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Summary: Wonderful Product
Review: I just returned home from a week long trip having just purchased my s30 and like several others on here I debated the s230 and the s30. Wow...what a great camera the s30 is..I really don't have a bad word to say about it except maybe the rocker button on it is a little hard to work. This is my third digital camera and I purchased this one based on its size, my other two were too big to be any use although they took fine pictures they were nothing compared to this beauty.
I've printed several 8x10's that I shot in medium 2 resolution that are flawless and this using an older Epson 880 printer, I can only imagine what high resolution must look like. Anyway you will not be disappointed with this camera...trust me I take a lot of pictures and the s30 just makes it that much more fun. This is one device that delivers as advertised.
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Summary: This is the last word in Cool Digital Cameras
Review: I have been looking for 2 months for a good digicam, checked out every site, every review, every everything. I bought the s30 camera and all I have to say is, WHAT A CAMERA!...Whether you are a novice like me who wants to just shoot great pics, or a more advanced person who wants to mess around with all the manual settings, you wont be dissappointed!...Do yourself a favor, stop worrying about whether the camera youre going to buy will be good......dump it and get the Canon s30!
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Summary: Easy to use!
Review: I bought this camera in the Caribean so I could get rid of my disposable cameras! The battery charged in an hour and was ready to use the same day! I am so pleased with my pictures and the software. I was lucky that when I bought this camera I was GIVEN a 64mb memory card along with the camera for a very good price. This camera is so easy to use that you will definately want to get a larger memory card than the 16MB it comes with! Great camera for vacation, and home!
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Summary: glad i bought this camera
Review: I shopped around and read a lot of reviews before I bought the
S30. I am an amateur photographer with a little more experience than most people and wanted manual exposure settings and manual focus. Many digital cameras out there do not have manual focus. This camera is an awesome machine for the size. the controls are intuitive. My pictures have been turning out great on auto settings.I had been thinking of buying the Sony cameras with the CD-r capability, but have to say that downloading pictures with the Canon is a breeze. The computer even detects the camera as soon as you plug it in to the USB cable. Software was easy to install on both Windows ME and XP and works well to touch up pictures.
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: I love this camera. I originally received a HP Photosmart 320 as a gift, but it was too basic a camera and had poor image quality especially if the digital zoom was used (there was no Optical zoom). The person who gave it to me suggested I return it if better quality was something I wanted. So I did some research and came to two possible cameras to trade in for, both made by Canon, the HP reviews just were good enough. I originally went in search for the A40 but being after Xmas it was sold out, so I browsed at the S30 and was convinced to spend the extra money on it, I knew the reviews were awesome for this camera so, So I made the decision and have not regretted since. The S30 takes high quality pictures, no comparison to the HP. Setting up the software was originally a problem, I was using Windows 98 and there was simply no response when the camera was connected. I had the intention of upgrading to windows 2000, which I did within 2 days of my purchase and my problem was gone and I am now able to upload my pictures. Wow they look great. Now, being a Canadian we have cold weather and snow so taking the camera outside is risky, especially when it is snowing, I needed something to protect the camera form the elements. I was able to find the camera underwater casing but it cost was just too much, costing half as much as the camera itself. I do intend to use the camera in and around water, but going any deeper than 10 feet is overkill for me. So the camera case currently is not an option, especially since I am a student with a limited budget. I looked online and came across a British made waterproof pouch called Aquapac which claimed to be 100% waterproof and was rigorously tested. I ordered it and it cost me only about $40. Now I just have to get some extra memory and a spare battery. If you meet somebody with the Canon S30, they will only have good things to say about this camera and.....Remember to say "CHEESE!"
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Summary: great point and shoot camera. And its TINY!
Review: I used to own a fairly bulky epson photoPC 750z and I wanted a camera that could more easily fit in a pocket (what good is a camera that you never want to carry around with you?). To be honest, the color on the 750z (which is only a 2MP camera vs. 3 for the s230) was better than on this camera, but I'm willing to sacrifice some quality for the seriously tiny form factor of this camera. I was also pleasantly surprised at the ability to be able to shoot video with this camera. I was in NY for new years and took some video at the stroke of midnight.
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Summary: S30 or S230 !!!?!!?!
Review: Before I purchased my s30 , I was orginally going to get the s230. Considering that the s30 had a drop of price to 400 , and now it was the same price as the s230 , that made my decision difficult. Many people buy the s230 because of its size, and that was the reason I was going to get it. But before I purchased a camera I played with both of them and the s230 is so small its hard to navigate between the different shooting modes and I knew I would not take the same quality pictures with it and it did not have the same zoom (6x as opposed 10x), I decided to go with the s30 and I am very PLEASED!!!! its great and the menu's are so easily accesible and I love it! the only con is the movie's are limited to 30 seconds each .(but you can tape many of them on your memeory card depending on its size.) Definetly canon is the way to go!!!!!!!!!! now whether you go for size or better camera is your choice , but trust me the s30 is a much better overall camera and it is not much bigger.
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Summary: A great buy!
Review: This camera is great for the photography enthusiast. It has lots of great options and features built-in (e.g. the ability to take short movie clips). However, the "paddle" button control is a little annoying. My fingers are an average size, but it's still hard at times to scroll and use the menu options because of this odd button. Also, its price is still a little on the high side (I purchased this when it was retailing for about $$$). However, you do get what you pay for -- this camera is worth every cent. Otherwise, it's a great camera. Its size is a definite plus for someone who wants great pictures without the heavy accessories!
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Summary: An Outstanding Camera
Review: This is our first digital camera. I wanted one that was easy to use, could take photos as good as a 35mm camera and allow you to be creative. The S30 is very easy to use.
I bought this camera to take with us on a ten day cruise.So far we have taken over 250 photos and printed the ones we wanted, down loaded some into our computer and reused the card for more photos.
The photo's were as good as my 35 mm Canon SLR. Everyone that we showed the photo's and the S30 to, were all impressed. Three of them are going to buy this camera.
I do recommend you buy a 128mb or larger flash card and an extra battery. For me the battery lasted all day and at night I just charged it up.
We are very satisfied and highly recommend the Canon S30.
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Summary: Best camera I've ever owned - and I've had a bunch
Review: I've owned about 5 digital cameras in my life and this is by far better than anything I've ever seen. The first rule about digital photography is that a camera only takes great photos when you take it with you. If it's too big to carry everywhere you won't get much use out of it. The S30 has a flat shape and travels well - far better than any fuji, nikon or kodak I've owned before. Second, the photos it takes are spectacular. While recently studying abroad I took about 2800 photos and the clarity and color of the shots I took is better than a traditional APS film camera. I have been very surprised with how well these shots come out when I take them to Costco or Shutterfly for printing (even at 8x10 and larger). It also has some additional features I tend to use a lot more than I expected. A lot of cameras out there today offer the ability to take 30 second movies, but very few also offer sound. The S30 has a built in microphone that makes this feature far more useful and the clips you take much more memorable. Watching a movie of your friends laughing at a joke isn't very funny if you can't hear the punch line. This ability to take small clips and fit the camera into a pocket also eliminated my need to buy a separate video camera. The panorama feature is also a ton of fun to play with and my home now has 30 inch prints of panoramas I've taken in various cities around the world. Finally, Canon has by far the easiest and most intuitive software for organizing and archiving photos on your computer. Amazingly, the software is simple enough for anyone to pick up but robust enough that hard-core enthusiasts like myself still use it to do nearly everything. Even the using the camera itself is a no-brainer to figure out. Get a larger memory card and I recommend an extra battery if you are planning on traveling with it. I am probably one of the most critical people when it comes to electronics but this camera has exceeded every expectation I've had and I plan to hold onto it for a long time.
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