Canon Powershot A470

Canon Powershot A470 7.1 megapixels camera, 3.4 x optical zoom, Face Detection, Red Eye Correction, Motion Detection Technology, ISO up to 1600, Special Scene Mode, 0.4'' Macro and Movie VGA. What is included in the pack bought from Argos. Camera, Batteries x 2, Memory Card 32MB SD Card, interface cable IFC-400PCU, AV Cable AVC-DC300, Wrist Strap, Canon Digital Camera Solution disk, Canon Digital Camera Manuals Disk and User Guides. I like that the camera takes 2 x AA batteries as can always pack extra batteries in bag whenever I need to take it for longer shoots, i.e. ...  Read the complete review

I dont have much luck with Digital cameras. I can only afford budget cameras and they all seem to break on me fairly quickly. True to form, I brought this camera from Argos for my birthday in March and a day later it broke, the lens was jammed. Luckily, Argos were happy to exchange it and I've had no problems with the replacement camera since then. Here are the specifications of the camera: 7.1m pixels. 3.4 x optical zoom. 4 x digital zoom. Large 2.5in LCD screen for easy viewing and sharing. High ISO auto anti-blur solution. Face detection - 9 faces. Continuous shooting, 1.9 fps. Red eye reduction. Memory ...  Read the complete review

You don't need to pay a lot to get a pretty good digital camera. Solid budget models are becoming less expensive and offering better performance every year. The Canon PowerShot A470 is one of the best examples of this trend. With a price tag less than £150, it produces surprisingly good pictures. It isn't the prettiest camera available and it doesn't have any flashy features, but for the price, it's hard to beat. Canon tries to give the A470 a much-needed injection of style by offering four color choices: gray, blue, red, and orange. Unfortunately, colorful accents can't hide the camera's chunky, unattractive design measuring almost 4 inches long, 2 inches ...  Read the complete review

Upon first glance of the Canon Power Shot A470, quite a few people will draw the line and just rule out any possibility of getting it as a camera. Which is understandable to a certain degree, because the camera is somewhat of an eye catcher due to its chunky and almost odd colour scheme. The shape of the camera itself is easy to grip and use, it is ergonomically designed in terms of ease of use, however the finish is does not do the camera any justice. Some people might find the camera's finish similar to those found on generic products, which is important to some people. The camera does not have any build in memory capacity, however a 32 megabyte ...  Read the complete review