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Canon PowerShot S300 / IXUS 300 Digital CameraTaking good pictures doesn't have to be difficult. The new Canon PowerShot S300 goes where no digital camera has gone before. This...
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Taking good pictures doesn't have to be difficult. The new Canon PowerShot S300 goes where no digital camera has gone before. This Digital ELPH has greater zoom power, more life-like color reproduction, movie clip recording, and even its own little printer. You'll still find the ease of operation, superior features, and unique quality that you trust with Canon PowerShot S300 Digital ELPH.??The stainless steel-bodied S300 defines luxury and sophistication. Its ultra-compact design employs the latest optical technology. In fact, Powershot S300 is the world's smallest digital camera with a retractable, optical 3x zoom lens. The more powerful light guide flash, the new digital signal processing IC/CPU, and LCD monitor run more efficiently, requiring only a compact Li-Ion battery. This all boils down to a camera that's stronger, smarter, faster, yet more compact. You want your pictures to look their best, right? Well, quality pays. Canon technology gives the S300 a 1/2.7 inch type, 2.11 megapixel CCD, able to r...
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Best of last four digitals I've owned
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Pros: Small, full-featured, great image quality, great price
Cons: Under-powered flash
The Bottom Line:
If you are on the fence about buying an ultracompact digital, this is your camera.
This was the fourth digital camera that I have purchased in the last 3-4 years and, to put it simply, it is the BEST digital camera I've had. Here are the specifics:
-Smallest camera. The form factor of this camera is simply spectacular. I can carry it in a jacket pocket or even a pants pocket. I had a Sony DSC-P1 which is Sony's ultra-compact but it's odd shape made it seem much bigger. Plus the Sony weighed a ton.
-Image quality. Compared to the 3 mega-pixel DSC-P1, the S300, with only 2 mega-pixels, had the same or possibly even slightly better image quality. I know this is very subjective, but my Ofoto prints and web images are just as good.
-Battery life. I think battery life is very solid. Even when the "low battery" alert came on, I still took another 6-8 pictures. I bought an extra battery anyway which is nice because it only takes 2 hours to fully charge! Also, the charger has a great form factor too.
-Price. This thing is a steal, several hundred less than my Sony DSC-P1. I purchased mine from B&H Video in NYC. Very reliable, great price, no tax outside NY.
Now, the downside:
-Flash power. I have noticed that the flash is under powered. Pictures I took against a white wall at about 6-8 feet weren't full illuminated at the edges. This hasn't been a huge problem, but I anticipate that it will pose a problem shooting from farther away in poorly lighted situations.
-8MB CompactFlash. What's the point? Get the 128MB CompactFlash. I've shot 50-60 pictures at a fairly high quality and not even come close to filling this thing. I'm going to Paris for a week and I don't anticipate filling it.
If you are on the fence, you can't go wrong with this camera. The "cons" are minor.
My price includes a 128MB CompactFlash and an additional battery. I think both are really required.
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