take it on the spot. I've saved a few key images that way, and the built-in meter is smart enough that I don't find too many poor exposures. I boubght a 128 Mb memory card (much more money but well worth it) and can store two hundred plus pictures before downloading. The Canon software that stores and organizes your images is surprisingly good - and makes emailing them very easy and intuitive. Far from being an afterthought I find it to be an asset and a true feature of the camera. One more thing, one that really surprised and pleased me. Put a digital camera in the hands of a responsible child and you'll be amazed at the instant flow of creativity that it unleashes. I did this at a recent party and watched two bored kids go wild for a couple of hours taking fun, bizarre, utterly silly pictures - liberated by the fact that they could be erased at the touch of a button. It's a great family activity and one I can't recommend highly enough.
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