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Summary: bad controls good pictures
Review: the pictures are fine but the controls and tiny buttons
are too aggrivating for words!!
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Summary: Advice needed.
Review: The reviews on the S20 have influenced my decision to purchase, BUT I hold a webcertificate with which I am planning to purchase the camera. US legislation prevents shipping outside the USA, so my intention is to have it shipped to my son in Houston who will eventually bring it to Australia. Will I have difficulties using it in Australia due to different voltage?
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Summary: works really well
Review: This camera works well. The image quality is good. It does not break or malfunction. The CompactFlash card is popular and nearly standard. On the downside, the battery life is quite short, there is no included USB-computer support, and pictures seem to come out somewhat overexposed so an image editing program is a must. Overall I wouldn't hesitate to get this camera again because the good points really outweigh the bad.
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Summary: works really well
Review: This is an excellent little digital camera that is both rich in features and high in megapixel resolution--compared to the competition. My only complaint is that you have to remove the battery when the camera is not being used, otherwise the camera will eventually drain it. Considering the features, this is only a minor complaint.
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Summary: An excellent little camera...
Review: This is an excellent little digital camera that is both rich in features and high in megapixel resolution--compared to the competition. My only complaint is that you have to remove the battery when the camera is not being used, otherwise the camera will eventually drain it. Considering the features, this is only a minor complaint.
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Summary: Having a lot of fun
Review: This is my 2nd digital cam and this one is so much better than my first. It has so many more features(black & white, landscape, night scenes, stitching images, & continuous shooting to name a few) and it is user friendly. Family back home have gotten spoiled by the pictures I email to them almost daily. The pictures come out very clear, but you do have to take the time to make sure that you have it on the right settings. The images download quickly and I love being able to view the slide show on the tv. It makes it easy to show pictures that have just been taken, in better detail, to family that may not have a computer.This camera has been a lot of fun and I do not regret the purchase at all.However,and this is the reason for the 4 stars instead of 5, I cannot get the editing software to work correctly and I was disappointed when I realized I was going to have to spend some more $ to get the supply kit. The supply kit is a must unless you have a room full of lithium batteries and even that wouldn't last you for long if you wanted to use this camera to its full capability. The software for downloading and saving the pictures is very easy to use.
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Summary: ¿WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT?
Review: This little machine is wonderful . I really did not know much about photography before I had this camera . I bought it primary because I am a doctor and need it for have a record of important cases . It took me only to read the manual and a little practice in order to be able to acquire wonderful pictures of everything I want , with or without macro , in color or B/W... whatever... The resolution is perfect ; with the rechargeable battery you don't have to worry for power , ... in other words , I really can't imagine what else to ask for in a camera!!!!! It's just amazing!!!!!!I carry it wherever I may roam .
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Summary: Fantastic Camera, Very Little Complaints
Review: This was my second camera, and I bought it almost a year ago. I did a lot of research, wanting to make sure I bought the right one. My first camera was a very expensive mistake. It took proprietary clik! disks and took forever to write to the disk. The pictures weren't superb either. So when I went out to buy a new camera, I really did my homework. I was a little taken aback by the fact that I had to purchase the rechargeable battery and charger seperately. In the end it was the best camera there was, so I sucked it up and bought it seperately. I now use the original battery sent with the camera as a backup in case the rechargeable one runs out. My only beef with this camera is that in the "Image" mode, the display automatically turns on. There is apparently no way to turn this setting off. The only course of action is to depress the "Display" button twice to turn it off, and you have to wait two to three seconds to do so. The reason I insist on taking pictures in this mode is because it has a "Fast Shutter" setting, which is *absolutely* necessary for taking pictures of a baby with flailing limbs (or now, a constantly moving toddler). I've also used it to get some great shots of fish zipping by in tanks at the aquarium. It really DOES make a difference. It is both a blessing and a curse that you must continue to depress the shutter button for a display of the picture you have just taken. A blessing because if you don't WANT to see the picture, it doesn't waste the battery. A curse because when you DO want to see the picture, you usually forget to hold the button down! Usually, I'll take a series of pictures of various things and playback and delete ones I don't like, so it's not a problem. This camera takes GREAT outdoor pictures in bright light, very clean and crisp shots. Indoor pictures are nice as well, but if there is not enough light you must remember to use the flash. Sometimes the flash does not work if you are too far away from the subject, but that goes for almost all digital cameras. The pictures are SO great, that we've stopped using our other "expensive" olympus semi-pro camera (circa 1998). That one still takes great pictures, but the cannon takes great pictures at a higher resolution with more megapixels. So we tend to use my camera for anything we intend to print out. While it's great that this camera takes type I and type II CF cards (ie: microdrives), it's not absolutely necessary to use one with this camera. CF type I cards are so cheap now, that if you don't mind switching cards every now and then, you can use a few 128 MB cards or something similar. 128 MB cards hold ~35-40 high res pictures on one card. The display will tell you it can hold 58, but it lies! It usually takes off two pictures for each you take at the highest resolution.
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Summary: NOT SO INTUITIVE CAMERA WITH A BATTERY FETISH
Review: WHILE THIS CAMERA TAKES DECENT PICS, THE BATTERY LIFE IS INEXCUSABLE. MY DURACELL LASTED 3 DAYS. THE ICONS, BUTTONS AND MENUS DO NOT COME NATURALLY. LEAVE IT TO CANON TO MAKE YOU BUY THE ESSENTIAL RECHARGABLE BATTERY SEPARATELY. FROM NOW ON I STAY WITH SONY. EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE AND THE BATTERY LASTS FOREVER.
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