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Canon PowerShot A470 7MP Digital Camera with 3.4x Optical Zoom (Blue)
By Mr.canon | July 2, 2008
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Canon PowerShot A470 7MP Digital Camera with 3.4x Optical Zoom (Blue) 7.1-megapixel effective recording * 3.4X optical zoom (4X digital/14X total zoom) * 2-1/2″ color LCD screen * 35mm equivalent lens focal length: 38-132mm * top JPEG resolution: 3072 x 2304 * 16:9 widescreen photo mode (3072 x 1728) *
Customer Review: Beautiful camera with one major shortcoming
I was attracted to this camera as a new version of the A460, which was highly rated by PC World. It is indeed very simple to use with a large LCD display, much greater resolution than the A70 I bought five years ago, and uses a 2 GB memory chip. The drawback is that the camera has no view finder. You take a picture by looking at it in the LCD display. That works fine indoors, but outdoors the daylight washes out the display so that framing a picture is almost guesswork.Canon PowerShot A470 7MP Digital Camera with 3.4x Optical Zoom (Red)
Customer Review: A good entry-level camera
These PowerShot “A” cameras are Canon’s attempt to deliver the quality and features of its more expensive PowerShot “G” and PowerShot Pro “S” lines (such as full zoom lenses) at a budget price. The results are pretty good. (How do I know? Because I’ve actually gotten to use all of these cameras. I earn my living at Walt Disney World writing a travel guide, and nearly every day guests ask me to take photos of them with their own cameras, which most often are Canon PowerShots.)
Here’s my opinion of the top-selling “A” series cameras:
7TH PLACE: Featuring Canon’s acclaimed Digic III processor, the 2007-model A560 includes the company’s face-detection metering system and a decent red-eye removal. It’s a nice camera, but a better value is the new A470 (see below). $150 list.
6TH PLACE: The A570IS is the same camera as the A560 but with optical image stabilization and the ability to shoot manually. $200 list.
5TH PLACE: You can do a lot with the sweet little A630. It’s a 2006 model, but has a flip-out LCD panel and lots of manual controls. The shots I’ve seen from this model look great. Keep your ISO under 800 and you won’t get any noise. $350 list. (Canon offers a 2007 version of this camera that I haven’t had much experience with yet, the A650 IS. It also lists for $350.)
4TH PLACE: The 2008-model A580 is an A590IS (see 1st Place, below) without image stabilization and with semi-automatic instead of manual controls. $150 list.
3RD PLACE: The fully-loaded A720 IS has all the toys, including a 6x zoom (35mm film equivalent of 35-210mm), image stabilization, adjustable flash power and optional second-curtain flash. This last feature means you can make the flash fire at the end of a long exposure, instead of the beginning, so moving subjects streak into focus instead of out. A 2007 model. $200 list.
2ND PLACE: The 2008 entry-level A470 (the camera on this page) is great for kids or anyone just looking for a good basic camera. But frankly, it’s better than basic. It includes Canon’s face detection technology and has a zoom lens, 14 shooting modes and the ability to set exposure compensation, ISO and white balance manually. Plus it looks great with the color inserts. Everyone with this little camera always seems to be having fun. $130 list.
1ST PLACE: The A590IS is the A580 (see 4th Place, above) with image stabilization and with the option of full manual controls. For an extra $30 those features are well worth it. I bought this model for myself. $180 list.
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