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Summary: Good Things Do Come in Small Packages
Review: I bought my S200 at the beginning of June and I LOVE it. The main reason that I bought it was that it was very compact, and I wanted a camera that I could take in my pocket, because I hate carrying around bulky items. In the month and a half that I have had it, I only had to charge the battery TWICE after the first charge. Although it is said to take four hours to charge, I found two hours usually does the trick. Yes, you can downplay it because it only has 2 mega-pixels, but I bought this camera so I could take pictures when I needed. As an average person, I don't need a four mega-pixels camera for vacation snapshots. Still, I think the quality for 2 mega-pixels is awesome. At the largest resolution and smallest compression, I think the picture quality is as good as the higher mega-pixels cameras. The zoom isn't the greatest, but my digital zoom shots turn out crystal clear. Canon is a brand that I could trust, and it is high quality. But what I love is the size. Lengthwise it is the same size as a credit card. At only 6 ounces, it feels like very like when I carry it in my pocket. The LCD screen is bright, and the playback mode is very simple. I only have a few critisisms which are: 1) The movie mode only lets me take shots for a few seconds, and I don't know why. 2) The 8mb card is nothing! Buy a 128mb card, because it will store a lot of pictures. All and all, this camera is a great buy for anyone. If you are looking for a quality camera that is simple to use and easy to handle, buy the S200!
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Summary: Great Quality & Features
Review: I bought the S100 as soon as it came out and loved this little camera for its great picture quality, very small size and robust build. Its small size in particular allowed me to take it on many trips and take thousands of pictures. I upgraded to the S200 also as soon as it came out, and was very pleased to see that Canon significantly improved it over the previous model. Menus and navigation are now much more intuitive and usable. The continuous zoom on image review is very nice. The overall camera speed is improved. The motion-JPEG mode is a wonderful toy, with near-VHS quality results. When people see it, they want to get it for themselves too.
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Summary: This Digital ELPH Rocks!
Review: I wanted small size and a great picture. This has it! You know bulky cameras on vacation are a chore to carry, many times you opt out of taking it with you. I wanted a no-brainer solution for this dilemma and found it. Great Picture quality, great color, ease of use and intuitive menus. Sure it's *only* 2MP, with only a 2x Optical Zoom, but easy trade-offs for what I was seeking. I bought 2-128MB CF cards, a CF card reader and a spare battery for lots of pictures and no hastle with connecting the camera to the computer. Shop around for price, you don't have to (and should not) pay retail!
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Summary: small handy and fun
Review: don't get this if your looking for the best quality
slr is the way to go for thatThis camera is compact... very easy too use... didn't even have to look at the manual to figure out all the functions a couple of things to note
probably should get a spare battery and a nice case as recommended Um to improve picture quality put it on the highest resolution and lowest compression
you don't want it compressed that much i was disappointed with the picture quality at first but when i turned the compression to the lowest setting and highest resolution
there was a drastic improvement
good luck with your purchase
lotsa fun highly recommended
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Summary: high quality well featured digital camera
Review: The main purchase decision when compared to other cameras of a similiar (+/- £100) price, was size and looks. The ixus is significantly samller than most similiar quality cameras.
It may be useful to have one of the swiveling LCD screens, but the balance is that this will fit in your pocket.
The features on the Ixus are very quick and easy to understand, it has easy control of white balance, and easy to learn menu sytems for setting up prefernces ect. the zoom control is right next to the shutter release which is very handy.
The software which comes with the ixus seems to do the job just fine, and really is pretty straightforward to use.
The 8mb card which comes with the ixus is enough to get started with and allows 25 - 30 medium quality pics.
Battery life is pretty short, but i guess this is the norm with digital cameras, the neat laittel charger does its job more than adequately.
I can see an upgrade to a bigger memory card and spare battery coming up in the near future. The quality of images is excellent, very sharp with brillinat colours, and theres plenty of creative settings to play with, its fairly easy to create professional quality results.
All in all a very satisfying purchase.
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Summary: Worth Upgrading
Review: I carried an S100 for a year and a half, having concluded at the time that size was key -- after using some ... cameras (like the Largan L-mini, 640x480 w/flash) and getting useful but not great pictures, my primary consideration was that a digital camera needed to be small enough that I could carry it *all* the time, so I could capture pictures of interesting things without planning. Note that this is not the right approach for everyone - deciding how you'll *use* a camera is a personal choice. If you don't think you'll take pictures in every day life, but just on vacation... or if you need to take pictures for work... you may find that size isn't key, and you may be happier with a larger camera (though I'd recommend other Canon models in that case, including the 330) or a cheaper one. However, if you're like me, and want to capture the world around you, but in good enough quality to get 8x10 prints of the *really* good ones... if you want to have a camera that fits in a pocket so you don't look like a tourist all the time... this camera merits a good look. When I say "worth upgrading": I loaned my S100 to a friend shortly before the S200 came out. 130 pictures/day later, my friend had to have one, so I took another look at the S110, which seemed a fine replacement -- and then the S200 came out, and I had to have it. Features that make the upgrade worth it:
video clips (long enough to be interesting; not only is this good for catching cats and trains, there are also cases where you can't get a clear still shot but someone looking later will get more out of a short video clip) *with* audio
better low light support (both automatic and manual settings down to ISO400)
anti-redeye flash option
ROTATION SENSOR (worth shouting about - it's so nice to just rotate the camera for framing, and have the results come out properly tagged.)
better (2- and 3-zone) autofocus/light level sensing
on-screen histogram for low-light shots (lets you tell if you really got nothing, or if you can pull out more detail in post processing)
"view pictures" mode lets you zoom all the way in, allowing spot checks for blurriness directly on the camera.
New batteries are 25% more powerful. I'm quite pleased with it; I've taken 700 pictures, 100 movies, and 4 panoramas, in the two months I've had it (and 1500 pictures and 7 panoramas with the S100 before that.) Note that the panoramas are worthwhile - you just want to make some effort to set them up, rather than try randomly. One was an "all guests at wedding reception" panorama that I got printed as a 6 foot by 6 inch strip, which made a great christmas gift to the couple :-)
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Summary: Pocket-sized, but not small on features!
Review: I've had my S200 for three weeks now, and just had to post and let others know this is a great camera. This is my first digital camera, and after much research, I'm pleased to think I got exactly what I needed. Pros:
- Sturdy! Portable! I work at a summer camp and wanted a camera I could take around with me and not worry about. I've already dropped this camera several times (pretty hefty drop once) but the metal casing is sturdy enough to take abuse. As always, be careful, but you won't have to worry about breaking this camera. You also won't have to worry about lugging a huge camera around and having to set it down everywhere. Shorts, swimsuit, whatever - it'll fit in your pocket. - Print Quality: I got my first ofoto.com order the other week and the pictures look GREAT. I was worried that 2 mpxls wouldn't be enough, but even the 8x10 I ordered came out fine. Make sure you have a large memory card (I have a 128 mb one) and take pictures on the best possible setting. - Good battery life: I've seen some bad ratings on this, but don't know why. I take lots of pictures and always use the LCD screen. With that usage, my battery lasts from about 7:30 in the morning until 11:00 at night. I just come home and charge it each night. If you turn the LCD screen off (and the camera off when you're not using it) it will last longer - I've used it for two days straight before charging it. Extra batteries are relatively inexpensive, so get one if you can, but you can always get one later and still enjoy your camera. Cons: - No case. You really need a case. I've gone caseless for three weeks now and there is a lot of lint inside my viewfinder (but no other problems). The Canon paperwork is a little confusing about which case is designed for the s200 (get a case designed for it - it's too small to fit anything but a made-to-order case), but check powershot.com to find out which one to order. It's a cheap way to protect your camera for a long time. Buy it online, too - I'm having a hard time finding a case in a store. - ZoombrowserEX. The software program that comes with the camera to organize your pictures and take them off the camera is not designed well. Windows don't pop up right, and it's easy to permanently delete some of your pictures (no recycle bin). - Slow. With the red eye reduction flash setting, it takes _forever_ to actually take a picture. Even the autoflash function is still slow. With plenty of light there's no problem, but the flashes tend to be a little slow (although, if you prefocus, there's not as much of a wait). Don't buy this for sports photography. -Uploading old images. I've had problems with taking pictures off my SimpleTech card and then putting them back on. Half the time the pictures are squished or streched, especially portraits. I'm not sure who's at fault for that, Canon or SimpleTech, but it makes it annoying when you want to share images with your flash card. Overall an excellent camera. I'm very excited about it and would recommend it to anyone who wants portability and great pictures. I picked the s200 over the s330 because of size (the s330 looks a lot bigger). None of the extra features on the s330 made up for the size difference. I tried to cover all the bases here. Hope this review from an amateur photographer helps.
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Summary: Outstanding starter digital camera
Review: I've had the camera for a little over a week now and it is everything you've read about it. The only flaw I've encountered is...a lack of a battery indicator on the camera. Since the camera requires its own rechargeable battery, I'd invest in an extra battery and an AC adaptor; reasonably priced and worth the avoidance of anxiety. I recently used the camera to take many pictures of the University of Texas tower lit orange in honor of the baseball championship at night. THe night settings were easy to understand and set. It was slightly difficult to take the pictures without a tripod and avoid the blurs....not unlike any other camera (digital or 35mm). I've found the software included to be use to use (although large @ over 20 megs) and the quality is superb. At this price and size, there is not another camera in its league!
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Summary: Excellent Point/Shoot/Print no more file costs camera
Review: My wife and I were fed up with the costs of film and then developing the APS pictures. The last vacation was the final straw ans total film costs for the vacation came to 60 bucks. I did a lot of research and narrowed my choices to the S200,S330 and S3. I looked at the S3 because I promised my wife that the new digital camera would take as good as a picture as the APS camera. But the 3 meg pix was still kinda pricey so the S200 and S330 were the finalists. The cameras from what I read are the same except for the 3X zoom on the S330. I didn't really use the zoom on my APS camera so we bought the S200 off of amazon. Soon as ups came I started to charge the battery. In the meantime I got familiar with the camera and read the docs. Canon did a great job of a quick start guide and the detailed book was more than I really needed. about 1.5 hours later the green light came on from the battery charger (nice feature to let you know it's finished) and powered up the camera. After setting the date and setting the pics to the highest resolution and super fine compression I was ready to go. Point,shoot and view. It was really that easy. I was able to view the slide show of images I took and I erased the pics I didn't like (that pays for itself being able to erase the pics you do not want). I also bought the viking 64 meg cf card and HP 100 Photo printer with this and I can't believe the photo quality coming from this little HP 100 printer. The S200 takes as good if not better pics (settings are on high) than my APS and then the kicker was I pulled the CF card, inserted the CF card into the HP 100 (doesn't require a computer to print) and printed a 4X6 borderless pic in under 2.5 minutes. We both laughed, cause you can't imagine the quality. Side X Side with a APS photo you can't tell the differnce. Took the little printer and S200 to work snapped some photos and printed them off and I get the same disbelief from everyone.
PROS: small compact, rechargable battery, able to do video out to tv, usb to pc, incredible pics, no more film costs!
CONS: got to get a 64+ meg card with purchase (8 meg card isn't enough)
For [more money] get the HP 100 printer and you won't be disappointed...
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Summary: You give up some things to gain others
Review: I've had my Canon S200 for a month. I have 3 main problems with the camera. #1- The Zoom. 2x zoom is just about like having no zoom at all. Forget the 2.5 digital zoom, it makes the pictures too fuzzy. #2- It has problems in low- light situations. I often have to use photo editing software to brighten up pictures. #3- The display is not very clear. For the same amount of money, I wish I had gone with the Fuji Finepix 2800. It has the 6x optical zoom with a much clearer display. With that said, it is a very small camera. Slip it in your pocket and no one has to know that you're a tourist. Also, the video with sound is very cool. With a 128 MB card and up you can store many video clips (up to 60 seconds per clip depending on what you're filming. Complex backgrounds such as trees will eat up the time quicker then if you were videoing sky). Also the software that comes with the Canon is very easy to use and the video software is neat too. I've heard people complain about the battery life but I took a whole weekend of videos and pictures with the display on without having to charge it. So it boils down to: if you're looking for the small size, go with the Canon. If you're looking for zoom in the same price range as the Canon, go with the Finepix 2800.
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