Canon PowerShot S300 (Digital IXUS 300)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 198 reviews of Canon PowerShot S300 (Digital IXUS 300). The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. People are impressed by the price and design. The usability and performance also get good reviews.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 24 user reviews of Canon PowerShot S300 (Digital IXUS 300) from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.co.uk.

88% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 89 user reviews of Canon PowerShot S300 (Digital IXUS 300) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the price and design. The usability and performance also get good feedback.

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99% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Expert review by : Tracey Capen (pcworld.com)

Canon USA Powershot S300 Digital Elph Camera Camera

WHAT'S HOT: A brushed-metal stainless steel case, finely designed controls, and 3X zoom lens, all in a pocket-size package, make the PowerShot S300 a small jewel of a camera. An upgrade of the S100, it adds the capability to capture short video clips...

10X zoom and optical image stabilization ; Records high-definition video

Small LCD ; Short battery life

Canon includes an ample, though not outstanding, software bundle. In addition to the capable ArcSoft image editing package, Canon includes an image management utility, a handy image downloader, and the unexpectedly easy-to-use photo stitcher

May, 2001

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Expert review by : Tracey Capen (pcworld.com)

Canon PowerShot S300 Digital Elph

Canon's tiny Digital Elph proves that good things can come in small packages.

Anyone who travels frequently or who just wants a camera with them at all times should consider the PowerShot S300 Digital Elph. Occasional photographers should find it easy enough to use, yet it's also likely to attract the eye of hard-core digital...

May, 2001

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Expert review by : Tracey Capen (pcworld.com)

Canon PowerShot S300 Digital Elph Camera

Anyone who carries a camera at all times should consider the tiny PowerShot S300 Digital Elph. Novices will find it easy enough to use, yet it's also likely to interest hard-core digital shooters.

May, 2001

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Expert review by (dpreview.com)

Canon PowerShot S300

First off, names, the Digital IXUS 300 is this cameras European (and SE Asia) name, it is known as the PowerShot S300 Digital ELPH in the US and the IXY Digital 300 in Japan, the cameras are identical apart from the name. The Digital IXUS 300 is a...

Good resolution, fairly sharp images, hardly any chromatic aberrations, White balance works well, presets are good, Ultra-compact size, light weight, Sleek stainless steel body, stylish looks, Superb build quality (the best along with Olympus's E-10),...

Colours can sometimes seem a little dull (under saturated), "Flat" images may frustrate some users, require digital darkroom work (a contrast setting would have been useful), Poor macro ability, Flash doesn't have the power or the cover, Edge...

Whatever you may think of this camera the first impression you get when you handle it is "cool", design wise Canon have sunk their venerable knowledge of building highly appealing ultra-compact cameras into the IXUS 300, it's stainless steel body, that...

Mar, 2001

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Expert review by : Steve's Digicams (steves-digicams.com)

Canon Powershot S300

Continue on to Page Two PowerShot S300 Specifications Image sensor : Approx. 2.11 million-pixel 1/ 2.7 in. charge-coupled device (effective pixels: approx. 2.02 million) Lens : 5.4 (W) - 16.2 (T) mm (35 mm film equivalent: 35- 105 mm) F2.7 (W) - 4.7...

Mar, 2001

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Expert review by (imaging-resource.com)

Canon PowerShot S300 Digital Camera Review: Intro and Highlights

Canon U.S.A. has become a strong contender in the digital market over the last two and a half years, developing a broad line of digital cameras, all designed and engineered to live up to the high standards Canon's known for in the film world. Last year...

Apr, 2001

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Expert review by : Jeff Keller (dcresource.com)

Canon PowerShot S300 Digital ELPH

New to the S300 is a 3X optical zoom, up from 2X on the S100. There's also a new movie mode, with sound recording, which can record as large as 640 x 480. All this in the very small, metal camera that won a lot of people over last year. Is the latest...

Did someone say it was small and stylish ; Very good photo quality ; Super-fast processing speeds ; New 3X zoom ; Movie mode with sound, as large as 640 x 480 ; Good bundle included with camera

Pricey for a 2 Megapixel camera ; Movie recording times too short ; No manual controls

The latest revision of the Digital ELPH continues to impress. While it's still essentially a point-and-shoot camera (and an expensive one at that), the S300 is small on size, big on style, and really easy to use. And that makes it a winner in my book.

Apr, 2001

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Expert review by : Amateur Photographer (amateurphotographer.co.uk)

Canon IXUS 300 HS review

This stylish little camera packs a big punch. The dynamic range and low-light performance are excellent thanks to the HS-system CMOS sensor, and the Smart Auto mode is reliable under a variety of settings.With a few fun extras thrown in like fisheye...

Apr, 2014

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Expert review by : Digital Arts (digitalartsonline.co.uk)

Canon IXUS 300 HS review

Canon's latest Ixus camera is somewhat confusingly named. The HS doesn't stand for either ‘high speed' or ‘high sensitivity', yet the device does support high-speed video and has a high-sensitivity lens for taking photos in very low light.

Great in low-light conditions

Slow focus; too bright flash

Jul, 2010

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Expert review by : Dmitry Tkachenko (ixbtlabs.com)