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Summary: A great little compact digital camera
Review: The reason I purchased this camera is for the convenience of having such a tiny digital camera without giving up too many features. The 3.2MP is more than sufficient to take excellent photos and the MPEG feature (although I don't use it that much) was very easy to use and turned out a good product. I have two complaints, however, and if these two things are bothersome, it would be wise to look elsewhere for a different model. First complaint is that it gets hot when it's been on a while - not extreme heat, but enough to comment about it. Second complaint is that it only has a 2X optical zoom. Although it has a 6.4X digital zoom, it gets quite "pixely" when used. So far I've been extremely pleased with my S230 as far as picture and image quality as well as its convenience and user-friendliness. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: Small, powerfull, accurate, great focus, great colors, great pictures.
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Summary: Just Peachy
Review: We were looking to upgrade from the much bigger / bulkier Sony mavica. After plenty of research, we chose the Canon S230 - mainly for its VERY compact size and light weight. I give it 5 stars for portability. It literally fits in a shirt pocket. The quality of the images are good - but a little "hit and miss". The 2x zoom is a shortcoming, and many photos turn out "soft". The red eye reduction feature is not very effective. Overall, we're pleased with the S230....but don't expect perfection.
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Summary: My best photo experience to date!
Review: The PowerShot S230 is my first digital camera. The very first impression after having taken several shots with the S230 - "I can't believe this small camera can produce such amazing images." Sharpness, color saturation and balance, exposure - there's nothing to complain about. The build and overall quality are great, the camera is small, but feels very solid. Another pleasant aspect is the number of professional-like manual features the camera packs. From my point of view, the only primary "professional" feature that's not there is aperture/shutter priority. Nevertheless, the camera gives you a lot more control than any 35mm film point-and-shoot camera. Having used the camera for a while, I can't see any reason why anyone would ever go back to film. Now, some people have been complaining about the flash red-eye effect. Well, that I just can't understand. I have this thirty dollar digital image editing software from Microsoft. It takes me about 10 seconds to remove red eye from any picture taken with the S230. I bought three add-ons for this camera: the dedicated Canon bag, a 256MB CF card, and a spare battery. To summarize, if you are not a professional photographer, but just need to take excellent pictures of your vacations, family, ball games, etc. - this is the camera for you. It's light, compact, and affordable and produces great results.
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Summary: Could not be happier after 2 weeks
Review: Had the camera for about 2 weeks and I love it. Great pictures! It is very small and I really like the metal body. I recommend getting a bigger flash card, I am going to buy a 128 MB card. Prices are coming down and Amazon has a bunch of them to choose from. I also recommend a card reader, instead of hooking the camera up to the pc. Long story short, I read reviews for at least a month, and finally picked this camera over the sony P7. Very happy with it so far...
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Summary: Excellent buy
Review: I started out with a s200 6 months back, only after doing extensive research on available small digital cameras. Small size was most important to me as I had been using a SLR full size before this, and found that for the money i had spent on that camera, it was not being used to its fullest potential- simply because it is not the type of camera for the amateur photographer- too large and not practical. The elph range seemed the most appealing, especially when considering the features. My only gripe at the time was that it was without a higher MP range.
As soon as i found out the s230 had come out, it was certain that this was the upgrade i wanted. The Elph is a fantastic package, with its small size and solid build being its greatest advantages (among so many others). As most other reviewers have stated, it has a rather weak flash, and its low-light pictures aren't as good (as with the s200)- but its when those quick "point-and-shoot" moments come along that this camera shines its brightest. There's no fidgeting, and no long start up. Just turn it on and take the picture.
Now, if only Canon can squeeze a higher optical zoom into this little wizard.....! Strongly recommend this camera for the amateur/start up digital photographer. Many moments of photographic fun guaranteed!
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Summary: The most carryable high quality digital camera
Review: Several friends & co-workers have the older 2 megapixel PowerShot models.. from the S110 to the S200. I've always been fascinated by these cameras and their carryability, but being a person who likes image quality I waited and waited (and waited) until Canon finally came through with the S230 with 3.2 megapixels. What a great camera, I bought it just before going on a week long snowboarding trip to Canada. Litteraly took it everywhere. It performed nearly flawlessly in every situation. It handled the cold & condensation just fine, and night shots at the bars came out great. The only small gripe I have is that the 9 point autofocus does wierd things, causing the occasional blurred shot. The improvement of the movie mode (now you can shoot 3 minutes instead of only 30 seconds at 320x240, as well as the ability to shoot 640x480) was a great move on Canon's part. The microphone does well except in loud or windy situations where the audio will clip. The only weak part on the camera body is the compact flash door which is plastic, a friend broke his off. Software: Most of the software works ok, the only thing that works kindof iffy on my machine (win2k) is the zoombrowser software. I went out and spent $20 on a usb compactflash card reader and now use that to transfer my pictures, plus it works as a portable disk to tranfer other files between home/work/friends. You can get 128mb flash cards for about $40 now, definitely pick one up, the 16mb card is useless except as a backup. An extra battery would be helpful, or just carry the charger (it's the same size as the camera) and charge it up at lunchtime or some other downtime. I used my camera throughout the day and only had to charge at night for an hour or so. All in all, it's a great camera, would like to see Canon squeeze a 3x optical zoom into the next version, but if it makes the camera any bigger I'd likely not carry it. The combination of size, quality and features of this camera are unmatched!
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Summary: Great for beginner.
Review: Especially good for those who wouldn't take pictures otherwise because other cameras are so much bigger. This is a small, rugged camera that you can actually fit in a pocket. Pros: SMALL, good build quality, compact flash, nice LCD, long movie mode with sound (great for apartment hunting). Cons: RED EYE!!! 2x zoom, occasional focus issues.
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Summary: Great choice! A must buy!
Review: This is an excellent camera. I like both the size of the camera and the quality of the images that are produced. I mainly use the camera to take pictures of friends and family and I also use the camera to take pictures of Surgical cases in the Operating Room and the detail is excellent for both uses. I have compared the pictures created by this camera to that of my father's much more expensive Nikon CoolPix 990 and the quality is almost identical. Both cameras have a resolution over 3 megapixels however the S230 doesn't have the bulky size of the Nikon. The Compact Flash memory card is the way to go. I didn't even install the software that came with the camera because I use a SanDisk external USB Compact Flash reader and the transfer is very fast. I use a 128mb Compact Flash Card and on the middle quality setting I can take 380 images which more than satisfies me. I assume with a 256mb card you can take twice that number. The camera also takes motion pictures which also comes out with very high quality. I also appreciate the automatic rotate feature. Any feature you can find on other cameras can be found on this camera combined with the great compact size which fits in my shirt pocket. I would suggest purchasing an extra Lithium Ion Battery with the camera because I am able to take 80 pictures/battery charge with the display on and around 120 pictures/battery charge with the display off. I also recommend the PSC-300 soft case. If you can get over the ugly purple color it is a compact case which fits the camera perfectly and provides easy storage and transportation of an extra battery and an extra compact flash card. I enjoy using my camera and I feel that it will not be obsolete for some time.
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Summary: ayayayayayyyyyy!
Review: I bought this as a new sister for all my little gadgets which just accumulate on my desktop (yes I have a Mac, SIGH;)...and I have to say, if you like operating simplicity, advanced options, quality pictures, amateur movies with charme and just a handful of ah-so-sexy brushed metal...go for it! Take the pictures, choose more options if you like, popp the CF into your cardreader and off you go photoshopping.(did I hear anyone say OS 9 before? Now thats a mistake)
The battery lasted six hours of shoot, close, shoot, close...and was newly charged in under 20 minutes. The only thing I don't like is, that whenever one tries to single-handedly press the dial buttons on the back, the camera almost slips out of your hands...just 1/2" higher positioned and it would be perfect. I have two Olympus cameras (3200 and 3400)and they are by far more complicated in the way they WANT(<--attention keyword) to be operated and provide me roughly with the same image quality...but they were twice as expensive and anyone would look rather foolish if one should dare to squeeze either one in a jeanspocket.
The Canon is worth every dollar you spend (t)!
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