Canon PowerShot S20 review

[Unknown user 58332]

Wonderful camera. I purchase this camera over a year ago and use it all the time for family shots. I use an Epson photo 700 printer and most people think these are regular camera photos. I purchased two rechargable batteries and a 64m card along with the camera and have yet to been caught short. When travelling I periodically download my pictures to my laptop. At the very fine setting I get 67 jpegs on the card. The LED can be difficult to see in very bright light but under normal circumstances eyeglass wearers will love it. The resolution and colors are astounding. I have not had any bluing problems referred to in some of the other evaluations. The metal case is rugged and has taken its share of bangs without any problems. I have not used the camera for anything but automatic point and shoot photography. It really doesn't lend itself to that type of use. To adjust the shutter speed or priority requires a trip through the menus. Spot metering is available but again requires a trip through the menus so you just don't do it very often. All in all this is a great range finder pocket camera.

Problems:

I find it difficult and frustrating to capture moving targets due to the delay between when I press the shutter and the actual firing. I've encountered this problem with other cameras in the past (not just digital). I suspect it has something to do with the autofocus not the CCD.