Отзывы о Цифровой Фотоаппарат Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

I've had this camera for a few months now and on the whole I have been very impressed, but it's not without it's flaws.

The impressive bits are first and foremost the lens - it's fantastic, having something that goes from 28mm to 560mm is REALLY useful. I've got shots I would have missed, or lacked any impact otherwise. The addition of RAW is nice, and is now supported by Adobe Lightroom latest update. The SX1 feels good in the hand and about as easy to use as a camera this well specified can be. HD video is much better than I expected, sharp, well exposed, with a functioning zoom, focus and good stereo audio. Image stabilisation is excellent allowing hand held shots at very low speeds even at full zoom (1/30 at 560mm is easily achievable - see picture).

The flaws? Well noise is an issue, even with RAW files. It's not a deal breaker and on an A4 print most people would not notice - but it is there - those moving from a compact to the SX1 may not notice anything, but anyone coming from a recent DSLR may be disappointed. RAW files don't have the expose latitude you might expect either, still better than JPEG though. Choice of aperture settings is limited. Filming in HD means switching to wide screen mode, which does not support RAW when taking still pictures and it's easy to forget to switch back to 4:3 mode and RAW once you're done. Fast panning in movie mode will result in 'leaning' verticals. Some buttons a bit too easy to press by accident, and the mode wheel requires a rather delicate touch, you adapt but it can be irritating to start with. Finally the build is a little bit plasticy in places.

While I may be rather critical, I feel these are just comments on what is a pretty expensive bridge camera, especially considering the very similar SX10 (no HD video, no RAW) is about 30% cheaper. Having said all that though this is still an superb choice for those who do not wish to lug an SLR and lenses around with them and don't want to compromise too much on image quality. In spite of my moans I still recommend the SX1 - with a different (G10?) sensor it could be amazing.

good camaera, but not long lasting. Un-repairable "lens error" 18 months after purchase. 2nd Canon camera with this failure pattern. I was loyal to Canon since it is one of the few digital point-n-shoots with a viewfinder (helpfull on sunny days), but no more.

This camera is great! Used only Energizer Lithium batteries which lasted a lot longer then "regular" batteries. The features are many, but I rarely used any of them. The flash takes awhile to charge, so normally I didn't use the flash. Shutter speed was pretty decent. I loved this camera. Takes a beating, but continues to work. I had it for four years before the lens refused to come out. Still turns on and everything. Fantastic camera. I love Canon and will replace this camera with a newer model.

The Powershot A4 (now A5) series is the only point-and-shoot digital I will ever buy. But it's my 4th one in 4 years - that's an average of 1 per year! My history, in brief:
- We bought a competitor's camera, which broke in 8 months (zoom lens got off track), fixed it, then broke again 5 months later.
- We bought our first Powershot, then left it on the train. (Whoops!)
- Got another one, then dropped it on stone in the Kaibab Nat'l Forest in AZ (Whoops!) This one, however, was packaged with a Selphy photo printer (Bonus!)
- Got a third one, which had a bigger viewing screen and more megapixels, but then after dropping a few times, a screw came loose inside and shorted out the circuit board so it wouldn't turn on - I found this by taking it apart after finding out the 1-year warranty expired.
- Since the repair cost was $100, and I found out I could get the newer version for just a little more than that, I opted for the new version.

I like this level of Powershot (in particular, the A590) for 3 reasons: 1) it's a good point and shoot with decent start-up time and recover times (except with flash on full power); 2) it has MANUAL mode to set your own F-stop, Aperture, and flash intensity, along with ISO and white balance, etc. - even manual focus; 3) it uses AA batteries (we use rechargable AA batts) and SD memory cards, which work with every other device we have. If the rechargeables go out while we're away, I can just buy AA batts anywhere.

You can read about the features - just warning that the flash recovery time is fairly slow (at least 10 seconds) in your Auto or Easy mode. For this reason, I frequently use manual mode with low-intensity flash and 2.6 F-stop with 1/40 sec shutter speed for twilight conditions.

You can collect a lot of data on your picture automatically, and the camera can remove redeye and crop shots, also you can analyze how well the picture came into focus.

Also, a note - only the (current) A5xx (past) A4xx series Powershots have a clip on the front that comes off to add aftermarket accessories such as filters, wide-angle lenses, etc.

In all, for this price, you get a top-notch camera that is NOT the best but is certainly by far the best, most reliable, and feature-full camera in this price range. My other camera is a film-based SLR.

I bought this camera to replace and ungrade my older canon powershot s3 is. Overall I would consider it a very good camera if I hadn't previously owned the s3, on which it is not much of an improvement.
There are a fair few things that are actually better about the smaller, cheaper, old s3 that really shouldn't be. For example the zoom speed is slower in the sx1 and the button placement is awkward. My main issue is that they seem to have taken out some of the software that made the s3 exceptional such as the time delay shooting, where you could set it to take a photo at regular intervals over a few hours or days. Even little things sbout the sx1, like not being able to have a shutter speed slower than one second unless you use night mode (in which you have no control over the iso and the aperture) are annoying. This is supposed to be a superzoom bridge and i really liked the versatility of the s3, which is not as present here.
All that said it is a good camera, the zoom is very good and there is far less noise. To be honest though i could have done without the fancy remote or massive screen for a couple of the old s3 features back.

this is no good to me, i neaded 58mm but i do not no wat i got its to small but is marked 58mm but its not dave

the sock is great when your out and about and not using the leather pouch. It hangs round your neck and you can grab the camera as and when you want/ need it. It's soft and looks cool

I have had this camera for 14 months - my fourth Canon. I had thought I was upgrading from my last Canon with the SX10. Last week my camera stopped working - in the middle of an event. It was not dropped or bumped - just stopped working. I just got my repair estimate from Canon - $160. Since I am two months past my warranty, I need to pay in full if I want it fixed. My last Canon - battery started draining quickly two years after I purchased it. I sent it to Canon - they fixed it gratis, despite my being past my warranty. Shame on you Canon for charging a loyal customer so much for a mechanical problem that I did not cause (even by YOUR estimate description). Buyer beware...

I was looking for a camera pouch that didn't cost as much as my camera but did the job. That's exactly what this does. Brilliant quality and protects camera. Quite thick so I think would I to drop my camera it would be quite well protected.

This purchase was an impulse buy. I saw 20X zoom and decided I wanted it. I think I made a great choice.

I've had this camera for about 5-6 months now. I think I've learned a lot from this camera, and about photography in general.

The picture quality is great in good light, and having 20x zoom is very useful. I noticed noise at ISO 200 in decent light, although that was viewing at 100%

There are a lot of settings in the menus, but the nice thing is that you can make your own menu. I have only the functions that I use often, which is a great time saver.

The swivel LCD is awesome. I can take low and high shots w/out having to be at eye level w/ the camera.

I noticed that the lens cap tends to get "stuck." This causes the cap to fall off easy. All you need to fiddle w/ the ring on the inside of the cap to make it circular (when it's stuck, it would be oval).

I don't like the wheel in the back that much. There's no tactile feedback, and moving it too slowly sometimes doesn't seem to register when using it in manual focus.

Also, be careful if you have the lens hood on backwards before turning off the camera. If you're holding the camera like you would a DSLR, you may pinch your fingers, or prevent the lens from withdrawing all the way (which may ruin the lens motor).

Although this is a great camera, I'm considering getting a DSLR for a few reasons:

1) Low light performance is a lot better
2) Changing the aperture changes depth of field...doesn't really work in this camera
3) Faster continuous burst (didn't think it was important at first)
4) Faster more reliable autofocus
5) Better manual focus (100% zoom in live view and focus ring on lens is probably (hopefully) better than the wheel on the SX10 IS.
6) More durable build

I'm still planning on keeping this camera though, as it is a small, lightweight camera that I can carry around w/ me at all times that also has a great range lens.

The reviews say that this camera is one of the best super zooms out there, and although I don't have any other camera to compare it to, I still have to agree.

Chris

This camera has such quality in its opticals, in its reliability and durability, it has become my darling camera for most of my outings!
The only defects listed in ratings I read before purchasing, had to do with the short durability of batteries (It is a battery guzzler). This I solved with Sanyo`s Eneloop rechargeable batteries. Two AA`s will last me for about 250-300 shots without problems. They even outlast any other batteries when I use the motion picture (with sound) feature in the camera. (Yes ...I can film moving events in very low light, such as club shows). If you want go around without worries about missing a splendid shot, also buy an 8 or 16GB memory card and you are ready for any vacation, family event or the Grand Canyon!

The bottom line--a great and functional camera with a lousy operations manual. Fire the technical writer and keep the camera!

I bought this camera because lugging my Canon HD video camera and the EOS 50 with a couple of flashes and a tripod just does not work when hiking into backwoods areas. Since I am familiar with advanced Canon cameras, I did not find the operations of this camera totally unfamiliar. It does have some special bells and whistles in the automatic shooting modes that I had to practice with before feeling comfortable. The operations manual looks more like a map for an online tutorial and refers question areas to a series of remote pages. This is highly annoying when figuring out questions like how to set HD versus regular video recordings. I wish there was some way to put a basic UV filter on the zoom to protect the lens. Otherwise, I am very satisfied with the camera.

My practice with the camera has been limited to weekends, but I have been very pleased with the photo quality and color renditions on still shots. I actually hand held the video at a sheep dog trial, and the image stabilizer was wonderful at full zoom. A tripod would have been better, but I failed the boy scout motto on that trip.

This is not a camera for impatient amateurs. It requires time and attention to detail to get the advantages over the SX20, but it does exactly what I need.

This is my fourth digital IXUS and has proved to be an excellent choice as a backup camera to my Canon 40D SLR. The quality of the images is excellent - even in low light. I haven't used it much in Manual mode preferring to leave it in Program mode. This gives great control and flexibility. Auto seems to be pretty good as well and can happily be used for Point `n Shoot. Generally focus is good and fast, but like most compact cameras is a bit slow in low light. The face detect feature really works well and I especially like the magnified image when a face is detected.

The flash output is a bit weak, but probably is to be expected given its size - it's OK as a fill-in it the daylight is not too good. For indoor shots, it's best to put the came on a stable platform and use a long exposure unless the subject is very near.

Movies are excellent and in .MOV format - not AVI as I was expecting from my previous Canon IXUS cameras.

No plans to change in the near future.

I got this camera as a gift for Christmas a few years ago after doing a lot of research. I am into taking somewhat artsy photos, but am not fimilar with all the different settings and options it requires to take a great picture, so I thought this would be a great camera for me as it seemed pretty simply to figure out. I guess I was looking for something with similar features to a digital slr without the size (and price). I think this camera probably is compareable to that, but I feel like unless you really know what you are doing, or take time to memorize the manual, it is really hard to get what you are looking for when taking a photo. There have been several instances where I've had the manual out, testing out a setting, only to forget it the next time I use my camera. It was a little disappointing to say the least, as I would have liked to used this as a "regular" shot camera as well as some art type shots, but mostly have just used it for the latter.

Another con to this camera is the flash takes rediculously long to recycle. I have used the camera a lot to take photos of friends and whatnot, and a lot of times you sit there for what seems like forever for the picture to actually be taken because the flash takes soooo long. Several times I have missed a great shot because of this, and it's really annoying when trying to take a photo of someone as they are standing there for so long waiting for the picture to be taken. It really makes it hard to capture the "moment" in a photograph.

Besides my two complaints, overall this camera takes great photographs and video. I think I would recommend this camera for someone who is more fimilar with the different settings (shutter speed, iso, all that technical stuff) or someone who will be able to take the time to learn them. Thank god for the "auto" feature. I do get some really great pictures from this camera, though.

I bought this camera and took it to Disney World where I had a chance to try out all the features in all kinds of conditions. This is one step down from the DSLR cameras where I don't have to change lenses and it takes great pictures. Overall I am impressed with it and I feel it was worth every dollar I spent on it. However, this is a must: READ THE MANUAL AND LEARN THE FEATURES IF YOU WANT TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS CAMERA! Here are some pros & cons :

Pros:
1. Clear pictures at full zoom as well as super macro mode even when the camera lens is so close it touches the object.
2. Many features to adjust for different light conditions (learn the features and make adjustments)
3. Takes good pictures in low light or almost no light conditions even without the flash (again, learn the features & make adjustments for it) but at very low light conditions I recommend putting the camera on a tripod or have very steady hands.
4. Records clear movies with stereo sound & zoom. .mov format can be played with QuickTime Player on Windows XP with no problems.
5. Flash power can be adjusted to how far you want it to reach so the background doesn't get washed out.
6. Swivel LCD for multi angle viewing.
7. The colors come out beautiful.
8. Wide angle lens. You can fit more in your pictures.
9. Batteries last a long time. I use rechargable Eneloop AA batteries.

Cons:
1. It's a heavy camera with the 4 batteries in it, even when it's hanging around my neck.
2. It's a rather bulky camera for a woman. Women have smaller hands and sometimes it's hard to get a good grip on it.
3. The lens cap. There is no string attachment for it! It has a piece of plastic on the back of the cap to attach it to the camera strap but it doesn't work. It doesn't clip on strong enough so the cap falls off anyway.
4. The Fireworks feature is useless especially when there is another lit object around the fireworks (expl: Magic Kingdom castle with fireworks around it). The camera asks me to make adjustments (which it shouldn't since it's a set feature), but no matter how I tried to adjust it, it didn't work. Instead, I used the Sports feature and that worked just fine. All other features work well.

So overall I give it 5 stars for the money spent but I can't stress enough that this camera will only do the tricks if the adjustments are made for it. It also takes great point-and-shoot pictures but if that's what you are planning on using it for most of the time, I recommend buying a less expensive camera. This is my 4th Canon camera and I find them to be excellent and very durable.

Greetings everyone!

I waited so long to buy my canon s5 just waiting for the sx10...just in case I wanted to get the most recent model. So I wanted to love the sx10. I mean what would there be not to love with a 20x zoom.

Well alot and I am really disheartened after testing it out and I will be sending it back to amazon as soon as I receive one of the last s5's sold by costco. I bought mine last night and today they had taken them down from their site. So I got lucky.

So I was willing to compromise on alot to keep the sx10 because I really do appreciate huge zooms especially one with a nice wide angle.

I was willing to live with the mov format over the avi because when I viewed it from my laptop the quality is not too much different than the avi though a little more complex to process for some people.

I was willing to live with the bulkier lens yet for incognito purposes like concerts the s5 without lens adapter can pass for a point in shoot while the sx10 really looks like a dslr almost the size of my Nikon d40.

Now since I have a dslr you might ask why I wanted the s5 when clearly the images can't come close to the d40. Well, I really love the articulating screen for when I'm doing blogging or making some kind of how to video for youtube where I can watch what I'm filming while I'm basically filming myself.

I mostly want to keep the s5 for the video capabilities because it's very good in low light even in an aquarium setting. Which brings me to the deal killer of the sx10 it is just terrible in low to medium lighting when using the zoom.

I was outside in fairly good light filming my airedale playing soccer and the lcd grew dark when I zoomed in. At first I thought, oh defective camera until I realized it was just the change in fstop.

If canon had been able to keep the same f stop range as the s5, I would have tolerated everything else for the nice wide angle and telephoto zoom which I do love and for the ability to use a higher iso with less noise. But high iso cannot compensate for it's poor performance in anything but strong sun lighting. But with the change in control dial which is tedious and the inability to add filters and the terrible low light performance...I'm forced to pass on this upgrade.

I did discover in my testing if you put a 55mm polarizing filter over the lens it will stay put and if you carefully twist the polarizing ring you can can take pictures with it but you have to be very mindful and this would probably prove tedious in a real world photo session. And I for one really love using a polarizer.

So those are my frustrations and I am disillusioned after having such high hopes for this camera.

So what I'm left grateful of is that I have the s5 to fall back on for when I want to use an articulating screen for picture taking and a really high quality, low light ability of the video.

Warmly,

Laurie

When I first looked at this camera, I was a little sceptical, as it was a bit cheaper when I bought it about a year ago. I thought a camera couldn't be very good for such a low amount of money.
But when I got it, I realised it was a fantastic bargain. I've had it a couple of years now, and it's been brilliant for any pictures I've needed to take, like outside in snow or at nighttime, the flash is perfect and clearly defines whatever you want to take a picture of, making it bold and striking. It's a fantastic little camera, with also a REALLY good zoom! I only just realised how far you can go with the camera's zoom, and it's really handy for taking pictures of things that are a bit far away.
Oh and it's so easy to get all the pictures onto your computer and organise them all. Honestly I get really annoyed at that sort of thing but it's really simple to do.
Honestly, if you want a camera that may not be very flashy or modern, but's relatively cheap and takes fantastic pictures, get it. It's really handy for holidays and everyday use, and after purchase you'll soon find everyone will be asking you for your photos!
Oh though I must say one little glitch about this product that annoyed me thoroughly just after purchase, which was the memory card that you get with it. It may have changed now but when I bought this product I got a memory card that could only take 9 photos, which was disapointing. So I'd check how good the memory card provided with the camera is before you actually buy it, because wanting to take loads of pictures with your new camera and then finding out you can only take 9 at a time is really annoying!! :)

We returned this product as it wasn't the item advertised we returned the item immediatly and we are still dealing with trying to receive our credit back and the lack of communication with amazon.

I'm not a professional photographer... I'm a person who likes to take pictures of almost everything I see :). Most of the time I have my camera with me, and I like just to point-and-shoot in order to take pictures, without any complicated setups.
I have this camera for about two years now and I can recommend it highly, and here are the reasons why:

- With camera, I bought rechargeable batteries with a charger... Batteries are Nickel-Metal Hydride; 1.2V 2000mAh. I can take about 500 pictures with two batteries (without a flash; with flash it take less pictures). Camera takes two AA batteries, and I have 4 of them, so I always have backup in case I need one... but since they are only AA batteries, even if backup goes off - I just go to any store and buy some more.

- With this camera, I bought 1Gb of memory which is quite a lot of storage space, but since I'm taking a lot of pictures and videos, I have one more 1Gb memory (as a backup). It's very easy to replace memory card - almost the same as replacing batteries.

- Picture quality is very good. I take pictures from a moving car (my husband is driving), and the pictures are very sharp. I was taking pictures during rain, and on the pictures I can see rain drops! Also, there are no red eyes.

- Video quality is amazing! The microphone (located: small holes above lense, oposite from flash) picks up sound really great. When I play the video on my PC, video and sound quality are really amazing - considering that this is "only" Canon PowerShot Digital Camera...

- Size is great. Not very small so it's not easy to missplace it, and not big - easy to put in my bag or a jacket pocket. It's also not heavy, so it's easy to carry it around.

- Canon PowerShote A540 is a "point-and-shoot" camera. In order to take picture, you need to press "On" button, to point and press button to take picture... it's that simple, and quite fast. It slows down (you need to wait sometimes few seconds between pressing button to take picture and actually taking the picture) when batteries are low; I also noticed delay sometimes when Flash="Auto" and when light is not so bright, so I a have feeling that camera 'is thinking' if the flash should go off or not.

- I like that it has 4x zoom, however, when I use zoom, my hand needs to be really-really still in order to get a clear picture - slightest movement will make picture fuzzy.

One con from my side is that display is not protected... after two years in my pockets/purse, I can see light scratches on the display.

This camera has many modes/options... buy honestly, for my picture taking needs, I'm not even using them - I tried them out, but for every day use, I use modes: "Auto" (for pictures) and "Video" (for video)... and that's about it.

Overall, when I look at my previous 2 yrs experience, price, and all features provided, I must say that this is a great camera and I would recommend it to everyone who wants good quality photos with only Point-And-Shoot.

I have had the Canon Power Shot SX 110 IS for a couple of months now. Just for context: I am an amateur, mostly taking pictures of family, friends, and outdoor scenes. However I have been taking pictures for at least 20 years and have used digital cameras (previously Nikon Coolpix) for at least the past 5, so I do have experience. I am really enjoying this camera. Here are some points:

Pros:
1. Nice feel in your hands; solid but light and small enough to take everywhere - which I do. I have back problems so I wanted something lightweight but with reasonable zoom, and I have no problem carrying this around.
2. Great optical zoom, really fun to use, works great
3. I personally love the fact that you manually raise the flash - less redeye concern and it gives you more control. I've heard people say they forget to lower it, but I can't imagine having this problem: it's staring you in the face!
4. Takes great pictures with wonderful color!
5. LCD screen is beautiful and really a pleasure to use
6. Very convenient with controls which are pretty intuitive and easy to use, although reading the manual first makes a big difference!
7. Once you get used to the digital displays (again, read the manual!) they are pretty easy to use

Cons:
1. Darn, can't get rid of the next-shot-delay - I don't know the exact timing and it's better than my old Nikon Coolpix was, but this is still frustrating at times
2. The battery and memory card sit in the same housing and the cover is awkward/tough to open, I anticipate that it will break at some point, which I know can happen because I've had that happen before with other cameras.
3. No viewfinder so there can be washout in bright sun/beach scenes, although the screen is large and clear enough to make up for this to some extent. I don't find this a problem but I know it's a pet peeve for some.
4. You can't find every feature you want in one camera, but I knew I would miss wide-angle capability - and I do.

Beware. This is the first and last Canon product I will ever buy!

While it has many positive points outlined by other reviews as well as one of the few cameras that works with digiscoping, if it ever needs repair be prepared to shell out the price of the camera. Yes horrors I dropped the camera once onto the floor. That was enough to break off a teeny tiny tab in the battery door area rendering the camera non-functional. The camera was out of warranty but I expected the Visa extended warranty program to cover it. Not so. Canon claimed it was mishandling.

After the fact I did some internet searches and found out this is a common problem along with others having a moisture problems. It seems Canon customer Service is notorious for claiming it's the customer's fault and not honoring warranties.

In addition apparently the door can be bought sepepratly for about $10 and easily installed by anyone remotely handy with tools. However when I talked to customer service about the problem there was no suggestion to replace the part. They'd rather rip their customers off for the cost of the camera.

We bought our first Canon SX1 before our Grand Voyage to the South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. Actually we were three couples and we each bought one. The ship had their own photographers with very special photo equipment. But let me tell you, the Canon SX1 shot photos and videos that rivaled any photos and videos that they were offering for sale. Make sure that if you buy one of these amazing cameras, that you purchase a Class 6 memory card. The video quality is 1080p and requires a Class 6 or higher memory card, preferably the new 16gb to 32gb that are now available. Three of our friends recently purchased the Canon SX1 including the one I am reviewing here and I have not heard a single complaint. Like anything worth owning, you have to learn how to use it properly and once you master it, the rewards are there. You'll have a great time flipping the screen and getting in on the action and then using an HDMI cable with the mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter and watching everything you photographed or videoed on your giant HD television in broadcast quality. It's that good. Hope this helps anyone thinking of buying a Canon SX1. Don't forget to get a case for it and try not to lose the lens cap. That's it.

My first digital camera was a Fuji MX1200 back in 1999 (1.3 MegaPixel) for $219. In 2002 I bought an Olympus C-3040 for $540. I like the Olympus very much and it takes great photos, but the SmartMedia 128MB maximum began to wear on me.

I bought the A590 after doing A LOT of research. I was originally going to buy one of the more compact Olympus or Nikon models, but I really wasn't too thrilled about the idea of proprietary batteries, even if they do contribute to a slimmer camera shell. I have quite a few Energizer AA rechargeables and a 15 minute charger that gets me up and running for weeks or even months at a time on one charge. Always easy to find AA's no matter where you're at too.

I've been playing around with the A590 for a few weeks now and I am impressed with the picture quality. I still feel that the Olympus takes consistently better pictures, but it was originally over three times the price, is much bulkier, has major media limitations, and a significantly smaller LCD. I have tried a number of different settings on the A590 to find what produces the best picture, and I've concluded that I like the "P" mode the best with Auto ISO, Auto White Balance, the max sharpness setting in the "My Colors" setting to offset Canon's inherently smoothed out pictures, 8 megapixels, Evaluative mode, and Superfine. Also, center focus generally produces the most pleasing pics for me, unless I'm taking portraits. I've read some reviews that indicate that 8 megapixels is too high of setting for a camera with this size sensor, but I've compared identical photos I've taken with all of the different resolution settings and the 8 megapixel setting does show more detail at the same zoomed out view as the other resolutions. You particularly notice it with objects that have a lot of detail, such as an oriental rug or a bush in the yard that has a large number of leaves. With my Panasonic 2GB card, I can take over 550 pics with those settings, more than enough between downloads to the computer. I'm also very pleased with the videos this camera takes, which my 2GB card maxes out at approximately 25 minutes in length. Canon dropped the fps from 30 to 20 on this year's model, but it still looks very good for a digicam video. The audio pickup is impressive as well.

I'd like to stress again the importance, in my opinion, of setting the sharpness (under My Colors setting) to the maximum setting if anyone is not initially impressed with the quality of the pics. When comparing pics to my Olympus 3040, I felt that they were soft and too smooth. Then I read online that Canon pics have a trademark smoothness to them, which caused me to figure out how to adjust the sharpness to compensate for this, given that I prefer a sharper, more detailed photo. Since adjusting the sharpness, I'm much happier. Once you set it, it will remain at the maximum even after cycling the power.

Overall, for the price I've paid I'm happy with the camera and would recommend it to anyone looking at a digital camera in the $125-200 price range. I don't think you can do any better.

Okay so I bought this camera because I wanted something with the powerful zoom and image-stabilization of my S3 IS, but also portability and convenience of my Powershot SD 1000. I was hoping that Canon's TX 1 would fill that need perfectly, but for reasons I am about to stipulate, it did not, and I find myself carrying the other two 90 percent of the time. It's not that this camera isn't good - in fact, had I purchased this before either of the other two I would probably swear it was the greatest miracle on the face of the earth, but I have already used the other two cameras and when I use the TX 1 I find myself wishing that I had one of the others.

Compared with the S3 IS -

Cons:
1. the image stabilization doesn't work nearly as well since there is less room for the sensor to wiggle to accommodate your hand movement, and the lens being smaller lets in less light, forcing the aperture to stay open longer and therefore, increase the chance of blur.
2. The difference between a 10 power and 12 power zoom was negligible though, but unlike the S3, a zoomed-in, low-light shot is impossible for this camera, so in low-light you might as well have a 3 power zoom, because that's the most you're going to get out of it.
3. The autofocus is also much slower and misses more of the time, especially zoomed in or in low-light conditions.
4. You don't have the ability to set the focus point manually, like you do with the S3, and there are also no manual controls for f/stop or shutter speed like on the S3 - only ISO (which I limit at 200 or the shots are too ugly with noise).
5. The 1.7 inch screen is barely big enough to be able to properly frame a shot, but most of the time I just find myself frustrated with it's size.

Pros:
1. it does have a very neat function to manipulate the color setting of the picture AFTER you take it. So you can make every shot you take B/W, Sepia or any of the other options that the camera has. This is really great for me because I used to switch between modes quite a bit and always have a few shots that I wish I would have taken in another mode.
2. Video quality is superb (just like the S3) putting every other camera maker's video mode to shame. But the zoom and start/stop buttons are impossible to manipulate without shaking the camera significantly.

Compared to the SD 1000 -

Cons:
1. Although it probably doesn't seem like much, having to flip out the screen and wait for the lens to pop out is kind of a drag and I find myself not nearly as willing to pull it out for those spontaneous shots as I do the SD 1000, just not as convenient as you would think.

Synopsis -

Although I do think the TX 1 does a good job of filling the middle ground between these two cameras, I just didn't realize that I wasn't willing to sacrifice any of the features of the other two - what can I say, I'm spoiled! And overall if I could only have one of these three cameras for the rest of my life I would choose the S3 despite its conspicuous bulk.