Canon PowerShot S50 Digital Camera

Pros: Compact size, 5 megapixel resolution, ease of use, and lots of creative photography options
Cons: No provision for add-on lenses or filters

Canon’s new Powershot S50 is a stylish little digicam that updates Canon’s recently introduced S45. The snazzy black (in the U.S.) S50 is aimed at serious amateur photographers who want a full slate of advanced features, lots of creative input,...

Pros: 5 MegaPixels, Compact design, Good number of features
Cons: Only 3x Zoom lens, red-eye reduction issues, weak flash

Funny... I had been playing on and off with a friend's S50 for the better part of the past one to one and a half months. I had been rather impressed with it from my limited exposure. An interesting opportunity came up to buy the S50 for $400! An...

Pros: Great pictures. Sturdy. Nice-sized viewfinder. Intuitive software included. OK battery life.
Cons: Slow cardwriting. Flimsy-feeling lens cover. Sometimes slow shutter.

I've had my Canon PowerShot S50 for quite some time now. Probably about a year or so, and I'm on a reviewing binge right now, so I've decided to reflect on my experience with it. The Canon PowerShot S50 was my first foray into digital photography. I ...

Pros: Small, light, full creative controls, exceptional images
Cons: No (official) method to attach auxiliary lenses, no hot shoe, slow lens

Well, here I go again, reviewing yet another digital camera. Funny, in just the last two months, four new digital cameras have come into my possession, and one has gone out. That one was a Canon S200 Digital Elph, which I had for a year and a half or ...

Pros: Solid all metal compact body; Quality Canon lens; Easy to use.
Cons: Expensive. 5MP is probably overkill for most users.

My first digital camera was a Canon PowerShot S20. When I bought it in 2000 it was remarkable compact 3MP (megapixel) camera. And, even by today's standards its still a great camera.

In fact, I was very happy with it until I bought my mother a...

Pros: Feature rich
Cons: Underwater housing does not allow full control, not as sharp as most 4 MP cameras

This review covers the use of the Canon PowerShot S50 camera and the Canon WP-DC300 underwater housing in an Underwater environment only. I discussed the special considerations that come into play in an underwater environment in depth in my review of ...

Pros: Superb image quality, good focusing system, versatile manual controls, small size, quality construction.
Cons: No battery strength indicator, quirky menu controller, fussy macro function, delicate LCD surface.

I will first invite you to read my review of the Olympus C-5050Z at ...

Pros: Sharp images, excellent color and contrast. Intuitive interface.
Cons: Slightly soft focus in corners. Image sensor not perfectly square with camera body.

I have been a 35mm SLR photographer for 25 years, and until recently I didn't see any digital camera could match the quality of film.

However, I was thinking for some time that a pocket sized point and shoot camera would be useful for those...

Pros: Excellent picture quality, ease of use, compact size, durable, custom function, inexpensive waterproof housing
Cons: Flash power and red-eye, purple ghosting of high-contrast borders, noise at higher ISO settings

I love this camera for travel and for snapshots. It's small enough to carry around, with excellent picture quality, nothing protruding to break off. I've been very happy so far (6 months). This is a very solid feeling camera, not as light as some ...

Pros: Simple use with a huge list of options for gadget junkies.
Cons: Unable to change lens (my little joke...read review).

The Canon S50 hits its target straight as a ‘Bullet’. I received my Canon S50 as my Christmas present a few days ago. I have been playing with it for a few days straight and can already tell it is an incredible digital camera. My wife actually ...

Pros: Good pictures. Good functions
Cons: Horrible reliability. Poor construction. Abysmal customer service. Expensive repairs.

The camera takes good pictures and has good features, as many other articles illustrate. The problem is that the camera is extremely sensitive to its environment, and is prone to experiencing failure when used in conditions in which you would never ...

Pros: 5MP resolution, tons of options, very easy to use, compact size, 12X total zoom.
Cons: No option for add-on lenses or filters, weak flash

This may appear to look like your basic compact digital camera, but it puts out far beyond basic features and options. This is a very high quality and high end camera. It's ease of use is a huge plus. And the Whopping 5MP will bring you clear, sharp, and ...

Pros: quality, enlargeable images; sturdy; macro capability
Cons: no provision for filters

Planning a return trip to Hawaii, I wanted to try digital underwater photography. Anticipating no 'deep-water' dives, I quickly gave up on the very expensive dive cameras that provided the resolution and manual control capabilities I wanted. Just as...

Pros: Metal body, retractable lens with great siding lens cover, solid feel, high tech looking
Cons: No flash hot shoe, hard to see screen in daylight, uses batteries quick

I bought the Canon S50 over 6 months ago right after it came out. I won't get into all of the technical info. Check out www.dpreview.com for the technical specs on this camera. Needless to say, it gets an incredibly high rating as far as a digital ...

Pros: High Quality 5MP Pictures, Solid Body & Easy Controls
Cons: 4-way Navigation Button & Proprietary Battery

Before buying this camera I read every review I could on all the other cameras under $600 in the 4-5MP range. I have always had Sony Digital Cameras in the past, but due to their high pricing and slow release of the Memory Stick Pro I decided to go with...