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 Cannon camera review March 4, 2010
Kathleen M. Oconnor (No. Billerica, MA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very pleased with the camera. There is just one thing that has a concern with me and that is that I have adjusted all the sounds that I can on the camera but I have never heard the 2 beeps when you push the shutter 1/2 way done to let you know that the picture is in focus.
 Not up to the Canon standard AT ALL March 3, 2010
S. Smith (Los Angeles, CA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had Canon ELPH/Powershot cameras for years, and have loved every one. This is the first exception. The flash has to "charge" between each photo, (what is this? a disposable?), a lot of the pictures are blurry, and the feel of the camera is clunky and plastic. There's no video, which at this point I sort of assume would be the case on all of these types of cameras. For an extra $50, the 1200 is in a totally different league. I'm still a big fan of Canon, but they've totally dropped the ball on this one.
No capturing the moment - it's gone! March 3, 2010
S. Burnside (Brownstown, IN, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After 3 weeks of playing around with the settings, upgrading to photo lithium batteries, using a better memory card, etc., I finally sent the camera back. The camera took too long to focus on the subject to get a good picture. By the time it registered, the "photo moment" was gone or the picture turned out blurry. Forget action shots as there was no way this camera could keep up with any movement. The battery seemed to really lag behind between shots (about 6-8 seconds to recharge the flash) even after I changed to better batteries.
This camera was extremely aggravating to use. Thank goodness I decided to return it within my 30 days and Amazon refunded my money. I would not recommend this camera to anyone wanting to capture kids in action. The treasured moments will be long gone before the camera decides to actually take the shot (and then it might not be a clearly focused one).
First camera for 3 year old February 21, 2010
C. Traynor (Seattle, WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We bought this camera from amazon as an "almost first" camera for our 3 year old daughter (her first camera, an Argus Bean, spontaneously quit working after 90 days). I think this is a fantastic camera and my daughter loves using it. We have had the camera for a couple of weeks. I read all the other reviews on amazon before making the purchase (thanks!).
While we love the camera, I am still not sure this camera will ultimately be sturdy enough for use by a 3 year old. Our daughter is very careful with stuff and always uses the camera with the wrist strap, but with the lens extended, I fear it is only a matter of time until she bumps it into something or drops it on the floor. So I am not sure I can recommend it as a sturdy first camera - time will tell. But the design is very simple, it is a good size for her tiny hands (she is small for 3), and she is learning how to use functions like zoom and flash pretty quickly. And she loves taking pictures!
I also want to point out that the camera does a surprising good job with macro shots. I am a casual photographer but I love taking close ups of flowers, textures, etc. and I recently purchased a Canon SX 200 IS (also from amazon). The SX 200 is a fine camera and it does do great macros but, for my simple needs, if I had it to do all over again, I would be tempted to save some bucks and buy one of these instead. Nice design.
 Decent camera. February 15, 2010
Janelle (San Jose, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is my first digital camera. I bought it based on the reviews on Amazon.com. I'm used to using manual SLRs so this was a change. The camera is really good for the price. Easy to use. Not super big. Decent quality pictures even in low light. I like the macro function. The pictures look a lot better on my computer than the LCD camera screen. I've only had it a month or 2 and no problems at all.
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