Owners Ratings:
Canon PowerShot S50 (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Canon PowerShot S50
5.0 million effective pixels
35 mm - 105 mm (3x) zoom
Average rating (184 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.50
 Features()()()()()() 4.61
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.52
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.47
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.38
 Overall()()()()()() 4.50

Owners Opinions: Canon PowerShot S50

NamePostedOpinion preview
Antoni Scott15 Nov 09As a professional photograpger image quality is of prime ...
Mike Chinnock19 Jul 06I was impressed at first, but images always looked more grainy ...
IlyaG22 May 06(No text)
darrens21 Jun 05Although some users said disadvantages of S50, I still get a ...
Tom Patoka19 Dec 04As a once serious amateur photographer some years ago, I decided ...
mobbz10 Nov 04Bought this camera 6 months ago now with 512MB CF card for £380 ...
wwpdomdc29 Oct 0409/19/07 update: This is the final euloge on my beloved S50, it ...
FRANK MABRY SR13 Oct 04This was my 3rd digital in 3 months .There was such a big ...
Mel Snyder14 Aug 04DP Review had some pretty negative views of the S50, and I ...
Bob Cleary28 Jul 04After seven months and some 3500 photos, it is time to rate the ...
mmace22 Jul 04Canon defect E18. I did not own a S50, however, I owned S45 ...
Alexander_R19 Jul 04(No text)
limby19 Jul 04not to be a wet blanket, because indeed this camera merits the ...
JHoo16 Jul 04Great value for money that I paid (340€). Picture quality is ...
r0ck5ter6 Jul 04Very dissapointing!! I bought this camera to kill two birds with ...
wbeller6 Jul 04If you're taking pictures of almost anything that doesn't call ...
thenuge19 May 04This is one outstanding camera. I have used Canons for over ...
Gabagaba5 May 04(No text)
Chaz M28 Apr 04The PowerShot S50 is my third Canon digital camera that I’ve ...
beejayem19 Apr 04Excellent picture quality, great colors, lots of manual ...
ERCO1 Apr 04Teriffic P&S camera overall, with only one issue.This is my ...
raymond627 Mar 04(No text)
raymond627 Mar 04(No text)
km18 Mar 04(No text)
CleavedFate4 Mar 04After having a fun time with SLRs, I was convinced that digital ...
sap23 Feb 04Hello. This is my 3rd camera from the 'S' series line. I ...
Alan Reinoehl22 Feb 04This camera, like all digitals, is a computer with a lens. ...
GORDYmac19 Feb 04First, the good points: Excellent quality, convenient ...
randellt7 Feb 04If I am to recommend a good quality point and shoot, it would be ...
Stevken4 Feb 04I have just bought this camera and although I havent had much ...
Sinisa Aljinovic18 Jan 04I bought this camera a month ago and have taken more than 200 ...
Stuart Robins17 Jan 04I bought this camera in Singapore along with the underwater case ...
Negulescu Robert15 Jan 04It gaves u great options when it's about to shot manually and ...
boose4411 Jan 04Got my S50 as a gift for Christmas and I have been very happy ...
Jen Moreno7 Jan 04I have had this camera for almost 2 weeks and have taken many ...
Wil Bloodworth5 Jan 04Firstly, I've only had the camera for about three weeks so this ...
burukhtan24 Dec 03Well, this is great Camera!I highly recommend it!It is very ...
esquimal23 Dec 03I've been using the S50 for 3 weeks now & it hasn't disappointed ...
Bob Hamilton21 Dec 03Avoid.This camera has been nothing but trouble for me. This is, ...
MRSST15 Dec 03After 2 months and hundreds of photos:This is my third digital ...
asiafish18 Nov 03I bought my S50 two weeks ago and finally consider myself ...
Tal Glik18 Nov 03I have it for 5 month and it is Great camera.Take into ...
kadinski13 Nov 03My first digital camera was a Canon S20. After two years I ...
Peter6 Nov 03excellent camera in an enclosure that wouldn't let you presume ...
jason miao4 Nov 03This is my first DC.I have had it for one week.After 200 shots, ...
Cohen4 Nov 03My first digital camera was a Powershot S40. At the time I paid ...
cdsdave9 Oct 03After taking over 10,000 shots with my Olympus D-490 which I ...
Khalid7 Oct 03Very good all around camera.
Alan Miller3 Oct 03I've used the camera for 3 months now and it is the first ...
pat strang19 Sep 03This is my fourth digital camera, and the canon S50 blows all ...
Karl R. Josker18 Sep 03I have had my S50 for 4 months now, and I have found it to be an ...
Bruce Schuchardt17 Sep 03I upgraded from a Canon A10 to the S50 a couple of weeks ago. ...
jantunes10 Sep 03It was either this or the s45. In the end it wasn't the extra ...
Mooder Man4 Sep 03Already owned the POWERSHOT s30 till I left it in my golfcart ...
AdamZ1 Sep 03Get an S45 instead.Don't get me wrong, this is a pretty good ...
Tony S.1 Sep 03Excellent camera! Highly recommended.
khoo1 Sep 03An average camera and hate the purple fringing
player31 Aug 03This camera is not worth $600 and is overrated.Sure, it has an ...
Graham Thorpe24 Aug 03I took ages to decide on this camera and have used it across the ...
Paul Andersson15 Aug 03I have had my S50 for 2 months and 700+ pictures now. It is my ...
ctny11 Aug 03My 3rd digicam & 600 shots so far on this digicam. It's a great ...
tpg5 Aug 03This camera was bought to replace my Sony Mavica FD-71 (yup go ...
franklin peredo5 Aug 03Well this is my 3rd camera, i owned the cybershot p10 one month ...
Sue24044 Aug 03Upgraded to the S50 from the S40 about three months ago. I was ...
Alaa30 Jul 03Best digital compact camera money can buy.Ive updated my review ...
Azhari28 Jul 03After 3 months checking for best option in the 5 mp category, i ...
Scott Henderson25 Jul 034 month user review: After 4 months of use, I'm still very ...
Barry O'Connor25 Jul 03It took some convincing (after using sevaral low quality ...
airnow22 Jul 03I bought the camera two weeks ago. The camera is quite handy, so ...
Casper Andrea21 Jul 03I just got my S50 a week ago, and I have been taken pictures ...
CChristophe17 Jul 03The purple fringing is awful on this camera. It's my first ...
SteveReid16 Jul 03Awesome Camera!I have a background of manual SLR's and this ...
Ron In Texas10 Jul 03Okay, so I took the 'lemon' edition back to the dealer and ...
William Reitz8 Jul 03Disappointing camera. I should have returned it to the retailer ...
Michel ten Cate7 Jul 03I have this camera 2 months now, and the picture quality is very ...
Vladimir Ulybin7 Jul 03Very good camerta
hardywi6 Jul 03All in all a good digital camera.
roger newell5 Jul 03II gave my first S50 to my son I liked it so much then bought a ...
Bob Kermen4 Jul 03Great little camera. First digital after 35 years of SLR's. Very ...
cpaul4 Jul 03This is my second digital camera. First was a KODAK 265. Going ...
Scott Blasken3 Jul 03This is my first digital camera of any decent quality. I am ...
stuart weber2 Jul 03Great pictures in optimum situations!Flash is adequate at close ...
peteyur30 Jun 03I've had the camera for about six weeks. Outdoor shots are ...
Richard W. Strain27 Jun 03Amazing camera. This is my second digital cameraHigh quality ...
Mitchell Hilger27 Jun 03What a great camera! I also have a D30 which is still my ...
theanimala27 Jun 03This is my second digicam, my first being a 2.1MP Canon A20. I ...
Spooks27 Jun 03Bloody amazing little Camera. My previous camera was a Sony F500 ...
Robert Jenson26 Jun 03Amazing picture quality in a very easy to carry size. Color is ...
Lam H Tran25 Jun 03I have a Cannon Shot Pro 70 for many years. I spent countless ...
Hossein24 Jun 03(No text)
Derek Loader23 Jun 03Just bought the S50, and have been absolutely amazed at the ...
Attila Feher23 Jun 03Very good camera!FYI: This is my second digicam, and in total my ...
gary wade21 Jun 03Overall quality is excellent. I did a lot of reading and ...
M_greta21 Jun 03After 1 week of experience I can give some notes more related to ...
James A Bilello17 Jun 03Just can't find anything wrong with this camera. I absolutely ...
Paul Larsen16 Jun 03Many Many features for the price (paid $549). Great quality ...
Russell B. Hicks9 Jun 03Extraordinary camera--highly recommended for the beginner who ...
digicam9 Jun 03Excellent value for money. Better pictures compared to my ...
NNS7 Jun 03(No text)
Tony Mak7 Jun 03It has all the features (including RAW image format) that most ...
ron szakolzay5 Jun 03I am thinking of buying the S50 and would like to know more ...
Grigoriy5 Jun 03Очень ...
Geobear4 Jun 03Two months ago, I purchased the S50 after being quite impressed ...
trifke3 Jun 03This is very good camera!I have no problems with S50 so far...
jmcgrath3 Jun 03I bought this camera as a second digital for basic point and ...
lin1831 May 03over-valued
Stevieboroboy30 May 03I bought this camera as a second camera to my Minolta Dimage 7i. ...
shutoom30 May 03A lot of settings, a great image quality, an excelllent ease of ...
zobia malik30 May 03I did a lot of research before purchasing this camera. There ...
Igoforit29 May 03Features and portability are the strong points of this camera.
jgcoffey28 May 03Great camera. I just leave it in 'Auto' most of the time and get ...
Luc Poirier27 May 03I own also a G3, and I have own last year a G2. The camera is ...
al200327 May 03I have upgraded to the S50 from Nikon 885 and 4300.Absolutly ...
rajoo26 May 03After checking out the specs and reading reviews of the G3, Sony ...
Herb Bouley24 May 03Superb pics! I bought it to replace my old Kodak DC280(which I ...
khuiwong23 May 03This camera is awesome. I bought it for $540 and it is well ...
Sanjeev Visvanatha22 May 03Got the S50 in black last month. This is my first digital, and ...
Richard L. Stuart22 May 03Well, I have moved to DCs - bought a D7i, and love it as a ...
Lenny uk21 May 03IMAGE QUALITY IS SUPERB . LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE ON PAR OR ...
Murat Ozvardar18 May 03This is for underwater photographers... I bought my S50 a few ...
rb4u2c17 May 03An excellent camera for everyday shooting. The picture quality ...
clicker217 May 03If you want a nice, compact, full featured digital camera, this ...
Gazoo15 May 03After much research, I chose the Canon S50 over the G3 based on ...
CanonS50 Owner15 May 03I paid $538 for this camera along with a viking 256 CF card, an ...
Rod Perdido13 May 03It took me weeks to decide which one should I buy - the Minolta ...
Gato Manolo13 May 03The camera is excellent, the display quality and all its ...
Mr. Toy10 May 03Is this camera better than film? In many ways, yes! I have been ...
00710 May 03In my opinion, at present (May, 2003) S50 is the best 'truly ...
Theresa Zittritsch9 May 03This is the first point and shoot I could justify keeping. I've ...
Chris Kidd9 May 03Overall this is an excellent camera - the first I have bought, ...
Mixx8 May 03This is my first digital camera, so I decided to do it right the ...
frederick19548 May 03Have this camera for a few weeks and it took great pictures. ...
SteveC.7 May 03Great Camera! The power of the camera is that it offers a great ...
D PRAS7 May 03Compared to my first digital camera (a Kodak DC3800), the S50 is ...
Rudiwidjaja hartono6 May 03This canon S 50 is my second Digital camera, after I sold my ...
Rudiwidjaja hartono6 May 03The canon S 50 is my second Digital camera, I am very happy with ...
jonjac4004 May 03This camera is awesome! I’ve used it for about a week now and ...
Richard G. Thompson4 May 03This old pro goes digital with the Canon S50. As profressional ...
Phom Sisoukrath2 May 03Excellent compact digital camera. Image quality is superb. ...
JimBlack2 May 03The S50's image quality is excellent! Images are distinctly ...
AlAboos28 Apr 03After owning G2 and G3 I figured I need a compact camera so I ...
Richard D Friedman28 Apr 03I have used the S50 for approx 1 month (about 300 pictures). The ...
dreman5324 Apr 03The S50 is an excellent digital camera. Much easier to use than ...
Batman 200022 Apr 032500+ pictures later I can say this is truly a great camera... ...
Curtis Steele22 Apr 03This camera is a great stop-gap for me while I'm waiting for ...
Frederick22 Apr 03I purchased the A70 a month ago and during this period the lens ...
Teknesia21 Apr 03Wow! This replaced my S30 camera, which I loved dearly (saddened ...
Gordon S. Chace20 Apr 0333 years ago, I bought my first camera. This is my first ...
Blake Cook19 Apr 03This is my forth digital camera. The last was a Canon S40. ...
Dave Child18 Apr 03Have owned S50 for several weeks and I am very impressed. My ...
riderfan18 Apr 03I've have had my S50 for 2 weeks now and overall I'm very ...
Gimli18 Apr 03This is my first digital camera and I am very pleased with the ...
Paul Michael Duncan18 Apr 03Very happy with purchase. Get a 256, the 32 is way too small. ...
Manny S.17 Apr 03I've had the camera for a couple of weeks now. I am very happy ...
BobD15 Apr 03I bought the S50 as a replacement for my3.2 meg S230. I have a ...
BobD15 Apr 03I bought the S50 as a replacement for my3.2 meg S230. I have a ...
Mark Oehring15 Apr 03I got my S50 last week. I was upgrading from a 2.3 megapixel ...
HZA14 Apr 03A great camera. I opted for the Powershot S50 over a G3 mainly ...
Billy Yip11 Apr 03Nice Brick ! Full of DC features, High resolution.
dungi9 Apr 03The S50 is a great little camera. Wonderful resoulution. Being ...
Anthony Roe8 Apr 03Although I have only had the camera a week, I am already ...
Tanglefoot1947 8 Apr 03I had this camera for three days and returned it on the fourth. ...
dtp7 Apr 03Pictures are sharp right out of the camera. Camera has a solid ...
Jeepers7 Apr 03Just bought the S50 yesterday and so far am impressed with its ...
Etienne Danvoye7 Apr 03I previously owned a G2, and now I switched to the S50 as tu G2 ...
Chris Hirsch6 Apr 03This is the best camera ever. I spent several months researching ...
Photo Enthusiast6 Apr 03I first bought the PowerShot S45 and was quiet happy with it ...
George Lewis5 Apr 03Following three attempts to get the S45 correct (two cameras ...
JVH3 Apr 03I have just purchased the Canon S-50 after having the Olympus ...
hzo2 Apr 03I bought this camera after using c50!!!!the qulity of the photos ...
JCYC531 Mar 03Overall a great camera. Worth the price I paid for it. My first ...
livverlips30 Mar 03Overall Great product. Battery life is great, with a spare and 3 ...
RMac30 Mar 03I am extremely pleased with the quality of the photos that this ...
Terry Lane29 Mar 03The S50 is a fine camera that produces outstanding pictures. ...
Keith H.28 Mar 03Love the camera. I also have a Nikon 5000 and wanted to get a ...
G Worth28 Mar 03Just got mine...This camera is wonderful. I had a 2.1mp Fuji ...
Funkmasterta28 Mar 03Does this camera have the stuck microdrive problem?
DSG27 Mar 03I just got this camera last week. Have shot a lot of photos and ...
trentlf26 Mar 03This is the second digital camera I have owned, first one was a ...
digatw26 Mar 03Got this last week. Love it! Responds quickly, excellent pics. ...
Jeff Rooks25 Mar 03In just under a week I have fallen in love! This camera feels ...
RanchKidz25 Mar 03Best choice. I can grab and go and get amazing shots that can ...
Peter L22 Mar 03I have the Photoshot 100 and just ordered the S50.Even though I ...
Lengyi16 Mar 03I just got this camera two days ago. It is excellent. I am still ...

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