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Summary: An Accessory Warning
Review: I received this camera 4 days ago. It is really great for the price. I took pictures of the construction in my front yard to show my husband who is out of town. The software installation was a breeze. The photos look great. I even viewed them on our 32 inch TV. Can't wait to take this camera on our trip to Yosemite.Now to the warning. Amazon lists a battery charger on the page with this camera. It is the Olympus charger and batteries. Do not buy this. According to Canon tech assistance, this camera requires batteries that are 1600's and no higher. The Olympus batteries are 1700's. I asked the tech guy if I had to use Canon batteries and he said no as long as I was aware of that 1600 number - any kind of battery with that number will work. I must say that the batteries that came with the camera lasted longer than I thought they would. But as with anything digital, you really need rechargable batteries. I went to [local store], bought a charger, and an extra set of batteries as spares.
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Summary: more than useful camera
Review: i have had my canon power shot a40 for about 3 months,the quality of the pictures i have taken are excellent.i have used a kodak 1 megapix camera and thought it gave nice results for the price,however after using the canon a40 for 1 day i couldnt believe how sharp the pictures were ,easier to use this camera feels like a proper 35 mm camera in your hands,it is well finished with all the moving parts on the camera feeling very robust,it has more settings than the average user will need and the auto mode gives me all the settings i will need,the video feature is only a novelty and will not be used after the first few weeks of use,i found the supplied batteries lasted only about a day although i took a lot of pictures,i have since bought a charger and better quality batteries,i forget the name of them but somthing like nmid which have twice the capacity of the alkaline batteries supplied,however the 8 mb card is rather stingy and i have bought a 128 mb card ,i wish the camera makers would get serious and stop putting these...little cards in and put somthing descent in ,the optical zoom is excellent but the digital zoom as with all digi cameras is really a gimmick,decreases your picture quality,all in all a superb camera for the serious amateur
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Summary: Best value for money
Review: I bought this camera during the first week fo April, when it had just released. I was not sure if it would be a good one or not as there were no reviews about it. It was a tough decision. BTW: this is my first digital camera. And i doubt I could have opted for a better one. Its a perfect balance between price and features. Infact, you can classify this camera as the best value for your money. If you are one of the people who just clicks for fun and is not into professional photography, this camera is awesome. 2MP is definitely not less in this case. I have never really used the manual controls, but its definitely there for me to use some day. currently i am simply more than happy with the automatic controls and do not wanna tinker with the camera manually. The movie mode is pretty useful @ times as well, although its not utilized to its full capacity. I also purchased a 128MB compact flash card, and that i should say is a must. The prices for those have dropped drastically as well. If u search hard for it, u can get one for as low as [money], which is a steal. its wise to buy this as u will realize that 8MB is not enough by any standards. Do yourself a favor and buy this camera. Trust me, you will not regret it. Just go for it.
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: I bought this camera a couple of weeks ago, took it to my son's graduation and used it. I am very impressed with the quality of pictures and the short video, I took a video of my son getting his diploma and everybody kept watching it. I would highly recomend the camera, just do your homework on who you buy from if you order off the net.
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Summary: Canon A40 - lots of features - fair price
Review: After purchasing the Canon A40 4 weeks ago - I have found no major feature flaws or problems. This is a great camera. It has more manual features than I will ever use - but they are there if needed. It has manual control of exposure and ISO settings - but also has the convenience of automatic point-and-shoot AUTO mode. The program mode lets you add special effects like black and white, sepia, vivid color, neutral, and more. The stitch assist lets you create panoramic pictures with ease. I bought Maha batteries and charger and have had no problems with power consumption. At worst, the LCD is a little dark when lighting conditions are poor. But when the flash hits - the pictures look great. Very few hot spots and great colors. A great camera with great features.
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Summary: Solid camera at a great price
Review: I just bought a Canon A40 last week. I had narrowed the field down to the Canon and the Fuji Finepix 2600 and originally decided on the Fuji. After taking the 2600 home for a night and messing with it a bit, I changed my mind and traded it in for the Canon. There were several reasons... -The Canon felt much more solid. Part of this is the weight and size, being a bit bigger and heavier that a lot of digi cameras. It will probably not fit in your average shirt pocket, but I like to keep it in the case or my hands most of the time anyway. The upshot of the slightly bigger size is that the camera is laid out very well. The Fuji seemed to have appendages, because the body was so small yet the LCD and buttons kind of hung off it. The Fuji has a sliding door that covers the lens which felt pretty flimsy, whereas the Canon automatically retracts the lens and covers it when you power off or if you are in play mode for a length of time.
-The Canon had many more manual options. Basically a full manual mode, programmed auto mode, and full auto mode. The Fuji does not let you adjust ISO or shutter speed.
-Pics taken in low light were much better from the Canon.
-The LCD screen on the Canon, although a bit smaller than the Fuji, looked clearer and more true to the actual image.
-The movie mode on the Canon has audio, the Fuji does not.
-Finally, I just decided that I liked the Canon name better. I am very happy I made the decision to get the Canon. I have taken about 200 pictures since I got it and have had great results. The software that came with it is quite useful. Zoom browser EX makes it very easy to organize and view hundreds of photos at a time and the Arcsoft camera suite, while very obviously created for the consumer market, is very capable. Stich mode works great and is super easy to set up. Basically the CPU does all of the work for you. My advice? BUY THIS CAMERA. You will not be dissapointed. For less [the price], and with all the features (many found only on more expensive models) it is hard to go wrong.
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Summary: Canon A40, I love you !!
Review: I travel a lot and love to take phtographs.I have both Canon Rebel SLR (with many filters, lenses and flashes) and Elph LT APS cameras.
I find the Canon A40 is a great addition to my photgraphy bag! It adds enormous diversity and mobility.
I thought 2.0 megapixels might be less than satisfactory. Wrong! They look great shots on the highest compression and largest picture settings!
The control over AV, TV, and Manual are very similar to my Rebel 2000. I got way more than I expected in the creative control department. Black and white, sepia, exposure compensation and even panoramics! Did I mention the light balance for tungsten lighting? I need a filter for that on my SLR!
With the supplied A/V connections; I view my pictures, or even compose them, on my TV.
The supplied USB connection is fast. Some say not fast enough, without a Compact Flash card reader, I disagree. Eight high resolution pictures takes less than 2 minutes to upload!
The software supplied is superb. I'm still learning new things to do.
Combined with the Kodak rechargeable Ni-MH batteries the power lasts a lot longer. They are cheaper than the Canon batteries!
If your looking to add an economical, high quality, digital solution to your camera outfit, this is it!!
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Summary: Feature rich camera
Review: This camera has a multitude of features. It takes great pictures and gives you functionality that you would expect in a higher priced camera. I like the options available for reviewing pictures taken. You zoom in or go to a specific picture using the thumbnail feature. I followed the advice of some other reviewers and bought I card reader along with the camera. This allows you to save on batteries.
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Summary: Great camera BUT
Review: ... Great add on 2x telephoto to give you a true 6x optical zoom. Forget the digital zoom as you drop to equivilent of 1 mega pix if used. (this applies to all digital zooms). And remember, a 3x zoom on a digital is same as a 35-105 (apx) on a 35mm camera. A digital with a 6x optical zoom would really be great, but for the price ... and [more] for the extra 2x add on you can't buy any equivilent 6-10X optical zoom with all these features.
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Summary: Great Overall Camera
Review: This camera is great. Image quality at high resolution is great! The movie mode is a nice feature for the outdoors, but quality indoors is not great. Menu option are fairly easy to learn. If you are not a camera expert the auto mode will adjust all the settings for you. My only complaints are that the 8MB CF card that comes with it is too small (only about 11 picts at high res) and the batteries that are shipped with the camera won't last but a few hours. I plan to get a larger CF card and rechargable NiMH batteries. These two pitfalls are still not enough for me to discourage anyone from buying this camera.
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