Cannon Powershot?

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BJE

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I have been wanting a better camera than my 4 megapixel Poloroid, and I saw a Cannon Powershot at a pawn shop for $40, could someone tell me more about it, is it any good? Sorry, very new to digital cameras.
 
I would avoid a pawn shop camera like the plague.

There are some items that you are better off buying new. IMHO, digital cameras are one of those. Unless you know what you are doing, you will probably end up with a lemon. You can find brand new older models on eBay for around $40 plus shipping.

As far as Canon cameras go, you can't go wrong. I have an A70 and it is great for what I use a camera for.

Almost all the brand name cameras are good. I looked at Nikon, Olympus, Kodak, Sony, etc. I bought the Canon because it felt the best to me.

Here's an example. There are many more out there and they still have valid warrenty cards.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Canon-Power...ryZ48539QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
 
I have had the Canon PowerShot A95 5MP for a few years now and am satisfied with it.
Takes some pretty clear shots, lots of functions.

Takes the Compact flash cards and uses AA battery's.
Bought some rechargeable battery's and so have not spent another penny since I got it.
Have about 15,000 pics though it so far.

The negatives are Purple fringing and slow shot to shot saving.

My first digi camera.


It'll do till I get a "better" one.
 
What's the model number? All Canon digicams that use AA batteries are called Powershots, and have been for years.
 
1whitefoot said:
Takes the Compact flash cards and uses AA battery's.
Bought some rechargeable battery's and so have not spent another penny since I got it.
Have about 15,000 pics though it so far.
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I like cameras that take AA batteries. You can always buy more AA batteries or take a brick of Costco AA if you go on a long trip. This is especially handy if you travel for foreign countries that use different currents. It sucks packing along a battery charger and a converter if you go to Greece for example. Take a couple of tiny flash cards that hold a few thousand pictures and 30 AA batteries and you are good to go. If you run out of AA, they are sold most anywhere.

Megapixals aren't the big concern that they used to be. Now it has to do with the diameter and quality of the lens. A tiny lens barely as big as your thumbnail won't take the same quality of pics as a silver dollar sized lens.

Not all flash cards are created equal either. Some cards will save a picture faster than others...within in the limits of the camera of course.
 
I just picked up a Panasonic DMC-LZ6 as a "pocket sized" camera for my wife to take on a canoe trip with our son. I've only taken a few shots with it, but it seems nice. It's got a 6X optical zoom and optical stabilization, which are both very handy. Best of all, Amazon has them for $140 right now.

And, if megapixels are a concern, it has 7.2
 
do not buy a used digital camera!!!

they are quite delicate. make sure you have 7 day return privelege!!
 
I have an old Powershot S10. Great camera and titanium body. Uses a rechargable battery, 6 volt, 650 mAh Nickel metal hydride battery. You can buy a Duracell Lithium equivalent as a backup.
 
BJE said:
I saw a Cannon Powershot at a pawn shop for $40, could someone tell me more about it, is it any good?
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You might be lucky and get one that is working 100% -
but the likelihood from a pawn shop is low.
So unless you know what to look for or can take someone who is very knowledgeable to fully check out all the functions of the camera - don't chance it.

Please take a look at my Post #30 (link) in this current thread - Help selecting a digital point and shoot camera, for some general advice.

The current cheapie digicam is the Canon PowerShot A460 which can be found via price search engines like PriceGrabber.com at a low price of $111.50 shipped.

But the advice given previously of bidding on eBay for a new Canon PowerShot A530 is a good one, since I have seen sold prices as low as $42-$63 with about $15 shipping - this is the eBay search page on the Canon A530 -

http://photography.search.ebay.com/canon-powershot-a530_Digital-Cameras_W0QQcatrefZC12QQsacatZ29997

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We have a S45 we got it just before our first born arrived on the scene, its still going strong 4 yrs later with over 10,000 pics taken through it. Canon seems to do a pretty good job for the money.
 
I've got an A75 we bought for under 200.00. Great little camera, has the standard Canon controls (including full manual) and is big enough to feel like a camera in your hands instead of a credit card.
It's a few years old, and now you can get a considerably upgraded model (7 megapixels, huge LCD screen, more features) for just a few bucks more.
 
Cougar Allen said:
What's the model number? All Canon digicams that use AA batteries are called Powershots, and have been for years.
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But not all Powershot models use AA batteries :)

I have S50, not bad for a compact.
But if you are to buy a compact prepare for slow focus and low (light) sensitivity.
 
I had an older Powershot that served me well, and recently bought a Powershot SD1000 7.1 mpixel. Its the size of a deck of cards and takes great pics. Not too spendy at around $215, but you would want to add a larger memory card.

This one uses a rechargeable battery, btw. And carry a spare, but never need it.

cheers :thumbup:
 
huugh said:
But not all Powershot models use AA batteries :)

I have S50, not bad for a compact.
But if you are to buy a compact prepare for slow focus and low (light) sensitivity.
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Oops -- you're right, only Powershot A models use AA batteries; the Powershot S models use lithium. I should have said all Canon digicams are called Powershot. (DSLRs are not digicams.) :o
 
Thanks for all the advice. I don't know the model number, I just saw it in the case and thought I would ask, I thought the price was too good to be true. I have a Polaroid a310 right now, and I can't take a decent picture with it. It won't work indoors, the flash makes the pics look messed up, it has to be perfect weather outside and the object being photographed has to tilted the right way.....it is a PITA to take pictures with it. Is it the camera or my photography skills, I can take a good 35mm picture though?
 
Cougar Allen said:
It's just the terminology that photography pnuts use. Language often isn't literal....
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I think you are wrong.

But if you can support your claim that digicam doesn't mean digital camera (and that "digicam" "term" doesn't include DSLRs) I'm all ears.
 
Support? Sure -- just look around the photography forums -- www.photo.net etc. I'm not saying that's the way it should be; it's just the way it is. A great deal of English usage does not make much sense; that one is the least of our problems....
 
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