Canon PowerShot A470 Digital Camera

Pros: Price, optics, resolution, features, performance, build quality, 2.5" LCD

Cons: Slow flash recharge, no dedicated zoom control, noise

The Bottom Line: I highly recommend the Canon PowerShot A470 if you need an inexpensive yet capable compact camera that produces very good photos with print sizes of...

Review: It is difficult to go wring with any Canon camera. Since I liked the last year's 5-Megapixel Canon PowerShot A460, I got the latest 7.1-Megapixel Canon PowerShot A470 to see how much of an improvement it is. I bought it for only $115, which is $20 ...

Pros: Great image quality. Nice interface.

Cons: Fragile: the way the lens pops moves automatically is unreliable and breaks easily.

Review: I purchased this camera on Sunday, June 8th. The second time I used it I started getting errors stating, "Lens error, restart camera." Now, 5 days have passed and the camera is completely useless. I can't even turn it on without getting the error ...