hpvamp's Full Review: Canon Elph LT APS Film Camera
I've always believed in capturing the moment. (You know, that classic "Kodak moment") Sure, you can invest in a bulky camera that takes great pictures, but if it's so big that you don't take it with you, what good is it going to do?
From the moment I saw the commercial for the Elph during the Olympics I fell in love with it. The small size was perfect, and as soon as I bought one I found myself slipping it into my pocket wherever I went. The portability allowed me an opportunity to take pictures that otherwise never would've been taken.
The picture quality is superb, I am often surprised at how good the prints come out, and some of the panoramic shots I've took are breathtaking. The elph also has feature called the "night shot" mode, this allows you to illuminate a subject yet also keep the background from becoming to dark. It does this by applying a slower shutter speed and flashing the subject at the beginning. That was the subject is exposed but the shutter is left open long enough for the background to be exposed as well. I made a great picture of the Hong Kong skyline that way.
There are some flaws to this camera though. The flash (because it so tiny) is relatively weak, so make sure your subject is fairly close to the camera. In addition, the red eye reduction doesn't work well. Instead of flashing the subject multiple times to decrease the size of the subject's pupil, the Elph relies on a tiny light that is not bright at all. This system is flawed and you should be aware of lighting conditions that produce red-eye. Of course you can always scan the pictures and remove red-eye in photo editing software of course.
The camera is pretty durable too, it sits in my pocket a lot of the time, and I've dropped it a few times too, and it still works perfectly every time. It's developed some scratches in the front due to rubbing against my pants, but the build in lens cover ensures that the lens are never contaminated.
Be advised that this camera uses APS (24mm) film, that is slightly more expensive to develop and does not enlarge as nicely as 35mm film. However, if you are mainly shooting snapshots, the conveniences of APS (multiple film sizes, easy loading, negative storage) outweigh the problems in my humble opinion.
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