Good camera except for the video mode.
Limited to 640x480@20 fps

Make sure to use Sanyo Eneloop rechargeable (or equivlent) batteries that maintain the constant higher voltage level required by Canon 2 battery cameras.

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Good cheap digicam.

canon is a great brand of camera and this particular model is a great balance of cost per performance. It is a great camera to travel with or take with you for a night on the town. It is inexpensive enough that if it break it won't be the end of the world, but it is still nice enough to capture great photos.

AA batteries? ugh

#1, could you damage the camera by using batteries that don't maintain higher voltage level, do you have more information? Just wondering if that's what happened to my Canon A80....
Thanks in advance

I like how the A series of cameras feel in my hand (the grip is great), but they're a bit big for "pocket size" in my opinion. I don't like the AAs, but at this price you still get a great deal if you buy a couple packs of rechargeables and a good charger like the LaCrosse BC-900.

Sanyo Eneloop batteries work perfectly in Canon point-and-shoot cameras (and in Canon flashes too).

awesome camera

"could you damage the camera by using batteries that don't maintain higher voltage level?"
--I don't think so

Buy something else. It's good for the price, but if you want the camera to do more, spend an extra $50. It'll be worth it.

Canon 2 AA batery cameras have a problem when using rechargable batteries.

As you use batteries the voltage drops. When the battery voltage drops below 1.1 volts, the Canon camera will stop with a low battery error.

Alkaline batteries start out at 1.55 volts & will still read over 1.2 volts when almost dead.

Nimh batteries start out at 1.2 volts.
Most Nimh batteries will quickly drop below 1.1 volts and will discharge in a few weeks even if you are not using them.

The Eneloop batteries will maintain a voltage above 1.1 volts for most the battery life & will hold a charge for a couple months when not in use.

I had a set of 2700MAH Nimh batteries and my Canon 570a would show a low battery after just a few pictures. Switching to the Eneloops, I can now take a couple hundred pictures before the battery shows low, even though they are rated at only 2000MAH.

100% true, I have had this camera and it drains batteries. New pair drained after a day. WTF....Nice to see someone else notice this problem.

Great camera for the price. Excellent pictures and video is not bad. Slow recycle though. Buy the Lithium Energizer batteries. They work great on this camera

#7: The eneloops actually aren't ideal for Canon flashes if you use it regularly. They have a higher internal resistance, which leads to longer recharge times between flashes. Standard NiMh will recharge the flash unit faster.

That being said, because I don't use my flash that often, I leave eneloops in it (trading frequency of recharge against flash recycle time).

I have this camera and before buying had considered the AA batteries as a detriment. With moderate flash use a pair of AA's last between 100 and 200 pictures. Thats too many pictures for me to fuss with rechargeables.

The image stabilization feature is very nice. Perhaps not as good as my $500 IS lens on Digital Rebel XT, but so what? The flash isn't as strong as my $350 flash on the XT. Perhaps the new President-elect will correct this social injustice of the haves vs the have-nots.

Great camera. I also don't mind the AA batteries. Actually, it's very handy in foreign countries.

I'm with No. 16. AA batteries are easy to find if you happen to need spares in some out-of-the-way place.

i prefer AA batts too. I tried out a sd1100, but drained two liithium ion batts in abt 4 hrs of site seeing while on vacation. if have a cam that takes AA's, very easy to find a shop that sells them.

I prefer the AA batteries because you gain the benefit of rechargability and can also use Alkalines in a pinch. The one problem with every one of the Canon cameras the use 2 AA rather than 4 AA is the flash recharge time (seems like forever). If you take a picture inside and you have kids, you get just one shot.