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Summary: difficult to use but good quality pictures
Review: I still believe in the quality of Canon cameras but after using this one for a few months, it's been increasingly difficult to get it to take pictures. When I press the button for it to take, it often does not actually take the picture and must be pressed repeatedly for it to take. I thought perhaps this was just a problem with my camera but my friend has a PowerShot A200 and complains of the same problem. This presents a frustrating problem because I cannot ask other people to take pictures for me as they do not necessarily know how to "coerce" the camera. The other problem I've encountered is that you can't change the manual/automatic settings without turning on the LCD. This causes an enormous drain on the battery. The settings are also difficult to find if you don't have your user's manual at hand. Other than these problems, this is a great little digital camera at a good price. The pictures I have taken successfully with this camera have all turned out good and clear.
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Summary: Here is why I bought this camera
Review: I wanted a camera for emailing photos to family and friends and to have a web album, plus the occasional printed 3x5. I realized that I didn't need anything over a 1.2 megapixel camera for this. I also wanted a point and shoot, something that would be easy to carry and easy to use. So with that in mind I looked and read as many reviews as I could find on what camera provided what I wanted with a good image quality. The Canon A-100 seemed to fit my requirements. No optical zoom. Not too fancy. I am very pleased with the image quality provided by this camera. I set it on auto and it does the rest. ...This is a 5 star camera for this price range and for the features I wanted.
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Summary: excellent photos - bad instruction booklet - eats batteries
Review: The good features: The quality of the photos is excellent considering the price of the camera - clear and sharp with good color. Closeups are great. The photos download automatically when the camera is attached to the computer and the program lets you crop and add light and contrast to the photos before you store or send them. The bad part: The memory card lacks space so one needs to have spares when touring. The instruction manual is terrible and the batteries run out quickly while one is trying to understand the instructions. Scrolling down the menus while hunting for options wears out the batteries. You must have rechargeable batteries on hand and to save the batteries use the view finder and not the screen....if you can figure out how! There is a long wait between pressing the button and taking the photo.
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Summary: For this price - its Great!
Review: Wonderful Camera! This is my first digital camera, but I've used them and work and my wife has one also. This Canon A100 is easy to use, Takes clear pictures, and does not drain the batteries. It has been a real joy to own. The only drawback was no optical zoom, but that I still think for the price it is a great camera to own, I take my everywhere.
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