Canon PowerShot S410 4MP Digital Elph with 3x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer:	Canon
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Canon PowerShot S410 4MP Digital Elph with 3x Optical Zoom

Average rating: Stars

Powerful Little Camera

I bought the Canon S410 because I wanted a longer (3x) optical zoom than the S230 (versus 2x optical zoom) I already owned (and love). I also wanted a model that still used compact flash cards, like my S230, so that I would not have to begin purchasing yet a different kind of memory. All my digital cameras use Compact Flash memory and that makes my life simpler. And I was also attracted because it used the same battery, and hence the same charger as my S230.

I debated buying the S500, but decided the S410 had everything I needed...and cost about $100 less.

I have been shooting with my S230 since August of 2002 very happily, and still use it with good results. The S410 seems just as capable, and the longer I use it and familiarize myself with where the settings have been moved to, the more I love it too.

So, one month on, and I can say I am a very happy customer.

I had read a lot of reviews on these cameras (the S410 and the S500) and many readers mentioned an "E-18" error. I then researched this error on the Internet. I have not experienced this, but I have only owned it a month. I can only hope that if I am careful with it (it isn't a toy, nor indestructible), that I will have many happy years of use from it.

I also shoot with two Nikon digital cameras (both are professional models) and take photography seriously. Sometimes I am quite amazed at the quality my Canon cameras produce for me. I believe these should not be underestimated. I find that the more I use any camera, the better atuned I become to what it can do or cannot do, and also what it can do well! Everything has its own strengths and weaknesses, not just human beings.

Canon PowerShot S410 4MP Digital Elph with 3x Optical Zoom - Canon

Great little camera from Canon as usual

I bought this camera as an upgrade from the S200. I can keep all my previous accessories and get the higher resolution and zoom features. It takes pictures faster than the S200 (focus, shutter, and flash seem faster) and still the same size and weight (in fact, I think it's a bit lighter). Plus, at $250 it's quite a bargain.

Canon - Canon PowerShot S410 4MP Digital Elph with 3x Optical Zoom

Great all around use camera

I am getting married soon and purchased this camera for when I go on my honeymoon to Hawaii and so far I am very pleased with my purchase.

The camera is easy to pick-up and learn to use, with a very quick learning curve. The pictures it takes are very high quality with no pixilation. The screen on the back is very clear and a nice size as well. Point and shoot in every sense. And the videos you can take with it are pretty good for a digital camera. Others I know have the same camera and they are all pleased with it as well. If you're looking to get a digital camera for the first time, then this is a good place to start.

If you get this camera though, make sure you get at least one spare rechargeable battery. Like every other digital camera, if you plan on taking a lot of pictures (such as at a wedding) the battery will likely die on you 1/2 way through the day and there is nothing worse than being about the take a picture and the camera just shutting down completely.

Also, getting a larger size flash card is highly recomended. The one it comes with will hold about 50 pictures or so, which is twice as much as most disposable ones, but it's a digital camera and the whole point of getting a digital camera is to be able to take as many pictures as you want without having to worry about film, and most times you're going to take more pictures than the card will hold, especially if you still have pictures left on it from the last time you used it. I got a 1GB card that I love because it holds well over 900 and now never have to worry about memory.

But all in all this camera would be a good purchase for anyone looking to get into the digital camera game.

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