Powershot A2200 14.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom (Blue)

Looked at a lot of different cameras before picking this one. Used it for a vacation trip, and am very satisfied with the results. Battery lasted for several days. Video works great. I also use it for close-ups to post photos for products on eBay, and it is easy to do. Lots of options.Picture is clear IF you don't just snap - it takes a second for it to focus, so push the button half-way, pause, then all the way. The only downside is that it takes a while to actually get the picture. We were at Seaworld and tried to photo the whales jumping out of the water. By the time the picture actually took, all that was left was a splash of water. So not good for instant shots, or at least I haven't figured that out yet.Worth the money. And I bought a Case Logic TBC-302, which is perfect for this camera. Less than $6 on Amazon.

My old Canon s400 elph stopped working and I needed something to take pictures with..this was a deal at $69..it is a nice camera,easy to use. The layout is basically the same as my old one so I didn't have much to learn,there is a learning curve with any new device,so take the time to play with it to understand how it works. The pictures are great,there is a difference from what you see on the LCD to uploading to your computer, but have some fun with it. I'm happy with it but all my cameras are Canons as are my printers. :)Canon PowerShot S400 4MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

I wanted a nice point and shoot camera on black Friday. Now, I am not a professional photographer, I do know the difference between a digital SLR camera and the lenses and technologies which make them such a popular choice amongst consumers, however, I wanted to get back to the basics of point and shoot. The A2200 is a great digital camera, it provides excellent optical zoom, which, to those of you aware of, is the actual camera lenses functioning to focus on an image.Digital Zoom is a feature I usually shy away from, yes, I am aware that not every single camera out there isn't going to be equiped with some form of digital zoom that relies on the camera processor putting in pixels for the image to 'appear' closer, but, still comes out grainy. So, with the auto focus, auto flash and battery fresh out of the charger, I snapped a few shots around my house. I must admit, I was a little turned off by the grainy film washed look in the LCD screen, but my photos come out gorgeous on my computer. While I don't need to edit them down from the huge 2xxx by 10xxx format I took them in, I am still experimenting with lower resolutions to find my personal 'sweet spot' that fits my needs. All of the features that come with the camera are pretty standard, including anti-blur, various scene modes and a few other options I haven't necessarily envisioned myself using but i will definitely experiment with them throughout the life of this camera.I have been using my cell phone to take pictures, which holds one major problem that digital camera's all remedy, which is a dedicated button for snapping pictures and above average anti-blur feature along with a better flash. (Honestly, I read reviews on tech websites, i don't see how the reviewers can touch the screen to take the photos without shaking and ruining the picture).I am using an 8GB memory card, it's great capacity with the max settings, I have some where around 1700 photos I can take before needing to transfer the files over.A few points I didn't touch on but, might be a selling point:Does not have a touch screen, I mean, the button layout isn't fancy, but it's made to where you can get around within a few presses.The video is so-so, but, you don't use digital camera's to record video, it's a feature i will rarely useComes with composite out cables for review on a television, cable length is pretty short, but most blu-ray players and televisions have card readers anywayNo view finder is built into this unit, get used to using the LCD screen when taking a photoI'd buy this camera for those who want a point and shoot, it's a great niche between price and function which I highly recommend coming from a FujiFilm FinePix camera with 6 less MP and 3x optical, it was a sweet deal when I got it (free) but the quality of the photos I took were often grainy, blurry and 3 out of 10 times unusable.I bought this camera on black Friday with Amazon Prime, shipped last week and due to the weekend, I received it the following Wednesday. Great camera definitely recommend it as a budget choice.

I recently lost my other camera which was an Olympus and I didnt care much for it anyway. I decided to look for a relatively innexpensive camera. I have had bad experiences in the past with other brands as well. I own a canon printer and its the best printer I have ever had, so I decided to try a canon camera. And I was not dissapointed!! This camera is very light, simple to use. I am no avid photographer but for what I need it for it works great. I take pictures of my friends and I out on our motorcycles, Messing/driving around our classic cars, and I occasionally sell stuff on Ebay. When you zoom in on something it doesnt get grainy like most other cameras I have had in the past. It is very slim to and doesn't create too much bulk in your pocket. Only downside of it is you cannot take any pictures without an SD memory card in it. Some other cameras you can atleast take a few on the camera's memory. But, you cannot with this one. But, Im sure everyone by now has a couple SD cards lying around their houses, and they are really cheap at walmart or target.

Pros:- Price- photo quality- rechargeable battery and charger- compact- nice looking- easy to useCons:- cannot change the file resolution, so you end up filling up cards and disk more quickly than I would like. The quality is decent for the price, but I wish there was the option to save as a 4-6Mpixel file.

This is exactly what I expect from the Canon brand. The pictures look great, and the camera is super easy to navigate. All of the photo options are fun to tinker around with. If you don't like to mess with settings, then there is an auto mode that takes pretty good pictures. For those of us that like to have more control over the picture, there is a mode for that as well. You can't really change too much beyond shutter speed, iris, and other such basics. If you want to get really in depth, then you shouldn't be shopping for a point and shoot camera. The camera is light weight and compact. If you want something to fit into a pocket while you're out and about, then this is definitely the way to go. The last Cannon I had has held up for years. The only reason I bought a new camera was for an upgrade. Cameras have more oomph now than they did six years ago! And this one was worth the hassle of upgrading! I expect another six years of picture taking with this one.