| A | is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras. |
| B | means they are good, with some standout features. |
| C | means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth. |
| D & F | mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs. |
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
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- 5th of 63 in Extended Zoom
- 9th of 102 in 9 and 10 Megapixels
- 8th of 27 in Powershot
- 13th of 82 in Canon
- 11th of 87 in $350 - $600
- 4 out of 5
An Excellent Superzoom/Ultrazoom (whatever you want to call it).
(Phacetious Plebbe - 4/26/09)I bought this camera to replace my Fujifilm S2000HD which had been stolen in January 2009. I was concerned about the film quality, having been thoroughly misled by the reviews online for the Fuji. But I took the plunge after reading a number of positive reviews.
Two months later, I stand as a satisfied customer, more than happy with my investment. I am a budding amateur photographer, and I am learning more as I go along, but have not yet been bitten by the dSLR bug. I am however, more advanced than your pocket point-and-shoot.
I have taken over 2,000 photos already, and the ones I have had to ditch have been the ones which have been bad due to my inabilities or hastiness. It is a wonderful device, albeit on the heavy side. However, it truly is worth the purchase, in that it has excellent ultrazoom capabilities, with semi- or full manual controls, or the ubiquitous auto setting. I am slightly disappointed that I have to manually raise the flash, unlike my Kodak P850, my original ultrazoom (seems crazy to call it that now, comparing its 12x to the Canon's 20x OPTICAL ZOOM), but it is not by any means a deal-breaker.
I encourage any of you wholeheartedly to buy this camera if you are in the market for an ultrazoom. Do not even be put off by the use of the AA batteries, as the battery life is excellent on this machine. One set of 4 AA batteries will give you at least 350 photos, if not more (some sites quote 400 as the minimum, but I always figure that that's marketing).
One piece of advise, and this is one thing that caught me: please ensure you have a good camera bag. I have a small one and the lens cover got slightly damaged as a result. Invest in a good camera bag. I would have done so myself except that my funds were spent totally. On my next trip I will buy a good one.
Get the camera, I truly don't think you will regret it, even if you are an occasional photographer. I believe that after you are introduced to its features, you will be more than intrigued and desirous of using it more.
I hope this proves helpful.
