Elf Powershot Camera

Amazon Sales Rank: #7801 in Camera & Photo Size: Pocket Size Brand: Canon Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Platforms: Windows NT, Mac, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 4, Windows NT 5, PowerMac, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, Mac OS X, Mac OS 9 and below, Windows Dimensions: 2.50" h x 3.70" w x 1.20" l, .54 pounds Memory: 8MB Display size: 1.5 2-megapixel sensor captures 1,600 x 1,200 images for prints at sizes up to 8 x 10 inches Autofocus lens with 3x optical/2.5x digital (7.5x total) zoom Included 8 MB CompactFlash card holds 12 images at default settings Connects with PCs and Macs via USB port Uses proprietary lithium-ion rechargeable battery(included)

Most helpful customer reviews 48 of 48 people found the following review helpful. An absolutely incredible little camera By Mack Lee Sullivan I bought the S330 3 days before leaving for Moscow & St. Petersburg. Based on reviews read here and at other sites I also bought a 256MB memory card and an extra battery. The basics of operation took about 20 minutes and 15-20 photos of the backyard, by the second day of my trip operation was effortless. The zoom is quite impressive and most pictures were flawless; whether from a boat, through glass, from a moving car, whatever, even an amateur like myself got some truly special photos. I had a 128MB card from another camera and took it with me, a bonus, the memory cards aren't specific to the camera and you can get real cheap memory on-line from secondary distributers or borrow the cards from freinds with other digital cameras. The batteries charge very quickly, and with two I was able to leave one charging at the hotel and the other in the camera, but I could've easily carried both all day - full charge takes less than an hour. I never had any power problems, I also got in the habit of turning the camera off between shots however. Which brings me to my only real complaint, the on/off switch requires sustained pressure for 2-4 seconds, its not usually problem getting the shot you want but it could be - and it was a little annoying. Since I had so much memory I used 1600x1200 and the finest detail for every shot, and I still took over 350 photos and had room for about 75 more. Now that I'm home its giving me all kinds of options for re-sizing and zooming into whatever details I like most in the picture. The picture review setting on this camera is one of its best features, you can actually zoom into the photo you just took to be sure you've got the level of detail or particular aspect of a subject that you might've wanted. I ended-up retaking several photos and getting precisely the picture I was hoping for. I own an older Sony and one of the original Kodaks, and I can't recommend this camera enough. Good Luck. 54 of 55 people found the following review helpful. Excellent camera.... great picture quality ! By superman2k3 Canon has another winner in its new S330 model. It has the following positives,1. Excellent looks, build quality.2. Great night shots, not found on any other compact 250gms camera, new long shutter feature in manual mode for upto 15 secs.3. Very reliable and tons of features like charger works all over the worls, PAL/NTSC video out, all cables included (unlike Sony).4. Accepts cheaper Compact Flash cards which are easily available in sizes upto 256MB. Not expensive 64MB sticks here :)5. Very much pocketable. Easily goes into the trouser pockets. Slightly tough to fit into jeans pocket though. Look at S200 if you want even smaller camera.6. 2.1 MP may looks low compared to other 3/4 MP cameras but this one offers more features without sticking you with any sticks ! Don't just use MPixels as your sole criteria when selecting camera. If you won't print them bigger than 8x10" then 2MP should be enough for now unless you have that extra cash :)7. 3x zoom very faster to start and fold back. Works smoothly. You can turn the digital zoom off permanently.8 LCD is superb, pictures look great on the 1.5" LCD. (a bigger 1.8" LCD on other need not neccessarily mean better quality, my last years Fuji had 1.8" and comes no where near this 1.5")9. Great user interface... think of these Elph's as Nokia's of digicams. Other cheaper camera's out there might not have same reliability, features, user interface and picture quality.Problems,1. Battery... lasts on 120 shots or so... you WILL have to buy a second one for extra [money].2. The battery/CF doors feel flimsy. There are not made of metal but of plastic which looks like silver colored metal. But this much better than an all plastic one !3. Canon's ZoomBrowser EX software is very unstable. It keeps crashing every few mins on Windows