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Summary: THE OVERALL BEST DIGITAL CAMERA EVER!!!!
Review: I recieved one of these for my birthday in april and I was blown away by the features, quality, ease of use! EVERYTHING! this is by far the absolute BEST DIGITAL CAMERA EVER!!! Its small, prefect size, 3.2 mp create gorgeous prints on screen and on paper!!! the movie mode is amazing! you can take full color movies WITH SOUND!!! and upload them right to your computer. it is truly amazing. i was so impressed with this camera that I am buying one for my brother and sister in law this christmas, and I have convinced my boyfriend to buy one for his parents too!! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS CAMERA!!!!
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Summary: I love this Camera!
Review: I am extremely happy with this purchase. This camera exceeded all my expectations!
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Summary: Excellent Camera So Far!
Review: Just received it in the mail from Amazon. After playing with it over the past few days I must say that I made the right decision. It is easy to use. The quality of the pictures is outstanding. The design is easy work with - it just feels like a good solid camera. Other things that stood out to me from other cameras is that it uses a re-chargable battery and the directions from Canon are so easy to follow the camera is idiot-proof. Canon suppplies you with not only the in-depth directions but quick setup directions and an easy to follow system layout. Now I see why this camera was #1 on Amazon's list of Digital Camera Best Sellers the day that I ordered it.
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Summary: Perfect Digital Camera
Review: I just received my new Canon S230 digital camera. It is my first digital camera. I did a lot research on it. I had two choices Canon S400 & S230. I went with S230. It is about $100 cheaper and 3.2MP is high enough for me. S230 is fantastic! small in size and takes amazing pictures. BTW, I got really good deal on Amazon. Great camera!
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Summary: Great Camera and Reasonably Priced
Review: I just got my Canon s230 from amazon for a real low price. Anyway, I must say I am very pleased with this little camera. Here is Why:
1)Small yet durable. Well constructed metal body
2)Made in Japan (well know for high quality in electronics)
3)Takes video at 640x320 (with sound), very sharp video you just have to see to believe (highest resolution around, better than even higher end cameras like nikons and s50 and s400)
4)Softwares as well as camera menus and controls are easy to understand even for beginners. Instruction manuals are well written as well.
5)High resolution LCD screen so you can see your pictures crystal clear (unlike competitions such as Casio and Minolta which have very low quality LCDs)
6)9 point AIAF is great technology that allows for nine focus points, and the flexizone even lets you choose which zone you want to focus out of nine, so you don't have to worry about leaving out a part of a beautiful tree or roof of a house just because you want to focus on your friends and family members when taking picture.
7)Professional and Efficient customer's service. If you have a question go to canon website to search for answer. You can also ask them a question and they get back to you within 24 hours (I was surprised). My Thoughts about Some Complaints Others May Have:
1)2x optical zoom: this is a mini point and shoot camera and most of the time you can just stand closer to your subject if you need a closeup. I mean, I also have a canon s30 which is 3x, but I personally could not justify much advantage with a single x higher. (if you want to see a real difference pickup a 5x-8x optical zoom camera and you will understand my point, but be ready to pay an extra 200+ dollars)
2)Red Eye: Small camera means close proximity of flash to shutter = red eye. What do you expect? Plus this only happens at night, and can easily be corrected with software provided.
3)Technology: which other camera gives you 9 point focus? (not to mention Flexizone). which other brand give you 640x320 video? How often do you actually want video clip longer than 30 seconds? (if you need longer, if would be great idea to buy a camcorder, cause 512mb flash is only going to give you 8min at max)
4)Proprietary Battery: I challenge anyone out there to fit 2AA battery in this thing. There is no way. One misconception I see alot in reviews is that people don't see the overall funtionality and quality of a product base on camera class. You can't expect this thing to perform like a huge camera, at least not in today's technology.
1) Just because a camera has the same 3 megapixel doesn't mean their picture quality are the same ... Some camera over compress the file so it looks a little grainy at full size, which for me is annoying. Finally, I read numerous reviews and saw various cameras before I finally decided on my s30 and now s230 (my second canon baby brother). I catergorized digital cameras in general based on overall feature and performance with 1 being the finest and 5 being the most basic as follows: (Note Canon and Nikon are tie at first place)
1) Canon (sharpest,most color accurate pictures)
1) Nikon (sharp, outstanding macro capability)
3) Sony (great laser and lens, picture quality can be better)
4) Olympus (AA battery and good picture, high optical too)
5) Minolta,Casio,Fuji,Kodak (these you have to enlarge their sample photos to see what I am talking about, and understand why they are in the last place)
Don't just take my word. I encourage you to read more professional reviews. Just thought my research can help give you some insight.
Wish you all get to own a great camera for keeping precious memories of life!
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Summary: A bit long in the tooth.
Review: This itineration of the now venerable ELPH series was meant to be a half step up from the once very popular S200 model. The change here was to increase resolution from 2 megapixels to 3.2 megapixels. Otherwise, its features were much the same: a slick looking steel body, a proprietary battery & charger, a too-tiny memory card and a 2X optical zoom and a (not very useful) 3X digital zoom. All of the Canon models (I've owned 4) have been durable and all of them take good pictures.
By now the 230 has been surpassed in most areas by cameras costing more or less the same amount of money. Higher resolutions, longer optical zooms, faster image handling (meaning less time btwn shots) and better battery conservation are now commonplace. Perhaps more devastating to the elan of these Canons is the plain fact that their diminutive size appeal has been lost to cameras featuring all of the above advancements in packages that make the 230 seem like a leviathan (the Pentax Optio & Minolta DiMage being two good examples).
If you already have an S230 or someone gives you one, you have nothing to complain about. It's a reliable and capable camera. However, if you're about to invest in digital technology, try one of the more advanced cameras mentioned above.
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Summary: really good!
Review: this was a really good camera. took really good pics. the only think i didn't like was the shutter speed. took really long for it to take the actual pic. otherwise everything else was good.
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Summary: Canon is the creator -- and master -- of the pocket digital
Review: The S230 is fantastic. The quality of the images shows that Canon put a lot of quality into this little camera. There are many wannabes now, but Canon created this product line.
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Summary: Awesome Camera
Review: I bought this in Summer 2003 and it is a great camera. The tiny, and I mean tiny, size of it makes it great because you can put it in your pocket - no need for a case or straps, etc. It is great to take to a bar, ballgame, or whenever you do not feel like carrying around a carrying case or something bulky. The quality of the picture is great, has 3 megapixels which is more than enough when you develop them onto 4" x 6" pictures. I had some 8x10 photos developed and the quality is still perfect. I highly recommend this camera!
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Summary: Perfect Camera....Perfect Gift
Review: I received this from my Husband for my Birthday last week and I had always loved the camera since my husband got his this past summer. Now I have one of my own plus got this great Coach case and neck strap. Now I see its actually less than what my husband paid for his S230 withiout the case this summer. This should be a great seller for any woman for Xmas!
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