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8.0
7 reviews
  • Image quality
    8.0
  • Video quality | 1 comment
    4.0
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    5.0
  • Design and form factor
    6.0
  • Durability
    7.0
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    6.0
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    6.0

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9.0
josey4628 josey4628

I've had this camera for about 5 years now and use it a LOT. It takes high quality pictures - look great up to 5x7. If you go up to 8x10 you're going to lose a little quality if you end up cropping the picture- but I rarely print past 4x6. It was easy to make the shift from using...

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8.0
asya asya

Decided to move up a notch and replace the Canon Elph with this Powershot. The camera worked great for our family. It had great optical zoom and the quality of the pictures were so much better than the Elph we had been using. After a couple of years of use, the camera displayed the dreaded e18...

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9.0
MazinBenny MazinBenny

Once you start realizing how important it is to have a big optical zoom, you find that you can't go back to a non-superzoom point-and-shoot. The semi-manual controls and and white-balance and focus bracketing allow for excellent shots to be had, if you're willing to learn how to use...

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7.0
chjawadm chjawadm

I have this camera in use for about 2 years now. The image quality has been superb up till last month when my elder brother purchased PowerShot SX40 HS. If you're not a heavy user of optical zoom, perhaps a latest point-and-shoot camera from canon will give you the same or better results in a...

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10
Strider Strider

Fast: Fast to zoom in and out, fast to boot up and fast to focus. All very important features to me in a point & shoot. When it was built (and since really) I've noticed alot of the competitors to this model are sluggish to zoom and focus. The accuracy of the viewfinder is spot on. What you...

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8.0
toyotaboy toyotaboy

Took decent pictures, even though it was a bit bulky. After about 3 years, it would randomly start taking black photos (about every other one), then more often. I googled the issue, apparently there was a common issue with the shutter getting stuck, which the repair alone would be more than the...

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