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Canon PowerShot S1 IS

  • 3.2 Megapixels
  • 10 X Optical Zoom , 3.2 X Digital Zoom
  • Prosumer / Medium Digital Camera
  • 1.5 in LCD Screen
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars (50 reviews)
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    • Product Rating: 4 star(s) Google Lens issues on Canons
      by Online Shopper, Apr. 21, 2007
    • Pros: An excellent first digital camera shoots nice photos
    • Cons: Poor construction for those who trek in cold weather
    • Has Owned Product: 4 years
    • Comments:
      VERY sensitive to cold weather. Pouts and does not put its lens out if left in the JEEP overnight in Montana even if it's spring and there's only a light flurry that evening. I was just getting everything set perfectly (yes, it's taken me 4 years) when...
     

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    • Product Rating: 5 star(s) Takes a 4GB microdrive card !!
      by Online Shopper, Jul. 12, 2005
    • Pros: easy to use great pictures & movies.can use a 4GB microdrive
    • Cons: needs rechargeable batteries to last 5 times longer
    • Has Owned Product: 1 year
    • Comments:
      I bought a 2.0USB card reader to transfer the pictures of the *4GB* micro drive card. It takes great movies,& the 10times optical zoom multiplied with the 3.2 digital is fun . After a short while you'll learn alot more about all the settings. Most p...
     

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    • Product Rating: 5 star(s) NEW-CHECK THIS OUT!
      by Online Shopper, Jun. 8, 2005
    • Pros: FREE DIGITAL CAMERAS
    • Cons: NONE ITS FREE
    • Has Owned Product: 1 year
    • Comments:
      complete one offer and cancel the next day and get instant credit, recommend video professor and HYPODERM! its the easiest. my refferal link is.... http://flup.org/u/1O thank you...
     

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    • Product Rating: 5 star(s) Great Little Camera
      by fudd, Nov. 12, 2004
    • Pros: This is a GREAT ! camera, use Maha Powerex batt, Great! batt
    • Cons: None
    • Has Owned Product: 6 months
    • Comments:
      This is a great all around camera,sharp pictures,excellent zoom,great at close ups,has a great movie and sound mode,this little camera can do it all.One thing I would highly recomnend,change to Maha Powerex rechargable batt.It is rated number one on a lo...
     

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    • Product Rating: 1 star(s) This is a camera and COMPANY to avoid.
      by Andy, Oct. 30, 2004
    • Pros: Looks great.
    • Cons: Doesn't work. And there is a fatal E18 firmware problem...
    • Has Owned Product: 4 days
    • Comments:
      I purchased this camera based on reviews here. So I feel it's imperative to set the record straight. This camera has a MAJOR FATAL FLAW IN THE FIRMWARE. I purchased the camera from beachcamera (still haven't heard from them, but we'll see how they han...
     

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    • Product Rating: 5 star(s) Outstanding performance
      by Nick, Oct. 3, 2004
    • Pros: Very easy to use. Shooting before I left the parking lot!
    • Cons: Only 3.2 Mega Pixels
    • Has Owned Product: 3 days
    • Comments:
      I had owned a Minolta Dimage S404 (4.1 MP). The service was so poor and Konica/Minolta so poor in following instruction that I found them impossible to work with. My Dimage 404 crapped out after two years. The cost of repair was only a few bucks short...
     

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    • Product Rating: 4 star(s) Generally satisfied.
      by Buddy, Aug. 17, 2004
    • Pros: Image stabilizer, 10X Zoom
    • Cons: Lens cap falls off easily, battery life not up to spec.
    • Has Owned Product: 3 months
    • Comments:
      I've taken several hundred pictures and still find new features to try and discover. I found the lens cap falling off of poor design and Canon won't admit it but it needs to be improved. The battery life of both Alkaline and Ni MH is not according to s...
     

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    • Product Rating: 5 star(s) Excellent achat
      by mamy69, Aug. 3, 2004
    • Pros: Excellente qualité de photo, zoom 10X
    • Cons: Lourd
    • Has Owned Product: 3 months
    • Comments:
      Appareil de haute qualité. Zoom 10X avec stabilisateur très efficace. Je le recommande à tous ! Vous ne serez pas déçus. ...
     

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    • Product Rating: 5 star(s) Camera for all seasons
      by Jack, Jul. 23, 2004
    • Pros: Smooth zoom, Advanced features such as image stablization
    • Cons: Viewfinder & lcd hard to see in bright sunlight
    • Has Owned Product: 10 days
    • Comments:
      So far all the features of the camera have not been used. Each day I find that the camera does something better than I expected and much easier too (especially on the rare occaisons that I read manual) Not sorry I chose this camera for my transition in...
     

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    • Product Rating: 5 star(s) This Camera is equal to an SLR
      by MoparAl, Jul. 23, 2004
    • Pros: Full control of the camera and the IS is great
    • Cons: None, but rhe batteries.
    • Has Owned Product: 2 months
    • Comments:
      7-22-04, No way can a digital camera look as good as a 35 mm. Well, the Canon S1 IS just proved me wrong. Not only do you have FULL control, you can set the ISO the compresion you can do apature, shuter, manual and the set programs. This camera has it a...
     

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