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Canon - PowerShot 12.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Silver
Average customer rating
4
(68 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 68 reviews
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Star
4
72%of customers recommend this product.
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49 out of
68)
Customer Reviews for Canon - PowerShot 12.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Silver
Customer Rating
5
best camera for a point and shoot
on December 7, 2010
Posted by: mike
from ohio
I droped it in the lake and found it dried it out and rechaged the battery and it worked! takes great pictures also!
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, Bright LCD, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Love it!!!
on December 5, 2010
Posted by: Mom of 5
from Middletown, Ohio
I got this camera as a early Christmas present, I played around with it all day yesterday. It replaced my Canon PowerShot A470, which still works and will be my back up camera. I take lots of pictures and the only thing so far that I have noticed is that I can not take b/w pics on this camera, you can use b/w in video; I'm hoping that I just haven't figured it out yet. It takes great low light pics, I had to turn the flash off on most of my pics other wise it was to bright. I also like that the feature to voom in after a pic has already been taken it easier to use. If you are replacing a Canon it will be easy to figure out everything. I would recommed this camera, Love It!!
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Missing features/settings
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Not a bad camera, but...
on November 28, 2010
Posted by: smj
Could be better designed. Got it for a vacation trip and was less than happy with the options and operation. Didn't like the fact that you have to go into the menu to change the zoom, and once it is set, if you want to change it, you have to go back into the menu. Used to buttons on the camera that you can adjust the zoom as you are looking at the object. Also, only 3 levels of zoom. My main issue was that you cannot take ANY pics without a memory card. Used ot cameras that have a small amount of built-in memory.
Pros: decent price
Cons: needs better design
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Disappointing
on October 31, 2010
Posted by: Wickwire
from Grand Junction, CO
While this camera is easy to use and compact enough to slip into a shirt pocket. The quality of photos taken at full zoom is very poor. Could be that it is because the finished file size is smaller. (Have a SD890 IS that makes bigger file sizes and zoom photos turn out much clearer. It takes 10 mega pixel photos.) Having the wide angle is useful at times but don't care for it to be the starting position for photos.
Pros: slim design, menus easy to use, file size smaller
Cons: poor zoom quality, button to switch modes ackwards
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Excellent camera
on October 11, 2010
Posted by: Mikeythed
from Sarasota, FL
Very easy to use and print photos. The ZOOM feature is excellent, makes cropping easy. Exposure adjustment makes it easy to go manual if circumstances require.
Cons: sometime hard to locate all the features
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
on September 25, 2010
Posted by: Eddie Paulos
from Boston, MA
A great camera - value for money with the kind of features and the reliability of the brand!
Pros: great picture quality, value for money, sturdy
Cons: none so far
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
A great camera
on August 31, 2010
Posted by: kittycanon
I'm starting to learn about photography because I've had quite a huge interest in the art for awhile, and this was my first camera. It's very cool looking, and though I wanted the chocolate color, I am still satisfied with the light pink as well. A wonderful product! :)
Pros: long battery life, easy menu navigation, small size great photos, very detailed images, nice lamp/flash
Cons: won't always focus forground object on macro mode, lcd lags in darker enviorments
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
2
PowerShot SD1300 IS
on August 25, 2010
Posted by: Paula
I purchased this camera with high hopes after having read numerous reviews and specs. Previously I had owned a PowerShot 870. The 1300 IS is a simple point and shoot, with good clarity and ease of use. It comes with minimal documentation and instruction booklet, which is adequate for getting started. There is no indication as to where to go for more documentation or guidance, however. The downside has come in attempting to use the software in downloading the images to computer. On neither my laptop or desktop have I been able to get the software to work. The troubleshooting tip or two in the online manual was of no help. This had not been a problem whatsoever with the PowerShot 870. There seems to be no viable means of support, which is deeply problematic. Generic downloading works on my laptop, but is of limited utility for anything more sophisticated.
Pros: simple point and shoot with good technical quality
Cons: limited documentation software that doesn't work.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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