Canon PowerShot A550 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon PowerShot A550 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
Customer Review: Superior for Close-Up Photography
Summary: 5 Stars
We've been using this camera for months now and liked it fine for the usual family snapshots and typical vacation scenery shots. Ten days ago, I had a whim to get some flower photos.
After a quick look in the manual, I found it quite easy to snap some macro shots. I was astounded by the results. The beauty of the close-ups far exceeded my expectations.
Now I see the velvety texture of the petals and the shadings of color and wonderful patterns in nature. Whenever I have a few minutes, I take the camera for a walk. Who knows what I might find; a blue jay's feather, red berries on a bush, clover in an open meadow... My eye is drawn to the minute objects and details usually overlooked in the landscape. Macro photography has opened my eyes to the beauty of tiny things.
The camera is lightweight and easy to keep steady while snapping a close-up. Now I want to try out all those other buttons that I've been ignoring. Who knows what new photographic areas I may yet conquer. My macro photos are drawing rave reviews from friends and family.
Customer Review: A550 is top-notch!
Summary: 5 Stars
I spent weeks researching which digital camera to buy. I checked out all of the latest ones with new features and higher MP or Optical but I always came back to this one. It has been rated the best and most popular so I figured since so many people love it why not join the club. I'm glad I did. I love this camera! It's my first digital because I couldn't stand missing another picture opportunity because I ran out of film or having undeveloped pictures in my camera for months waiting to finish the roll.
This camera fits all of my needs and allows me to print photos immediately with the help of my Canon MP530 which is also a great buy. My photos come out like I took them to Walmart or Target to get printed on Kodak paper. I'm using rechargeable batteries and bought my own 2G SD card. I'm completely happy and love all the features so if your looking for a great point & shoot digital camera this is the one to buy.
Customer Review: Great Camera For The Average User
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Customer Review: Best purchase I've made in long time!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best purchase I have made in a long time. I appreciate the reviews posted by others as they were key in deciding what camera to purchase.
The price was right. The size of the screen is a bit small but the images are clear. Access to the features is organized logically. This is the 1st digital camera that I have owned and I didn't need to read the manual. That said...I'm sure this camera has lots of features I have not even used! I travelled for three weeks in October and the Cannon performed well in all settings interior, exterior, varying light conditions, scenery,
I specifically wanted a camera with AA batteries. My friends tried to disuade me - they were sure I'd be replacing the batteries constantly. I put AA Lithium batteries in the Cannon in Sep 07 and have not replaced them despite lots of use
Customer Review: Love this camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
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.