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Summary: Some Extra Remarks...
Review: Okay, so I am buying this camera for a second time (as a X-mas gift) because it is simply a wonderful camera.One person mentioned a vaild problem; The issue is about snowflakes appearing in some dark shots. I *think* this is actually due to the compression algorithm, rather than a physical flaw. I always keep my compression at "superfine" and I have not had that problem. One can still easily control the size of their image by setting the number of pixels. I briefly looked at the S230 but quickly came back to the S200. I really believe that for the vast majority of people, this camera has more than enough resolution. Save your money! Driver Info: For Windows XP; installing the driver is very simple For Windows 98; I wasn't as fortunate, but I *eventually* got it to work (however, this is a minor thing, a one time thing, so I wouldn't use it as a basis for a decision) For RedHat 8.0; It is as simple as it gets, (the driver is already included in the "Digital Camera Tool", all you gotta do is pick the camera name.
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Summary: Amazing little camera
Review: I absolutely love my S200 Elf. I've had it for several months now and it's performed flawlessly. It's easy to use, takes great pictures, has a very simple interface, compact and quick battery charger (and the battery life is incredible). And you just can't beat the size and weight of this thing. My ONLY complaint is that there's no way to default the camera to "no flash". You have to manually press a button anytime the camera has been turned off in order to get it back to "no flash" again. It's a minor annoyance in an otherwise perfect camera.
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Summary: Great entry level camera
Review: I spent the better part of a week gawking at digital cameras, and ultimately ended up purchasing the Cannon PowerShot S200 Digital Elph. Overall, I am happy very with it. Unlike the other cameras, this one had some additional features to put it over the top: it is the smallest camera in its class, has a rechargeable battery (the others needed AA or AAA batteries), and it uses Compact Flash cards. Some of the other camera manufacturers only used pricey proprietary memory sticks or memory cards. Software is included for Windows machines and there is support for Linux. Redhat Linux 8.0 supported the USB camera connection, out of the box, without needing to install additional software. There is only one annoyance - there is a delay between pressing the button and when the picture is actually taken. Aside from that, the camera is basically a point and shoot camera, with good clarity and color. A carrying case isn't included, so I'd recommend purchasing a small camera case and an extra compact flash card. I'm happily using a 64MB card.
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Summary: Great little camera
Review: The camera is very durable; the case is metal. the LCD display has great resolution for its size (1.5"). Most pictures have been in focus for me, including indoors. The flash works well when used at a practical distance... a few feet (don't aim 100ft away and complain if it's too dark). Battery life hasn't been a problem for me, either. You may want a backup battery if you go out and take lots of pictures like on trips. It's only a 2.0MP camera, so don't rely on the zoom. It comes with an 8MB cf card; good for perhaps a couple movies or a few pictures. Realistically, make sure you can afford a 128MB cf card before purchasing this (or any other) camera. As usual, carry-case (psc-100) sold separately. I like the camera and enjoy taking pictures with it because it's so small and takes clear, colorful pictures. It's not perfect... but it's small and works great.
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Summary: canon powershot s200
Review: Having had experience of digital cameras, this one is good - I wouldn't call it low end, its worth the money and a good comparison to quite a few other cameras. Having to lug around an extra battery (the weighty few grams) is no hassle, and although it would be nice to see what the battery life is - for such a small camera its acceptable. I would recommend purchasing a larger memory card, 128mb at least, because you will find out you'll enjoy taking many many pictures. Also canon makes a great micro fiber case for this, worth getting to tote around this tiny item. Plus it'll hold an extra battery and compact flash. The video option is cute and small, and great for recording moments. I captured my relatives baby words and steps and easily emailed the video to quite a few people. I would recommend buying a usb card reader as to speed up the process of uploading your pictures to your computer. Connecting the camera through the included USB cable can consume quite a bit of battery life (if you don't have an AC adapter). Overall, this canon is a great buy, a tiny digital camera that goes with you wherever and allows you to experience photography. True its not as sharp as a film camera, but the benefits of a digital camera have great advantages almost balancing it out to a film camera.
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Summary: Great camera for the price
Review: Digital point and shoot cameras should not be looked at as a replacement to film cameras, the quality just isn't good enough for anything important or for images that you need to enlarge. But, for the convenience of being able to email your snapshots or upload them to a webpage or online auction quickly and easily, nothing beats a digital cam. The image quality of this Canon is acceptable if you understand that you will not be able to match 35mm film quality. The color saturation on the images is surprisingly good however you will notice some milky haze around some of the edges and background if you look closely. This is common (and expected) for low and mid range digital cameras such as this one. I bought this camera over the newer S230 model because of the price and the fact that the S230 has longer shutter lag. While the S230 has more megapixels, I wasn't willing to pay so much for images that would just end up being emailed and on webpages anyway. And the longer shutter lag in the S230 is unwelcomed. The image quality and 'look' is equal in both cameras as far as I can tell, of course the S230 model just makes them a bit larger. This camera is quite small, which makes it convenient to have with you all the time, or to put in your camera bag as an addition to other cameras. It only comes with an 8MB compactflash card. You will need another one. I recommend at least 128MB, which should give you 180 image capacity in the best picture quality mode with 'Super Fine' compression. The propriatary battery doesn't seem to last very long so it seems like an extra battery would be needed if you are going to rely on this camera a lot. But this will mean that you will have to carry around the extra battery, which adds a bit of inconvenience. All in all, Canon makes good digital point and shoot cameras for the money. The unit has a lot of features other manufacturers do not include (such as black and white and sepia modes as well as macro mode for close up photography) and it feels quite sturdy and designed well. It doesn't replace 35mm film cameras (nothing but the highest multi-thousand dollar digital cameras will), but for general snapshots and as a complement to your film cameras, this camera provides acceptable results.
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Summary: Very Satisfied
Review: In short - it lives up to it's hype. I've handled many digital cameras and most feel lik echeap plastic. This is metal, feels solid, not junk. And yes, small. Still learning to do new things with is, seems pretty well designed. Even the manual is written well. It comes with an 8MB flashcard - pretty small, I got a 256 MB flashcard for it cheap on ebay. I also purchased a tailor-made carrying case for it from Canon for [X]. (Better than scratching the LCD and should I ever drop it, might be very good protection.) Next, I will purchase an underwater enclosure and take it into the ocean. (I live in Hawaii.) I've used it a lot and found no shortcomings. Pretty safe purchase, especially if you can get it at a good price.
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Summary: Excellent product
Review: This product is GREAT. We really enjoy the size--eay to "tote and carry". We never leave home without it. It is very handy to carry along on all of our island hopping expeditions, especially to Great Inagua, Bahamas.
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Summary: Great convenience, good value, lacking features
Review: It's a good value, and extremely portable. However, it takes forever to take pictures using a flash. I have used much better digital cameras where as soon as you press the button, the camera will initiate the picture taking. There is no way to check the status of your battery life, a warning light comes on shortly before the battery dies. Picture quality is good when using highest quality settings, I've printed many pictures and they all turn out great. But beware, this camera is horrible for taking pictures up close, and the zoom is quite lacking. The menu is also not user friendly and the controls can be quite confusing. It's a great, portable camera, but if you want a lot of features, this is not it.
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Summary: fun and handy, room for improvement
Review: This camera is fantastic for convenience. It realistically fits in your pocket, and its compact brick-like shape means nothing is protruding and getting dented as you walk around. I take it places that I'd never take a larger camera, because I can bring it along without a big camera pack hanging off my shoulder. The main complaint I have is that the image quality isn't great. It's good enough for snapshots, but I've had a lot of so-so pictures. My former digital camera, an Olympus D-460 with only 1.3 megapixels, took sharper and better-looking images. A lot of my pictures on this camera look all right from far away but up close everything is a little fuzzy. Here's a summary of my pros and cons with the camera: Pluses:
* Size -- it really can fit in your pocket.
* The charger is small and light-weight and works in standard 2-prong 110V outlets.
* Nice viewing of shots on the camera -- loads quickly and there is speedy and good navigation, even when I had 100s of pictures. * Battery life is great.
* Video mode is a blast.
* Battery charges quickly, around 2 hours from totally dead.
* You can plug the camera into a TV with included cables and view your photos there. Minuses:
* Picture quality isn't great.
* Sometimes when you take a picture with the flash, it takes forever (we're talking holding the button for 10 seconds or more) to take. I found I could improve this by depressing the button slightly to get the light setting, seeing the red light go one, and *then* pushing hard to take the picture, then waiting another second or two for it to take. But try explaining that to a Chinese person who you don't know who's taking your picture for you!
* No software included to create a slideshow. I was hoping for something that would make a nice picture-and-video slideshow.
* The video mode can't adjust to different light settings in the course of filming, so whatever setting you start with is the same one it will maintain even when the light changes.
* No warning before your battery dies. The warning light comes on and poof! 30 seconds later the camera's dead.
* No sound on video playback on the camera (there is sound when the clip is downloaded to a computer or played on a TV).
* Maximum imposed recording limit for videos, regardless of how much memory is on your memory card. At the middle quality setting it's about 10 seconds, and at the low quality about 30. Overall I think the camera's size makes it a good camera, it could use some improvements particularly in picture quality but for casual snapshots it'll do the job. A similar camera worth checking out is the Minolta Dimage X. It's slightly smaller, has longer video recording capability, greater zoom, and audio on video playback, but I've heard the picture quality is worse than the Elph.
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