Owners Ratings:
Canon PowerShot S230 (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Canon PowerShot S230
3.1 million effective pixels
35 mm - 70 mm (2x) zoom
Average rating (187 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.67
 Features()()()()()() 4.35
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.30
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.55
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.30
 Overall()()()()()() 4.43

Owners Opinions: Canon PowerShot S230

NamePostedOpinion preview
Babya6 Feb 10The PowerShot S230 Digital Elph is one impressive little Canon. ...
Jim Cook24 Nov 04Excellent little camera. I have been using the S230 since first ...
Sven Lundquist22 Jun 04It is one fantastic camera with superior image quality.The ...
syckklam3 Mar 04i like this camera. ive had it since december 2002. i took it ...
Matchload23 Jan 04Fun when it focuses correctly.
Sterling12 Dec 03Perfect beginners digital camera wrapped in a pocketable ...
David M5 Dec 03Its great, Ive had it for 8 months now, took 4000 picturesIts ...
zanzara28 Nov 03I bought the S230 over a year and a half ago and I must say I ...
johnnylee14 Nov 03Once I decided I was going to get a digi camera, I for once ...
Westd8 Nov 03Hiking camera. I purchased this camera to use on my hiking ...
Kevin Cole22 Oct 03I love the VGA video mode. It is one of the best around and ...
Nat008418 Sep 03I've had mine for about 3 months now and find it fantastic! ...
tsan42214 Sep 03Well its been all most a year now and I have enjoyed my S230 ...
Cerebral Marv29 Aug 03This is my first digital camera and I am exceptionally satisfied ...
omega man18 Aug 03I own a Canon Elph 2 and it takes great quality photos and is so ...
J Malin23 Jul 03I just got this camera and i just enjoy its quality and ...
Eric Mathiasen16 Jul 03I love the size of the Elph line. They're perfect for taking ...
jedipickle11 Jul 03I have taken some amazing shots on this camera It is one sexy ...
joey morelos10 Jul 03I tried so many digital camera,then i decided to buy s230 and i ...
Jon Espenschied19 Jun 03I agonized over what camera to get, and I thought I would share ...
Jess....15 Jun 03This is a great little camera.The features are all up to ...
petjeff30 May 03I LOVE IT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ilkka Jaakkola27 May 03A handy piece to stowe away in your pocket and carry anywhere. ...
Sean Randleman14 May 03Loaded with option flexibility in an ultra-small packagePrice ...
JumpinGene14 May 03I got one of these for Christmas, and have been busily taking ...
jdlimhk7 May 03V3 still the better buyAfter visiting this site for over two ...
James Rivers28 Apr 03Bought the camera in Jan. and have and was happy with my ...
John Caneday22 Apr 03I purchased this camera in February and have been using it ...
mark den brok21 Apr 03i bought this camera 2 weeks ago and i am happy to say that i ...
David Howell4 Apr 03After actually owning the camera since mid-January 2003 I felt ...
David Howell4 Apr 03(No text)
eric tamashunas25 Mar 03I recently upgraded my aging Agfa ePhoto 1280 to a Canon S230. ...
Snatsu Fong22 Mar 03well, I just bought it. its nice to use and very convinience. ...
strongwinter19 Mar 03Can this one zoom at movie mode?
RPH18 Mar 03I've owned the S230 since last fall, and since taken hundreds of ...
tonkabaydog9 Mar 03My first digital camera. I have read many reviews, comments ...
Sivaraj8 Mar 03It's my first digital camera, and I bought it in Singapore about ...
Richard Lang4 Mar 03My first digital camera but it's changed my attitude toward ...
Funkmasterta3 Mar 03640x480 Video @ 30secs each clip.Don't know if anyone's mentioned
throckmorton26 Feb 03First, let's try to remember that this is a point and shoot, ...
Xuedong Wu26 Feb 03it is a substantially awful tiny toy
Viktor Broman25 Feb 03I got my Ixus V3 just before Christmas 2002 and have taken about ...
Johnny Hsu25 Feb 03Note: I purchased the USA version of this camera and it is ...
alv77722 Feb 03Bought this little fellow on Feb 8 & brought it with us to Korea ...
Robert Maguire22 Feb 03I bought the s230 on february 14th. 2003 and have read many ...
Onefinger22 Feb 03Excellent little camera. Great picture quality and you can take ...
Joeb19 Feb 03Excellent very small camera. I've had this for about 2 weeks now ...
Bounmy19 Feb 03Is it normal that when i use the Manual shooting with differents ...
Michael Koo16 Feb 03This is my first digital camera which I brought for 2 months ...
anthony2115 Feb 03Used it for the first time outdoors ,once i got to grips with ...
Triple xXx13 Feb 03wow, this camera is awesome. if u are a newbie to dc and you ...
ForrestK11 Feb 03The S230 is an excellent choice for a camera that you can take ...
Michael Collier8 Feb 03I have owned the S230 for two months. It's my second digital ...
SpenderMan5 Feb 03Can Anyone Pls Tell Me ..
projecto25014 Feb 03A little background so you know where I'm comming from, the S230 ...
longdragon3 Feb 03Very bad lens but,The best design and build available at this ...
Craig Blunden2 Feb 03I've owned this camera for a couple of months. I carry it with ...
mowses1 Feb 03I have owned mine for two weeks now. The S230 (V³) is a real ...
Filip Brabants31 Jan 03Two weeks ago I bought the S230 at the Brick, I was more then ...
richfield31 Jan 03wonderfull compact camera! for it's size it has a lot usefull ...
David31431 Jan 03Its been several months now and quite a few picturesIt produces ...
t.29 Jan 03A stunning little camera - attractive, compact (it's about the ...
euramobil26 Jan 03I received finally my V3, after a months waiting for it.At my ...
Philip Melorin25 Jan 03I love this little digital camera and i can take it anywhere ...
David Arnett23 Jan 03Cool camera. Lots of features to use and experiment with. It ...
Jeremy Eccles22 Jan 03IXUS v3 vs. Canon D60...I got this camera for Christmas, and I am
peter8522 Jan 03Super camera for everyday use. Always take it with me. Used it ...
Pagi22 Jan 03I love this camera. I also have a G3 but it was too bulky for a ...
Peter S20 Jan 03Amazing little camera! I recieved my IXUS V3 last month and I'm ...
Rob Riley20 Jan 03Well guy's have read all the reviews and so purchased the v3 ...
Shyuemin Pang19 Jan 03As far as construction goes, this is one of the best! small and ...
Steven Brenner19 Jan 03The S230 (in the USA) is a compact/pocketable 3.2 meg CF card ...
RMolnar18 Jan 03Fantastic camera. Fast!! I got the S230 in January, and have ...
kunzzy16 Jan 03(No text)
meelis15 Jan 03I bought this camera for a week ago. I have taken approximately ...
Josh Winer15 Jan 03Very nice cameraSize was biggest factor for purchase.First ...
Brian Gaudion13 Jan 03This is my second digi cam, I already have a fuji 6900 which I ...
mm12 Jan 03The Swiss watch of digicams. Fantastic photos for its size. And ...
Chip Wilhide12 Jan 03Wanted: Used S230 Nice camera, great size, needs a little ...
KSB11 Jan 03I've been using my S230 for about three weeks. It is my second ...
ralph m9 Jan 03I have used this camera for about three weeks. I am very ...
Jacky3838 Jan 03(No text)
John Kilkelly7 Jan 03This review is written for those of you that are currently ...
Chris Vanbillemont6 Jan 03Ultracompact design.You can take this camera with you everywhere ...
NickL6 Jan 03Excellent point-and-shoot digital camera.This is our third ...
kstoh5 Jan 03A great camera for its size and price. I highly recommend it to ...
blasterQC4 Jan 03Hi, this is my first review..So , i juste buy a Canon S200 3 ...
James Michaels3 Jan 03The S230 is a great subcompact camera that delivers more than ...
celtsfan3 Jan 031) Capable of taking very good-excellent pictures in most ...
papalexo2 Jan 03I've had the V3 for a month and a half and here are my ...
kevin long2 Jan 03This camera is for those who care about styling, convenience, ...
b00tang31 Dec 02This is really a great beginner camera. I was debating over ...
Scora30 Dec 02I got this camera for myself as a Christmas present from ...
Wen-Chun Fan30 Dec 02Got this camera two weeks ago for $400 in Beijing China. Chose ...
V. Mistry29 Dec 02Just snapped some pictures with my new S230 and boy they look ...
JosephD29 Dec 02just got the camera about 4 hours ago. I've taken pics in my ...
jtang28 Dec 02(No text)
James Ong27 Dec 02Finally bought my V3 baby. My camera travels in my car, stays in ...
shin27 Dec 02i would really like to post a better rating to this neatly built ...
Israel Torres25 Dec 02Sorry for my poor english but I'm Spanish and don´t spelll ...
Lyss22 Dec 02Excellant camera! This is my fourth digital camera after many ...
andy200021 Dec 02this is my 2nd digital camera and it is a perfect 'find, shoot ...
JRY19 Dec 02Lousy Camera - Poor Customer ServiceI purchased a PowerShot two ...
Andre ter Weele17 Dec 02I have the Ixus for 2 weeks now and it makes perfect pictures. ...
jirams14 Dec 02Image can be soft (mostly due to the difficulty of holding & ...
aaron14 Dec 02i am a canon g2 user, and was looking for a smaller camera and ...
Alexey13 Dec 02I was initially aiming at S45 model. But Canon's delay with ...
Eric P13 Dec 02I purchased this camera based mainly on reviews on this site and ...
Omega511 Dec 02Ok first off, I was looking for a new digicam for a LONG TIME! I ...
Aidan Power11 Dec 02Highly reccomended.After reading about the s230/ixus v3, I ...
Dan Simmons11 Dec 02I wanted to give this wonderful digital camera a 5 for image ...
JW55511 Dec 02Great, with reservations. It's a good little camera, great size, ...
Sam Park11 Dec 02I bought this camera for my wife.She used to use Oly D-360L ...
Spikehs9 Dec 02after TONS of review i decided to get this little camera. One ...
mskad7 Dec 02Bought it for my wife from Dell for $329 (with 10% rebate and ...
David Reed7 Dec 02Great little camera. Shame that there's no TIFF mode.
spore5 Dec 02I have taken a couple hundred shots and I am impressed. The ...
Michael4 Dec 02I have sold out my f505v and buy the v3 for about 2 months and ...
M Hudson3 Dec 02I did a lot of research before I bought this camera and had ...
Bruce Paterson3 Dec 02Great little camera and a worthy successor to my originaal ...
plock2 Dec 02Bought the camera for $315 and have to admit it is value for ...
Ahgong1 Dec 02The best on the market so far... Try avoid using the flash ...
Steve Buckland29 Nov 02Just bought it and love it, cost £322 from cameras direct. Like ...
WG Tan28 Nov 02My experience with the new Canon Ixus V3 has been a ...
bill barnett28 Nov 02Great size. Good features. Great outdoor and indoor pictures. ...
Quinn26 Nov 02my first digicam. I like the sleek design of V3. The interface ...
Shanna:-)26 Nov 02I just bought Canon IXUS V3 last weekend; in addition one extra ...
Buz McVee25 Nov 02I love it and here is why:Built to withstand thermonuclear blast
melchan25 Nov 02Really good.
DanM2224 Nov 02Just picked up this little beauty for AUD $790 duty free at ...
Terry Ashton24 Nov 02Excellent generally, but not perfect.Bought new from Jessops ...
sudjono324 Nov 02SUPER CAMERA.Enough Said !!!Go bucks! Screw Michigan!
Stephen23 Nov 02Bought this camera today nice little thing ,however my FujiA204 ...
Paul Whelan23 Nov 02I have my Canon Digital IXUS v3 for over a week now. I am ...
Colin MOnteith23 Nov 02Excellent camera with very intuitive controls. I was able to ...
Herbert Lun23 Nov 02I've had the V3 for about 3 weeks, and I've used it far more ...
TypeR21 Nov 02I just picked up my V3 yesterday for the equivalent of US$526 ...
Tim Decker21 Nov 02Very easy to use and pleased with pictures. Only just starting ...
Same Anderson21 Nov 02The image quality sucks
Kevin Franke21 Nov 02Received the camera two weeks ago. It's a beauty! I like it's ...
bnix20 Nov 02How good is the s230 in low light?
Jens Mogensen20 Nov 02I have had this camera for 3 weeks now, and it's great...really ...
Cindee18 Nov 02Shots in total darkness : Took my S230 to Osaka Universal Studio ...
Ichiro Watanabe18 Nov 02I just got this camera and its underwater housing, and took them ...
gary n18 Nov 02I upgraded from a Kodak DC3400...that camera was my first ...
J-117 Nov 02Ixus v3 is my first digital camera. I have now been using it for ...
Tony Skipper17 Nov 02Great little camera. No problems in the three weeks since I ...
Pentel17 Nov 02I was a S200 owner. I just got my S230 from Future Shop last ...
baz875512 Nov 02Having owned and loved my IXUS V for just over a year I decided ...
dhg11 Nov 02Maybe my expectations were too high, or maybe I got a bad ...
Eyal Geiger11 Nov 02I bought the canon s230 a couple days ago and I'm very pleased ...
Omer Khan9 Nov 02What an amazing little guy! I was looking for a compact point ...
Gilbert Tan8 Nov 02Excellent, and perfect camera! I have brought and used this ...
mike497 Nov 02Great compact 3MPixel Camera, very nice Image Quality. Autofocus ...
GutFather7 Nov 02This is one excellent and very tiny camera. I have got it few ...
ricardo caetano7 Nov 02excellent camera. i have been waiting for this camera for a ...
lawwk987 Nov 02This camera rocks.CAMERA BUILDING- 3Mpixel + 2X zoom + AF-beam a
Kazak6 Nov 02Smallest camera period. Plus packing 3.2 MegaPixel! Awesome ...
dtte_15 Nov 02Canon Ixus V3 (POWERSHOT S230 USA VERSION)harmoniously blends ...
Patrick McNamara5 Nov 02Highly Recommended; Smallest 3 Mpix out there, menus easy to ...
Jo Bohannon4 Nov 02Used indoors for macros of before and after cosmetic medical ...
Andy Rennard4 Nov 02I've always wanted a Digital Ixus and the 3MP version finally ...
OwenStarr2 Nov 02Just wanted to let everyone know- you can buy this camera from ...
Nigel Davey31 Oct 02This is the third Ixus (European model name) in the range that I ...
Ultraphu31 Oct 02Viewing Movies without QuickTime:If you try and open up the ...
john30 Oct 02Great camera. Have tested most feature. Have sample video and ...
Erika29 Oct 02I have my camera for two days now. I think it is a gorgeous ...
Steve Berube29 Oct 02I bought this camera yesterday at Best Buy for $3.99 This is my ...
Henning Streubel29 Oct 02I am just thinking to buy this camera. What is the best price in ...
ohboy29 Oct 02how durable is this camera?I've been told that the ELPHs have ...
icii29 Oct 02I have sold my IXUS 330, and bought it for its compact size and ...
darren cosandier28 Oct 02I bought my S230 a few weeks ago and I am totally pleased. The ...
psphotog26 Oct 02I gave the S230 5 stars since it is such an improvement over the ...
RobertBruce25 Oct 02Just got it on 10-23-02 from B&H Photo. ($399)Easy set up.Came
Larry Daniel24 Oct 02Easy set-up, beautiful package.I just got mine delievered from ...
russhad23 Oct 02I have bought this little toy for 530 eur and completly ...
kpacam23 Oct 02I bought mine from Henry's on Kennedy Road in Toronto for $629 ...
Melissa Tam20 Oct 02I was wondering if anyone knows of any reliable websites that ...
Sascha Enners19 Oct 02see my first pic´s and video´s on www.senners.de
DENNIS TE17 Oct 02Thank God! I've been waiting for my Canon Powershot S230(Canon ...
Marc Appleby17 Oct 02Where can we buy this camera in Canada right now?How good is the ...
Patrick Rivard13 Oct 02Purchased the camera Oct/12/02. $629.00 CAD ($400.00 US). After ...
ericerichk10 Oct 02I just brought this camera on 5-10-02 in Hong Kong and the price ...
scottsheck9 Oct 02Just purchased at a great price. At techdepot, I paid only $369 ...
Michel Morel3 Oct 02Has anyone tried the video mode with a high speed CF card? The ...
Julien Chiang28 Sep 02My first digital camera is the Ixus V. Subsequently I changed to ...
Hryusha26 Sep 02I am a big fan of Elph S200, but i returned it because of too ...

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