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I wanted a camera that I could carry around in my pocket, with good zoom and very good picture quality. This camera was the ticket and I would buy another in a heartbeat. A friend bought the Canon S5 for much much more and mine takes the same picture quality, has significantly better zoom and is much more straight forward to use.
Pros:
Price
Image Quality
Zoom!
Large 3.0" LCD Display
Universal AAs and SD Card
Easy to Use
Cons:
You're still reading this and haven't started to enjoy one yet.

It goes with me wherever I go because of its convenient size .
After reading MOST of the reviews I am surprised that people have not addressed the BEST feature besides taking very good pictures, on the A550 - IT HAS AN OPTICAL VIEW FINDER ! ! !
That allows you to take a QUICK picture in bright daylight . Just about impossible with ALL other digital cameras were you have to interpret that barely visible image on the washed out screen .
To me this is the deal breaker for all other newer cameras .
Yes , there are the SLRs but they don't meet my size requirement .
I just hope that my A550 last many more years because there are no cameras in this size that have an optical view finder .

Since this camera has an optical viewfinder, image stabilization, face recognition and a 10 megapixel sensor an amateur photographer who is using this camera can take superior photographs in good light that will yield sharp 8 1/2 X 11 prints. Although I usually use a digital SLR, I must say that I'm impressed with the quality of the images that this camera delivers...especially considering its low price, small size and 7-ounce weight. With rechargeable or lithium AA cells, battery life is excellent and recycle times are short.
The July 2009 issue of Consumer Reports features a cover photo of this camera and ranks it just below a $450 camera in its "compact camera" ratings. On their recommendation and after doing considerable comparison shopping and reading other reviews, I bought this camera for my stepson. However, before I gave it to him, I took many photos under varied conditions to ensure that it would be adequate for his needs. I was so impressed that I'll probably get one for myself.
The fact that I could favorably compare the photos from this camera with those from my much more expensive digital SLR was remarkable, but there are inevitable limitations. There are no manual settings for exposure or focus. The 4X optical zoom may not give as much range as some photographers need and the effective flash distance is limited. The sensor has excellent dynamic range, but introduces noise in the pictures when they're taken in low light with ISO settings above 100.
A couple of AA batteries are included with the camera, but you'll soon need more and better ones. A small 32MB SD card is included but a much bigger SD card or cards will be needed if you want to store more than seven or eight full-resolution photos. Therefore, your initial investment will need to be larger than the base price of the camera for it to perform up to expectations. Nonetheless, when considering the price, small size and very good image quality I believe this camera will meet or exceed the expectations of all but the most demanding amateur photographers.
About a year after I bought and evaluated this camera, I bought Canon's replacement for this model; the Powershot A1100IS, for my wife. It is about the same size and price as this camera was last year but offers more pixels a bigger included memory card, more sophistication but retains the optical viewfinder. Check out the A1100IS. It's even better.


I was in a heated internal battle between the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 and the Canon PowerShot SX10IS. Both cameras have great ratings and reviews on Amazon and other electronic sites. One small thing to others was a big thing to me, the battery situation. I prefer to be able to use AA batteries over having to buy Sony batteries. Just for the ease of AA being handy no matter where I go. The other selling points for me were the flip LCD screen and the hot shoe feature for future use if I decide to get serious with my photos.
I have waited to post my review because I wanted to use the Canon a while before giving my final thoughts. I am by no means a top tier photo person and I do not know half of what my Canon will actually do (yet, still reading the manual as needed). However, I can honestly say the pictures are flat out beautiful that I have been taking. The 20X zoom is far more than enough for all my needs. The pictures I was taking so impressed the folks sitting next to me at a recent concert that they wrote down the model of the Canon so they could go home and order it from Amazon too! We were sitting in the middle of the arena and my shots of the singers are like I was in the third row. Not only are the pictures great because you can actually see who is on stage (unlike some of my previous camera's photos due to low zoom capability), but they are also so crisp. A major concern of mine prior to buying my camera was that there are not too many reviews that talk about concert photos. I give an A+++ on this bad boy when it comes to concerts.
The Canon SX10IS is a tad heavier than the Sony DSC-H50, but after holding both I liked the little extra weight. When we are getting to this level of point and shoot cameras, I liked the feel of holding something with a little more substance to it.
I hope this review helps you make a decision. On a side note, the shipping from Amazon was wonderful. My camera arrived two days earlier than expected!




If you use the camera to transfer your photos from camera to your PC you are going to find that it has a hearty appetite for batteries so I suggest you invest in a card reader. If you take a lot of photos, a card reader will pay for itself in short order.
My biggest complaint about the camera is it is easy to change the settings on it and not know it. When climbing ladders, I put it in my pocket so it sometimes changes to another setting without me knowing it. For its size the zoom is good but you always would like more. I would prefer if it had a little more wide angle setting for some of the shots I have to take. The flash is OK and does a pretty good job eliminating redeye and I suspect does just as well as its competition in terms of effect distance, harshness and redeye reduction.
The quality appears to be excellent. I have not had one performance problem with it even though I have dropped it a couple of times. By the way, the A630 is still going strong too. When you are out on a claim you can't afford for your camera to quit on you so the A630 goes along as a back up. The only time I sue it is when I need the flip view finder.
Let's face it, since the coming of the digital age, Canon has been the number 1 seller and there is a reason for that. I also have a Canon Rebel SLR that I bought right after I retired from professional photography and it has also held up well and provides excellent exposures.




The sock is a good fit and isn't bulky like a camera case.
Good price and I would recommend to others.

THat's the bad news, but the good news is the camera mfrs are finally coming out with raw shooters in this price range. So wait. And also look for cams that do bracketed exposures automatically at different exposures, emiting raw. Then you've got the photographic world by the horns because you can do HDR, high dynamic range. It's actually easy.
I am looking for a small cam to compliment my $5,000 Nikon monster, but I won't settle for a jpeg-shooter.
What's that You say you just want to take a few snaps and dont care about this rocket-science? Let me tell you a story. A friend's wife sent me a pic of animals expressing friendship to each other, a real "aww shucks" photo that I loved and wanted to print out and process. But it was in low res jpeg. Useless. OK, hi res jpeg would have been better, BUT:
It won't cost you much more money to use raw. Why not get your money's worth? You have an advanced 10 megapixel range sensor in even the cheapest cam these days, why throw it away on jpeg when some engineer made the wrong design decision? It's yours for your money, free! Demand it! ANd you don't have to use raw all the time, a simple switch will set you to jpeg if you want throw-away pics...
Wait like a cat and pounce when the camera mfrs offer raw with bracketed exposure.
By the way, programs to process photos on your computer are often free. Photomatix is used for HDR, using raw. Gimp is a free photoshop clone. Now HDR will give you control over your exposure of dark and light areas of your photos. A crappy shot will be saved and maybe turned into a wow shot. It's hard to shoot perfect photos out in the field. I have spent hours getting the "right" shot. Then I saw what computer processing can do, and I instantly realized that it could make a pro photo from an inexpensive camera. Or a good phto from a lousy shot. And most of your shots will be lousy, trust me. Even the pros throw away 90% of their shots. Less work, wow quality, mmmmm. Come to mama...


the good:
1.- picture quality. CMOS sensor is realistic. The camera doesn't add any make up to the picture. Same quality than the G9, with it's 12.1MP CCD sensor. Noise appears at ISO 800 without flash. Personally, I never go that far in ISO selection. I prefer low ISO settings. This sensor do the job perfectly.
2.- speed. pretty fast stat up and continuous up to 4pps.
3.- impressive video quality. very good sound. No intrusion of zoom motor, neither in high speed zoom. Very precise and powerful zoom.
4.- built in flash turn on and off is easy. Simply raise it to fire it or leave it hiden if you want your picture natural. The camera will do the precice adjust so your picture is always good. (shake warning if too dark)
5.- wireless remote control is a must in entertainment cameras. this camera comes with one that can be used to control the player too. You can use it as a HDMI video player if you previously record the films in the card.
6.- vary angle 2.8" LCD wide screen. very useful.
THE BAD:
1.- the lens cap: Easy to lost. It should have a small cord to hold it so you can let go right after take it off the lens. precious moments lost because you have to engage it to the neck strap. And if you don't use the neck strap?...
2.- I almost always press accidentally the button "display" trying to open the screen. Need to be relocated.
3.- Lack of poketability: Spontaneous pictures lost. You have to decide whether you prefer to take this camera with you or leave it in the car... because it's big and noticeable. My soon stop being itself when he notice the camera in my hands... you know.
4.- remote control: Easy to lost. It should came with a holder attached to the neck strap.
5.- have to set at one of the night modes to get more than one second of aperture. You can't get it on speed priority mode.
6.- EVF is bad compared with the resolution in the main screen. but is useful if you want to capture the moment.
Over all, I really like it. The picture out of the CMOS sensor is another thing. It feels like a DSLR, as it's the same sensor. Everybody likes it's pictures and videos quality, resolution and brightness.

Using the camera in "manual" mode is a bit annoying, because manual focus, aperture and shutter speeds need to be changed individually with the arrow buttons. This is fine when taking the time to compose photographs, but annoying when trying to capture carefully composed photos on the fly.
Having used this camera for about a year and a half at this point, I now have a much better understanding of what all the different factors of a photo are, and I have a very good idea of what I need in a higher-end camera when I upgrade in the future.
This camera is a bit bulky, but not nearly as bad as a full-sized DSLR. It's a good compromise for carrying manual features when you might not use them, such as hanging out with friends and not wanting to miss the chance for a great photo. I carry mine with a Gorrilla Pod, but the smallest size is really too small for this camera. It makes a really good (nearly) fully featured camera in a small package.
Battery life is dramatically improved (it becomes great!) by using rechargeable batteries instead of disposables. Otherwise, battery life bites.
Interface with a Mac is a bit annoying, but not an issue at all. You just have to do "image capture" under applications, and it will pull up a folder to transfer the pictures. You can also set it up to download straight into iPhoto without any problems. Windows the camera just pops up like any additional drive.
This camera is really a cool camera, and you can upgrade it with various add-on lenses. I highly recommend it if it does what you need.

^ EDIT ^
I put a lot of work into picking out this camera. I wanted a better quality camera for a great price. The more professional cameras started at $400 it seemed, so I stuck with the bargains. I had the Powershot A630 with a flip out screen previously. My daughter found it on my desk and started to play with it, dropped it and the shutter broke and the auto focus seems to be off too. (For Christmas she got her own durable kid's camera, lesson learned!) So the first brand I started reading about was Canon Powershot. I saw an ad for this camera by chance while browsing another Powershot and immediately I loved it. It looked like a great balance between the SLR's and the pocket cameras. It's exactly what I wanted.
Pros: Very large LCD screen, large viewing range, 9MP, Great auto focus and a great pop up flash. It's a 'meaty' camera. It makes me feel like it's durable-although I'm not going to let my 3 year old test that theory.
It takes AA batteries. I guess that could be a pro or a con, depending on your preference. I prefer AA's because if I get in a bind I can just run into any store and pick up some cheap batteries to last a few hours.
Cons: No eye hole (sorry, don't know the correct term for that thing!). It's a little slow recovering from a busy picture. If there is a lot going on in the background it takes a few seconds to write the picture and be ready for another one. It's also large for a pocket camera. That doesn't bother me, but if you're looking for an Elph size, this isn't for you.

ISO makes the picture a bit noisey above 400 ISO's
The processor is decent for the camera that it is which is a very begininger digital SLR i was told is a super zoom
The zoom is really awesome it is nice to be able to have the range that the lens does.
The image stabalizer is awesome I wouldn't be able to take a great picture hand held without the image stabalizer
If you are just getting into photography I would definately look at this camera but would also look at a real digital SLR that you can change out the lens for expansion.
The only con I have fount in the year of having it is the lcd screen when i try and take pictures with the lcd screen instead of the view finder the sensor inside is broken so the image is upside down but i like using the view finder whenever i am taking the picture anyway it isn't that much of a big deal for me

No logo - one can tell its generic
Took a while to get it. Tracking info was not useful


Great quality, cam stays in snug and can keep round my neck
Very pleased, especially at £[]

I bought the camera because I had owned a Powershot in the past that was great. I had taken it backpacking, rock climbing, kayaking, it had been submerged, traveled overseas and more. It only finally died while riding in a flatbed on some island and it came loose when I went flying through the air when we hit a bump. It was about 4 years old. So when I went to replace it I figured a new Powershot would be perfect. I was wrong.

