Comments on: Canon PowerShot A480 10 MP Digital Camera with

By: Bww

Bww — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:40:54 +0000

Far exceeded my expectations
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I wanted a small digital that would fit in my shirt pocket that used AA batteries and of course took good pictures.

The Canon A480 far exceed my expectation. Out of the box it was so intuitive to use that I hardly looked at the manual. I took tons of pictures and they all came out great.

There was a bad review here by someone who said there was a problem with “battery charging” all the time, however I noticed it once and that was it, and even then it was for just a couple of seconds.

If you want an easy camera that does alot (the movies were great on this little guy) then this is the ticket.

By: C. Slayton

C. Slayton — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:27:53 +0000

Too fragile at any price
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I have bought hundreds of cameras for an insurance company, for use by Claims personnel. We started with Sonys and then I started buying Canon PowerShot a510, for reasons mentioned below. We rarely had "lens error" issues, I remember about 4 out of hundreds. When we got to the a480 being sold at the time of this writing, after almost no problems up to the a560, we got stuck lens with 6 out of every 10 cameras provided to our users.

We liked Canon because unlike the Sonys, they used standard batteries, required no special and expensive cable to transfer, and the only dislike was that there was no native memory on the camera, requiring a memory stick from the get-go. All through the "A" series (530-580) we got good life from these cameras. But the newest model was virtually broken in the box.

I assumed that this weakness of a spring or gearing was endemic to all cameras in this price range (under $150) since they all appear to spew from the same Chinese factory. We now buy Samsung SL30s are waiting to see what happens.

By: P. Johnson

P. Johnson — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:53:42 +0000

Canon rocks!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I’ve always been pleased with Canon products and this camera is no exception. Even though it is a low end camera (price-wise) the pictures are great. Isn’t that what a camera is about?

By: easy riter

easy riter — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:01:25 +0000

Good quality for the price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
For what I paid, this is a great snapshot camera. I’ve taken some decent video with it, both inside with low light and outside with good light. The batteries last a long time, even when using the flash (I’m using NiMH rechargables). The only thing I don’t like about it is that it doesn’t do a good job of focusing when it is on the Program mode and there isn’t good contrast. My other Canon’s (even my 20-year-old EOS 650!) do a much better job. It does better on Auto, but you often have to try a few times before it will focus on what you want. Photo quality (especially in Super Macro mode) is very good for a point-n-shoot. All in all, I’m very satisfied with this purchase.

By: Thomas M. Taylor

Thomas M. Taylor — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:23:17 +0000

Nice Camera with a small price tag.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have a canon digital SLR camera, and wanted to go on a hummer 4x4 extreme off road adventure. Rain was in the forecast and several days of rain on the trail already, taking the digital SLR was totally out of the question.

I picked this nifty device based on the price, the batteries, storage on the SD card, and the 10mp really perked my interest. The gentleman at the camera shop showed me the easy access on/off button, and where the "press here for picture" button is located. 20 minutes after the purchase, I was in the hummer taking photos and within the hour, I was being bounced around, getting muddy water all over me, I was able to laugh and press the button to take pictures without problem.

Ease of operation:
I use my cameras in the auto mode, (the if SLR is for my wife), and the auto mode does work. I was able to view the pictures I took using the 2.5" view screen with ease. I did not even need the instruction manual.
The batteries and memory card were easy to install too, without the need for instructions. The camera does boast a host of different shooting modes, but auto is all I use.

Picture quality:
Not a fine as my digital SLR camera, but the price difference is over 1000.00 dollars.
Compared to my old 5mp camera, this camera does a very good job for the price. Image stabilization is WONDERFUL. I was trying to take picture of the hummer tires while we were in motion bouncing everywhere (the tire at times was in the air) and the pictures look almost as if the tire is still. You can read the manufacturer on the tire

Battery life:
After two days of use, the camera was still able to go. To save battery life, the LCD screen turn itself off and the followed by the camera (the auto shut off was annoying some times)

Summary:
The camera is very easy to operate, image stabilization works very well. Time from button press to picture taken is almost unnoticeable.
Picture quality is pretty darn good.

For the entry market, or for those looking for a good camera that won't break the bank, this maybe the camera you are looking for/

By: J. Golas

J. Golas — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:15:54 +0000

cheap camera don’t trust it
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
It’s a cheap camera it feels cheap it looks cheap. I am a Canon camera fan but this one has to be the cheapest lowest quality camera they make. I bought this and since Amazon does not ship to APO addresses (IRAQ). I had them ship it to my wife then she shipped it to me. It ended up taking a month to get to me. I have only had it for almost 3 weeks and I turned it on today and it made a horrible grinding noise and now the lens dosen’t move. being that it takes about 3 weeks to ship from here to the states and another 2 weeks to ship back here I am biting the bullet on this and not returning it. I will never buy a cheap camera again. The video picture is really grainy and the pictures most seem to be a little out of focus. Our 5megapix Canon IS has a 10x better pic quality than this one also the Samsung camera I replaced this on with has a way better pic quality, Hell even my old canon powershot 2megapix camera takes better pics than this one. Do not buy this unless you want to buy another in a couple months.

By: Peace lover

Peace lover — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:32:07 +0000

Hard to Change Focus Modes
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I expected the same quality as the previous model A470, but this model, A480 is hard to change the focus modes. Only modes came out with the initial setting was Auto and Video mode. What a disappointment!

Last April I ordered Canon PowerShot A470. It’s easy to change the focus modes from Manual to Auto, Portrait, Night Light, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Beach, Snow, and Video by pressing Functio/Set button. I love this older model A470, but lately the shutter jams from time to time. I returned this model A480 yesterday and ordered Canon PowerShot A1100IS model today instead. There might be a way to change the focus modes with A480, but it was not explained in it’s manual also.

By: daspoint

daspoint — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:17:57 +0000

good point/shoot
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
Bought for my 12 year old daughter — She never opened the manual and had this thing figured out . Snap shots and movies are good quality . Sound (movie mode) sound a bit tinny and distant — this is to be expected. Menus are clear and orderly after 2 passes through them. Battery life …… Buy a set of rechargeables ( I would say that about any of these types of cameras- they are all battery suckers due to the big video display) Zoom is acceptable until the digital kicks in then it starts to look like a cell phone photo.

So far , it has been a sturdy little camera at a reasonable price.

By: Wendy D. Corsetti

Wendy D. Corsetti — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:22:42 +0000

Bulky
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
The camera took a long time to arrive, when it did I was dissapointed. It’s bulky and I didn’t realize that it needed batteries. I returned it and got the sd1100 instead. It has the plug to charge it on the wall it’s thin and hold lots of video time. It was worth the extra 20 dollars.

By: Deborah S. Honeycutt

Deborah S. Honeycutt — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:50:19 +0000

May be too early to tell but I like it!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
So far so good. This replaces my Konica/Minolta that I paid a lot of money for about 7 years ago. I didn’t use it all that much, just took on a few vacations and for the last year it wouldn’t hold a charge of the batteries. Took it in and was told – can’t get parts … buy a Canon. And I did. But this time I wanted a simple little shooter that was light weight and simply took pictures without a lot of bells and whistles. Am hoping the Canon reputation holds up! If you want a simple camera that seems to capture the subject pretty well, then this is the camera for you. Not sure about the battery life yet, but one plus is it takes regular as well as rechargeable batteries.