Canon PowerShot S45

Good – Tough, nicely sized, great image quality camera. Small movie function a great bonus and I use all the time. Re-chargeable battery lasts extremely well considering I use this function a lot. Advice would be to get an extra battery for back up and a larger memory card than the one supplied. I am extremely happy with my photo's and I'm no photographer. Colour, crispness and general quality cannot be faulted with this camera. Zoom very good. I love that it is tough so can survive being dropped. Nice and compact. Great Images !

Especially love being able to take small movies with it. I use this function a lot. Too many settings etc to remember when you don't use them all the time and have to refer back to book. Zoom on small movie function could be a lot better. Can only zoom once and start taking movie. Would be better if you could zoom as much as you can using the camera function when taking movie clips. So for example, taking movie clips at kids school assemblies you cannot zoom in enough when standing at the back of the crowd in order to recognise your child in the clip. Movie clip function best when used close up in other words.

Good – A great camera for snapping away with, but not quite small enough for the pocket! RAW mode a real plus for keen photographers. Most of the above bad points relate to most Canon compact digitals and would need to be weighed up against the good points. Robust metal casing Powerful RAW image mode Excellent image quality Included Lithium Ion battery and charger

Flash is poweful enough for most snaps

Exposure usually spot on Not very wide at 35mm

Slow to respond between photos

Autofocus in macro mode slow and inacurrate in low light

Camera case not included, Canon option too expensive but a nice fit for camera and 1 extra card

Slowish auto focus

Poor red eye reduction

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