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Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons of Canon PowerShot S410 4MP Digital Elph
with 3x Optical Zoom
Pros of the S410:
-Canon STILL uses Compact
Flash media, which is significantly cheaper than xD and sD, which a good 90% of
other brands use. I have yet to see a downside in everyday use (don't ask me about
extreme temperate conditions or whether the various media survive prolonged exposure
to electromagnetic fields of varying strengths, as I won't know, and most people
don't care).
-I personally like Canon's picture quality far better than that
of most of its competitors, within the same style of camera.
-The auto-focus
system is superior to all other cameras of this size and strength. VASTLY superior.
Cons of the S410:
-Canon's movie mode is growing steadily outdated.
This is one area where you may be able to find another camera that serves better:
This camera is limited to 3 minutes of 15 FPS 320 x 240 resolution motion capture,
regardless of the size of your memory card. I do, however, think that if you're
that serious about wanting to record digital movies, you should look to a device
more aimed at that sort of thing, like the new Panasonic digi-video-cams that
take still images as a secondary function.
-Memory door is made of plastic,
not metal like the rest of the camera, and I have seen it break.
-1.5" LCD
leaves something to be desired (esp. compared to Casio's line of 2" LCD ultracompacts).
-No
easy, pre-set scene modes like Fuji or Minolta have.
Buy the Canon PowerShot
S410 4MP Digital Elph with 3x Optical Zoom
