"Positive":
- Price! For the price 12x optical zoom and IS is unrivaled
- Optical Image Stabilizer
- Takes all memory cards
- Can be temporarily operated with normal AA batteries (vacation, etc)
- Batteries are cheap and everywhere available
- Takes all SD cards out there (Eye-Fi SD, SD-HC, SD XC)
- Very quickly switched on / off
- Great creative programs
- Very good picture quality even or even at long exposures
- Images in low light conditions still very good and sharp thanks Image Stabilizer
- Also normal programs (M, Av, Tv, P) as I know it from my SLR ago
-. Good film function including Zoom and all creative programs
- Nice Zusatzfuntionen ("smile to trigger", "twinkle to trigger".)
- Good and clear, very bright display
- Rotation Sensor
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I find "little hair in the soup" when you see it so.
I own 5 SLR cameras (Canon) and a relatively old Vivitar Digital Camera. But the PowerShot completely convinced. Both the diversity and the speed, quality and feel, processing and placement of controls are exemplary. I bought the camera because I did not want to take my SLR sensitive equipment on holiday in the Middle East. And since I have memory card and batteries, there's no discount. For that I can use the readily available AA batteries in an emergency. I think therefore the AA solution better than an expensive LiIo battery.
The use of absolute layman is relatively simple, since there is a special program for amateurs. Here, the entire camera is explained.
The flash must be folded manually, is at first confusing but, better for my opinion as all cameras that constantly flashes!
For this price, Canon delivers a camera that delivers as much as two to three times expensive cameras. Thoroughly recommended.
