1 comments about Disney Flix Video Camera.

1. Easy to use SD card and AA batteries. My daughter loves it. I just gave her one of my 1gb cards and she has been taking pictures and making videos since Xmas morning.
   
   So far it is really good.

1 comments about Pentax Optio E60 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom.

1. We have owned (and still own) two other Pentax compact cameras: an Optio 60 and an Optio M20. We have fallen in love with the simplicity of the menus, the quality of the photos, and the incredible battery life of the E60. This camera is so intelligent and quick that it is simply amazing. Even low light pictures, macros, and photos of fast objects come out looking spectacular. This camera offers performance which you would have paid $300+ for only a year or two ago. The small size means it fits in shirt pockets or pants pockets easily. We don't even keep track of battery life because basic rechargeable AA batteries last a very long time in this camera. We are so thrilled with the Optio E60 and we can see this coming along on every vacation, to every party, and to every special event where a bulky camera is not needed.

5 comments about Canon PowerShot SD600 6MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom.

1. The wife and I took this along to Germany on vacation in Sep 2006, and for a back-up to our 30D it was great. Quick into action and very non-intrusive, it goes with me just about everywhere. I often keep it in my laptop accessory bag.
   
   If used for what it was intended (point and shoot) it is a great camera. Sharp focus, good colors, and nicely adjustable ISO and flash settings. Battery life is excellent. I go for months between charging. Higher flash usage would probably cut this back though.
   
   The only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars was the wimpy flash. You can get one of those $20 slave flashes to fill in or bounce if you like. Vary happy with it and glad we got it. Hope it lasts for a while.



2. I previously own an earlier Elph and loved it. When I purchased the Elph SD 600 I was so excited..and like many other reviewers ..loved it. I read all these excellent reviews and would have written one too. BUT, about a year and a half later with only infrequent use...the lens would not retract. After googling this issue to my horror this is a widespread problem which has even prompted a class action suit...The dreaded E-18 error..or in my case LENS ERROR. Past warranty Canon charges $259 to fix plus shipping..
   in my case I saw battery was low and shut camera down..I guess that triggers a problem because when I put a fresh battery in the lens came out but would not retract. Yikes. Now I find that this is a known design flaw..often once it is fixed it reoccurs. I have always had nothing but Canon, but now I have to look elsewhere once I am in a position to buy another camera. I loved my little Elph and took perfect care of it, but the lens mechanism is so fragile that it breaks in about 10 different circumstances and is very costly to repair.



3. This camera is fantastic and simply does it all. Quit thinking about it and buy it. Nuff said.



4. I love this camera so much that I have read the entire manual (it wasnt the intention but couldnt find anything to read in my long air travel). It provides tons of features and options. Works fine in low light, etc.
   
   Recommend buying a memory card which had minimum lag in writing to memory however it is not a must. I get frustrated with low writing speeds. I bought a "SanDisk SDSDH-1024-901 1 GB Ultra II Secure Digital Memory Card" with it. Its pretty fast in memory writing. My purchase was in December 2006 so check whats the latest and fastest available now



5. My Canon SD600 is about 2 years old. It is compact and easy to use. Using Auto-mode, it takes great outdoor photos and high-quality video. However, its indoor photo quality is aweful - the pictures turn out very yellow. Even using the "vivid-color" setting, the highest ISO setting, and manually setting the "sunlight, cloudy, incadescent, or floursent" option, its indoor picture quality is still very poor. The pictures turn out yellowish and it is a real pain having to set the light setting manually.

5 comments about Kodak EasyShare C530 5MP Digital Camera.

1. This product arrived at my home within the week. The camera came wrapped very carefully so it was in excellent condition.



2. Kodak EasyShare C530 5MP Digital CameraThis basic digital camera is an absolute beginners camera. It is easy for an older person who prefers not to deal with updated technology as well as for a youngster who might have more technical expertise but isn't responsible enough for a more expensive camera. Easy to use and good sharp pictures. Would purchase again but would want to know that it is basic point and shoot with few extras.



3. The camera is simple and easy to use. It's small and light weight, you can tuck it in your pocket or purse. I love it.



4. This camera is awful. I recieved it for Christmas in 2006 and I dreaded taking pictures with it all year long in 2007. Pictures from this camera taken in a low lit room are terrible. The quality on some is grainy and very unsharp. Do not buy this camera!!!!!!



5. The camera is reasonably priced, easy to operate and the clarity of pictures is good. The service I received when I faced a problem with the camera was decent and they replaced it with a new one in the warranty period.

5 comments about Canon PowerShot A70 3.2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom.

1. work okay for a little less than 2 years. it was always slow when you pushed the button but other than that it was fine. then all of sudden all the pics had white lines. I'm assuming the CCD needs replacing (at what cost??). My recommendation - look elsewhere.



2. I bought this camera in 2003 and it worked GREAT. I have changed the batteries a total of 3 times since I've had it and have taken hundreds of pix. I have just purchased the Canon Powershot A570IS, because my A70 has just 'broken' down as of October 31, 2007 (no Halloween pix). I won't bother to repair it, since its not worth it, however it did a great job for the past 4 years, and I hope the new one does a better job, if that's possible. I would recommend Cannon to my friends. Its a great product and does what its made to do.



3. I've had this camera for 6 years and it still works perfectly! However, I gave it to a cousin of mine who is in grade school, because I wanted something with more pixels.



4. This camera takes good pictures and it's easy to operate. It is well worth it's price. However, there are some problems.
   
   1. The CCD has known issues. It is highly susceptible to moisture and will develop problems. The images will have horizontal lines in them and the color balance will be wrong. Canon fixes this problem at no charge and even pays for shipping. However, in two years of owning this camera, I've had to return it twice for this repair.
   
   2. The LCD display is rather small and hard to see. It is even more difficult to see in bright light.
   
   Other than those two things, the camera works great. It's easy to operate and use the camera's functions, and the results are very good. Color balance is good for all white balance settings, especially incandescent when shooing in incandescent light. Pictures are sharp and free from image artifacts.
   
   One minor annoyance is that the zoom is electronic. It is difficult to get the exact zoom you want, especially for normal (the human eye's perspective). Another annoyance is the camera's widest aperature. It is not wide enough to make things n the background go out of focus. However, with a little skill with Photoshop, you can mask the subject and perform blurring.
   
   Connecting and downloading images to your computer is easy and painless. The supplied software is adequate but not stellar.
   
   A nice featuer is that the camera uses AA sized batteries. Get yourself rechargable 2500ma batteries and an inexpensive charger and you'll get a lot of photos out of one set of batteries.
   
   One very recommended accessory is the lens adapter, the LAH-DC20. Even f you don't attach an auxilary lens, this provides some protection for the lens in case you drop the camera while it's powered up, and it provides a means to attach 52 mm close up diopters, filters, and any lens hood.
   
   For it's price, the camera is exceptional.



5. I know this camera is old. However, it is similar to the newer models. Don't buy this camera. I bought it quit after 5 years of use with great care in handling it. The reason I bought it was because it took 4, AA batteries. This seemed like a good feature at first with not having to recharge the battery all the time, but it also made the camera have a delay while taking pictures. The delay was long enough for me to miss many great shots. The batteries just aren't strong enough for a fast flash.
   
   My next camera will probably be a Pentax Optio M50. It is great for casual shots like when the family gets together. It is also only around $200 at the time of this review. Canon has good cameras, but this series is not one of them, and I give the A70, 2 stars for working 5 years. And all things considered 2 stars is generous.

1 comments about Soft Carrying Case (Genuine Leather) for slim Cyber-shot.

1. This is one of the better (the best?) looking cases for cybershot cameras. Unfortunately the weak magnetic latch mechanism isn't something that can be relied upon to prevent your camera from hurtling towards the concrete. Don't trust it (hasn't happened to me but easily could), make sure you hold the case upright and with the caution. Also, there is no belt loop or other means to attach this case to anything else. So effectively what this case does is for me is sit inside another case which holds my extra memory, battery, etc. Not exactly the use I had in mind. It's a bit too bulky to fit inside your pocket without looking awkward. It is decently padded inside, but the weak latch is really a potential problem.
   
   All in all I would not recommend this case unless the issues above aren't important to you and aesthetic considerations are your only concern. I suggest buying one of those hideous nylon cases which may look bulky and dorky but at least will do the simple job they where designed for.
   
   Oh yeah, no pockets or sleeves for anything else in this case, not even a tiny extra memory card or anything. A functionally bad design all things considered.

5 comments about Kodak EasyShare Z1275 12MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom.

1. Not a bad camera overall, but God help you if anything goes wrong with it. Ours stopped turning on after about 5 months. We sent it back and they claimed that it was "corrosion damage" and not covered under warranty. This is ludicrous. The camera was practically new and had never been near water. So for $90 bucks they offered a "refurbished" camera, which the customer service person claimed was simply an open box return and had been completely checked over by their service people. From the moment we took it out of the box it has had problems turning on and off. We called them again and they said ship it back (at our cost) and within 30 days they would determine whether they would replace it or not. Something tells me that they would find that somehow we had damaged it even though it didn't work properly from the moment we received it. We are going to cut our losses and buy something else.



2. I have now owned this camera for 2 days and can't let go of it. Everything about this camera is about as perfect as you can get. It takes great photos, has tons of awesome features, great in-camera editing, 720p HD video recording, digital image stabilization, 12 mega pixels, 5x optical zoom..... the list goes on and on. And all for the incredibly low price of $100!!! Well, thats at least how much I paid for mine and it was and it was well worth every penny! I also bought a 4GB SDHC memory card for under $10 shipped and now I can record an hour of HD video or take about 1000 12MP pictures! The only gripe I have about this camera is the battery life. It only lasts a couple hours before I have to change the batteries. But since I have rechargeable batteries and a nice camera case that easily holds several batteries, this is no big deal. Great job, Kodak!



3. I have only had this camera for a few weeks and it seems to to great pictures with excellent color and flesh tone, even on the6 megapix setting. The video quality is very good as far as color and definition, however, the videos are jumpy. The anti shake id in my opinion useless, because itis digital and not optical. The 5x zoom is great and the camera is relatively small



4. There seems to be a huge variation in the quality of these units. I bought mine refurbished and have seen the low quality exposures others are seeing. I also own a Rebel XT. I expected there to be some variance between a $100 point and shoot and a $1000 digital SLR but some people claim to be getting great shots out of this. Either they're blind, paid by Kodak or they really did get a great camera. I'd be inclined to think the latter but that certainly wasn't my experience. For the record, my reason for buying this was to have a work camera to photograph network installations. Something I can toss in the toolbox and not get excited if it earns a scratch or two. It does that task just fine for me.



5. This an amazing camera for someone who takes photos as a hobby. I find the quality to be awesome at 12 megs. The HD video is also amazing. I haven't really used the manual option, but it looks like a nice feature to have. Huge LCD screen. There is no view finder, but I don't find it to be a prob as I rarely use the view finder on my other cam.
   
   A few cons: I don't think there's a way to adjust the intensity of the flash. Some photos look blowout but I used a semitransparent cloth to dim it a bit. Works like a charm.
   
   It eats batteries quickly but this is remedied with rechargeables. Problem solved.
   
   Wish it had a decent macro setting (I don't like the preset settings at all.) But I solve this but shooting at the largest setting and cropping in.

5 comments about Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30A 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue).

1. I like it lots. I haven't figured it out yet, but its going to be a lot of fun using that wide angle feature of this camera.



2. This is a great camera, that takes great pictures. I got one for Christmas, and decided we needed 2. The pictures are great, and the videos that it can take are good quality. I would not rely on it as a video camera, but it's handy when you need one.



3. great deal at $166. not as intuitive to use until you get used to wheel to set modes. i cannot see small symbols on wheel without glasses. screen is nice and big, but lack of viewfinder makes it harder for outdoor shots in sunlight. excellent battery life. fabulous quality pictures with no blur. excellent auto fill in flash for backlit outdoor shots. very pleased with it.



4. I knew how this camera worked. My boyfriend had one just like it a few years back, so I was obsessed in getting it myself. But in the meantime, the great little camera I knew turned into an even greater camera. Now it makes movies and has a lot of little features that help you take amazing pictures. In three words: I Love It! Always keep it in my purse handy. It's just the greatest little cam I ever had, and people just love my pictures.



5. Super good purchase. Compact camera with tons and TONS of functions. Very intuitive operating system (had no need for user guide reference). Very good quality photos and unexpectedly for videos also. I liked the inteli-ISO function for low lighting conditions. Best of all, it felt like it had the best price in the market for what I got. I'd definitely recommend this item.

2 comments about Olympus Zuiko 7-14mm f/4.0 Aspherical Super ED Lens for Olympus Digital SLR Cameras.

1. I'm fully satisfied with this great lens. It's a top pro lens and it is nice to work with it. Not cheap but much favourable than in europe where I come from. High commended to all Olympus E users.



2. The only way this lens could be better is if there was a way to attach a filter, but with Photoshop you can pretty well duplicate the filter effects so I still give it 5 stars. The DOF is amazing. You can get a flower in focus 2 feet away and at the same time include a building 100 yards away if you are so inclined. You can't do better than this lens.

5 comments about Leica C-LUX 2 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver).

1. I've just had this camera a mere few days, but I am enjoying it immensely! A great little device for the small purse or pocket, with satisfactory wide angle and telephoto capabilities; all contained in a package comparable to the size of my Motorola Razr!
   
   Offering easy to employ features, this camera provides razor-sharp digital images and reprints follow suit. I was in awe at how spectacular finished enlargements appear, while maintaining their artistic integrity. The flash is more than satisfactory even in low-light environments.
   
   All in all, a bit more pricey than most all other compact digital cameras, but a cut above the rest.



2. It is Leica, and a excellent camera. I compared it with my old Canon camera. Definately it has more feature and control. Lens doesn't seem to be sharp as I expected. Probably a little sharper than Canon. Generally, I am happy but I still think it is a little overpriced.



3. A very nice camera; very easy to use intuitive interface - you'll rarely if ever need to use the handbook. Choose this or the D-LUX-3 over the cheaper look alikes.
   
   CLUX-2 has more pixels (7.2M vs 6M) is smaller in all dimensions, and lighter, but even so I preferred the C-LUX 1 - the interface was just easier to drive, and had a nicer feel to it. (examples: flash mode cycled through options, whereas the C2 requires you to go down a 2 layer menu; the rotary mode select wheel on the C2 doesn't have the end stops the C1 had - so you now have to look to check the mode you've selected).
   
   They should have just changed the sensor and kept everything else the same as the C-LUX1 - it was perfect.



4. I really like this camera. It is lightweight and fits easily in a pocket or purse. The menus are intuitive, and the quality of the pictures taken is much better than anything I've seen from point-'n'-shoot cameras in the past. I even plugged it into my 42" television and projected the pictures I took in that format. I was amazed the even when blowing the image up to that size I still did not get any distoration or pixel loss.
   
   The one problem I have had is that for some reason it quit working about a month after I got it. And that is why it only got 4-stars. The lens all of a sudden refused to retract when I turned the camera off. And when I turned it on, the message I got was to turn it off and turn it back on again. That process cycled over and over. The camera is in the shop now.



5. I got this camera new and within the first day of use an issue came up. The mechanism to cover/uncover the lens was faulty. When I turn the camera the lens come out but remains covered. Sometimes it just opens halfway. I don't know if other owners have experienced the same problems, but considering how delicate is this mechanism, I imagine is a problem with the model in general. The area around the lens scratches easily, so consider it a warning if you're going to put this camera in your pocket. I wouldn't blame you because it's the perfect pocket size, but it's also a pricey camera. I'm not crazy about picture quality but could be because I have a far superior digital SLR. There's some (barely noticeable) distortion in the images which I attribute to lens size.