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Canon - PowerShot 14.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Silver
Average customer rating
4
(94 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 94 reviews
5 Stars
50
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
11
1 Star
5
73%of customers recommend this product.
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69 out of
94)
Customer Reviews for Canon - PowerShot 14.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Silver
Customer Rating
5
Love it!
on November 11, 2010
Posted by: JM
from Philadelphia, PA
I was very pleased with this camera. I was looking for a cheap camera to replace my canon powershot a590 that got water damage. I wanted a pocket sized camera to carry around to places I wouldn't want to bring my DSLR. I was surprised at how good the picture quality is and how I'm able to focus and create depth of field as I would with a DSLR. Battery life lasts; I would say over 500 pictures. Colors are very vivid and you have many effects/ setting choices. I've used it to take pictures of pretty much everything, animals, children, landscape, plants/flowers. Takes great cropping photos. Video quality is great. I would definitely recommend this camera!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Highly Impressed
on September 4, 2010
Posted by: T-Mack
from Port Huron, Michigan
I purchased this camera based off the review of a stranger I met in the store. He raved about how much his wife liked it over the seven other cameras they owned. Good enough for me! I was also influenced by the high rating it received from the store reviews. I have used this camera and now laugh at some of the other reviews. I have made some of the operator errors that others who have provided poor reviews of the camera, have made, then read the directions. WORKS GREAT! The huge number of functions and options may be too much for some people. I'm sure I will never use them all. It's a lot of fun for people like me who like to play with their camera as well as just turn it on and snap photos. If you just want to take a picture at Timmy's Birthday party, save yourself some money and buy a less expensive model, but if you like to be creative and artistic and like carrying your camera around with you so you can capture any moment, then this is the camera you want. Takes great photos. Battery will last for 200+ pics with flash on full charge. YES it has small buttons (Compact Camera Class), but I have had very little difficulty navigating and/or operating it. Printed out the Users Manual from the Disc provided, making sure I selected the correct printer settings. The guide printed in its entirety on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, full sized. I am very pleased with this purchase so far. And by all means, do use the wrist strap!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Awesome Camera
on December 26, 2010
Posted by: Cameras
I love this camera! It's perfect size so I can take it everywhere. It's a really cool camera and it comes with very exciting features such as "fisheye" which makes people and items boldge out and look funny, also "color swap" and color accent" are very fun to use. The quality of the pictures taken are really nice and clear because of the nice 14.1 megapixels. Some of the reviews say that people don't like this camera because it's complicated and hard to use and the images are blurry, but I completly disagree. The videos are in high quality. Another nice thing about this camera is that you can switch the quality of your image if you want to hold more pictures on your memory card. You can even edit some of your pictures on the camera. Something I don't like on the camera is that the videos take up a lot of battery, I don't mind as much though because I'm more of a picture person rather then videos. Other then that I love and I highly recommend it to someone who loves photography or just to someone who wants to take pictures for fun!
Pros: Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Short battery life
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
1
Tech regress and disappointment
on January 3, 2011
Posted by: setin1
from Secaucus, NJ
I have had Digital Elph SD1000 for 4 years as an “always at hand” travel companion. It did quite good job. Unfortunately my children scratched the lenses. The SD1000 experience steered my choice and I expected that newer SD1400 would performed at list the same. I am quite disappointed. I compare photos taken almost simultaneously by my wife and I with old and new cameras in same indoor setting. The photos coming out not as sharp and crispy, as we still are getting from 4 years old predecessor. The shots made from tripod are still appear out of focus. Even at close range with flush there are notable noise (grainy photos), the colors are kind of milky-pastel, yellowish-green children faces. The menu of set up features are inconveniently cascaded, that takes additional time to switch mode. With great regret I will have to return this camera to exchange it for something better of that size and price.
Pros: Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable
Cons: Poor image quality, Poor Low-Light Performance, Complicated controls/menu
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Worth the wait!
on August 10, 2010
Posted by: Filippa
from Los Angeles, Ca
As a professional photographer, it took me 9 years to finally have found a point and shoot camera to own! The controls are extremely easy to navigate. I often check out new cameras that come out and it just seemed too complicated to browse through with all the added automatic features. When I got this camera in my hand, everything just flowed smoothly. The navigation took me to where I thought it would take me and with ease. I love the colors that it comes in. Very stylish and simple. I still feel professional using this camera for any shoots!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Too many megapixels?
on August 10, 2010
Posted by: Smith2010
from Austin, TX
This was supposed to be an upgrade for me from the SD1000. I wanted the IS function. I don't feel that the camera delivers on most levels. The build quality is not up to the SD1000 - the image quality is fairly typical Canon (that is, very good) but the extra megapixels really don't translate into better image quality (not too surprising with the same chip size). Handling (as with the entire SD series) is good. Just not a significant improvement over previous SD models.
Pros: excellent handling, good picture quality
Cons: not a significant upgrade from previous models
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Now the Preferred Camera with Ghosthunters
on September 6, 2010
Posted by: sklpeartree
from Macon GA
I bought this camera for the simplicity of operating features, but it had plenty of power--great memory, long-lasting battery, ease of charging, digitial zoom, etc. I enjoyed it in family use, but when it went out ghosthunting with me, it has proved its worth over and over. It takes a very high quality flash picture, with its flash being SO superior to other cameras in our group. When we review pictures, the high quality of megapixels is almost unbelievable, since we have to zoom in on dark areas, and define from there. It now is THE camera in our group!
It has caught things that others clicking away in the same area have missed! It's unbelievable, especially for the price!
It has caught things that others clicking away in the same area have missed! It's unbelievable, especially for the price!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
disappointed
on December 9, 2010
Posted by: traveler
from Columbus OH
Several months ago I purchased a PowerShot SD 1400 IS to replace my SD550. I loved the 550, but it developed some glitches. I expected the same quality with the new camera and have been sorely disappointed. The action is so slow that many shots are missed. If I am taking photos of stationary objects, it is fine. The quality of the photos continue to be very good, but I miss shots by seconds due to the slow action. I regret the amount of money I spent on this as well as the missed shots.
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, durable, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Poor Low-Light Performance
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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