Comments for Bd-Mini - Camera Specialist http://www.bd-mini.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:23:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Samsung EC-ST65 Digital Camera with 14 MP and 5x Optical Zoom (Indigo Blue) by AmazonUser10051975 http://www.bd-mini.com/buy-camera-photo-camcorder/price-samsung-ec-st65-digital-camera-with-14-mp-and-5x-optical-zoom-indigo-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-4993 AmazonUser10051975 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:23:28 +0000 http://www.bd-mini.com/buy-camera-photo-camcorder/price-samsung-ec-st65-digital-camera-with-14-mp-and-5x-optical-zoom-indigo-blue/#comment-4993 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 16 of 18 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-3-0._V192240710_.gif" width="64" alt="3.0 out of 5 stars" title="3.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Not What I Expected</b>, <nobr>October 11, 2011</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1N5PPJJKR3SQ6/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/180-7500708-5365158?ie=UTF8&tag=out_cam-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">AmazonUser10051975</span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A1N5PPJJKR3SQ6/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/180-7500708-5365158?ie=UTF8&tag=out_cam-20&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-EC-ST65-Digital-Camera-Optical/dp/B004NW9UBQ/ref=cm_cr_if_orig_subj/180-7500708-5365158?ie=UTF8&tag=out_cam-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top">Samsung EC-ST65 Digital Camera with 14 MP and 5x Optical Zoom (Silver) (Electronics)</a></b> </div> I purchased this camera as a gift for my roommate's birthday back in June 2011. Being a photo-hobbyist, she really liked the camera...so I figure I'd take a stab at it and bought one for myself (October 2011, at a local Fry's Electronics for $79.99 +tax...Best Buy has this right now at $105.99 +tax). It's a nice upgrade from my Canon Powershot SD1100IS, which was an 8.0 megapixel camera. This is a 13.4 megapixel camera, so it takes pretty clear pictures. I say 13.4 because the dimensions of the pictures taken at the maximum resolution are 4320x3240 (do the math). It is pretty high quality but definitely not 14.2 MP as advertised. Also, the pictures are 96 dpi. I wish it could've been higher.<br/><br/>There are a lot of pre-defined modes for taking pictures, which is great; however, I have not yet discovered a way to manually adjust any of these settings, such as white-balance or apeture. Further, most cameras I've used had buttons or a circular knob on the camera to switch between picture and video (and other features). This camera's change of mode is in the menu, which I find very inconvenient. It does have a pretty cool feature that snaps a picture whenever it detects a smile.<br/><br/>The videos recorded at HD-resolution is okay. Most of my videos so far have a line through them and artifacts throughout. I'm not sure if that's because the ST65 uses mJPG for videos instead of H.264. In any case, the video files I've created are nothing to brag about. If anyone is interested, the video bitrate is between 17k to 23k.<br/><br/>The camera comes with a USB connector that is used for charging the battery. You can charge it while connected to a computer or you can use a wall-outlet adapter that is included. While the camera is plugged into your computer, you can transfer pictures to your computer, but you cannot use it to take pictures or record a movie. I have not tested that functionality while charging with the outlet adapter.<br/><br/>Overall, I'm disappointed in this camera. I usually do a lot of research before purchasing an electronic product. This time, I went by word of mouth. I hope my roommate truly enjoys this camera. It is a lot lower quality than her SLR and the only advantage that I can see is that it's not as clunky as an SLR. 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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not What I Expected, October 11, 2011
This review is from: Samsung EC-ST65 Digital Camera with 14 MP and 5x Optical Zoom (Silver) (Electronics)

I purchased this camera as a gift for my roommate’s birthday back in June 2011. Being a photo-hobbyist, she really liked the camera…so I figure I’d take a stab at it and bought one for myself (October 2011, at a local Fry’s Electronics for $79.99 +tax…Best Buy has this right now at $105.99 +tax). It’s a nice upgrade from my Canon Powershot SD1100IS, which was an 8.0 megapixel camera. This is a 13.4 megapixel camera, so it takes pretty clear pictures. I say 13.4 because the dimensions of the pictures taken at the maximum resolution are 4320×3240 (do the math). It is pretty high quality but definitely not 14.2 MP as advertised. Also, the pictures are 96 dpi. I wish it could’ve been higher.

There are a lot of pre-defined modes for taking pictures, which is great; however, I have not yet discovered a way to manually adjust any of these settings, such as white-balance or apeture. Further, most cameras I’ve used had buttons or a circular knob on the camera to switch between picture and video (and other features). This camera’s change of mode is in the menu, which I find very inconvenient. It does have a pretty cool feature that snaps a picture whenever it detects a smile.

The videos recorded at HD-resolution is okay. Most of my videos so far have a line through them and artifacts throughout. I’m not sure if that’s because the ST65 uses mJPG for videos instead of H.264. In any case, the video files I’ve created are nothing to brag about. If anyone is interested, the video bitrate is between 17k to 23k.

The camera comes with a USB connector that is used for charging the battery. You can charge it while connected to a computer or you can use a wall-outlet adapter that is included. While the camera is plugged into your computer, you can transfer pictures to your computer, but you cannot use it to take pictures or record a movie. I have not tested that functionality while charging with the outlet adapter.

Overall, I’m disappointed in this camera. I usually do a lot of research before purchasing an electronic product. This time, I went by word of mouth. I hope my roommate truly enjoys this camera. It is a lot lower quality than her SLR and the only advantage that I can see is that it’s not as clunky as an SLR. I give it THREE stars as it is, at best, an average camera.

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I wanted a small, lightweight camera I could keep in my pocket, use mostly for shots of people, but wanted a decent optical zoom and video option. Lastly, I didn't want to invest more than $100. I just got this today and I'm impressed. It looks and feels like a high quality camera, and has an easy interface. It's small, and light weight. The Nikon, Sony, Canon, and Panasonic models were all either heavier or cost much more for the features. The only thing is it requires a micro memory card so I could not use the ones I already have. An 8 gb is only $12, so, no big deal. I'd recommend this camera. It takes good pictures, too. 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5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for a compact travel camera, September 2, 2011
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I have a Nikon SLR and a Canon HD camera for movies, but both are a pain to lug around. I wanted a small, lightweight camera I could keep in my pocket, use mostly for shots of people, but wanted a decent optical zoom and video option. Lastly, I didn’t want to invest more than $100. I just got this today and I’m impressed. It looks and feels like a high quality camera, and has an easy interface. It’s small, and light weight. The Nikon, Sony, Canon, and Panasonic models were all either heavier or cost much more for the features. The only thing is it requires a micro memory card so I could not use the ones I already have. An 8 gb is only $12, so, no big deal. I’d recommend this camera. It takes good pictures, too. But, the flash is not ideal for dark settings.

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Clark Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:32:04 +0000 http://www.bd-mini.com/buy-camera-photo-camcorder/price-samsung-ec-st65-digital-camera-with-14-mp-and-5x-optical-zoom-indigo-blue/#comment-4991 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 26 of 26 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-4-0._V192240704_.gif" width="64" alt="4.0 out of 5 stars" title="4.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>A great deal!</b>, <nobr>July 26, 2011</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AOSY42BRMM6MI/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/180-7500708-5365158?ie=UTF8&tag=out_cam-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Clark</span></a> (Thousand Oaks, CA USA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AOSY42BRMM6MI/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/180-7500708-5365158?ie=UTF8&tag=out_cam-20&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a><br/><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_rn_bdg_help/180-7500708-5365158?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#RN" target="AmazonHelp" onclick="return amz_js_PopWin(this.href,'AmazonHelp','width=340,height=340,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=1,status=1');"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reputation/c7y_badge_rn_1._V192249968_.gif" width="70" align="absmiddle" alt="(REAL NAME)" height="15" border="0"/></a>    </div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span class="crVerifiedStripe"><b class="h3color tiny" style="margin-right: 0.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</b><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis">(<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase/180-7500708-5365158" target="AmazonHelp" onclick="amz_js_PopWin('http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase/180-7500708-5365158', 'AmazonHelp', 'width=400,height=500,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,status=1');return false; ">What's this?</a>)</span></span> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Samsung EC-ST65 Digital Camera with 14 MP and 5x Optical Zoom (Indigo Blue) (Electronics)</b> </div> Let me start by saying that the only reason I didn't rate this as 5 stars is because the LCD display is a little dim and very hard to see in bright sunlight. But the photos come out great, even if you have to guess a bit at what you're aiming at. Indoors is fine, though. <br/>I bought this camera specifically to mount on my mountain bike to make high-def videos. It's small, lightweight and has the tripod mount in the center so the camera will be balanced when I bounce over rocky trails. The video (720p) is very good, but the image stabilization doesn't help on my bike. In fact I think it's better without it and then I just rely on post-processing to stabilize it. But I don't hold that against the camera - it's a pretty shaky ride on a the trails, whether it's mounted on the frame or my helmet. When the video is too shaky to view, I can still grab individual frames (using my video editing software, not included with the camera) and use them as photos - the resolution is high enough to put on the web, but not for printing. <br/>The camera doesn't come with a printed manual. You have to get the manual from the included CD. You can pick one of several dozen languages. It does have a printed quick-start guide to get you going. <br/>The camera records video up to a max of 2GB. The manual says that is about 9 minutes, but I've found it's more like 11-12 minutes. When you reach the limit, it just stops recording and saves what it has. <br/>As for memory cards, the manual says up to 8 GB micro SDHC is guaranteed; I've used a 16 GB card with no problems. In video mode, the total record time left (based on space on the memory card) is displayed at the top. An 8 GB card holds almost 45 mintues of 720p video. The 16 GB card holds double, but the battery is only good for about an hour of video, so you'll need a spare to fill 16 GB. <br/>The battery can be removed from the camera, but only way to charge it is in the camera using the included USB cable. It's not a standard USB cable, so don't lose it! <br/>I have taken many dozen photos with it, exclusively outdoors, and they came out very well. At least I didn't notice any problems with them. The color, contrast and focus were all good. <br/>In summary, I think this camera is a great bargain! It's small and easy to carry, attractive and takes good pictures and video. 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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great deal!, July 26, 2011
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This review is from: Samsung EC-ST65 Digital Camera with 14 MP and 5x Optical Zoom (Indigo Blue) (Electronics)

Let me start by saying that the only reason I didn’t rate this as 5 stars is because the LCD display is a little dim and very hard to see in bright sunlight. But the photos come out great, even if you have to guess a bit at what you’re aiming at. Indoors is fine, though.
I bought this camera specifically to mount on my mountain bike to make high-def videos. It’s small, lightweight and has the tripod mount in the center so the camera will be balanced when I bounce over rocky trails. The video (720p) is very good, but the image stabilization doesn’t help on my bike. In fact I think it’s better without it and then I just rely on post-processing to stabilize it. But I don’t hold that against the camera – it’s a pretty shaky ride on a the trails, whether it’s mounted on the frame or my helmet. When the video is too shaky to view, I can still grab individual frames (using my video editing software, not included with the camera) and use them as photos – the resolution is high enough to put on the web, but not for printing.
The camera doesn’t come with a printed manual. You have to get the manual from the included CD. You can pick one of several dozen languages. It does have a printed quick-start guide to get you going.
The camera records video up to a max of 2GB. The manual says that is about 9 minutes, but I’ve found it’s more like 11-12 minutes. When you reach the limit, it just stops recording and saves what it has.
As for memory cards, the manual says up to 8 GB micro SDHC is guaranteed; I’ve used a 16 GB card with no problems. In video mode, the total record time left (based on space on the memory card) is displayed at the top. An 8 GB card holds almost 45 mintues of 720p video. The 16 GB card holds double, but the battery is only good for about an hour of video, so you’ll need a spare to fill 16 GB.
The battery can be removed from the camera, but only way to charge it is in the camera using the included USB cable. It’s not a standard USB cable, so don’t lose it!
I have taken many dozen photos with it, exclusively outdoors, and they came out very well. At least I didn’t notice any problems with them. The color, contrast and focus were all good.
In summary, I think this camera is a great bargain! It’s small and easy to carry, attractive and takes good pictures and video. The only issue I have is that the display isn’t bright enough to see well when outside in the sun.

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]]> Comment on Canon Powershot A2200 14.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom (Blue) by Matt Hoover http://www.bd-mini.com/buy-camera-photo-camcorder/price-canon-powershot-a2200-14-1-mp-digital-camera-with-4x-optical-zoom-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-4989 Matt Hoover Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:14:56 +0000 http://www.bd-mini.com/buy-camera-photo-camcorder/price-canon-powershot-a2200-14-1-mp-digital-camera-with-4x-optical-zoom-blue/#comment-4989 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 29 of 32 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" width="64" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Great little camera!</b>, <nobr>March 23, 2011</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AQLXCZTQSY8Z3/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/185-5316707-3120748?ie=UTF8&tag=out_cam-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Hoover</span></a> (Phoenix, AZ) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AQLXCZTQSY8Z3/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/185-5316707-3120748?ie=UTF8&tag=out_cam-20&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span class="crVerifiedStripe"><b class="h3color tiny" style="margin-right: 0.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</b><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis">(<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase/185-5316707-3120748" target="AmazonHelp" onclick="amz_js_PopWin('http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase/185-5316707-3120748', 'AmazonHelp', 'width=400,height=500,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,status=1');return false; ">What's this?</a>)</span></span> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Canon Powershot A2200 14.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom (Blue) (Electronics)</b> </div> I read the other review of this camera and decided to purchase it anyway. This camera takes great pictures! Its inexpensive, small, and simple to use, exactly what I was looking for. 5 stars! <div style="padding-top: 10px; clear: both; width: 100%;"> <div style="float:left; padding-right:15px; border-right:1px solid #CCCCCC"><div style="padding-bottom:5px;"><b class="tiny" style="color:#666666;white-space:nowrap;">Help other customers find the most helpful reviews</b> </div><div style="width:300px;"> <a name="R2EUVLXFMFNRI1.2115.Helpful.Reviews" style="font-size:1px;"> </a><span><span class="votingPrompt">Was this review helpful to you? </span><a rel="nofollow" class="votingButtonReviews" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R2EUVLXFMFNRI1/Helpful/1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/185-5316707-3120748?ie=UTF8&token=9CE50DFCAA3BCFD59D9F614F53C9BC73A3545339&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy9CMDA0SFc3M1IwL3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTg1LTUzMTY3MDctMzEyMDc0OD9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9b3V0X2NhbS0yMCZ2PTImbGlua0NvZGU9eG0yJmFzaW49QjAwNEhXNzNSMCZ0cnVuY2F0ZT01MDAwJmFraWQ9QUtJQUlDRk9RVklGWFNQMkZaWEEmc2lnPUdNVWVGMlB5YzcxemgwcjdwSyUyQmZjbDlTSWR2b0dpdWtGM3diJTJCQ09ieXRZJTNEJmV4cD0yMDEyLTAyLTA2VDIwJTNBNTklM0EzNlomYXRhZz1vdXRfY2FtLTIw&voteAnchorName=R2EUVLXFMFNRI1.2115.Helpful.Reviews&voteSessionID=185-5316707-3120748"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reviews/btn-yes-sec-md._V192249951_.gif" width="35" alt="Yes" style="vertical-align:middle;" height="18" border="0"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="votingButtonReviews" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R2EUVLXFMFNRI1/Helpful/-1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/185-5316707-3120748?ie=UTF8&token=D9F9CC531AF86CAEEF212CA49EEE63EB425093CD&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy9CMDA0SFc3M1IwL3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTg1LTUzMTY3MDctMzEyMDc0OD9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9b3V0X2NhbS0yMCZ2PTImbGlua0NvZGU9eG0yJmFzaW49QjAwNEhXNzNSMCZ0cnVuY2F0ZT01MDAwJmFraWQ9QUtJQUlDRk9RVklGWFNQMkZaWEEmc2lnPUdNVWVGMlB5YzcxemgwcjdwSyUyQmZjbDlTSWR2b0dpdWtGM3diJTJCQ09ieXRZJTNEJmV4cD0yMDEyLTAyLTA2VDIwJTNBNTklM0EzNlomYXRhZz1vdXRfY2FtLTIw&voteAnchorName=R2EUVLXFMFNRI1.2115.Helpful.Reviews&voteSessionID=185-5316707-3120748"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reviews/btn-no-sec-md._V192249949_.gif" width="35" alt="No" style="vertical-align:middle;" height="18" border="0"/></a> <span class="votingMessage"/></span> </div></div><div style="float:left;"><div style="padding-left:15px;"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="tiny"> <a name="R2EUVLXFMFNRI1.2115.Inappropriate.Reviews" style="font-size:1px;"> </a><span class="reportingButton"><nobr><a rel="nofollow" class="reportingButton" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R2EUVLXFMFNRI1/Inappropriate/1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/185-5316707-3120748?ie=UTF8&token=15B2623B1A02EC82D59C7C4ADD4A7365BFAB404A&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy9CMDA0SFc3M1IwL3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTg1LTUzMTY3MDctMzEyMDc0OD9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9b3V0X2NhbS0yMCZ2PTImbGlua0NvZGU9eG0yJmFzaW49QjAwNEhXNzNSMCZ0cnVuY2F0ZT01MDAwJmFraWQ9QUtJQUlDRk9RVklGWFNQMkZaWEEmc2lnPUdNVWVGMlB5YzcxemgwcjdwSyUyQmZjbDlTSWR2b0dpdWtGM3diJTJCQ09ieXRZJTNEJmV4cD0yMDEyLTAyLTA2VDIwJTNBNTklM0EzNlomYXRhZz1vdXRfY2FtLTIw&voteAnchorName=R2EUVLXFMFNRI1.2115.Inappropriate.Reviews&voteSessionID=185-5316707-3120748"></a></nobr></span> </span> <span style="color:#CCCCCC;">|</span> <span class="tiny"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2EUVLXFMFNRI1/ref=cm_cr_if_perm/?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B004HW73R0&nodeID=&tag=out_cam-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"></a></span></div><div style="white-space:nowrap;padding-left:-5px;padding-top:5px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2EUVLXFMFNRI1/ref=cm_cr_if_cmt/185-5316707-3120748?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B004HW73R0&nodeID=&tag=out_cam-20&linkCode=xm2#wasThisHelpful" target="_top"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/discussion_boards/comment-sm._V192250344_.gif" width="16" alt="Comment" hspace="3" align="absmiddle" height="16" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2EUVLXFMFNRI1/ref=cm_cr_if_cmt/185-5316707-3120748?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B004HW73R0&nodeID=&tag=out_cam-20&linkCode=xm2#wasThisHelpful" target="_top">Comment</a></div></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <br/></div>
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great little camera!, March 23, 2011
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I read the other review of this camera and decided to purchase it anyway. This camera takes great pictures! Its inexpensive, small, and simple to use, exactly what I was looking for. 5 stars!

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Farhi Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:41:54 +0000 http://www.bd-mini.com/buy-camera-photo-camcorder/price-canon-powershot-a2200-14-1-mp-digital-camera-with-4x-optical-zoom-blue/#comment-4988 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 41 of 45 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-4-0._V192240704_.gif" width="64" alt="4.0 out of 5 stars" title="4.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Good for what it's made for,</b>, <nobr>September 10, 2011</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AZTJUHV6GVEEK/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/185-5316707-3120748?ie=UTF8&tag=out_cam-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Y. 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41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
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Good for what it’s made for,, September 10, 2011
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Well here’s my story,
I am a 13 year-old kid that has been in to photography for quite some time now so I figured I am a good enogh photographer to get a DSLR. But that takes money, and money takes time.
So I decided to save up some money but still I wanted a camera. So I found this.
Now it’s not something that a pro would use, but what I like about it is that if you’re looking to become pro, you can learn about iso and white balance while you can also play with the fun art filters and scene modes.
I find the discrete mode very good if you want to take pictures of sleeping baby’s and etc. The toy camera mode is great for vintage style photography.
One thing that bugs me is that in low lighting the camera doesnt react well.

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