Canon PowerShot A430 Compact Camera - Silver

Canon A430 Digitl Camera

Strengths: Low price Good overall performance

Weakness: Easily dented

This is my 3rd Canon Sure Shot, the other ones are A20, A520. Overall I'm presently surprised at the good performance of this low price camera, especially the video function and low light performance. Great for the amateur, the pro can use this as a cheap spare for the glove compartment so you will always have a digcam available. The camera body does dent easily, not very tough material. Battery...

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Good for my second camera

Strengths: Everything but the included memory card. Works in Linux!

Weakness: Small memory card included.

For a camera that was launched in 2006, this thing shipped with a SD card equivalent to about 10 floppy diskettes... That's sad. But I'm still pretty glad because I paid only $25CDN for a 1GB Kingston SD card afterwards. The camera is a huge step up from my previous Epson PhotoPC 650, which was a 1MP cam with no video, no zoom, no nothing really. I am very glad I went with a Canon, and will stick...

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Great budget digital camera

Strengths: Easy fit in one hand for snap and shot, 4MP very good picture quality, cheap price

Weakness: A little thick compared to other cameras

This is a very good digital camera for a limited budget. The 4MP picture quality is very good for outdoor scene. It only requires 2 AA batteries and it's light and small to easily fit in one hand for snap and shot. The movie function works great. It is compatible with both SD and MMC memory card. Recommmend this camera to you if you have a limited budget but looking for a upper-mid-level camera.

nice basic camera

Strengths: small nice lens great support AA batteries

Weakness: weak flash only 4megapixel

For $125 more or less, you're not going to beat this. If you're looking for a beginner digital camera, this is a good choice. Not a ton of options, etc., but a nice choice for a high school/college student, for example. Canon tech support is always the best, too.

By member: MikeGratis - Jun 3, 2006

A Great Camera For Novice Or Experienced User Alike

Strengths: Compact, full featured, 4 MP, 4X optical zoom, uses 2 AA batteries, automatic & manual exposure modes, records video & sound, audio/video output to monitor/TV, supported in Linux, price.

Weakness: Only ships with a 16 MB MMC.

I've used a lot of digital cameras over the years and have never been disappointed with Canon's offerings. I used my Mom's A20 for a while before buying my own A40, and both performed flawlessly and never let me down. With my wife's birthday coming up, she let it be known that she'd like her own camera and Canon was once again at the top of my list of possible candidates. As always, I did a lot...

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Canon Quality continues

Strengths: 4X optical zoom, included cables

Weakness: Size, weight, skimpy card

I own a lot of Canon products (camcorder, SLR, digital Elph, other cameras) and have never had any issues with their products as I have with Sony, JVC or Hitachi so it's nice to see this high quality continue in this camera. This is a great camera for a beginner. I got the A410 for my daughter and my niece liked it so much she wanted one just like it so I got her this A430 for even less than the...

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Great camera for beginners.

Strengths: This is a very decent beginner camera, very easy to operate, the price is affordable.Use 2 standard AA battery.

Weakness: The outlook of the camera looks a little too wide and not as compact as other canon cameras, takes a while to take a second picture after you take one.

Overall this is a very good camera at a acceptable price, the picture it captures is very clear and vivid. It does not consume battery very much, two rechargable Sony AA battery can take more than 150 pictures. The only weekness I found with this camera is that you have to wait a while for the camera to become normal to take the second picture after you take one.

Canon a430 Product Review

Strengths: Excellent camera for 1st time digital camera user. Takes above average pictures with very little effort. Navigation is very easy to figure out without using the manual.

Weakness: The camera comes with a 16 mg mmc card, which allows for very few pictures. You will have to invest in a bigger memory card. I purchased a 512 SD very inexpensively after the rebate.

I would highly recommend this camera to first time digital camera buyers/users. Takes above average pictures with very little effort at a very affordable price. The navigation is very easy to figure out without referring to manual. I really like this camera.

Low cost yet solid camera

Strengths: 1. Speed, Digic II is really fast 2. Zoom, 4x optic is good for entry level

Weakness: A little bit bulky

Got this camera from Staples with free printer. For a very reasonable price, the camera is beyond my expectation. I particularly like the ability to zoom shooting movies. Most camera won't let you zoom during movie shooting. The A430 can let you use optical and digital zoom up to 7.8x. It gives you the feeling of using camcorder. By the way, digital zoom is not useless in this context.

For the price can't be beat

Strengths: Uses AA batteries, can use both SD and Multimedia cards and price

Weakness: A very skimpy starter card that comes with it, almost useless

I purchased this for my mom as a birthday present. She wanted a camera that was easy to use, didn't cost much and was user friendly. I opted to go with this model because of Canon quality, the price point, the fact that AA batteries are available anywhere and that it uses the most common and cheapest type of memory cards. I am not disappointed. The movie mode works wonderfully and pictures are...

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