Canon PowerShot S230 / IXUS v3 Digital Camera Reviews

Canon PowerShot S230 / IXUS v3 Digital Camera

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  • First Time User

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 25, 2004
    Pros: small, cost efficient, good photos, easy access to computer
    Cons: battery life after taking a video

    Summary: This was my first digital camera. I was looking for a small camera that could just take snapshots to record the moment with my friends, and this camera did just that. It's not a very complex camera. It's easy to use, fairly priced, compact, and has easy ... read more

  • I Love This Thing...

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 5, 2003
    Pros: Size, solid/sexy build. Point&Shoot manual mode. Very extensive manual advanced user mode
    Cons: Navigation through commands are confusing and the instruction manual sucks. Read it anyway and practice.

    Summary: Ok, get yourself a pair of Dockers geek pocket pants and this camera is going with you anywhere you please. I personally love the lens cover on auto-close; I know this way, the lens is protected while in my pocket. The new batteries are 840mah but if ... read more

  • Great little pocket camera

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 10, 2003
    Pros: Small, Tough, Power Efficient, Not Complicated, quality images.
    Cons: proprietary battery, shutter lag

    Summary: This is a very durable yet compact camera. It fits in my pocket easily and has a stainless steel case that seems to be very tough. I took it to the grand canyon along with my Olympus C700 with the 10x optical zoom and the cannon had the truer color ca ... read more

  • Perfect Compact Camera for the Price

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 31, 2003
    Pros: compact, sturdy feel, small battery and charger, quick downloads
    Cons: poor optical zoom, when digital zoom low quality

    Summary: I whole heartedly recommend this camera. I just started taking pictures, and it has become a great ... read more

  • Feature-rich, well-built 3.2MP camera

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 11, 2003
    Pros: Excellent functionality/features, very good image quality
    Cons: slight purple fringing, iffy flash, 2X zoom

    Summary: Backstory: To start off, I'll discuss what I had before this, which will let readers know where I'm ... read more

  • The small digital camera that does it all, and does it well!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 10, 2003
    Pros: Compact Size, light, 3.2 for prints up to 8*10,movie clips as clear as my camcorder!
    Cons: no battery indicator.

    Summary: Around for Christmas 2002 my friend got the Powershot S200 because he always borrowed his parents So ... read more

  • Great Camera for those who want great photos without a degree in photography

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 9, 2003
    Pros: Size-Super Small, 3.2 Mpix, Picture quality,ease of use
    Cons: Battery Life is so so, Size of supplied flash card.

    Summary: I had bought the Elph 110 and loved it! I travel a lot and having a camera this small was too good t ... read more

  • Super Secret Spy Camera!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 5, 2003
    Pros: design, photo quality
    Cons: user manual

    Summary: I love my little supersecret spy camera! I did a lot of research before-hand and it really paid off. ... read more

  • This camera is awesome!!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 10, 2003
    Pros: Excellent Picture Quality - Small Size
    Cons: Focusing problems using Flash - 2x zoom lens

    Summary: This is my fourth digital camera. I have always been a fan of NIKON digital cameras. Having checked ... read more

  • Love my Canon!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 8, 2003
    Pros: Small, compact size; takes great pictures; Canon quality; good flash; sleek design
    Cons: A little heavy

    Summary: I've had great experiences with Canons, so naturally, when it came time to buy myself a digital camera, that's where I looked. I wanted a small camera, something that would fit in my small purse, so that I could take it anywhere and take pictures ... read more

  • Great Digital Camera To Carry

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 3, 2003
    Pros: Small elph size. Fine photos. Easy to use. Many, many options.
    Cons: Red Eye with flash.

    Summary: Excellent Camera I have owned for about 6 months. Small enough for me to carry it in my brief case and use. I find battery lasts about a day in normal use and holds charge for over a month when not used much. Buy an extra. You will need a 256K ... read more

  • The perfect little camera

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 24, 2003
    Pros: Small, portable, great quality pics, easy to use
    Cons: Battery life, slight loss of quality in low light, weak flash, tiny standard 16MB card

    Summary: I bought this camera a few months back and have never looked back, it is great for everything I have ever wanted to use it for. I am an amateur photographer but with this camera I still manage to take some great photos with this camera. I ... read more

  • PowerShot Pulls Through

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 11, 2003
    Pros: Unbelieveably small and compact, yet a great camera.
    Cons: None

    Summary: When shopping for digital cameras, I first purchased a Cannon G3. This camera had amazing quality, yet was very pricey. I returned this camera becasue the cost was not worth it for the quality. However I still was looking for a digital camera to take on ... read more

  • Small, Feature-Laden Elph is a Dynamo!!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 8, 2003
    Pros: Looks, speed, features, capabilities
    Cons: Small, smooth exterior makes it prone to dropping!

    Summary: Previous to this, the only camera I ever owned was a Canon Sure-Shot, purchased in 1982. It still works flawlessly. With that having been said, I decided to make the jump to digital. Based on previous experience, I knew Canon would be a safe ... read more

  • Almost a perfect camera

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 10, 2003
    Pros: Small size, ease of use, features, rechargeable battery
    Cons: Easily toggled video/camera switch, CompactFlash memory is slow

    Summary: My wife received this camera as a birthday gift from my parents last fall, and we absolutely love it! First of all, it's very small and built solidly. I realize that I never used my digital camera before because I didn't like lugging it around ... read more

  • Canon PowerShot S230 Digital Elph (Canon Digital IXUS v3)

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 8, 2003
    Pros: Compact, Lightweight, and Feature-Filled.
    Cons: The zoom is not as powerful as the rest of the camera's features.

    Summary: I purchased this camera a couple months ago for general home and business use. I must say that doing all the research that I did before buying was time well spent as I am very happy with my purchase. Here are the key features: Max ... read more

  • Great Travel or Daily Point & Shoot Camera

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 5, 2003
    Pros: Very good build quality and feel. Relatively easy-to-use and robust.
    Cons: Battery life seems to vary between good and merely adequate.

    Summary: For objects 6 inches or greater in distance, the S230 does an amazing job in its ability to take crisp, clear images. I have had very little problem with the auto-focus. Due to its size, I have found it very convenient to carry in a variety of places. ... read more

  • Good things come in small packages!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 3, 2003
    Pros: Small size, easy to use, great pictures, battery charger, stylish
    Cons: Limited optical zoom

    Summary: I recently purchased this camera (my first digital camera) and I have been very impressed so far. The camera itself looks great. The stainless steel frame is very sturdy. After you have held this camera, all others will seem like cheap plastic toys. ... read more

  • Worth your Purchase

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 2, 2003
    Pros: Small, Good quality build, Great CCD !Worth the buy !
    Cons: No battery status indicator, Shutter lag ( ALL average digital cameras have it )#!%$!

    Summary: As some people are aware it's the quality of the ccd that counts MORE than the Megapixel count. This is exactly the case with the Canon s230 3.2 Megapixel. Does better than my kodak 4 Mega ( Much better actually). Has alot of manual settings for this ... read more

  • canon s230

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 16, 2003
    Pros: Size (Small as a pack of cigs), 3.2 mpix, metal body.
    Cons: Small battery, red-eye

    Summary: I bought my S230 from best buy with a free gift card i won from a Best Buy contest. This was my first digital camera and at the time I did not even own a computer. With my free $500 card, I bought the camera, and two 128mb cards. My uncle ... read more

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