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Does anyone have an opinion on the Canon Power Shot ELPH 330 HS? We're shopping around for a new digital camera, and this one looked like it might be a good camera yet not too expensive for our budget (It's $199.00 at Costco, and we don't want to go much higher than $230 or so).
I want a good lens that will take photos with a sharp, crisp resolution. I sometimes use zoom or macro lens, but other than that do not care much about other features. I'm an amateur photographer--not the type of person who changes settings much or anything like that-- just want something I can easily point-n-shoot yet also get some decent images.
Also want a camera that doesn't eat batteries. Right now my cheapo fuji camera needs a new battery every single day if I take it on a trip. That gets to be a real PITA.
Does anyone have an opinion on the Canon Power Shot ELPH 330 HS? We're shopping around for a new digital camera, and this one looked like it might be a good camera yet not too expensive for our budget (It's $199.00 at Costco, and we don't want to go much higher than $230 or so).
I want a good lens that will take photos with a sharp, crisp resolution. I sometimes use zoom or macro lens, but other than that do not care much about other features. I'm an amateur photographer--not the type of person who changes settings much or anything like that-- just want something I can easily point-n-shoot yet also get some decent images.
Also want a camera that doesn't eat batteries. Right now my cheapo fuji camera needs a new battery every single day if I take it on a trip. That gets to be a real PITA.
Thoughts?
I am frustrated with my Canon Power Shot ELPH 100, so right now I'm not high on Canon.
We did end up buying the ELPH 330. So far I'm fairly happy with it, although sometimes I think my photos aren;t quite as crisp as I thought they would be. Could be I just need to learn how to use it better--some of my photos turn out really well, others are OK but could be better.
The one big gripe I have is how many different functions/buttons are crammed together. It's too easy to press something accidentally and then have to undo some command. And you know what, I really don't need or desire most of those bells-and-whistle functions. I just wanted a point-and-shoot that takes crisp photos and has a zoom. But.... maybe I will appreciate some of them as time goes by. The night shooting mode is pretty good, so that's one bell-and-whistle feature that's grown on me.
We did end up buying the ELPH 330. So far I'm fairly happy with it, although sometimes I think my photos aren;t quite as crisp as I thought they would be. Could be I just need to learn how to use it better--some of my photos turn out really well, others are OK but could be better.
The one big gripe I have is how many different functions/buttons are crammed together. It's too easy to press something accidentally and then have to undo some command. And you know what, I really don't need or desire most of those bells-and-whistle functions. I just wanted a point-and-shoot that takes crisp photos and has a zoom. But.... maybe I will appreciate some of them as time goes by. The night shooting mode is pretty good, so that's one bell-and-whistle feature that's grown on me.
That's one of my chief complaints about my Canon - the pictures just are not "crisp".
I was hoping to hear they had improved that on the ELPH 330! Thanks for your input.
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