This was my second digital P&S camera, the first was a Fuji whose type I forget. I bought the Canon after reading good reviews and because it offered more manual overide than many of its competitors.
While the camera itself is reasonably compact it does use 4 AA cells, that increase the weight a bit, but, for the era, gave plenty of shots without a battery change.
It has a small, but very useful, fold out LCD screen and a nice clear optical viewfinder. The view automatically adjusts as you zoom the lens.
The camera only packs 4 MP, but I have been able to make acceptable A4 size prints. Seen from a normal viewing distance you cannot really tell the difference between them and those made from my Canon 20D and 24-70L, but, of course, view close up and the differences do become very apparent.
I did not find the manual override facility to be too useful, the screen is fine for framing, but way too small for focusing. With an aperture range of between f2.8 and 4.9, there is not a lot of scope for adjustment.
What I liked least about this camera was the long delay between releasing the shutter and the shot being taken. This effectively rules the camera out for any kind of action photography, or even trying to take a photo of a person speaking, as it is very difficult to capture a good expression.
I also dislike not being in charge of the focus and several times I have had photos spoiled by the camera focusing on the background rather than the main subject.
Would I recommend it? Well it's old technology now, but it's a well made bit of kit that you might be able to pick up quite cheaply. It does fit into your pocket and it does produce nice sharp and contrasty images most of the time.
I used the camera on a bicycle tour and there are some of the resulting images shown here.
http://www.washingtonimaging.co.uk/c...ycle_tour.html
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) - overall, though, it's been a terrific camera.
