1. 4.0 megapixel sensor creates 2,272 x 1,704 images for prints at 8 x 10 and beyond
2. 4x optical plus 3.6x digital(for 14x total) zoom lens with autofocus
3. Included 32 MB CompactFlash card holds 54 images at Large/Normal resolution; camera is Microdrive compatible
4. Connects with Macs and PCs via USB port
5. Uses proprietary lithium-ion rechargeable battery (included)

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G3 PowerShot Review

Excellent camera. Used in an orthodontic office to take intraoral dental photos as well as facial photos. Easy to use. Good quality images.

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This is a great camera!

I bought my G3 in September of 2003 after my SLR took a dump 3 weeks before my baby was due. I have NEVER been disappointed. Granted, if I had the money, I would have gone for something better, but this was the BEST I could have gotten for my money. Some reviewers have commented on the camera not being worth the price - you must not have shopped around! I found mine, brand new, for $460 from a reputable online camera store.

My pictures turn out great most of the time. I agree with the slow focus time, but you can't get everything with a prosumer camera. I love the neverending list of options this camera offers (from flash output to f-stops to white balance, etc. etc.).

When I have the money saved up I'll be buying the Canon digital rebel, but until then I am very satisfied with my G3.

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At its introduction, a real powerhouse

When I bought this camera 3 years ago, it was the advanced "point-n-shoot" I had been waiting for. While it's outdated now, it's successors (the most recent is the just-launched G7) have continued Canon's tradition of knowing their users. This camera let's me do nearly everything to which I was accustomed with my film slr. It can be fully automatic, (almost) completely manual (you can't expose the same frame/file multiple times, as in a film camera). It has a choice of metering modes, though no spot meter - however I've rarely found this to be too sore a point). And it let's me be creative and experiments.

My main gripes:
1. Autofocus is not speedy nor as accurate as as a film slr.
2. Battery life is much less than a film camera (as are most digicams).
3. It only records up to ISO400, and there's some noise and fringing in the shadows in low light at that speed.
4. Lens does not have a fixed maximum aperature, however, at the lens' widest angle max aperature is a robust F/2.
5.It now seems a bit clunky, physically.

I'm looking forward to upgrading to my first DSLR shortly. Can't wait to have the resolution, speed, and lens interchangeability that I so enjoyed on my old Elan.

That said, if you're looking for an advanced fixed lens point and shot, don't hesistate to try out the latest in the Canon Powershot line.

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Seven Years and Going Strong

I love my Canon PowerShot G3. Since being purchased new in early 2003 I have used it to take literally tens of thousands of photographs. It has never let me down and the battery life is amazing, requiring only one change during a span of more than seven years.

Mine has proven to be well constructed. It's been used in the rain, packed away in luggage, shoved into my purse, taken on roller coasters (used too), and dropped yet it's never broken. I do the unthinkable by cleaning the lens with the bottom of my shirt yet the lens remains scratch free.

For it's day the Canon PowerShot G3 is one of the standouts in terms of durability of construction, battery life, features, easy of use, and picture quality. Here we are in 2010 with lots of outstanding digital cameras to choose from, but for me there isn't a camera out there that justifies the expense of replacing this one.

Thank you my old faithful friend.

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Malfunctions, poor cust. service, insulting Upgrade Program

Initially a nice camera. However, while I was stationed in Iraq the camera suffered from an E24 error while it was with my wife in Germany. I chose not to take the camera to Iraq out of fear that it would be damaged. Instead, to my suprise, it was damaged in Germany for no apparant reason, atleast not one due to poor handling. My wife mailed the camera to the Canon repair shop in the States. They returned the camera in working order. The repairs were completed free of charge since it was in the time period of the one year warranty. On the day I returend from Iraq (6 months later after the first repair) a friend took a photo of us at the reception ceremony. The camera relapsed into the same state as before - an E24 error. The LCD screen would not display any data. The camera therefore completely shut itself off, a feature that was later explained to me by a Canon representative that is used to protect the camera from further damage. I spoke with a repair representative about what appears to me to be an easy fix. I was told that since my warranty had expired I would have to pay a minimum of $187 to a maximum of $500 for the repairs. Keep in mind this was told to me prior to any Canon technician ever even looked at the camera. I asked if that would still be the charge if it was a fix as simple as a loose screw and they told me that was an accurate assumption. I then asked if I would be required to pay if it was found that the problem was related to the initial repair having not been done properly while under warranty, again they responded that I would. They then informed me of an "Upgrade Program". They told me I could send them my G3, and pay them an additional $300, and in return I would receive a REFURBISHED G5! Not a new one, REFURBISHED! If I were to accept that offer I would end up paying $950 for a refurbished Canon G5 ($300 + the original $650 for the G3). I was insulted to say the least. I'm willing to bet that those refurbished G5's are part of a program that they have for an upgrade to the G6 for the G5 users that have the same issue as I. What a scam! What a pathetic customer service department! What an insult to an American soldier that just returned from a 13 month deployment in Iraq! Oh yeah, the company is Japanese, they don't care anyway;)

But by the way, I do own another Canon Powershot A20, 2.1 MP. I've owned it for over 3 years and it has been a great camera. I believe Canon is the best brand out there. But as for their repair assistance, customer service, and warranty policy - they are simply an insult!

Tim
An unhappy American soldier...

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1. 7.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 15 x 20-inch prints
2. 3x optical zoom; ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto
3. DIGIC III Image Processor; Face Detection AF/AE
4. Selectable shooting modes and special scene modes
5. Print/Share button makes direct printing simple

Editorial Review :

CL) CANON POWERSHOT SD1000 BLK DIG

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Canon PowerShot SD1000

My daughter has had this exact camera for a few years, uses it daily, and it recently met its demise. Knowing and loving this camera already, I decided to search and find her the same one. Yea for Amazon! Daughter and "new" camera are quite happy, no struggles learning a new system and mom is a hero. :) Oh yeah, and it takes great pictures!

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The seller is amazing. He kept his part of the bargain by maintaining his/her promise

This seller will definitely be referred to others who shop on Amazon. The camera was just as advertised and it arrived very fast. Congrats to this seller and I hope he/she keep doing the good work he has started. (S)he should always remember that good name and trust is better than riches.

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Great product but not durable

Used the camera for 2 years. It has great picture quality. A very good point and shoot camera for the price. After a fall the camera gave the "Error reading lens" error and the customer service asked almost the same price as the camera for repair.

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Great Camera

This is the third Canon Elph (Ixus) I have owned in 9 years and like both the others it takes great pictures and video with sound and is very easy to use. I have also used the time lapse feature when making a snowman in winter and dressing our Christmas tree which was great fun for youtube. Probably no longer available new, but a good second hand would be an even bigger bargain.

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Wow, I REALLY hate this camera

I'm on my 3rd Canon powershot/elph camera (which probably speaks to the durability). Liked the others but, man, is this a poor camera. The picture quality is HORRIBLE. What looks like a clear picture on the display screen repeatedly turns out blurry once I try to print photos or download to the computer. We've lost photos of many special moments by relying on this camera.

Do yourself a favor and steer clear of this camera.

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1. 3.2 megapixel resolution produces prints up to 11 x 14 inches
2. World's smallest retractable 2x optical zoom lens with 3.2x digital zoom
3. Smallest digital Elph yet; captures video clips with sound up to 3 minutes
4. Included 16 MB Secure Digital (SD) card
5. Powered by rechargeable lithium-ion battery; connects with Macs and PCs via USB port

Customer Review :

Tried and True

I have had my Canon Powershot SD100 for over 4 years and have never been unhappy with it. Pictures turn out high quality and professional looking. Battery life remains fantastic even after having charged and recharged it hundreds of times. The size is perfect to toss in a purse or bag, and the camera is durable enough that you don't have to worry about it when you do! Working the camera is easy - it's simple to navigate and extremely user friendly. I had some issues with the CCD a while back, but I called Canon and they fixed it for FREE (they even paid for shipping). I don't doubt that I will continue to use this camera until it is unusable (which will no doubt be quite some time), and then I'll buy another Canon! I am thoroughly impressed. I would recommend purchasing a larger SD card to go this one, as the one that's included is pretty small. My 1GB card is perfect.

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Handy size, greater starter camera!

This was my first digital camera. It was perfect for the first year I had it - easily portable and navigable, decent battery life, movie and instant B+W options; it was the source of digital goodness. After the first year, when my concerns became focused on the quality of the photos I began to get increasingly disappointed. The zoom and flash limited the quality of photographs I was able to take. I kept getting blurry pictures, or the flash caused over-exposure or was too weak to make out anything in the distance. Forget about shots of buildings in twilight.
I upgraded to a Digital Rebel for my first trip to Costa Rica and have satisfied most of the needs I was not receiving with the Elph. Obviously, comparing the Digital Elph to a Rebel is like comparing a Volkswagon to a Porsche.
Despite the satisfying upgrade, when my Elph was destroyed in an airline mishap I replaced it right away. The Elph has become my purse camera, indispensable for recording the scene of a traffic incident for insurance or catching the idiosyncrasies of life when the hulking Rebel is at home. It's not perfect but it is my sturdy, reliable recording device on the fly and I'm glad I still have one around. Overall a fantastic beginners camera, although limited by it's small pixel size. Because pixels have gotten so much more advanced, this would be a great gift for a young, budding photographer. It can handle travel, drops, and being roughed up quite well.

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Disappointed

There was no description of how much video you can record with this camera. I purchased this camera for the purpose of making videos, and I also knew it took good pictures. I wanted that feature, also, so I figured it said it takes video, so if I had a big enough memory capacity, it'll take bigger videos...wrong. It's a 3 minute limit - and I was never informed of this on Amazon. Now I've spent $150 for practically nothing. On top of that, when I got this camera, the battery kept dying, even WITH a full charge. So I had them send me another battery, which kept dying on me the same one the last one did. So I am very disappointed with how this turned out.

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very good camera

This camera is very nice. I will go down on the pro's and con's.

Pro's:

1. Very small. It is with ease that you can put this camera into your pocket, or even into your glove dept of your car (and just how many things can you put in a glove dept these days?!!) And the size really makes it easy for handling when taking pictures.

2. The digital rear view is very nice. You get a clear vivid view of what it is that you are taking a picture of. This is a fantastic feature, considering that many other camera's do not have a good view in the rear view... which sort of really goes against having the picture view in the rear of the camera in the first place! Bright and easy to see.

3. For a 3.2 mpixel camrea, these pictures are pretty good quality. I really like them, but would consider this a lower end camera... don't try to take shots of stuff far away. This camera is for use close up.. like under 5 feet in distance for any definition.

4. Easy to use downloading from camera. You can use the software they give you with this camera... or just skip it and use the windows XP software that automatically detects the camera, and loads the windows software that will work with your camera. This is really nice that Canon and Bill Gates talked to each other and they shared information on drivers and software. This does NOT alaways happen BTW. Kudo's for Canon.

Con's:

1. Battery life. The battery is horrendous. After six months, the battery rarely last over 15 - 20 minutes. This is pretty bad. I mean, this battery is easily the poorest quality of any battery in any device I have ever used. And Canon should be ashamed for issuing the darn battery with this type of quality. With Canon, you expect better quality.

2. Starter Camera. This camera is really not for use for anything other than really close pictures. Which is sorta what I said in the Pro section, and it is a pro for that reason.. but with the small zoom, I expected to get more than five feet or so for definition... perhaps I was over optimistic...

3. Outershell of camera. After a couple of months, the color of the case of the camera sorta rubbed off. It looks very dull, and old... I have had other cameras that are considerably older than this camera, but look a heck of a lot newer than this camera. What did they put on the outer shell of this camera? I do not know, but Canon should not use whatever it was again. My camera looks like it is 50 years old.

Overall: A very good starter camera. I would not get this again, but I would get it for someone who is just taking fun photos. Perhaps get it for a youngster, or someone who might not really care that they can't get super good pictures.

Have fun!!

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Beware of the E18 error

I bought this camera in 2004, and it worked very well. I would agree with most of the other good reviews. However, all of a sudden the lense would not shut down and I kept getting an E18 error on screen. Apparently this is common on these types of Canon camera's (ie. the lense getting stuck), and will cost approx $150 - $250 to repair, which is more than the original cost of the camera. I did not drop it or mishandle it in any way, so it looks like a defect in the camera.

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1. Compact design and 6 bright colors to match any personality: Dark Gray, Blue, Pink, Green, Light Gray and Orange.
2. 10.0 megapixel resolution makes it a breeze to print large size images with clarity and detail.
3. Large, crisp 2.5" PureColor LCD II and wide viewing angle.
4. Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings for the camera based on 18 predefined shooting situations.
5. DIGIC 4 Image Processor has evolved Face Detection Technology that tracks the faces of moving subjects and lets the shooter enter the frame seamlessly with the Face Detection Self-timer.

Editorial Review :

The Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Digital ELPH camera has exuberant color, the sculptured style of Canon's famed ELPH series and the innovative know-how that takes you to a whole new level of picture-taking accomplishment. With the PowerShot SD1200 IS Digital ELPH, dramatic, personal pictures have never been easier to shoot and share. This 10.0-megapixel camera lets you create impressive, large photos of family and friends you'll be proud display. The high-resolution images taken by the SD1200 IS Digital ELPH can be enlarged up to 13" x 19".The PowerShot SD1200 IS Digital ELPH is equipped with Canon's acclaimed Optical Image Stabilizer Technology that automatically detects and corrects camera shake - one of the leading causes of fuzzy or blurred shots. Even when zoomed in, you can get the steady, crisp, brilliant images you'll be proud to shoot and share. And Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer Technology is so convenient to use. It functions perfectly with or without a flash.

Customer Review :

Camera review

This is one NEAT camera. Good battery; easy to use; good screen, AND it has an optical viewfinder for those bright days when there is no way to see the screen. Nost of the new point and shoot cameras do not have this feature.
All in all, highly recommend this camera!!

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1. 5-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 13 x 17-inch prints
2. 2.5-inch LCD display; optical viewfinder; 3x optical zoom
3. Shoot high-quality movies at up to 60 frames per second with Fast Frame Rate Movie Mode
4. DIG!C II Image Processor for faster processing, vibrant colors, and excellent image quality
5. 12 shooting modes including My Color settings for customization while shooting

Editorial Review :

PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH is styled to impress and powered to perform. A 5.0 Megapixel CCD, genuine Canon optical zoom and advanced technology ensure superb images, while a new 2.5 inch LCD screen makes shooting and playback both fun and convenient.

Customer Review :

Nice but what's with the flash

I know a lot of people have reviewed this product and I agree that it is a really nice camera. Its small size allows me to take it everywhere and with my new 4gig flash card I can take pictures of everything I see. I used it to shoot many of the photos on our site [...]. For an improvement I wish the flash had some settings rather than just on or off.

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Photos aren't sharp of by today's standards.

The Canon SD450 is very small and light for travel but it's photo quality isn't quite up to 2010 standards. Colors are very good but it lacks image stabilization so I had a hard time getting sharp, in-focus photos. It only has 3x zoom. The zoom lever and mode switch were a bit hard for me to operate but maybe that's because the used camera was 5 yrs old when I bought it. There are newer small, compact camera models with IS and much more zoom. I prefer those.

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Great Camera

I love this camera. These days there seems to be smaller/slimmer cameras available and that is the only reason I did not give it 5 stars.
Large viewing screen, several great options, easy to transfer to my computer and simple rechargable battery.

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Camera with a little fault

The camera is good, just as promised. The only fault I found with it is that the cover for USB connection is broken and falls off every time USB is used. This does not influence the quality of pics of course, but it's an incovenience because the part is small and could be easily misplaced. On the other hand, the camera was bought as used, sserves its primary function so I would say I got a good product for the price. Nevertheless, had I known about the faulty cover I would not have bought it.

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Canon SD450

I first received this camera December 2005 and it has been used constantly since then. It recently died, and as I began shopping for a new one, I found I was comparing every camera to what I had. A friend suggested looking for a gently used one - I couldn't be happier! No having to learn a new system, already had a spare battery, and my camera is my constant companion once again. My only regret is that I lost two months shopping - why didn't I do this first???

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