Canon PowerShot A300 Digital Camera

Pros: lots of useful options
Cons: none for the money.

This is my first camera ever. I have had this camera for over a month now. All I wanted was a good p ...

Pros: cheap megapixels
Cons: Flash reload time

I liked the camera for the most part but is was cheap feeling, light, and plastic feeling. I took i ...

Pros: Value for money and range of functions
Cons: Would be nice to have a case, only 16MB flash card supplied

The A300 represents an excellent way of getting into digital photography, even more so when you consider it has video function too.

Batteries and Flash card are accessed via one side, whilst the USB port (cable supplied) is on the other...

Pros: Perfect images, Simple to use.
Cons: No TIFF/RAW, sometimes ackward behaviour.

I consider this camera as a perfect point-and-shoot digital camera. The quality is - for the price - outstanding. It delivers good quality pictures. It is simple to use and responds most of the time quickly to the pressing of the shutter release.
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Pros: small, cute, price
Cons: none

Batteries die fast, unless you have the ones you can recharge. But then again all digital cameras ar ...

Pros: Easy to point and shoot on the factory settings.
Cons: Too many bells and whistles to scare the novice user.

I saw my cousin using his Canon camera and it blew me away. So I thought, get one too and have just ...

Pros: Compact, good controls layout, amazing photo quality, video with sound
Cons: Technical for the first-time camera user, really drains batteries

We just got this after losing out Kodak DX3600 off the bumper (yes, really!). We knew this would be ...

Pros: Good Picture quality, and good picture quality on the LCD screen.
Cons: Huge, bad shutter lag, and the battery life.

It has good picture quality and good picture on the LCD screen, but there are a few things bad. The first thing you would notice is that the camera sucks the power out of the batteries quickly. Ever tried to take a picture of kids running? You know how fast they can go, so you hit the button when the picture takes the kids were never in the picture because of the long period of time that passes by between hitting the button and the picture taking. Another thing that is bad about this camera is how big it is. Don't you want something that is easy to slip in your pocket to carry around? With the Canon PowerShot A300 you can't do that because it is too big. I also have a Polaroid A300 and I love using it more. It doesn't have a bad shutter lag like the Canon PowerShot A300 and the Polaroid is so much smaller then the Canon.

Pros: Great price, size, resolution and easy to use.
Cons: The camera is useless with regular alkaline batteries and poor zoom quality.

This is the camera you want if you like to just take pictures with little to think about and still get those shots that make you feel like a pro. With a 256mb you can document an entire trip. Only use good quality rechargeable batteries. Regular alkaline batteries run out in less than five minutes. Rechargeable ones work for over 2 hours strong. The view finder is smaller than some other cameras, but for the price, the amazing 3.2 mega pixels and the easy use, it’s a minor drawback. You are still able to see if you got that shot or not and it’s great to be able to show off my pictures. This is the perfect camera for someone’s introduction into digital photography. The only disappointment was with the zoom. The pictures tend to come out blurry with the zoom. I just don’t use it, instead I just move myself into a better shot. All in all, I have had this camera for 3 months now and I have you to stop loving it.

Pros: picture quality 3.2 megapixels easy capture, functions, and upload
Cons: memory, unless you purchase a bigger card picture software

This camera is easy to handle and operate, and was fairly priced for what you get. The picture quality is excellent, and all of the functions are fairly simple to use. However, if you take a lot of pictures, you will need to purchase a larger memory card. Not the ideal thing to take on a vacation or long trip, because with the memory card that is supplied with purchase it only holds 20 pictures at most before it is full and you have to upload the images elsewhere. The battery life with rechargables is satisfactory. The shutter lags a little, so still poses are best-anything split second (like my infant's smile)will usually get missed. The software supplied with purchase leaves alot to be desired. I found it basically useless. This camera is a good purchase for playing around, if you're on a budget, and if you are new to the world of digital. Anyone experienced will be dissappointed without the upgrades.

Pros: None
Cons: very unreliable: battery consumption, memory card too small, major shutter lag, sometimes won't work

Sorry, maybe I got the lemon in the bunch of good reviews, but this camera has not been very reliable for me.

To start, it eats batteries like my kids eat snacks.

Terrible shutter lag, can't get any candid pictures.

Sometimes I have to push the button four or five times just to get it to work, which leaves the "subject" very grouchy by the time I get around to taking the picture.

Memory card too small--definitely have to buy a bigger memory card as soon as you get this camera, or you will be disappointed when you get somewhere and five minutes later, the memory is full.

The most recent problem I am having is that it just won't work anymore--it keeps indicating, "change battery pack", but when I do, same thing comes up.

Would not recommend this camera to anyone.

Pros: Exceptionally crisp and clear picture, great color
Cons: Tiny screen, even tinier writing, invest in rechargeable batteries.

I am impressed, almost beyond words, at what a bargain this little camera is. I bought it as part of a printer/camera package at compusa. The price was just under $200.00. I had tried this combo on my old ibm aptiva with windows 98, and couldn't get it to install. Brought it back for a full refund, the store was great. Within days, the ibm croaked, and I bought a system with XP. What a difference, installation was fairly long, but it was worth it. Notwithstanding any other problems this camera may have, the clarity of the pictures is awesome. When I printed my first, with the combo I455 canon printer, I was stunned to see fotomat quality from a printer. Wow!!! Once I get used to where things are, it is quite small, and the screen icons are quite small, I'm sure it will bring me lots of great pictures. Good value combo for the price. Get rechargeable batteries, it consumes them with great gusto.

Pros: It's exciting if it's your first digital camera. It's sleek and cool looking.
Cons: No optical zoom and VERY poor battery life (uses AA batteries)

I recently made the transition from regular to digital and found that with this camera, it didn't offer basic features that my regular camera had. It doesnt have optical zoom (which is a must if you want to capture someone onstage at a performance, etc--something I learned the hard way this weekend). I tried looking it up in the manual but didnt find it, all the while thinking it was there and that I just hadn't figured it out yet. I don't believe in "beginner" cameras because when I buy something, I intend to keep it for a VERY long time. I dont want to upgrade, but I suppose that's just me. It was a gift though, so while I feel really bad about it, I'd rather put the extra money in to get a decent camera.

Pros: Picture quality and price.
Cons: No optical zoom, and shutter delay.

This is a very good entry level camera. It also has some impressive manual features. NiMH rechargeable batteries last much, much, much longer than the standard AA. I have had the camera for 6 months and have purchased a 64MB memory card which allows for 38 highest quality pictures or about 2 minutes of highest quality video.

Pros: Great picture quality when not using zoom. Bright flash. Movie option with sound.
Cons: Very grainy pictures when zoom is used.

Great camera overall. Small, lightwieght, fits in your pocket. A must is to get rechargeable Ni-mh batteries. I can get two or three time as many pics, using the flash, than other batteries. The menus are easy to use. There are many different options you can you, but i just stick with the auto features and that works fine.