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Canon PowerShot A100


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Reviewed by: Jason
 (Casual)

Review Date
December 24, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

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3.00 of 5,
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Review 1 of 3

Price Paid:  $179.00 from B&H

Summary:

Had this camera for about 9 months now. Surprisingly good picture quality for the price (decent autofocus and beats my Olympus C-2040z in color). I agree with the other reviews that the battery life isn't great (even with NiMH's) but it's just about as good as every other digicam in this price and feature range. Makes a good companion / pocket camera for quick snapshots. Startup time is pretty quick since there's no long zoom to ratchet out at start up. My only problem so far is that sometimes when I turn it on, the camera refuses to acknowledge presses of the shutter release. A quick switch off then on again usually corrects the problem but it's an annoyance when you want to grab that occasional spontaneous pic.

Strengths:

- Great pic quality for a 1 MP - Compact but solid feeling - Quick startup time - Simple menu and controls but all essential settings are there

Weaknesses:

- Occasionally non-responsive upon power up, needs a "restart"

Similar Products Used:

Digicams? - Own a 2 MP Olympus C-2040zoom - A butt-load of 35 mm cameras (Canon EOS SLR's, Olympus and Canon P&S too)

Customer Service:

Haven't had an experience of contacting them yet but the support website seems pretty well done.



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Reviewed by: Dale
 (Casual)

Review Date
May 27, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

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5.00 of 5,
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Review 2 of 3

Price Paid:  $499.00

Summary:

(Price above Australian Dollars) I wasn't too sure if a 1.3 megapixel camera would be much good but I'm glad to say I couldn't have been more wrong! Great picture quality, nice night shots with slow synchro mode but with flash is not as good for the background (as long as subject is still). Also has a panoramic mode where you take one pic which it displays on the LCD, then snap a second trying to get them to join, then use software provided to join them. Not useful for me but maybe some would find it useful... Still, for day, indoor & most night shots this thing is great for the casual photographer (or anyone else), really nice price too!

Strengths:

Great picture quality, prints on photopaper at the Kodak shop seem same quality as normal 35mm developed film. Nice manual controls (ISO, exposure, flash modes, effects & more) AVI movie mode has nice 15fps 320x200 about 14secs. Sturdy build, looks nice, software is fine. The strengths *WAY* outweigh the minor problems.

Weaknesses:

Battery life - went through alkaline AA's in 20 mins (LCD, Flash), but works fine with 1700mAh Ni-MH (about 2.5-3x longer). ISO 400 manual night shots w/flash are grainy, no audio with video. Will generally choose a really low ISO if left to auto so need to have a steady hand for taking pics :) Maybe the USB cover could be a bit sturdier but otherwise solid build.

Similar Products Used:

Fuji Finepix 50i

Customer Service:

Haven't needed



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Reviewed by: fredsmith73
 (Intermediate)

Review Date
May 26, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

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4.14 of 5,
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Review 3 of 3

Price Paid:  $300.00 from local independent st

Summary:

This Camera / Canon a100 is an excellant bargain , you can't buy a more versatile camera in its price range . great color , movie mode is a bonus , easy to operate . I can not say enough good . 299.95 Can.

Strengths:

Everything , except one .( it is a Canon )

Weaknesses:

battery life could be a little better , but I have tried similar product and have found the same if not worse . although the price makes up for the differance .

Similar Products Used:

sony / fuji / hp

Customer Service:

At the store that I shop they have an instore service depot if I have any problems . none yet !!



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