Отзывы о Цифровой Фотоаппарат Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Let me start off by saying, the last time I bought a digital camera 3.1MP and 3X Optical Zoom is what you got for the same price as the SX10 IS. I'm still learning myself, since I bought my previous camera I was just describing over 7 years ago, so I'm by no means an expert or any authority. I'm still getting used to this camera. When I first bought this camera, I never even heard of shutter priority, apertures, white balance, ISO speeds etc. It all seemed overwhelming really, almost made the camera seem too complicated to use on anything other than Auto. But I read up on that stuff, and quickly understood it. Once that happened, putting it all into practice was easy.

I finally decided it was time to upgrade, and on paper the SX10 IS looked like it would last me quite a while with all the features it offers.

This is a LARGE, heavy, DSL like point and shoot, with all the mode and options you'd find in the lower end DSLR's like the Nikon D40 etc. I was able to figure out the basic operation just by playing with it, but the manual is helpful. I STRONGLY urge you to read the manual.

I just have to mention the Face Detection. Playing around with the camera the day I received it, I was pointing it at the TV while watch Law and Order or something like that. And wouldn't you know it the Face Detection was going nuts. Every person's face who was on that TV screen, no matter how brief, no matter if it was one face or 3-4 faces, the camera detected their faces and put a white bracket around it.

Macro, and Especially Super Macro mode are amazing. This was one of the things that drew me to this camera. Being able to put suck a sharp focus on something so close it could be touching the lens is amazing.

Like I said previously, before I got this camera I knew nothing about shutter priority, apertures, white balance, ISO speeds and all that. With that said, after about a week of owning this camera I take almost all my pictures on either Auto, or Full Manual (50/50). Its just great to be able to fine tune your pictures before you take them. One of the other things I was worried about when buying a camera is having to rely on software to make the pictures look the way I wanted after transferring them to my PC. With full manual control, edits like that are almost unnecessary.

A word about the "wheel". I guess to some this is a departure from the conventional type of digital camera controls they're used to. I've never owned a camera like this and with no prior experience I can't really comment on that. I can comment on the wheel though. It is a little tough to use, takes anywhere from a 1/4 to 1/2 a turn, probably even more, just to get it to respond. I suppose that delay in response was probably to prevent setting changes if you accidentally touch the wheel or something. Either way, it takes some getting used to using.

Also, after having this camera for just a week, I have to say I don't know what I'd do with another camera that didn't have the swivel LCD screen. Its one of those things that you never knew you needed, until you have it and you wonder how other people get by without it. Definitely handy for macro shots and when using the camera at weird angels.

What a bargain!!! This item is great to protect your lovely little camera and doesn't cost an arm
and leg!!! Fab!!

When I bought this camera it was for the hybrid capabilities and the impressive array of features for the price class.

Pros:
- Awesome HD video quality
- Powerful 20x optical zoom
- Quality optical stabilizer
- Quality construction

Cons:
- Only average image quality
- Confusing settings and modes

Summary:
If you are looking for a very good hybrid cam that offers an impressive array of features but puts more emphasis on video quality then this is the perfect cam. Yes, the settings and modes can be a bit confusing but with a little usage they can be mastered.

Brief Review:
Frankly I bought this camera with the intention of taking still images with it but I also wanted 1080p video capability (in case I don't have my much more expensive video camera with me). After taking several hundred images I found the still image quality to be unimpressive (or about average).

It was when I switched it to video mode that I was blown away. The quality and color depth when set to "vivid" preset was absolutely stunning! In fact, it was so good I immediately got rid of my dedicated video cam. Ironically, I love the video quality so much I have all but stopped taking pictures.

This camera is great for pictures on outings or at parties, just your everyday camera.
The pictures tend to take several takes for a good one. They are ROUGH. So don't buy it expecting to get quality shots.
So if you're looking for a camera to use for interesting pictures and such, I would not recommend it.
The colors do not come out vibrant, rich or focused often times.

However, this camera is tough. I have dropped it countless times, taken it on a dusty safari ride and even broken it open once. But it never fails to somehow begin to work again. The only design flaw is the button to switch back and forth between taking and viewing pictures. Eventually, the switch wears out and it sometimes refuses to work.

So there you have it, rough and tough.

This was a used camera and it is great except the battery life seems to be very short compared to my last camera of the exact same model

I am extremely satisfied with my purchase of this camera. My previous camera, which was my first digital camera, was a Polaroid i533. I had it for almost two years and the reason that I decided to purchase a new one was because the lack of viewfinder on the camera caused it to use batteries at an abominably fast rate. So I researched the best camera for indoor and low light settings, and was referred to the Canon Powershot A1000. I have used it to photograph beach outings, sunsets, zoo animals, moving animals (running horses), landscapes, and portraits; both inside and outside, in various light sources. I even used it to take my best friend's senior pictures. In low light (with high ISO) I notice much less noise than with my previous camera, and the colors are phenomenal especially when the "vivid" color balance is employed. The number of different modes on this camera is delightful - in addition to an automatic mode and one where all settings can be programmed, there are Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Night Schene, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, and ISO 3200. The colors can be changed to Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, or a color scheme of your own creation. The ISO ranges from 80 to 3200, and the white balance works very well. The camera can even be set to take pictures at the full 10 megapixels or a smaller 6 mp, 4 mp, or even 2 mp resolution for email attachments. The automatic settings produce very nice pictures, but even more stunning results can be obtained by adjusting the different functions. A great camera for amateurs as well as those who have more of an idea what they are doing. The image stabilization and face-finder features are nice, although I don't really notice that IS does much. It is very informative to have a setting in Review that shows the different brightness levels for the picture displayed, as well as all of the various settings that were employed when it was taken. The size of the camera is also very convenient, and it seems to be of sturdy construction. The only complaints I might have are the length of recharge time for the flash and the length of write time for videos to the SD card, but these have more to do with the batteries and SD card than the actual camera. I also wish it had a Panorama setting, which if it does have I haven't discovered it yet. I have owned the camera for a little over a month and at this point I couldn't be happier with it.

This camera was highly recommended from a very trusted source, and the reviews were mostly positive. I expected a lot from it, and for a brief period, (maybe 4 months) it worked well. Then the problems began. Lens errors. Yes, despite Canon's insistence that this sort of thing "never" happens, the mechanical lens error you will read about in other people's reviews (known issue with this camera) of this camera happened to me. I bought it hoping they wouldn't, but alas, I am apparently a sucker. Next time, I shall heed the warnings of my fellow Amazonites. No more Canon products for me....

As time wore on, the lens error became more and more of a problem. After another three months, I called Canon. The (arrogant) tech support guy just said, "Oh, this happens when the batteries are weak."

"Oh really?" I said, unwrapping a new set of Energizer AA's. "Let me just stick these puppies in here and see what happens... Huh. Well, would you look at that. So much for your battery theory pal."

After embarrassing him thusly, his only "solution" was to send the camera in for Canon to look at it (at my expense). This would take a minimum of six weeks, after which there was no guarantee I would not continue to have the same problem with the camera. I mean, come on--a design defect is a design defect, after all. I was certainly not the first person to have this problem with this camera. Not only that, but no camera for SIX WEEKS?? I would not have survived.

Sadly, before I could pack the thing up and send it in, I dropped it from the staggering height of three feet. You guessed it, end of camera. Canon makes cheap crap with poor durability and cheap lens mechanisms.

So guess what I did? Yup, I bought myself a Nikon. I've had three of them with ZERO problems over the years. This is number four. My replacement is working beautifully, and is smaller to boot. Excellent image quality too. I will not buy a Canon again. Fool me once, it's your fault. Fool me twice, it's mine.

Buyer beware.

This is a more a request for suggestions than a review.

The Powershot A470 was purchased in June 2009. It has worked well and I did not have any issues with it. I currently have 3 other MFG digital cameras and historically only purchased Canon or Nikon SLR's.

Because I have 3 other digital cameras this specific model has been used maybe 15 times or so since June 2009.

It has functioned fine. The rest of the time its been in a case on my bookshelf.

Oddly the other day (last week) went to use the camera and noticed that the retractable lens cover stayed shut. If I touch it a bit or tap it will open up (springs for the cover appear ok). I have tried the vacumn "fix" thinking it might be dirt and that did not work.

Looking for suggestions and wondering if anyone else has noticed this issue after owning the camera (and using it) for a period of time?

After reading a ton of reviews complaining about the item being received as something else totally different, I decided to order it anyways, expecting to receive a different cap than what was shown on the picture. To my surprise, I actually got an item that looks exactly like the picture. It fits snuggly on my SX20IS camera, unlike the original manufacturer one which always came off... which is the reason why I lost it in the first place! The item I received also has the leash connected to the peice, without using any stickys. This is a 1-piece set, and works great.

I wanted to use this camera for a while before reviewing it because it is my first camera and I am rather new to photography. But I have been doing my homework...

First the good stuff:

--I have to say the battery usage, or lack thereof is incredible. I bought rechargeable NiMH batteries and I have managed to fill up a 2GB card two and a half times with photos and video (occasionally using flash, almost always with the LCD on) and I have only had to replace the batteries _one time_. On a typical day of shooting for 3-4 hours I may replace the batteries one time. This was an issue I was concerned about, but I have been incredibly surprised, impressed and overjoyed by this. With the regular alkaline batteries that came with the camera, I took only 200+ pictures with the LCD on, flash on part of the time.

--6MP and 4x optical zoom, thats pretty good for cameras today. For most consumers this is as much as you will ever need, perhaps more than you need. Of course, give it a year and all the cameras will have 8MP and 6x.

--The user interface is pretty intuitive and easy for the average user to figure out, especially if you have used Canon before. The only camera I have ever used was my mothers A70 and I was easily able to navigate through the controls to do what I needed.

--The pictures look very good, the colors are beautiful and generally they are very sharp. The pictures I took last fall were very good. I found some of the automatic "scene" settings to be helpful as well, the "foliage" setting worked great to put emphasis on outdoor colors.

--An advantage over the A530: The user can manually select things like shutter speed and aperture priority. There is also an auto setting. For someone who is trying to learn photography a little instead of simply take pictures, this has helped me to experiment. Often I find that at times I may want less exposure time and am willing to sacrifice some brightness for the resulting sharpness.

--The camera does feel light and rather small in the hand, but its comfortable to hold.

A Few cons:

--Probably the main problem that would affect most people is that 5-7 second delay when using the flash. I can see how this would be an issue for some people who have children or want to take a lot of pictures in darkly lit areas. I rarely do this but if you are wanting to take a lot of pictures with flash in succession, this could be a major issue.

--In low light settings the photos are not great, something I had read about ahead of time in reviews. Taking good pictures on a rainy or overcast day can be a challenge. I was surprised how good some pictures looked when I recently went out on a dark foggy morning and took pictures.

--In movie mode there is noticeable motor noise picked up by the microphone when the camera adjusts to light changes and when zooming in and out. A minor quibble for those mostly wanting to take photos, but may be an annoyance for others who occasionally want to shoot video with the camera (like me, although I am not overly concerned with high quality video as with high quality pictures). A side note, movie mode does tend to take up a lot of memory, but you have the option to take fewer frames per second (15fps/30fps) and you can decrease the resolution.

--The memory card included with the camera is pretty worthless. Canon has included 16MB cards with cameras ever since the A70 and before, and yet the number of megapixels has more than doubled. Is it not time to increase the size of the card included? I found a good deal on a 2GB card and with that on the highest resolution and quality compression rates it will hold around 750 pictures.

--There are two instruction manuals included, one is a basic manual and the other a "advanced." I have to say that the advanced one is not as detailed as I would like. It explains what things do without telling you exactly why you would like to use this or that setting or when.

--Another minor quibble, I have noticed some "barrel distortion" (if you don't know what that is you probably do not need to worry about it, or you can look it up online) on close up pictures, this inevitably happens with every camera though, and is probably no more exaggerated here than with others.

The value for the money with this camera is very good. I managed to get it for $168 in January 2007.

I purchased this Cannon A1000 IS about a month ago from Amazon as a replacement to another camcorder/digital camera combo I already own of a different brand.The price on Amazon was good. I received the camera about 6 days after the online order was place. No problems with any shipping part of the transaction and the shipping was free.
After reading many reviews and ratings on this camera I can say it has lived up to it's high reviews. The camera has a solid & heavy feel to it unlike alot of competitors plastic feeling cameras.
I do a lot of uploading small edited videos to Youtube and the video quality portion of this camera is better than my present combo camera I had been using and the video is done in .mpeg instead of .mov like many other brands. Another reason for the quality is that this camera has glass lens in it unlike many comptetors cameras whose have plastic lens.
As far as still picture quality goes this camera is better than any digital camera I've ever owned and I've had many different brands since digital cameras have been developed.
It's simple to use for first time users as well as more experienced users. It has many standard point & shoot features and has a limited manual mode to adjust WB,ISO,Color settings and limited exposure settings.
It has built in red eye removal of the finished picture, great self timer feature and good continuous shooting mode which works great if your not using the flash. Flash recharge (about 5 sec.) is a little slow but I think it's about normal for this size and price.
I have taken many action pictures in the past month and not a blurry one in the bunch.
In other reviews on this camera I have read are some complaints about battery life. I did wear out the standard alkaline batteries that came with the camera in less than a day but think that was due mostly to setting up and playing all day with my "New Toy".
I use rechargeable AA batteries and have not had any battery drain problems out of the ordinary since. As with any new digital camera or camcorder it would be wise to use rechargeable.
The camera comes with a very tiny memory supplied SD card which is only good for a few pictures. It is more of a "starter" SD card and should be replaced with either a 2,4,8 or 16GB SD or SDHC card as soon as possible since the camera does not have any internal picture storage capacity.
All in all this is a great first time user or even a somewhat experienced user point & shoot camera and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for good quality at a great price.

Camera goes through batteries extremely quickly. Even with using high quality rechargeable batteries. SD card is stored in the battery compartment so If you remove your card often eventually the door does not close tightly..therefore the slightest bump & the camera will turn off. While I did not expect the camera to last forever ...I did hope it would last longer than 2 yrs. Disappointed. Pictures turned out well, but not a great low light camera. Not sure I will buy another Cannon.

I was looking for a new camera to replace my 3.2MP Powershot A70, which produces excellent pictures. Trying a few test shots around and about I found that the Ixus 980IS does not cope as well with darker shots and you really need to ramp the ISO setting up to get comparable shutter speeds.

Taking the camera to a concert I found the limitations of the hardware and its lack of control very apparent. In the same kind of lighting conditions I never had to go above ISO 400 with the A70, and could get respectable shutter speeds. To get similar shutter speeds on the Ixus 980 I had to set the ISO right up to 1600 and it would often still opt for speeds that were too slow to be practical. Despite the high ISO, the good shots show remarkably little colour noise, but are nonetheless noisy.

The root of the problem seems to be the lack of any real aperture control, which effectively prevents you from allowing more light in to get shots on a lower ISO speed and allow faster shutter speeds. In manual mode, the Ixus 980 gives a choice between two aperture sizes (which vary), but these do not seem to affect depth of field so it seems that there isn't really a true aperture affecting the shots. The manual mode is therefore not as flexible as it would suggest since you have no real aperture flexibility with which to affect other settings.

On the whole though, the images captured by the Ixus 980 are excellent given the very high pixel count (remembering the golden rule that more pixels does not equal a better camera!). If you're used to more control over your shots and something a little closer to an SLR's flexibility you may be better off going for one of Canon's PowerShot models instead.

I opted for the Ixus for compactness and lack of protrusions but the size differences really aren't that much. Naturally with the compactness you have to make some compromises, but for its size, the 980's capabilities are still amazing. It's a beautiful little camera too, nice to hold, and the controls work very effectively though some obviously find the thumb wheel awkward. I find it well balanced and easy to use. It starts up quickly, and things like the battery and SD card slot are nice and easy to get to. Batteries charge quickly and last well.

On the whole a great camera packed into a tiny package, but be aware of its limitations if you want a little more than point-and-shoot when you hit its boundaries.

Great lens cap. Bought as a replacement for my Canon SX20. 10x better than the original which fit loosely and often popped off. This is a very snug fit with the added safety of the leash (that IS secured to the cap by a small hole). Why didn't Canon make it this way in the first place?

We use our cameras in our business every day. We have had 3 Nikons in the past. All had outstanding PQ, but all died about every 2-3 years. So we decided this time to look for another camera. We decided on the Canon SX1 IS due to the reviews here. Let me tell you how bad this camera is;

1. The PQ is horrid. One of our CAMERA PHONES produces nearly identical PQ. Only slightly worse. I called Canon and after talking to the nice person on the phone, they had no explanation. They suggested I email images to one of their higher up techs. Two days later, no response. Update: A week later I called and asked about the pictures, what they thought of them. They said they did not get them. I emailed again to the person on the phone and she did get them while I was on the phone and said they were typical photos for the camera. If that's typical, I have to say Canon has very low standards for this camera.

2. The buttons are in all the wrong places. You cannot carry or handle this camera w/o hitting buttons unintentionally.

3. This camera weights 1.5 pounds. That's about equal to 2 12oz cans of soda. Go pick up two cans of soda and try to carry that around like you would a camera.

4. There is only one way to grip this camera and it requires 2 hands. There is no other way to use it successfully.

5. It only comes with standard rca cables to view the HD video. Which, is just horrible. Who in their right mind would put a standard cable with a HD camera?

6. The SD card is very, very hard to get out.

7. The HD movies will not play on my computer. [UPDATE: We had to update to QT 7 to get them to play. Which does work. However, the video is jerky and jumpy. About every 1 second it seems to skip several frames. The PQ just just good, on the very low level of HD expected quality.]

I know I'm being overally dramatic, but it's hard to keep it cool considering this is a $500+ "HD" camera. I do LOVE the wide field of view, it's awesome. The 20x zoom is outstanding... in theory. the problem is, both are worthless if the PQ is not any better than a camera phone. I've uploaded my own photos here taken with this camera so you can see for yourself. One shows the dark dot, and the other is the kitchen sink area. You be the judge if I'm being overly critical of this $500 camera.

Bottom line: if you care about the picture quality, ease of use, or ergonomics, skip this one.

My experience level: well seasoned amateur.

I question some of the reviews on this site. They sound like they were written by professional copywriters for a PR campaign. Trust this one and the other review "Noise and grain." That is the truth for this camera. This camera is a dog.

I recently bought this Canon A1000IS, and I've been toying around with it for the past several days. I was looking for a point-and-shoot camera that I could carry around and travel with and take fairly good pictures. This is the exact camera I was looking for. I bought this over the A2000/A2100 because of its smaller size, cheaper cost, and viewfinder. I bought this over the new A1100 because the main difference between the A1000 and the new A1100 is the extra 2.1 megapixels. I'm not a big fan of the brown color that I have, but it was the cheapest option. I'd personally prefer the blue or gray.

Pros:
AA batteries - Don't do regular alkaline. Go with NiMH rechargeable batteries, and preferably Eneloop or precharged Duracell and the like. It lasts a good while. I've taken many test shots, video, changing settings, reviewing test shots and my eneloop batteries are still going strong.
Image quality - Canon-like quality. Not Digital SLR quality. Other reviews state that high ISO is grainy. Personally I've gone up to ISO 400 and 800 with my photos, and as a point-and-shoot the image quality is just fine.
Optical Zoom - 4x optical which is more than the typical 3x in most point and shoots.
Camera Body - Sturdy body for the most part and the LCD screen is a good size.

Cons:
Flash recharge - It's not that bad, but it can take up to 5-6 seconds to recharge sometimes. If you're getting a point-and-shoot though, then it's not like you need to be taking multiple quick shots.
Buttons - The buttons are not backlit so it can be hard to see in the dark. I'm not sure how many cameras even have backlit buttons. You can redirect the lcd light to the buttons if you really need to see the button labels.
Compartment doors - The door for the AA battery and memory compartment looks and feels flimsy. Also the door for the AV and USB compartment is an elastic door that's not that great.
Glossy LCD screen - The LCD screen has some pretty bad glare, but there is a viewfinder. Most cameras usually have glossy, glarey screens anyway I think.
Cannot control shutter speed - You can't manually adjust shutter speed, so you have to play around with just ISO and flash.
Size - This could very well also be a pro, but the size is bigger than the other subcompact cameras. However you won't find a smaller camera that takes AA batteries to my knowledge. It fits well in my hand though, and I think I have average sized hands. It can easily fit in a front pocket unless you have tight pants and small pockets.

I recommend the Canon A1000IS. It's a good deal.

you will have this camera for a good year and then one day you will try taking pics and it will ask you to change the battery. you will keep changing the battery and getting even more expensive batteries because surely the batteries must be the problem! and then eventually you will notice that the metal conductor is actually corroding and so the camera can't read that the batteries are just fine. get this camera if you only want to take good pics for a year but trust me when I say you wont have it for longer

I couldn't make up my mind what type of camera I wanted to purchase; an SLR or a point and shoot. I knew what features I wanted, but up until recently I couldn't find a camera fitting all my needs. I decided that for my purposes of taking travel pictures I wanted something easy to use, but an upgrade to my present camera, a Canon PowerShot A610. I really liked the shape of the camera, which is easy to hold with one hand. Then one of the best features was vari-angle LCD. After searching different cameras I was thrilled when I found the SX10IS which had most if not all the features I had been looking for. I wanted at least 18x optical zoom and this has 20x; I definitely wanted the vari-angle LCD for taking pictures either higher or lower than a comfortable viewing level. (It sure saves on backs when wanting to take a close up of a flower and you can turn the viewer up and hold the camera down at arms length to get a great picture). It also has the easy grip like my older camera, however I find there are more buttons that I sometimes push inadvertantly, and get out of the mode that I want to be in. As I get more used to the camera I don't mess up as often. The pictures come out crystal clear and I can zoom in when viewing on my computer and still get great pixel clarity. The finished photos I have had processed have come out close to studio quality. Recently I took portraits of guests at our Christmas party and had rave reviews of the finished product with many ordering additional prints to send to family and friends. Also, I was extremely pleased when taking photos at the Tournament of Roses parade last week.

Most electonic gadgets have more features on them then one will ever use, and this camera is no exception. Slowly, I am trying to learn more to take advantage of more features. On the other hand, if you want ease of use then with this camera you can be out taking pictures as soon as you put in your batteries and memory card. Speaking of memory cards, you will want to buy a high speed card to take advantage of the continuous shoot feature. This is great when taking pictures of moving objects. Another feature I haven't mentioned is the great video (with sound) that you can take with this camera. Having a high capacity memory SD card helps. I always carry extra cards, but with my new 8 GB card I won't be using the extra cards very often.

Face recognition is another feature I haven't used before. It is an interesting feature and new tool when taking group shots.

I could go on and on, there are so many good things I could say about this camera. I really don't have any negatives other than accidentally pushing buttons when I don't want to. As I had read in another review, the controls are "touchy" and you have to be aware of where your "fat fingers" land.

I'm a senior citizen who loves to take pictures and have thousands of photos on my computer. I enjoy viewing slide shows of all the pictures of our travels throughout the USA and also abroad. If you want to take a step up from the compact point and shoot then I would highly recommend the Canon PowerShot SX10IS. It has features you will appreciate for taking photos both indoors and out.

This thing is awful on batteries. I can buy new alkaline AA batteries and it seems like after a few pictures I get a low battery reading and then the camera goes out. I have a battery tester that shows that the batteries are pretty close to full strength but will not work in this camera. I literally have a ziplock bag full of AA batteries that I have used in this camera that I now save for use in remote controls and other battery operated devices. It got to be so frustrating that I finally went out and bought another camera. Not a Canon. The pictures that I did take are actually very good pictures. It's just the deal with the batteries got to be a problem.[[ASIN:B0011ZCDKS Canon PowerShot A590IS 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom]

Great for professionals and even better for my dad who hoards his pictures on his camera. Holds a ton of pictures! Easy to use.

Couldn't find a new lens cap locally, so I bought this one, which came in a couple of days and fits better than the Cannon original. Nice to be able to loop the cord through the neck strap and not worry where the cap went.

I have owned a Canon PowerShot for many years, and find the picture quality and ease of use to be superior in this price range ($100 - $150). My PowerShot has been 1/2 way around the world and back, run over by a car and is still taking great shots.

BEFORE buying this camera, would have also said that battery life is also a plus, as I much prefer AA batteries when traveling: you can recharge as needed but can always grab some at a corner store if you absolutely need to in a pinch.

After researching current PowerShot models (on-line and in-store), I bought this A590 from Amazon for my 13 y.o. brother to take with him on his 1st trip to Europe - a school trip to London & France. How very disappointed when, 4 days into his trip the camera 'went dead.' It turns out we received a version of this camera from Amazon that required an additional WATCH-TYPE BATTERY FOR THE LENS.

THIS IS NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE IN THE CAMERA SPECS!!!!!!! When I researched this camera in-store, the A590 I handled DID NOT require any batteries in addition to the standard AA's, nor did the user guide included with the camera mention anything about this additional battery.

I might have actually bothered to return the camera simply due to this lack of disclosure, but this wouldn't have remedied the disappointment of a 13 y.o. boy.

Has anyone else received an A590 with a similar issue?

I still love the Canon products overall, but am unsure why the camera we received was not as described (by both Amazon and Canon). I am currently researching new cameras for an upcoming trip. I do not feel comfortable buying a camera again from Amazon due to this issue - how can I truly be sure that what I am buying is what I receive.....do I want to be in a remote Italian village when my camera dies for some unknown reason?

Lost the original which only CON, it wasn't attached... hence the losing. This product fits perfectly, excellent price and attaches to camera so much better than original.

After several months of trying to decide on a digital SLR or a high end digital camera I decided on the Canon Powershot SX1 IS. I have had the camera for a couple of days now, and it is wonderful. My reason for choosing this camera was to have something that my family could utilize (wife and 5 kids) but that also had some of the features a digital SLR delivers. I am a casual photographer, but I know a goood picture when I see one, and this camera delivers. The photo quality is superior and the pre-settings are great for one who has no knowledge of manual settings. The camera is bulky; so, if you are looking for a pocket camera this is not it. I am very impressed with the HD video quality, and now I feel like I can have the best of both worlds in still and video; although, my main purpose for the camera are still images. Some may not like the use of AA batteries, but I have found this to be very convenient. The most impressive feature of the camera for me is the 20X zoom that can key in on distant subjects without the need to fiddle with changing lenses. I also like the ability of the camera to capture moving subjects with ease. I have more to learn about this camera, but I wanted to chime in with a review that may be helpful for someone like me that was having a difficult time making a decision on a high end digital camera. I will say if you feel comfortable with utilizing a digital SLR go with that, but if you are like me and have other users in your family that you want to be able to utilize the camera without much training, the Canon Powershot SX1 IS is the one to choose.