Canon PowerShot A470 7.1MP Digital Camera with 3.4x Optical Zoom (Gray) by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon PowerShot A470 7.1MP Digital Camera with 3.4x Optical Zoom (Gray)
Digital camera Review: Lens error
Summary: 1 Stars
After put the battery i get warnings about bad batteries (brand new batteries fully charge, i test then with a voltimeter) then the lens came out but it never come back to the original posicion, then i get lens error all time, after read about this kind of problem i found is pretty normal, i try everything i saw on the net to fix the problem but nothing, the mechanism is not working.
Bad camera, i dont recomend it.
I cant RMA it because i live on Venezuela and i use a courier to buy it, if i want send it back to amazon is going to cost me the same price that i pay for the product.
Sorry for my english.
Digital camera Review: Lots of Camera for the Price
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent camera. Really a great value for your $. We bought 3 for the office to use for field survey. Our office is an electrical, mechanical and plumbing engineering firm. We have used more expensive Sony's before and people drops them all the time.
Pros:
- Excellent image quality. It has Canon's Digic III image processor.
- Uses 2 regular double AA batteries. Big advantage for us, because different people use the camera everyday. Just pop in "AAs" and you are ready to go.
- Zoom is 3.4X. You get a little bit more than the usual 3X zooms.
- Fast startup. When you turn on the camera, you can almost shoot right away.
- Large 2.5 LCD screen
- Manual control for ISO (80 to 1600), exposure and white balance
- 7 megapixel
- Shoots 640x480 video with audio
- 2 sec and 10 sec timer
Cons:
- NO viewfinder
- No wireless
Digital camera Review: Love it
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this camera for my mother-in-law, and she loves it. It takes amazing pictures well worth the money.Digital camera Review: Maybe it's just me, but......
Summary: 3 Stars
I cannot for the life of me take a good picture with any Canon camera. I owned the A570IS 7.1 MP for awhile, sold it and went back to a Fuji for my "good" camera. But I also wanted a small sturdy camera I could just toss in my hobo bag and go, so I ordered the Canon A470 to give a Canon another try, since so many others love them. I got the red one, but when it arrived, it looked more like bright hot pink or a magenta, than a true red. So for those of you guys who are wanting the red, I would choose another color.
I received the camera fast, did the set up, started taking some pictures. No matter what setting I chose, other than the close-up macro setting, the pictures were somewhat grainy. Close-up pics of items were really great, so if you are looking for a good camera for taking pictures close, this would be a good camera for that.
The A470 is really large for a newer model of camera (although this has been out a couple years now, most cameras of this era are smaller). However, it seems to be well built and I would especially think it would be wonderful for a "tween" boy or girl on up through the teens.
I was pretty impressed with the movie-making mode; pretty good sound quality and my movies were not grainy at all.
HOWEVER, if you are thinking about this camera, Canon does have a newer model which replaced this one. Check out the A480 and it may fit your needs also.
Digital camera Review: Meets our Needs
Summary: 4 Stars
We have several Maintenance men who need cameras out in the field. We typically used Polaroid film, but with that going away, I needed something digital for the not-so-tech-minded guys. This camera does exactly what I need. It has larger buttons and is bulky in the hand, so they can use the cameras with gloves on. It takes AA Batteries, which is another plus - I don't have to follow up with a guy to make sure he charged a battery, or when something is urgent, I won't hear he forgot to charge it up. The only BAD thing about the camera is the weak battery door. It seems flimsy and looks as though it could break easily. I am not too worried about it though, as the cameras are inexpensive, and with careful operation, it should work out well. Overall, it's a great camera for what I need, simple, reliable and large (Not a lot of shooting options, but I don't want those for this purpose. It meets our needs).