Owners Ratings:
Canon PowerShot S500 (Overall)

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5.0 million effective pixels
36 mm - 108 mm (3x) zoom
Average rating (71 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.45
 Features()()()()()() 4.33
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.56
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.50
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.26
 Overall()()()()()() 4.42

Owners Opinions: Canon PowerShot S500

NamePostedOpinion preview
MK_22 Sep 06I bought this camera as a present for myself nearly two years ...
asearle4 May 06Had this camera for two years.Gave excellent results provided ...
nopcbs2 Feb 06We had an S400 that was lost on a vacation. Looking for a ...
Zorky22 Nov 05Fantastic camera! As my old Canon S400 is slowly dying (was ...
Compunologist25 Sep 05I bought this camera about one year ago mainly because of good ...
TimTWang14 Sep 05It's slightly bigger than my two-way pager and I bought a pouch ...
tlawson15 Aug 05A 'Best Value' for the money. I have owned two other DC's and ...
steveg110530 Jul 05I travel worldwide for business and purchased the S500 in ...
gullevek9 Jul 05After my good old PowerShot S20 started to die and it was not ...
marselo23 Apr 05Best ultra-compact camera and it use CF cards
Logopop17 Apr 05Very good point-and-shoot camera with all the features that I ...
Mr K12 Apr 05(No text)
KaiMan7 Apr 05Perfect
nik5 Apr 05The best compact camera with a 5Mp 1 1/8 CCD, the same of the G5 ...
marcorav30 Mar 05It's my little and amazing 'toy' for quick photos and ...
Quentin Jackson19 Mar 05I have owned a number of Canon products before, I don't honestly ...
Paul Pencikowski19 Feb 05Tips for better shots... This cam was bought to replace my S330 ...
V Jablensky14 Jan 05while this camera lasted it worked very well. I was especially ...
onix9 Dec 04Four complaints. While this camera is very impressive and I ...
jburns9 Dec 04Great littile camera... easy to use, excellent photos, ....a ...
xq3da216 Nov 04It's good to use for travel and night shoot.
MarkPechan2 Nov 04Does anyone know a good place to order a battery for this camera ...
Rafilon19 Oct 04Very, very good image quality, excellent construction
Nishantha Jayawrdena16 Oct 04Battery status is not there, which I think is very imortant. ...
Pano Moro14 Oct 04This is by far the best P&S camera i have ever owned. I have ...
Sh7712 Oct 04Lovely camera, small and compact, fits to the palm. Made more ...
kalincho5 Oct 04best amateur camera for the money!
fgen24 Oct 04Same problem occurred as jburke writes only two weeks after ...
Island Golfer24 Sep 04The major drawback of the S500 is the very tiny LCD monitor. ...
shortlatte23 Sep 04Having read all those comments, I have not much to add. I have ...
spookie14 Sep 04Wish the 'Beware' review came out earlier!
Anders Lestander13 Sep 04Nice ultra compact camera with Compact Flash memory.
Marius17 Sep 04User of S110 since 2001Excellent pics quality in full light, ...
Simon Guthrie @ NIL INDUSTRY6 Sep 04if you want an unobtrusive pocket rocket then this is the camera ...
jerry Lee25 Aug 04This camera is virtually identical to the Powershot 400, which ...
artherstrasse24 Aug 04This is a great little pocketbook camera. The QuikPik funtion ...
jburke22 Aug 04Beware!
MaryMarin16 Aug 04I have the S400, so feel compelled to put in a good word for the ...
RFM_Holland15 Aug 04I bought the IXUS 500 (Powershot S500) 3 month's ago and it has ...
RichardOne9 Aug 04I left the Minolta line when they left the Compact Flash media, ...
qualaup8 Aug 04Stylish compact camera with all the features you need to make a ...
Pubert Love6 Aug 04For me this little S500 is the best for those in a pinch shots. ...
justinetyme1 Aug 04Spent a long time deciding whether to go for this or comparable ...
AWM28 Jul 04After checking into many digital cameras on this site and ...
Clive Kay25 Jul 04I also had a Casio Z-40 and took it back after poor clour ...
mike bustad23 Jul 04I gave this camera all fives to offset the last reviewer because ...
mmace22 Jul 04I owned a S45 (still do, now broken). The fact is, they seem to ...
rmustillo14 Jul 04I purchased a Casio EX-Z40 and was horrified at the poor image ...
ChrisP UK8 Jul 04I'm a very keen and experienced amatuer photographer with loads ...
C.Eaton6 Jul 04Excellent camera that I bought to suplement my 10D for when ...
ronie25 Jun 04Just bought this camera about 2 weeks ago and have taken a lot ...
michael dalupang22 Jun 04Upgraded from the S400 which is an exceptional, versatile ...
Przemyslaw Mucha20 Jun 04(No text)
Baron Sekiya19 Jun 04Incredible resolution and features for a camera that tiny. As a ...
Sushil Pant18 Jun 04Ultra-compact digicam comparison: which ultra-compact camera ...
yie_198316 Jun 04I love this camera at first sight. After i bought it i loved it ...
Peter5915 Jun 04I love my S500. I have had a it for two weeks. It is quick, ...
Marcobello15 Jun 04Very small camera, but gives no diffulty in use. Automatic and ...
Willa13 Jun 04Since I already have the Canon 10D and several other digicams, I ...
poijse12 Jun 04Very nice build quality, and amazing pictures.super fast focus, ...
Hai Tran10 Jun 04Great little pocket camera. Lots of auto features for ...
PeterY5 Jun 04Superb camera!! Even got a free case from the store. Goes with ...
alex aharonov1 Jun 04I sold my S400 and bought S500.For everyday user:Pictures: there
gudvil1 Jun 04Grat pictures, easy to use, I take it with me all the time, I ...
Yuriy Stakhnyuk31 May 04I upgraded from the S400 and so far this camera is suburb it is ...
Yuriy Stakhnyuk31 May 04I upgraded from the S400 and so far this camera is suburb it is ...
Captain Lee27 May 04Superb Camera, Images are clear and true to life, super color ...
rsmeijer26 May 04Great camera, easy in use and also great pictures, also work in ...
Kevin25 May 04Upgraded from the S400. The video is now twice as good in image ...
Anargy22 May 04Great pics love the s500For sharp pictures set aiaf off in m, in ...
Jilson21 May 04BEST ULTRACOMPACT CAMERA SO FAR

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