Canon PowerShot A300 3.2MP Digital Camera with 5.1x Digital Zoom by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon PowerShot A300 3.2MP Digital Camera with 5.1x Digital Zoom
Digital camera Review: A must have!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am 14 years old and received this camera on the back and it is great. I bought a 128mb memory card to go along with it, the more the better. So far I have clearly noticed the really good parts about the camera...and the not so good parts.I'll start off with the not so good parts--
1) As with all digital cameras the batteries run out very quickly (and thats an understatement). Although I do not own any rechargable batteries, I would still recommend them. I litterally go through around 2-4 each day I use it.
2) A lot of buttons on the back. The buttons are very confusing when you first start fiddling around with the camera but once you look through the guide, you'll figure it out.
3) No optical zoom
The good parts--
1) The camera is small and can easily fit in a pocket.
2) With a nice size memory card you can store tons of pictures. With my 128 mb card I can store 77 on the highest quality but I don't even need to use the highest so I keep it on either the setting that allows 125 or 225.
3) The video mode is cool and can even record sound!
4) The digital zoom. Sure digital zoom can make pictures grany but if you put it in a high quality you can zoom without giving up too much.
5) It's a fun thing to have.
6) Great value!
I know that I am probably forgetting things but all in all I have enjoyed this camera and would recommend it to everyone!
Digital camera Review: Absolute beginners, step right up!
Summary: 3 Stars
We got this camera as a Christmas gift so for the price WE paid it's great, but I would never have bought this camera!What good is paying $159 for a camera that is only half decent AFTER you pay $100 for 128mb card and $50 for a battery charger and 4 batteries?
Sure, the camera takes fine pictures in good light with little or no digital zoom, so it's great for parties or close range, if that's what you need.
I took the camera on a trip to Europe and was sooooo disappointed with the battery consumption. I was forced to buy batteries in all the most tourist-trap places, three times a day, for top dollar! Then, the enemic memory card it came with filled up in one day, so I had to buy a bigger card in an equally tourist-trap store. And yes, I bought a battery recharger on my trip as well. How much does my entry-level $159 camera cost now????
And just a word about digital zoom. NEVER use digital zoom if optical zoom in available, and NEVER buy a camera that has didn't bother including ANY optical zoom!
Save up a little money and buy yourself a better camera.
Digital camera Review: Barely average
Summary: 3 Stars
This camera is extremely cheap. Although it is a bargain and not a bad camera, I found it too frustrating for regular use. I took the camera on an extended trip and discovered the following foibles:
1, It eats through a set of 2 AA batteries in 20 - 40 pictures, depending on how much the flash is used (using LCD screen for every shot but for minimum possible time).
2, If you close the cover before the yellow light has stopped flashing, the camera thinks the batteries are finished and needs to be re-set four times before it will behave properly. Note to Canon: why not just take pictures until there's no more juice?
3, It takes an age to take the picture. Whenever I pressed the button, it always took several seconds. Occasionally, the camera would just click and whir for 10 seconds without doing anything. I missed several great pictures because of this. If I asked anyone else to take a picture with the camera, I had to specifically warn them because this camera is UNUSUALLY slow.
4, There is no obvious "fill-in" flash and the regular flash was too aggressive. Under indoor daylight conditions, the performance was fine but indoor dark conditions were difficult.
On the plus side, the pictures turned out nice and sharp, pretty well exposed, except for the flash problems I've already noted. I guess that's all I could really ask for. My next camera will probably cost four times as much but at least I won't spend my whole vacation foaming at the mouth.
Digital camera Review: Batteries & no flashcard included
Summary: 3 Stars
I recently received my camera & am very pleased with the features. However, I was halfway thru setting up my camera when the batteries it came with started to go low & I was given the sign to "replace the battery pack". I am also disappointed with the fact that MY camera DID NOT come with a flashcard - I had to go out and purchase that from the store. It would have been nice to know that ahead of time!!!!Digital camera Review: Batteries?!?
Summary: 3 Stars
My first digital camera, so I'm learning all the basics. I love it so far except for one MAJOR drawback. I have gone through SIX AA batteries so far. It goes through batteries in about 10 minutes of photography. The ones that came with it lasted about five minutes. I then bought a pack of Duracell M3 and it burned through them too. I now bought a Monster AA rechargable pack...we'll see how those work. Am I not supposed to use the LCD screen for shooting and viewing all the time? Should I just use the viewfinder for pictures and then use the LCD screen for viewing/editing later? Can anyone help me? Should I return it for another one? Is it defective? I love Amazon, gadgets and computers...but I'm baffled here.