Canon PowerShot A510 - NEW

[Robbertb]

I'm in the position to buy a new camera, I saw the new Canon PowerShot A510
on the website of LetsGoDgital.

Does anyone have this camera allready, can you tell me some more about it ?

Canon Powershot A510
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_2441.html

Thanks,
Rob.

[Geeeyejo]

Unless you really need the smaller size - At 3.2 MP why wouldn't you go for the S1 IS - 10x zoom with Image Stabilization?

[devilsavage]

a510s' have 13X zoom.

[gary_hendricks]

a510s' have 13X zoom.

13X Zoom? You gotta be kidding.

Anyway, here's what I feel about the A510:

Pros
1. Very good image quality.
2. 3 MP and 4x optical zoom is the perfect combo for most people.
3. Priced right, unlike some overpriced digicams out there.
4. Works on 2 normal AA batteries (buy rechargeable ones for extra life and lower cost), unlike expensive & hard-to-find propreitary batteries.
5. The menu on the Canon cameras is light years ahead of most other manufacturer's. Lots of manual options and scene modes.
6. Battery and SD card doors seem to be of above average quality.
7. 1.8" LCD screen is bright and fluid.
8. Uses standard SD cards, unlike propretary memory cards like Memory Stick or xD card.
9. Can attach extra lenses if one buys the adaptor for it.
10. Actual LCD screen looks nicely protected below a plastic plate.

Cons
1. The camera is still quite thick (although not bulky).
2. It uses Digic instead of Digic2 processor in other new Canons.
3. Tripod mount is on the corner and made from plastic.

[Jon]

a510s' have 13X zoom.

That's including "digital zoom". Real zoom in the optics is only 4x. "Digital zoom" is cropping in on the center of your picture and extrapolating out to get the pixels that should have been there if the camera could really zoom out that much. You can do the same thing in post-processing. The S1 IS has 10X optical (read, "real") zoom.