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Summary: Well built camera, solid engineering
Review: I got this camera over two years ago. (...) I agree that it's kind of annoying that you have to pay extra for an AC adapter, but I think Canon learned from their mistakes. I am now looking for an S110 for even more compact size.Pros:
- Solid metal body.
I dropped it on concrete floor (unintentionally),and I really thought the camera is not going to work any more. I was wrong. Except for the dent at the corner, the LCD just came back up and I continued to take pictures. - Good Camera Lens quality.
Maybe this is not a Carl Zeiss Lens but it's a decent glass multi element lense from Canon. Fairly decent picture quality for a 2.1 megapixel machine. - retractable lens.
This keep the form factor compact. - Fast usb transfer of images.
I used the serial connection for images transfer from camera to pc for over a year until I purchase a computer with USB connection (yes I had an old old machine). The performance difference was dramatic when I moved to USB. - Slide show, video out to TV
The basic on function is pretty intuitive. Video out is convenient cause I can show others the picture on TV right after I took the picture. (not everyone have a computer) Cons
- The software that comes with Cannon, although it works, it's not the best. - Short battery life.
I have to turn off the LCD most of the time to conserve electricity. the overall experience with this Canon product is good. That's why I bought a Canon ZR25MC for video and may replace my S10 with S110.
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Summary: Size Matters
Review: I have owned a cannon s10 for almost a year. I am a REALTOR with a Century 21 franchise and use my camera for business and for fun. It takes wonderful pictures at all resolutions. It's single greatest asset though is its size. It will fit in my jacket pocket and can be powered up and used any time. I paid almost nine hundred dollars for the camera, power pack/battery and case when the camera first came on the market. At it's current price point it is a bargain. The s20 may even be worth the extra for the higher resolution depending on your needs. Also the software is easy to use and the photo stitch program for panarama shots works very well. I wish there was an affordable second battery available. Sometimes when your traveling it is not always easy to recharge the battery. Do not buy the camera without buying the rechargeable battery kit.
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Summary: Great Point and Shoot
Review: I have owned mine for over two years now and I would have to say that it has performed up to every task I have asked of it. The cameras size was important to me and this camera fits well in a pair of khakis or cargo shorts. Things that are a must buy are the kit with charger and at least a 64 MB CF card, I have a 64 and a 128. I love that fact that I can display pictures on the TV with the cables provided. Make editing away from home much easier. Also I bought a second battery and carrying case. All these thing have ensured me of lots of photo ops. This camera does not perform well at sporting events or in low light, but any time the flash goes of it works great. Canon has better software on-line than what came with the camera. Worth every cent.
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Summary: Great Point and Shoot
Review: I have owned mine for over two years now and I would have to say that it has performed up to every task I have asked of it. The cameras size was important to me and this camera fits well in a pair of khakis or cargo shorts. Things that are a must buy are the kit with charger and at least a 64 MB CF card, I have a 64 and a 128. I love that fact that I can display pictures on the TV with the cables provided. Make editing away from home much easier. Also I bought a second battery and carrying case. All these thing have ensured me of lots of photo ops. This camera does not perform well at sporting events or in low light, but any time the flash goes of it works great. Canon has better software on-line than what came with the camera. Worth every cent.
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Summary: Amazing value...
Review: I just bought one of these S10's. As a 2 megapixel camera (where thegeneral classes are 1, 2, and 3 megapixels..., respectively at the time of this writing), I've been very happy with my purchase. My main reasons for choosing this camera were: 1. It has a USB connection. Very important for speedy downloads. Do NOT get a 2mp or greater camera without one. Warning: Win98/Win2000 are your best bets - NT doesn't support USB and neither does win95. 2. It supports CompactFlash Type II. I like CF better than SmartMedia. It's cheaper, supports higher capacity cards, and is more durable. 3. It supports the IBM MicroDrive 340 CF type II card (which would be a reason to buy this camera over the new digital ELPH S100, which is too small for that drive). 340MB = about 500 pictures for about $300. How huge is that! 4. My lower bound was 2 megapixels. The 3 Meg cameras JUST came out, so the prices on these two megapixel cameras all dropped by about 50% a few months ago. 3 megapixel cameras are still pretty pricey... 5. The review on dpreview was very good. Phil Askey explains in great depth the pluses and minuses of these cameras. I value his opinion a lot and he highly recommended this camera. 6. Battery life is reputed to be about 50 shots with regular use of the LCD preview and scanning shots. That seems about right in my usage so far. 7. Extremely compact and rugged, fits in your pants pocket. Has a sturdy non-plastic tripod mount. Biggest surprises after buying the camera: 1. The software that came with the camera is surprisingly good. Thumbs up. 2. The batteries that you use are about $12 a pop, unless you get the rechargeables. The recharging device is a little under $100 and comes with one battery. Everyone recommends this as the first accessory followed by purchase of two more rechargeables (for a total of three) at about $35/ea. With this setup, you can take about 150 pictures - teamed with a 340Mb MicroDrive you can fit the entire vacation on the camera with room to spare! 3. I'd like to find a nice protective case for it, but they don't seem to be available :(. 4. You can't do the flash upgrade of the camera's firmware without the recharger kit. Fair warning! 5. The 340MB drive had some minor incompatibilities with the camera until the software patch released the first week of May 2000. 6. The LCD panel has the best anti-glare of any digital camera I've ever used. Big FAT SORT. Hope this helps!
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Summary: High quality for an inexpensive price
Review: I just bought the Canon S10 digital camera and so far it has beenworking great! S10 comes in a 8MB CompactFlash card which can hold up to 12 large pictures (1600 x 1200) and it is compatible with the 340MB card and connects to your computer using a USB port; if you have a Window95 or Windows NT system, don't worry, it also comes with a serial cable though using it would really slow down the actual download speed. S10 is also very compact compared with many other digital cameras, which is an excent choice if you have limited space on vacations. The feature I like most about this digi cam is that it has its own slide show built-in which you can hook up to your television with another cable that is provided in the package. Plus some other feature including Black and White photographs, slow motion, red eye reduction, etc. Here are some of my regrets: 1. The software that is provided with the digi cam is very poorly put together and crashes alot on my Toshiba notebook. 2. The CompactFlash that is provided is TOO limited I would buy the 340MB card or buy a couple more of those 8MB cards. 3. S10 uses to much power, you will need to buy the recharger for around $100 because the Canon is so desperite to get more money, or you need to buy a dozen of those batteries at $12 each 3. 2x zoom is just not enough, you need at least 5x or greater...
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Summary: Canon S10 and Corrupted Pictures
Review: I purchased a Canon S10 for a recent overseas vacation. The camera is relatively small and rugged, but not as lightweight as its size would indicate. Pictures were OK using the 8 MB and 32 MB CompactFlash cards that were included in the kit, but when I used a 64 MB card, the pictures were corrupted causing a devastating loss of nearly all of the pictures on that cartridge. In other words, a digital camera owner's nightmare. I have literally trashed the camera because of this since I cannot rely on this camera. The camera has several very annoying features: 1) battery life is very short even when minimizing the use of the LCD display and the 2CR5 lithium batteries cost about $12 each. You can get perhaps 50 to 60 pictures, which translates to about $0.24 per picture just for battery usage. This is too high a price to pay. When traveling, one certainly does not want to take along the somewhat bulky charger needed for the re-chargable battery pack. 2) When one is using the digital zoom it is mandatory to activate the LCD, and when the LCD is running the camera gets very warm, even hot. 3) When one shuts off the LCD in between shots to preserve battery power, the settings for the digital zoom disappear, requiring you to re-activate the digital zoom when you re-activate the LCD display. This is time-consuming since the digital zoom does not activate quickly. Summary: Nice size, nice shape factor. Picture quality OK. Software OK. (The PhotoStitch software that lets you merge photos is very nice.) However: Battery life is very, very poor. Camera is unreliable and may produce corrupted images on large-size CompactFlash cards. NOT RECOMMENDED!!
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Summary: This was a great purchase
Review: I really have enjoyed the performance and ease of use of this camera. Its small size makes it very easy to have available when it's needed. Sure the S100 is smaller, but it sacrfices a few features such as an auxilliary status screen (saves batteries). Canon really should include the power supply/recharger as the camera is not practicle without it. There is one feature that I should point out (haven't noticed it in other reviews here): The S10 is compatible with the IBM Microdrive (as certified by both Canon and IBM). This Microdrive replaces the meager 8MB flash memory card that comes with the camera. It is 1/3 to 1/4 the cost of the equivalent number of flash memory cards. Just plug in the 340MB or 1GB version and watch the picture capacity counter go through the roof. With a 340MB Microdrive, I can take over 280 pictures of the highest resolution and least compression. I could get over 3000 pictures at lower resolutions and quality, but why settle for sub-optimal images? Monitors and other displays are going to improve and get bigger in the years to come (think wall-sized monitors). Image resolution will become more apparent. I'm planning on my digital images lasting longer than me or my children. This is a great camera for the price.
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Summary: The Software is useless
Review: I took 28 pictures yesterday, and have spent the last 20 minutes trying to download them to my computer. I'm half way through now, and needed to take a break to vent. For some reason I need to aquire each image one at a time, wait for it to decompress the JPEG, and then go through about 5 more setting changes to get it to recompress and save the image to my drive. I also own a SONY DSC-P50, and it takes me a total of about 20 seconds to download all of my pictures off the camera. I wouldn't recommend the Canon camera. Spend the extra money and get the Sony.
(P.S why isn't zero stars an option?)
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Summary: The Best and Easiest to use!
Review: I would have to disagree with some of the other reviews. I have owned other digital cameras and none have worked and have been as fun as this one. I am not very good at computers but with this camera and the programs to print and download photos are very simple even for people who have no clue. Just read the instructions and everything will be ok. I printed out photos on some glossy paper and they look better then any photo i have seen straight from a normal camera including the professional photos that i just had done for my nephew. So this would be a great investment, and is the best camera I have used in a long time. I can spend hours taking pics and printing them out. Its worth the money.
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