Canon PowerShot A470 - Expert Reviews

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

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

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 ...

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.

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.