Canon Powershot A70

A good choice for any beginner. I bought this camera for my techno project amny years ago. I was rather surprised because of the crisp colours and the clear images produced. Although it had only 3.2mp, that was enough for a crisp picture, with lots of other details. I never thought much about the controls as I was just into digital camera at that time. Although some of my pictures were either over-exposed and under-exposed, I still had fun using it everywhere I went. The size which was smaller than an SLR made it able to be carried everywhere. Nobody even felt threatened when I was taking pictures, they thought I was doing that because I was ...

Firstly, the niggles... Just before the end of the standard 12 month warranty period, the shutters covering the lens failed to open fully. Also, redeye reduction is noticeably poor, but being a digital camera, you can always correct this via software. However, the picture quality is otherwise excellent. Have just returned from Disneyland Paris where my camcorder ran out of battery power - the Powershot A70's movie mode came in REALLY useful and gives quite acceptable moving snapshots! A lifesaver!! My wife has poor grip strength and finds thecamera's shape better for holding it (due to the bulge where the batteries go). Buy this camera - other than ...

I bought the Canon PowerShot A70 digital camera about 3 months ago. I have been using it every week so if there was a problem I would have found it by now. Controls are self explanatory for the most part, you only need to refer to manual for the fancier features. I'm techno phobic so that says something. Camera performs very well for both the point and shoot and more sophisticated user. Simple to use, buttons with in easy reach with your camera hand, it is very light weight and centered so you can take pictures with one hand. For a small person like me the right size and weight is important. The Canon A70?s shape is a good grip so I don't have to worry ...