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  • Canon PowerShot A470
  • Canon PowerShot A470 - Expert Reviews

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    Storage media: MultiMedia Card, Optical zoom: 3.4x, Sensor resolution: 7.1 Megapixels, Weight: 165g, Digital zoom: 4x ...

  • 9.2 out of 10
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    • April 2008 en

      Canon Powershot A470: Powershot A470

      By Donald Malouf

      Review summary: My three-year-old son thinks he's Ansel Adams, so it's important for me to buy a camera that works for him as well as for me. The Canon PowerShot A470 fits the bill.

      Pros: Quality images for a rock-bottom price Fast shutter speed

      Cons: No image stabilization Too thick to put in your pocket

      Verdict: All in all, the A470 is a good no-frills camera at a rock-bottom price, with an easy learning curve. If a three-year-old can take good pictures with the Canon PowerShot A470, you can, too

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    • April 2008 en

      Canon PowerShot A470

      By Will Greenwald

      Review summary: Solid budget models are becoming less expensive and offering better performance -- the Canon PowerShot A470 is one of the best examples of this trend. It isn't the prettiest camera available and it doesn't have any flashy features, but for the price, ...

      Pros: Inexpensive ; fast performance

      Cons: Noisy pictures ; chunky design

      Verdict: For the money, you'd have a hard time finding a better snapshot camera

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    • March 2008 en

      Canon PowerShot A470 Digital Camera - Express Review - The Imaging Resource!

      By Stephanie Boozer

      Review summary: Compact and easily portable, the Canon PowerShot A470 is another confident, capable digital camera from this market leader. Offering 3.4x optical zoom, a large 2.5-inch LCD monitor, and 7.1-megapixel CCD, the PowerShot A470 features the ease of a ...

      Pros: Small, compact size ; Good selection of useful preset shooting modes ; Very good color ; Motion Detection Technology helps with moving subjects ; Face Detection helps with focus and exposure on portraits ; Large 2.5-inch LCD is usable in very bright ...

      Cons: Somewhat thick for slipping into a pants pocket ; Image noise high at ISO 800 and up ; High chromatic aberration at wide angle setting ; Some blurring in corners at both zoom settings, though not as bad as some

      Verdict: The 3.4x optical zoom lens offers just slightly more zoom than standard digital cameras, covering a range equivalent to 38-132mm on a 35mm camera. In addition to the 3.4x optical zoom, the Canon A470 also offers a maximum of 4x digital zoom, though it ...

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    • March 2008 en

      Canon PowerShot A470 Review - Digital Cameras

      By Will Greenwald

      Review summary: canon powershot a470 review: This AA-powered shooter arrives Down Under in February, and comes loaded with a 7.1-megapixel sensor, 3.4x optical zoom and face detection.

      Pros: Inexpensive, Fast performance

      Cons: Noisy pictures, Chunky design

      Verdict: For the money, you'd have a hard time finding a better snapshot camera.

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    • March 2008 en

      Review: Canon PowerShot A470 compact digital camera

      By Chris Coleman

      Review summary: The A470 is one of the smallest and cheapest point-and-shoots in Canon's PowerShot line. Do its pictures transcend its price?

      Pros: Excellent image-quality, cool design, smooth interface, broad ISO range.

      Cons: Slow image-processing, no manual mode.

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