Canon S500 / IXUS 500

GREAT CAMERA.....but what is that spot on the LCD?

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Pros: Small, quick focusing. Ideal for little children. Great for candid moments.

Cons: Watch out for bad LCD. Gets warm rather quickly.

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Good buy with the extended warranty. Canon generally has good CS unlike Sony. If you take posed snaps buy the DSC-P10. For shooting Kids/Pets get this or the S410. Read More

Really Excellent Digital Camera

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Pros: Excellent Normal Pictures and Lens Quality. Good Macros. Durable, Stylish Metal Housing. Great Bundled Software.

Cons: Small 1.5" LCD Display. Fussy Lens Zoom. Cheap Plastic Battery and CF Card Compartment Covers.

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In Knowledgeable Hands, Capable of Really Superb Photographs. Lots of Flexible Features, but, alas, No Manual Focus. I Highly Recommend this Fine Canon Compact Camera. I Just Love It! Read More

A camera with the perfect size, feel, and interface

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Pros: Picture quality, manual controls, movie mode quality ( VGA ),perfect size, solidly built

Cons: movie mode framerate, installation issues with canon utilities, some red-eye here and there,pricey

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Quality, feel, size, reputation ... the key : when you walk out the store you have no regrets, and that is all I wanted. Canon's S500 is simply awesome. Read More

Canon PowerShot S500 GREAT CAMERA

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Pros: Compact, easy to use, and loaded with options.

Cons: Needs a cloth case to prevent any scratches while in my pocket.

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This camera has all I need and is compact enough to take with me anywhere. If you haven't entered into digital yet, this is a great camera to start. Read More

Canon S500...very, very nice camera!

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Pros: Excellent images, battery life (LCD off), small and compact, easy to use.

Cons: Not as feature rich as competition, battery life (LCD on)

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Literally one of the best point and shoot 5MP cameras money can buy! Read More

Great small camera

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Pros: Small, solid construction, lots-O-features, takes great pictures

Cons: Cost, hard to find features, no battery indicator, no optical zoom while recording video

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Great small camera. Rugged and feature-packed, takes great pictures. Read More

Awesome camera for candid children's pics!

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Pros: Small, compact, fast, produces excellent pictures

Cons: Red-eye reduction feature is distracting to subject and doesn't work very well

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Highly recommend for ease of use and excellent pictures. Read More

Fantastic "little" camera

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Pros: Small and easy to use.

Cons: I wish the battery life were just a bit better.

Easy to Use & Great Pictures

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Pros: Easy to use, lots of features, high quality crisp pix

Cons: zoom is weak

Great small camera

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Pros: small size, takes good pictures, quality made, very durable

Cons: shutter speed