Canon Powershot A410 3.2MP Digital Camera with 3.2x Optical Zoom

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1. Cooper says:

   February 2, 2012 at 11:05 pm

   132 of 133 people found the following review helpful:

   
   I’d gladly pay more for this, but won’t complain!, September 29, 2005

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   This review is from: Canon Powershot A410 3.2MP Digital Camera with 3.2x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

   This is a superb camera at an unbelievable price. The camera body is very attractive, it’s light and portable, and the controls are very easy and intuitive to use. 3.2MP is more than enough for very high quality prints, though I did add a 512k card. Don’t get all caught up with worrying about 3mp vs 5mp vs 7mp unless you plan to print lots of poster size images. Now I can take and store 400 pictures on one battery charge with the LCD on. Simply amazing technology.

   I compared all kinds of cameras under $500, and this one not only does everything I need, but it’s very affordable. This will keep me happy for many years to come. Now what to do with all the $$$ I saved…

   Update: June 2008 I still love this camera and continue to use it frequently.

   Update: May 2010 I still love this camera and see no reason to upgrade, it rocks! This baby has now been around the world and taken amazing shots everywhere, day and night.

   Thank you Cannon! We need more companies like you instead of the usual cyclical consumption greedy bastard, engineered failure garbage that we usually get at WalMart.

   I’m a Cannon fan for life because of this amazing camera.

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2. R R says:

   February 2, 2012 at 10:30 pm

   348 of 352 people found the following review helpful:

   
   A perfect choice for an entry level digital camear., November 2, 2005

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   R R (CA) –

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   This review is from: Canon Powershot A410 3.2MP Digital Camera with 3.2x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

   Sample pictures at (snipurl com jfki) replace the spaces with a dot and a forwardslash. bandwidth maybe refreshes every hour.

   Pros:
   mostly over the a510:
   ·The video mode although choppy is still a few fps(frames per second) better than the a510.
   ·Auto white balancing occurs during video recording which the a510 doesn’t have and it also allows you to zoom 2x while recording.
   ·Very fast menu navigation and picture viewing. A lot faster than the a510.
   ·Better shot to shot times(without flash) than the a510.
   ·Although it is still at USB 1.1 speed, this time Canon got it right with making the plug and play hardware standards compliant with Windows. Basically meaing when you plug the camera in your USB port, windows will show it as a drive letter allowing you to copy the pictures over to your computer without any additional software unlike the a510 which requires you to use Canon’s own propietary software.
   ·Very slick rectangular design, curved edges, and a dark silver color, with all the buttons perfectly in the right place(if your right handed).
   ·Seems to conserve a lot less battery power than the a510 especially when recording videos witch the a510 would drain at.
   ·Battery life seems to just go on forever if you don’t use the flash.
   ·Very sufficient manual controls for an entry level camera

   Cons:
   ·I found the a510 , although slower, to be slighty better in picture quality because of more manual control available and less purple fringing than the a410.
   ·The LCD is smaller, but because of the faster digic II processor you can quickly zoom-in and pan the pictures very very fast.

   ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES:
   Canon included a feature not found in many entry level cameras. It is a feature I use very often in different indoor to outdoor environments. It is the EVALUATE WHITE BALANCE. Just place the small rectangle in the LCD view on what is supposed to be white and hit set and the a410 automatically adjusts the picture respectively. This drastically improves pictures taken in indoor lowlight environments so much that you don’t even have to use the flash in less than adequatly lit rooms. It also keeps the your white walls looking white and not yellow. This improves indoors and night shots but you should still consider putting the camera on a solid surface and set the timer to 3 secs in order to avoid any potential blurring from trembling hands. This feature also doesn’t show ‘natural’ whites but it is still very much pleasant.

   I purchased this camera new after discounts for $100 + tax + shipping and for the price difference, smooth operation, high performance, and convenience in hookup/operation compared to the a510 it outweighs the minimal picture quality difference.

   By far the best entry level digital camera currently on the market.

   Please take few seconds to view the sample images or rate my review if it was helpful. Thanks.

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