I bought a new digital camera.

PHATSPEED7x · 02-27-2009, 10:17 AM

I've been using a off brand digital camera for years, and have always wanted a brand name camera. So I decided to treat myself with some tax money I got back. I asked some of the guys on my chevy forum what to look for in a good digital camera. I was just looking for a good point and shoot camera. They told me to just make sure it was a Canon. So I go to my local Walmart (yes I know...), and start looking at the different Canon models. I told myself My budget was going to be about $150 total. Well the model Canon that I wanted just sold out (even the display model was sold). The next model up was $180, and I just couldn't push myself to spend the extra money. So I ended up buying the Canon PowerShot A470 in orange (only color they had). This is the most entry level point and shot they offer. But it was a huge upgrade from what I had been using. For $89.99 I really couldn't complain about the price of the camera. I used the rest of my budget money to buy a 8GB SDHC card, a camera case, and batteries.

So far I'm pleased with the performance of the camera. Nice 2.5" screen, 7.1MP, 3.4x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, easy operation are things I like about the camera. Only thing I wish it had was a built in image stabilizer.

The real test for it will be friday night. I plan to take some pics at my favorite club and my old digital camera took the worst dark room pictures. Hopefully this one will do alot better.

lawson_jl · 02-28-2009, 08:22 PM

I love the cannon powershot series. They are great cameras for a cheap price. Plus they have all have good optics in them which is the most important factor in picture quaility. I have the Powershot A560 and love it.

v8ornot2v8 · 02-28-2009, 08:35 PM

Everyone in my family loves the PowerShot series. Theyv been using them for years. i hope you really enjoy it.

theasian100 · 03-01-2009, 02:43 AM

My bro has a pretty old Powershot series camera(i think he got it 6 years ago or something around there) and I have to say... Great camera! only 3mp and still beats my sisters 10mp camera by a LONG shot

PHATSPEED7x · 03-05-2009, 07:57 AM

Yeah the powershot is a pretty cool line of point and shoot cameras from Canon. I've shown my camera to a couple friends, and they went out and bought powershot cameras too.

DirtyD86 · 03-05-2009, 08:08 AM

canon is quality, and the powershot series has sold really well and gotten great reviews all across the board, i love my SD1100IS, best $180 i've ever spent.

good purchase

Speed_control · 03-06-2009, 02:48 AM

Does you A470 come with Manual control? Right...
This sounds wonderful for such low price.

Hdk20 · 03-06-2009, 04:41 AM

nice

PHATSPEED7x · 03-06-2009, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed_control

Does you A470 come with Manual control? Right...
This sounds wonderful for such low price.

Yes it does have a manual feature.

02-27-2009, 10:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
PHATSPEED7x Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hibbing MN Age: 26 Posts: 454	I bought a new digital camera. I've been using a off brand digital camera for years, and have always wanted a brand name camera. So I decided to treat myself with some tax money I got back. I asked some of the guys on my chevy forum what to look for in a good digital camera. I was just looking for a good point and shoot camera. They told me to just make sure it was a Canon. So I go to my local Walmart (yes I know...), and start looking at the different Canon models. I told myself My budget was going to be about $150 total. Well the model Canon that I wanted just sold out (even the display model was sold). The next model up was $180, and I just couldn't push myself to spend the extra money. So I ended up buying the Canon PowerShot A470 in orange (only color they had). This is the most entry level point and shot they offer. But it was a huge upgrade from what I had been using. For $89.99 I really couldn't complain about the price of the camera. I used the rest of my budget money to buy a 8GB SDHC card, a camera case, and batteries. So far I'm pleased with the performance of the camera. Nice 2.5" screen, 7.1MP, 3.4x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, easy operation are things I like about the camera. Only thing I wish it had was a built in image stabilizer. The real test for it will be friday night. I plan to take some pics at my favorite club and my old digital camera took the worst dark room pictures. Hopefully this one will do alot better. __________________ Adam Hanson Acer Aspire 4720-4538 laptop Vista Sony Vaio PCG-K25 laptop Ubuntu

02-28-2009, 08:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
lawson_jl Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 30 Posts: 588	I love the cannon powershot series. They are great cameras for a cheap price. Plus they have all have good optics in them which is the most important factor in picture quaility. I have the Powershot A560 and love it. __________________ Any answears I give are free and without warrently. I answear questions from the point of view of a working computer tech because that what I am.

03-01-2009, 02:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
theasian100 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: G-Town South CA Age: 15 Posts: 610	My bro has a pretty old Powershot series camera(i think he got it 6 years ago or something around there) and I have to say... Great camera! only 3mp and still beats my sisters 10mp camera by a LONG shot __________________ Desktop/Netbook Mobo - XFX 680I LT -Q8200/ Intel Atom N270 Case - Antec 300/ Glossy Pearl white Ram - 2GB Corsair DHX/1GB Generic PSU - Antec Earth Watts 500/6 Cell battery Gpu - Evga 9800GTX+/onboard HDD - Maxtor 160GB/ 8Gb SSD & 8GB Sd card Extras - Logitch S510 - Logitech X-540 - Lifecam/VX3000/.3MP HD webcam Monitor - Dual 19" W, Acer & Envision//8.9" Wide screen TheBTEntity

03-05-2009, 07:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
PHATSPEED7x Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hibbing MN Age: 26 Posts: 454	Yeah the powershot is a pretty cool line of point and shoot cameras from Canon. I've shown my camera to a couple friends, and they went out and bought powershot cameras too. __________________ Adam Hanson Acer Aspire 4720-4538 laptop Vista Sony Vaio PCG-K25 laptop Ubuntu

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02-28-2009, 08:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
v8ornot2v8 New Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Omulgee, OK Posts: 8	Everyone in my family loves the PowerShot series. Theyv been using them for years. i hope you really enjoy it.

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DirtyD86 banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Atlanta Age: 23 Posts: 4,166	canon is quality, and the powershot series has sold really well and gotten great reviews all across the board, i love my SD1100IS, best $180 i've ever spent. good purchase

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Speed_control Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 31	Does you A470 come with Manual control? Right... This sounds wonderful for such low price.

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Hdk20 Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Winnipeg Mb Age: 16 Posts: 278	nice

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