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4.0 stars
"Best sub-$400 camera on the market!"
Pros: Excellent resolution, nice feel. "Hideaway" LCD nice.
Cons: No rechargeable batteries included. 32 MB SD Card way too small.
Summary: Overall this is an excellent camera. Great pictures, nice camera feel. I particularly like the fact that you can "flip" the LCD to hide it and save power. Makes the camera almost look like a non-digital.
I do take some issue with the fact that Canon even bothered to include a 32 MB SD card with a 7.1 megapixel camera. It only holds 9 pictures at the best resolution and compression settings. You'll need at least a 128 MB card (for 40 pictures at higest settings) to make the camera useable, but you're probably better off with a 512 MB card in the long run.
One improvement that Canon could make would be to include rechargeable batteries and some sort of internal charger similar to Kodak's Easy Share line. I bought the $60 batteries/charger/soft case set from Canon and I still have to remove the batteries to recharge them. Kind of a pain when my last camera was an old Kodak Easy Share that you just put on a dock when you weren't using it.
The only other negative is a weird "red" alarm that seems to come pretty often when taking pictures in lower light. Haven't quite figured that one out yet. I guess it's time to read the manual.
Best sub-$400 camera on the market though!
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Opinion was very helpful. Has diffenetly given me food for thought. I thought I would prefer the rechargeable batteries to a dock type. Now I'm not so sure. Thank you for your opinion.
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The little red alarm lets you know that you must hold the camera extra steady due to slow shutter speed. Having to charge outside the camera (which I prefer anyway)is outweighed by the long battery life of the 610 and 620! I agree-it's a great camera.
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Canon PowerShot A620:
$574.95
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