Canon PowerShot S500 / IXUS 500 Digital Camera Reviews

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Pros: Small but easy to handle, well made, robust feel

Cons: Small screen, not visable in sunlight

I purchased this to replace a standard 35mm compact film camera. I found the Canon easy to use without refering to the instruction manual, but needed to refer for "fine tuning".

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Pros: Good image quality, video quality is nice, easy to take picture

Cons: Lack of option, LCD is small

In Japan, this dejicame is call IXY500. Now I just can find it in second hand stores.

from Yahoo.com This was my first digital camera that I received back in 2004 - and only now do I see it failing on me (there are lines that look like scratches that are probably produced on the image due to worn out card reading mechanism). I also own a Canon EOS Rebel 35mm camera and will say Canon is the brand to go with. from Amazon.com This Camera was my primary camera until I bought the DSC-S700. This Camera Takes great Outdoor pics but so far as indoor pics there is much to be desired. from Amazon.com I'm surprised to see that a lot of people only give 1* to this camera! I've had it for 2 years now and i just love it! from Amazon.com Over 90% of pictures I took by this Canon are blurry. No way can you fix it. from Amazon.com I have known Canon to be a very high quality company. However, I was deeply shocked and disappointed to find that this camera fails to meet the expectations I had about this camera. from Amazon.com After just over a year, my lens jammed and the display read "e18". So I was pretty upset to discover that this is an extremely common defect - and a defect that Canon refuses to admit. Try Googling Canon S500 e18", and you'll see what I meant. from Amazon.com After just over a year, my lens jammed and the display read "e18". So I was pretty upset to discover that this is an extremely common defect - and a defect that Canon refuses to admit. Try Googling Canon S500 e18", and you'll see what I meant. from Amazon.com The Canon is more powerful, more compact, easier to operate, takes better pictures, has more flexible storage, doesn't cost any more than the older weaker cameras I have owned. The things that impressed me most were a) the giant bright and vivid screen, nice enough to show the photos to your friends without any other electronic device, b) the quick response time (no irritating delay), c) the quality of the digital movies you can take with this (they are short but full-speed). from Amazon.com

Specs

Released	over 3 years ago
Resolution	5.3 Megapixel
Image Resolutions	640 x 480 2592 x 1944 2048 x 1536 1600 x 1200
Interchangeable Lens	Not Interchangeable Lenses
Aperture Range	f2.8/f4.9 (w/t)
35mm Zoom Lens	36 - 108 mm
Battery Life	190 Images 190 Hours
Battery Type	Proprietary Lithium
Built-in MP3 Player	With Built-in Microphone
Built-in MP3 Player Unknown Built-in Microphone	With Built-in Microphone
Built-in MP3 Player Unknown Built-in Microphone	With Built-in Microphone
Built-in MP3 Player Unknown Built-in Microphone	With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Microphone	With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker	With Built-in Speaker
Camera Type	Compact
Compression Modes	Fine SuperFine Normal
Compression Type	JPEG
Depth	1.09 in.
Digital Zoom	4.1x
Family Line	Canon PowerShot
File Size (High Res.)	2 MB (64 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.)	0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card)
Flash Functions	Flash Off Auto Flash Fill-in Flash Red-eye Reduction Flash Slow Sync
Flash Type	Built-In
Focal Length	7.4 - 22.2 mm
Focus Range	18 in. to Infinity (w) / 18 in. to Infinity (t)
Focus Type	Autofocus
Frames Per Second	2.2 Frames
Height	2.24 in.
ISO Speeds	Auto 50 100 200 400
Image Sensor Type	CCD
Included Accessories	Software USB Cable Video Cable Hand Strap 32 MB Memory Card Lithium Battery Battery Charger
Interface Type	USB
LCD Panel	With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size	1.5 in.
LCD Protected Position	Without LCD Protected Position
LCD Screen	With LCD Screen
LCD Screen Resolution	118,000 pixels
LCD Screen Size	1.5 in.
MPN	9343a005aa
Macro Focus Range	2 - 18 in. (w) / 12 - 18 in. (t)
Max Movie Length	180 Seconds
Megapixels	5.3 Megapixel
Memory Type	CompactFlash Card Type I
Mp3 Built In	With Built-in Microphone
Operating System	Apple Mac OS 9 Apple Mac OS X Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98SE Microsoft Windows ME Microsoft Windows XP
Optical Zoom	3x
Self Timer	2 Sec. 10 Sec.
Shutter Speed	15 - 1/2000 sec
Tripod Mount	With Tripod Mount
UPC	13803037494
Video Format	AVI
Video Interface	Video Out
Video Resolutions	320 x 240 (QVGA) 640 x 480 (VGA) 160 x 120
Video Speed	15 fps
Viewfinder	Optical
Warranty	1 Year
Weight	0.41 lb.
White Balance	Auto Daylight / Sunny (Preset) Cloudy (Preset) Fluorescent (Preset) Tungsten (Preset)
Width	3.43 in.

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