->Sale

This is a great little camera. Very easy to use for the technically challenged and the photos have come out great. I bought it for a trip to the Caribbean and the photos are very crisp. Also great on pet photos where they tend to move on you. The batteries last much longer than my last digital camera.


->Comparison

Great product. I got this camera to replace my aged Olympus and I have been impressed thus far. This camera takes razor sharp pictures and eliminates the need for a separate camcorder as it shoots brilliant videos as well. Slim enough to fit in a pocket and has a big LCD screen. Battery life is quite impressive. Highly recommended!


->Cheap

I probably would give this 3.5 out of 5 stars.

The first camera I received had a battery cover that stuck so I returned it as I had a similar issue with an earlier model Canon.

The second camera that Amazon sent (great return process btw) works great except for a shutter cover that occassionally sticks. Stills are fantastic quality. I recently took a vacation to Hawaii and the detail from some of the shots is just amazing. Videos seem to have a somewhat blue-tint but I haven't tried to see if this is correctable with video editing software (I am not intending to use this as a video device).

Overall a fairly decent camera wrt optics, just a few issues with some of the packaging/casing as noted.


->Best Price

I love this camera! Took it on a rafting trip down the Snake River in Wyoming and had no trouble coming up with sharp, clear pictures. I like the way it feels in my hand. Definitely ergonomically correct. The only thing I would suggest to anyone purchasing this little gem is to buy a bigger memory card. The one that comes with the camera gives you only about 6 to 8 pictures.


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This camera is very user friendly and takes awesome pictures. It has a large viewing screen and also a view finder. I take a lot of pictures of my daughter and I use the "kids and pets" setting to capture fast moving pictures. I love the ease of transferring the pictures to my computer. The batteries are long lasting and the camera is light and fits nicely in my hands. If you want a camera that takes crisp, nice pictures and is easy to use, this is a great camera for you!


->Discount

The Canon Power Shot A550 is a fun and easy to use camera. I have never used a digital and after reading the book and playing with it, I have found I can take great pictures.
It's easy to put you shots on the computer with a universal card reader or with the software that comes with it.
Have a good time.


->Compare

a terrific camera. easy to use. no more wasted film. i love everything about it.


->Sale

I bought this camera as a gift for my daughter. She absolutely loves it! The pictures are sharp and clear, and the camera is so easy to use.My daughter loves all the features on it. We would buy this camera again, maybe for myself next time!


->Comparison

I love this camera! I have really only used it so far on the automatic setting, but the pictures are great! It is just the right size for me, small and light. So far I have found absolutely nothing about it that I do not like.


->Deals

This camera is amazing! The 7.1 megapixels make extremely clear pictures and the size is great for a point-and-shoot camera. It is working out great for business and personal!


->Comparison

The best camera i ever purchased. Point and shoot, with a host of other advanced options. For the amount i Paid , Its just spendid. Would recommend this camera for first timers and others who dont want to get too technical about photography.


->Comparison

What a difference a camera can make! I purchased the HP equivalent to this camera about six months ago. About 2 months after purchasing it, it started giving me lens errors and the camera would not turn on! Not only that but the pictures I did get just weren't that impressive. So I purchased this little guy and let me tell you, the difference is amazing. I love the fact that it has a large screen and different modes for children and pets (I have both). I also really love the fact that you can focus yourself, this allows me to take some great shots of things that I could never take with other cameras. It reminds me of my older more expensive manual Canon. It comes with wires to hook it up to my big screen and even enlarged, the pictures are amazing! I got this camera for a steal and I would have paid full price!


->Compare

It arrived early from Amazon.
I am very happy w the camera.
The use of AA batteries is a great feature: I have another camera that needs AA batteries(Uniformity), and, I don't need to travel w a recharger.
The camera works great.


->Comparison

I haven't tried all of the features yet but the pictures are clear and have great detail. I've had one problem in taking a shot at night with flash around a highly reflective sign which pretty much blacked out the subjects. I have been particularly impressed with the digital zoom. Pictures I've taken in the past when I've exceeded the optical zoom have been a little fuzzy. This camera has given me some pretty clear shots at the maximum digital and optical zooms. With a 2 GB SD card, I get over 1,000 pictures. It's great having the LCD display and the optical viewer. I can select the area that needs to be the center of focus and the pictures come out sharp.


->Compare

I bought this camera for a trip my husband and I took to Scotland and England in May. Since this was our first digital camera, I researched many different brands and decided on this one because of the price, the actual pictures other users had uploaded and the reviews. We were not disappointed at all! It was so easy to use - we just left it on auto and it chose all the perfect settings - we've also gotten so many compliments on the quality of the pictures! We used a 2gb memory card and chose lithium batteries. We took over 400 pictures and didn't fill up the card and didn't wear out the batteries which is excellent considering we were gone for 12 days!! I highly recommend this camera to anybody but especially first time digital camera users.


->Discount

This is a great little camera - very lightweight, but just large enough for older fingers to grip easily. It's easy to use and takes fabulous photos = large enough to reproduce nicely in prints (we old folks still like prints, dontcha know.) I would recommend this camera. Buying from Amazon was fast, easy and a bargain price.


->Best Price

This is my first digital camera. I did a lot of research on Amazon reading reveiws. I ended up purchasing the Canon A 550 and am very happy with it so far. I've had the camera about two months and very pleased with the quality of the pictures, and the ease of use. I am still working on some of the fine tuning adjustments. But the pictures still look great. I don't really have any complaints about this camera. I did purchase a 1gb memory card along with the camera, which is plenty of memeory for what I use the camera for. Also I purchased Energizer rechargeable batteries. If you are taking a lot of photo's it does use up some battery power.


->Price

Great camera for people like me who just want ease of use, low price and take some reasonable decent pictures, but does not have much time or knowledge to evaluate the different cameras. It is my second digital camera and is much better (smaller, lighter, cheaper, better video) than my first one. The 16MB memory card that comes with the camera is pretty much useless because it is too small memory for the 7MB camera. So I bought a 2GB one separately.

Highly recommend to buy from Amazon since it is tax-free and free shipping.



->Deal

It has been fine experience. The problem is that the mremory card is in the battery compartment. So if you would like the card out you should bother with openig the battery port too.


->Prices

I own about 10 cameras. This is my second digital. The pictures are superb. The videos are great. It is so-so easy to carry around;fits in your pocket so you can take it anywhere "just in case". I highly recommend this camera to novices and experts alike.


->Price

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, though, are a mixed bag. The entry-level A460 is lousy, but the rest of the line gives you a lot for the money. (How do I know all this? Because I've actually gotten to use all of these cameras. I earn my living shooting photos at Walt Disney World for a travel guidebook, 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 "A" series line:

Canon PowerShot A460 5.0MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom (Silver)
Yuck! This 5MP camera is like a relic from five years ago: the simple but poorly designed controls -- a little joy pad surrounded by four buttons -- make it far too easy to do things like change the zoom setting when you set the flash. I have fat fingers and I mess things up almost every time! Also, I've seen photos taken with this camera, and they often have that purple fringe around their highlights, which are typically blown out. On the plus side, the camera does have an optical viewfinder.

Canon PowerShot A540 6MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
RECOMMENDED. Looking for a good bargain camera? Take a look at this one. It's a 2006 model, but it works just fine. You get 20 shooting modes, a full set of manual controls and can record low-res sound video at 60 frames per second. Before you buy it, however, check Amazon's price of the better, and newer, A560. It may be cheaper.

Canon PowerShot A550 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
This basic camera isn't that bad, but there's no reason to buy it. For about $25 more you can step up to the PowerShot A560 (see below), which has the same body, sensor and lens but Canon's much better Digic III processor. Buy this one and, yes, you'll save a few bucks, but your photos won't look as good.

Canon PowerShot A560 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
RECOMMENDED. Here is a nice camera! Featuring Canon's acclaimed Digic III processor, it includes the company's face-detection metering system and a decent red-eye removal.

Canon PowerShot A570IS 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
RECOMMENDED. Same as the A560 but with optical image stabilization and the ability to shoot manually.

Canon PowerShot A630 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
RECOMMENDED. You can do a lot with this sweet little camera. It 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.

Canon PowerShot A640 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
Same as the A630 except 10MP.

Canon PowerShot A710 IS 7.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Image-Stabilized Optical Zoom
RECOMMENDED. This fully-loaded model has all the toys, including a full-range zoom (35mm film equivalent of 35-210mm), adjustable flash power and optional second-curtain flash. This last features 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. Much more for your money than the A640.

By Mike Neal, author of The Complete Guide to Walt Disney World.


->Buy

Easy to use...I bought this camera for my dad who is not the most technical person and he has learned how to use it himself. Takes nice pictures. He likes to view the pictures on his TV screen at home by using the cables that came with the camera. Pretty good price too...


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The Canon PowerShot A550 is conveniently small and light, but mighty. The quality of even standard pictures is excellent. The zoom is easily operated without looking. There is a one minute video function. The batteries are easy to obtain, or one can go rechargeable. My favorite feature of the camera is that a non-techie like me finds it logical and very user friendly.


->Deal

Bad to poor product shipping service.

I placed an order for a Canon A550 camera on May 28, 2007 taking advantage of the "free shipping", but as of Today Monday, June 4, 2007 the product has not shipped; however be careful of the Amazon product ads that guided my decision to buy: this product was stock and would be shipped quickly because if I would have paid the shipping cost I could have received it in 3- or 4-days.

From-now-on, I am careful what the Amazon product ads say, because it might be too good to be the truth.



->Deals

It works great. I love the picture quality and movie capabilities. I like how compact it is because I need my stuff to be as portable as possible. I also enjoy all the control I have with the different settings I can use to adapt with every location, situation, and individual picture (versatility is always a plus). It's a great value. I got everything I wanted from a digital camera without paying $200 or more. Overall I love it.


->Buy Online

I haven't had the product that long so that is why I only gave it a 4 rating. So far I really like it. There is not much lag time in between pictures which is really nice because I have a 2 1/2 year old and a 2 month old so you have to be quick with the pics or you miss it. I have always had Canon's and had to replace my old one because my son threw it on the floor and it stopped working. So far I really love it!! I would recommend this product to anyone. Plus it takes AA batteries which I love.


->Buy

I originally had a different version of this Canon camera with only 6mp and my darling daughter accidentally threw it away! By the time I realized it, it was already at the dump and had been rained on for days. Sigh. I loved that camera. I looked for the exact one on Amazon, but couldn't find it. I found this camera and it was HALF THE PRICE of my first one and had more megapixels - looks almost exactly the same. The first one I bought at Best Buy for $300! Sheesh! OK, so I ordered this one and got it within just a few days. It takes GREAT pictures and is as easy to use as my old one. I am a teacher, and I use it a lot. A teacher friend of mine saw how great and clear the pics are and bought one, too! You won't be sorry if you buy this one.


->Discount

This is my first digital camera. After speaking to a friend who has sold cameras in the past, I was advised to go with a canon because they all have a glass lens instead of plastic. I find this camera very easy to use. After reading the owners manual only once I am able to use the manual settings easily. The only problem I have had, is that when I use manual mode and zoom in on anything, I tend to get blurry pictures. I'm assuming this is a problem with me not the camera. I may need to adjust shutter speed in some of these modes. I purchased lithium batteries and have been pleased with the battery life. The software is easy to use, and uploading pictures to my computer and the internet has been easy. I have not printed any yet. My sister also has a canon powershot, the one she has is 5 megapixels and she is just as pleased as I am with my 7.1 megapixel. I think this camera was great deal for the price.


->Purchase

I bought this camera as a replacement for my very old 2.1 MP Kodak Easyshare. I really like the ease of use and the picture quality. One thing I really like is that it is ready to take a photo within one or two seconds of turning the camera on. My old camera would take a few seconds. I also like that the camera uses AA batteries and an SD memory card.

The only thing I would like to see on this camera that it doesn't have, and the one thing that makes my rating a four instead of five, is an anti-blur feature. Other than that I am very pleased.


->Prices

The A550 is the same mehanical design as the rest of the series. I had a Canon A540 that worked fine for 10 months then for no apparant reason the lens did not retract. This is known problem with Canon cameras (do a web search to find lots of instances). I returned the camera to Canon since it is still under warrantee. They claimed that it had impact damage - which it did not - and wanted $103 to fix it. I will NEVER BUY a CANON camera again. I had the same problem with a Canon A20 a few years ago but that was out of warrantee.


->Deals

I purchased the Canon A540 for my daughter, so when I was looking to purchase a camera for myself, knowing how good the Canon was, I decided to purchase the A550. I am very happy with it.


->Price

I got just what i had hoped for and the previous reviews were really helpful as a guide to what would have matched my interest.There are so many features that i really like and the camera is user friendly, portable and easy to manage.

I would have been glad if i made a close look at the LCD.I would have liked an LCD that can turn around and is not fixed since i like taking pictures of myself.which would have helped me to see myself before i take the picture.But otherwise this is not a big deal, once i got used to it, am taking nice pictures of myself, without trouble.


->Affordable

This is simply a great camera to get whether you are buying a digital camera for the first time or the fifth time. Why? Because you get all the Canon quality and features for a very good price. At this price you can afford to even gift it to a teenager who wants to learn a little more photography as it offers a little more than just point and shoot.

I've owned about 4 A series cameras in the past, along with S2/S3 series and SD series and I still recommend A series as the best value for money based on its performance. I tried this particular camera when I bought it recently for a gift. Although the size of A series cameras is bigger than SD series making them jacket-pocket cameras, the advantage is in the styling. It gives you a convenient grip on the side which helps hold the camera steady and results in less "blurry" pictures than SD. The mode selector dial on top helps you zip through selections from portrait, landscape to nightshot and special scenes. The convenience of AA batteries which are available in every corner of the world, no missing out on pictures as your battery was discharged, is a great convenience. You can buy 2NiMH batteries with a charger like I did, and never have to buy any more again. The screen is only 2 inch (up from 1.8 earlier) but it makes the camera more durable, as the design makes it more resistant to damage.

And what about the features? :
- It has an intelligent 9 point focusing system with auto red eye correction which means it can choose the focus pretty accurately, although it also gives you the flexibility to choose the focus through 3 modes. (Centered, Evaluative, Spot)
- SD card/MMC card slot - These cards are so cheap now so get the 2GB to store a whole vacation's worth of pictures.
-Pic size- You can choose from 6 sizes for the pics including a widescreen 16:9 format which can be viewed on your HDTV.
-Speed Dial: This dial on top allows fast spinning between shooting modes (night, landscape, indoors, kids, portrait, movie, auto, manual, special) so you never miss a shot. For this feature alone, I'd prefer an A series over SD as I keep missing shots on SD series while trying to change modes through the menu. With this dial even a kid becomes a pro. The SCN(special scenes) mode has Fireworks, Foliage, Beach, Snow, and Night Scene. Now even amateurs can use Canon experience to get the best shot. Fireworks is particularly amazing as it produced some great 4th of July shots. This camera does not have the Photostitch mode found on some other cameras but it does have the macro mode to take close ups.
-Special effects (B/W, Sepia, Vivid, Nuetral etc.) I've used sepia a lot when taking potraits giving them an 'old world' feel. Vivid has been helpful in special situations like a red kite against a blue sky to bring out the colors. You can do this in Photoshop later but how many of us actually get the time to do this, once a pic is taken it's over with for me! This camera does not have the color accent/color swap option which is available on some other Canons.
-You can set white balance manually on this camera or manually adjust shutter or aperture priority. It also has an optical viewfinder which is handy for very dark/very bright situations.
-You can also take videos in 3 different resolutions with this camera and edit them right on the camera.
-The zoom button shows one or many images at a time in the replay mode and you can zoom into each individual image to see parts of it closely.
- While replaying, the images auto-rotate to landscape or portrait mode to align with how you're holding the camera. It's a nice feature as otherwise you can't see the portrait shots properly in the landscape mode.

This camera makes a great first camera, with many features, and the image quality is superb. Especially if you are shooting outdoors the images are unsurpassed by any other brand, in my opinion. So go get it, at this price it's well worth getting it as a second camera for another member of your family during the vacation. You won't mind taking this one on the ride where you'd be scared to take your more expensive cameras!




->Deals

I'm going to write a positive review of this camera, but you should know that I ended up returning it to Amazon because it didn't meet my specific needs.

I was looking for a high quality, inexpensive point and shoot digital camera when I bought this item. The reasons I returned it had nothing to do with the quality of its prints. Let me make sure I say this: they were outstanding. I loved the ease at which the A550 makes beautiful pictures.

What didn't do it for me was the size, and the lack of a panoramic mode. The camera I ended up with, the $300 Canon SD700, is just so small that I slip it into my pocket without thinking about it. With the A550, I could never forget it was there. This bulkiness lead to me not carrying it all the time, which led to pictures not being made that otherwise might have been. If I had a purse though, or I just wanted something to take on occasional outings, the A550 would have been perfect. If this is you, then get this camera.

Lastly, I got excited about the 4x optical zoom. Don't. Bottom line is that, if you want to really zoom in but be able to take sharp photos, you need to invest in a SLR or DSLR camera system. When I zoom in with the A550, even with my steady grip, pictures often come out quite blurry.

Hope this helps.


->Prices

Excellent camera and delivered within expected time frame! Extremely pleased!


->Buy

After having had a friends hand me down one pixel camera which no longer connected to any computer in the 21st century, I purchased this camera. Right size for my hands(smaller is not necessarily better) and easy to use. The settings were simple to learn and actually more than I needed. You can switch from taking shots to review with one click of a button and back again to taking photos. Quick to use to capture those momentary fleeting kodak moments and even faster to download to my computer with attaching a cord and pressing a button.
The zoom takes you right there so I can capture snaps shots from a distance without the subject taking notice and assuming fake stances. I just love this camera and find nothing to be critical of. So if want a camera that is so simple to operate that you will actually use, this is the one.


->Deals

first of all, you need to buy good batteries for this camera. I bought a 100-pack of cheapies and they don't last but a few hours- if they work. Good batteries like energizer will last you a few weeks. I own a Mac and the pictures transfer easily onto iphoto. the 4x optical zoom is a nice improvement from our other 3x zoom on our sony. I was able to buy a 2GB memory card for $20(sandisk) from here also. There are also high speed cards available. I'm already satisfied with the standard one. I don't do a lot of "quick" shots anyways.

Only one drawback. The video doesn't show up on my imovie. maybe I need more experimenting. I just assumed it would be as easy as the pictures.

Overall, I am surprisingly satisfied with this canon product. Especially after being a sony fan for years.


->Deals

Takes great pictures, nice price. A bigger memory card is a must.


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I still shoot 35mm film with my Canon AE1, but I've been looking for a small digital I can carry in a pocket or small bag while traveling. I've always trusted Canon's quality, so after research, I chose this one. I just returned from Alaska, and found this little camera went places my film camera couldn't.. like trail riding outside of Skagway. The camera easily fit into my jacket pocket and I could still photograph from the back of a moving horse without dropping the reins to focus. I never really thought I'd find a digital camera that could perform as well as my trusty Canon AE1, but this definitely does at 1/4 the weight. Get one!


->Compare

For the price this is an excellent buy. There are a good number of features and settings and it is fairly easy to use. Once you figure out a few basic functions you can start snapping. The picture quality is very good, even on 16X digital zoom. I recommend buying the soft case, as the camera does not come with anything to put it in. All in all this is a great product.


->Deal

This is an excellent camera for the price. Very good optics. Modes easy to select and use.


->Wholesale

I purchased this camera to have a Point and Shoot available when the occasion doesn't call for a full blown 9-10 megapixel DSLR-type like my Fuji S9000. Fujifilm Finepix S9000 9MP Digital Camera with 10.7x Wide Optical Zoom The Canon shoots amazingly fast and produces a large format photo right out of the box. I like the Canon menu tree - it's easy to know where you're going for settings. The LCD is bright and crystal clear. The Canon DIGIC II electronics are worth Googleing and reading about.

The selling point that persuaded me to buy the A550 7.1MP is the TTL Optical (Through The Lense) vuefinder. Most other PnS cameras leave you with only a LCD screen to vue through...I find them awkward and not true when composing a shot.

SD media is the most inexpensive and available on the market. The A550 can use SD, SDHC and MMC. A couple 1Gig pieces should serve you well, the faster writing the better - DON'T SKIMP HERE. A slow writing media card will bother you eventually.

Arm yourself with 3 or 4 changes of rechargeable batteries and go shoot the world, or at least try. Read your Manual - download one from the Canon site to browse while on the computer. You'll find this camera is about as versatile as they come.



->Sale

I bought this camera to keep in the truck because I always seem to forget to take one with me. This is a nice small camera with many good fetures.It takes really good pictures any price. It can use rechargeable batteries and they have never needed recharging during a picture taking use. See all my reviews


->Buy

Our company purchase these cameras. A great all around camera. easy to use, fast start up, exposure accurate and sharp, the moive mode is great. The camera is big enough to hold but small enough to fit in a pocket. The "AA" battery power source is a great feature and the price point it's hard to beat.


->Compare

I bought this Camera to take pics at my Daughter's wedding. The pics turned out terrific. Some better than the Professional Photog.


->Best Price

We wanted a camera that uses AA batteries (for convenience) and is easy to hold (for my young children when they take picture of us) so we bought this camera. I had a Canon Powershot A80 and liked the picture quality but it broke after three years of use. The A80 was quite expensive at that time so I hesitate to get another point-and-shot that priced at the higher-end. We are very satisfied with the price, the picture quality, and the functions of the A550. The only shortcoming of the A550 I noticed so far is that the recharge of the flash is quite slow (even with full battery) so there is a longer-than-usual wait time before you can take the next picture after using flash.


->Price

For the birthday party, vacations, and casual user, this camera is outstanding at the price. For about $200, you get the great resolution and GREAT color, compact size, and usability you need with 15 kids running around you at a party! You will, of course, immediately need a memory card before using it (the one in the package serves up about 8 pics!) The SanDisk memory cards are supercheap, and I bought both a 1 and 2 GB version, both of which work great (2GB will hold about 1,000 pics...plenty). The program for your computer can be a little clumsy to load, but within 20 minutes I had the program and all my recent pics all loaded into my computer.
Awesome for the price, and unless you are a professional photographer looking to get published in National Geographic, you cannot beat the value priced A550 for 7.1 megapixels and the Canon name. Fill your family scrapbook for under $200.


->Lowest Price

I wanted a camera that the whole family could use - Including my 10 year old son. This camera has proven to be that and much more! What impresses me the most is the astounding battery life and the quick focus features. It is at an excellent price point as well. Our pictures no longer suffer from the dreaded 'redeye' effects. I upgraded from a 4 year old Olympus
4 megapixel camera and am blown away by the improvements over that period.
Canon rocks!


->Deals

I ordered a Nikon Coolpix L6 (6MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom) and then ran into a friend at a party. He had one and I gave it a try. SLOW and fair pics. I went home, jumped online and changed the order to the Canon PowerShot A550. This camera is slightly larger, but is quick, good zoom, easy enough on the batteries and takes wonderful pics. Make usre you buy additional SD cards 'cause you'll love using this camera.


->Price

I really did some research on digital cameras, even tried out a Sony, but the Canon brand is by far one of the best. I don't have to do a lot of thinking when snapping a picture with this camera, it does most of the work! I like to be able to think about the compostion of my photo and not ISO, aperature, and all that jazz. The settings make it so easy and the color of the photos turn out so true. The digital zoom is great and will even alert you if the picture will come out blurry. There are so many features on this camera, too many to list. I even found a great deal at Best Buy on a 2 gig memory card, I get over 1,000 photos with a high resolution! It takes alkaline batteries, but I bought rechargeable ones and one charge lasts a long time. I am sooo happy with this camera, I take it with me everywhere, even a couple of days to work.