Canon Elph Sport APS Camera Kit film camera Reviews

Canon Elph Sport APS Camera Kit

hey, it works.... 2002-03-18

I have had this camera for a little over a year now, and it hasn't broken. For me this is saying a whole lot. I typically keep it in my backpack which goes everywhere with me. I have had beer spilled all over it at parties. Taken it to the beach. Slammed it against rocks hiking. Fallen on it skiing and it still hasn't broken. For an active 20yr old kid it can't be beat. I haven't had problems with indoor pictures as others have said. We also have used it to take pictures wakeboarding from a tube behind the boat. Where we discovered one more advantage....it floats

Great Deal 2002-03-03

This is great for surf shots and i loved it out of water

Great while it worked 2002-01-31

Great camera, compact and good looking. It made great pictures, the downside is that it stoped working after 6 months, it began having problems that were solved by calling Canon's 800 #, I now have to send it in to be checked or replaced.

Again, it may be my bad luck, if I was rating the months it worked I would've given it 5 stars. Hope you have better luck!

Tough Little Camera 2001-12-27

Well let's see - i've taken this camera from as different environments as you can get. In the warm waters of Hawaii and Thai (hot hot and humid humid humid) to Imja Tse Peak Summit (20,300 ft) in Nepal (freezing cold and dry as a bone). This camera has taken great pictures although underwater it requires some bright bright sun as the flash isn't enough for low light levels underwater. have no complaints about this camera and i've been very rough with it. dropped many times on stone and sand by my butter fingers. definitely would recommend this camera to anyone - especially to those who lead an active lifestyle and want to have a tough camera to take on these activities. have read about the seal problems but have not experienced these problems myself but will definitely be careful to make sure the seals are clean from now on. also everyone always seems curious about the camera and seem to think it's very "cute". anyway, this camera has my complete recommendation and am getting another one for back-up after i've dropped my current one that one too many times. =)

Disapointed 2001-09-30

Extremely disapointed. I just bought it and brought it with me as my only camera on my honeymoon and was unable to take any pictures with it. Dispite following all the cautions stated on the camera regarding the seal, during my first role of film while snorkeling the camera died. It appears to be extremely sensitive to water. I would not reommend this to anyone who would like to use it in the water, which is the main reason I picked this one.

Be sure to clean seals before using underwater. 2001-09-24

I bought this camera for my 14 year old to take on a sailing trip to Hawaii. She loved it and got a good area of pictures, including lots of panoramic and some underwater shots. She had fun with it and was the envy of her friends. However, trouble set in when she took the camera to the Caribbean on a similar trip this year. Toward the end of the trip the camera stopped functioning. The repair shop said that water got in and corroded the motherboard because the seals weren't properly checked and cleaned before each underwater use. I guess we didn't read the instructions carefully enough before putting a teenager in charge. The cost of repair was almost the cost of a new camera. However, I would consider buying another one.

Great Vacation Camera 2001-08-11

This camera went with me on several vacations and has survived the elements, including a good thrashing against rocks in Class 4 Rapids. The pictures came out great, though the lense did fog up a bit on a few occasions. The underwater shots with flash came out much nicer than those I'd previously taken with another camera costing double. The sharp focus on a foreground object can be amazing, I took the most amazing photo on an eagle in flight. It looked as though the eagle was still but the background was moving. Drawbacks are in design: sometimes when you give the camera to someone else to take a photo they turn it the wrong way a shoot a pic of their face. Sounds stupid, but the front doesn't protrude much and it has happened too many times. People tend to grab the camera in such a way that their fingers get prints on the lense as well. Also, it is easy to get your fingers in the way of the lense. Improvements would include a lense cap and ZOOM, if possible.

Really good. 2001-06-16

Great Deal. Small, easier, fast, nice look and a great warranty.

Really good. 2001-06-15

Great Deal. Small, easier, fast, nice look and a great warranty.

Good for the price 2001-04-17

Ordinarily I don't buy frivilous items. But this camera is so darn cute, it called to me from the shelf "buy me, buy me!" So I bought it, and I have been very pleased with it. It's tough and waterproof, and gave me some excellent shots above and below the water. The only complaint I have with it is that the icons painted on the dials wore off quickly, making it a little challenging to know what mode the camera is in. On the other hand, my wife doesn't like this camera at all. The underwater viewfinder makes it difficult for her to frame pictures properly, resulting in chopped off heads and the like. Also its unusual size and shape means she gets her fingers in the picture from time to time. Of course I'm about twice the size of my wife, and I don't have these problems, so maybe you won't either. If you plan on doing a lot of shallow underwater photography or if you plan on using the camera in a pretty harsh environment, this is the one for you. It's a lot tougher than a regular point-and-shoot, and it takes much nicer photos than a disposable waterproof. It costs about 10 times what a disposable would, but then it's about 300 times more useful.

Canon's Elph Sport Camera Kit... 2001-01-07

I Just Bought This Beauty A Week Ago To Compliment My Professional SLR Setup...Its Great - Shock Resistant Via Rubber Padding And Waterproof (Up To 16 Meters)...Picture Quality Is Great, Too - Compared To What APS Prints Usually Come Out...

APS Is The New Advanced Photo System...It Uses A Cartrige Loaded Film For Easy Loading...No More Aligning The Film Into The Sprocket Holes...APS Is Completely Drop-In Loading, And Also Features A Choice Of Three Print Sizes Classic, Wide And Panoramic...The Three Formats Can Be Used Simultaneously On The Same Roll...

The Elph Sport Comes With A Water Resistant Soft Case, Camera Strap, Batteries, And Film...Its Features Are Easy To Use And Controls Are Logical...Command Dial Sets Easily For Flash, No Flash, Red Eye Reduction, Underwater, Or Off...The Lens On This Camera, And Most Small Cameras, Is A Very Wide Angle Lens, So Getting A Portrait Of Someone Or Something Will Require Getting Close, Real Close...

All In All, I Am Very Pleased With This Camera...Its Compactness And Quality Make Me Take It Anywhere...Ski Slopes, Poolside, Biking, Climbing, Or Anywhere I Wouldn't Take My $1500 SLR Setup...Another Canon Hit...

Ideal snorkeler's camera 2000-12-11

I took this camera on my vacation to Hawaii, and was extremely pleased with it. The underwater pictures are excellent, much superior to those produced by disposable cameras. The flash is very helpful in underwater closeups, and the large viewfinder is helpful when peering through a mask. Above-water picture quality is quite good, though the lack of a telephoto option hurts. The camera is reasonably rugged--I dropped it from waist height onto asphalt twice, and it continues to function without a hitch. Although the manual advises that the loaded camera may not float in fresh water, mine floats in my bathroom sink, even with battery and film. I would add a couple of cautions--When film is removed, the camera sets the film to "exposed" so you can't re-insert the film to finish the roll as some APS cameras allow. This means changing from 100 ASA to 400 ASA film (for example) means sacrificing any remaining shots on the roll. The camera does require a minimum amount of cleaning and care after use, especially salt water use. Also, there is no lens cover, which makes me squeamish when packing the camera around. I haven't yet scratched the lens, but I often worry about it. Although a zoom lens is clearly not practical, it would certainly be nice to have a two-position lens with a regular setting and telephoto setting. Despite these quibbles, I really like the camera!

Great vacation camera 2000-11-26

I bought this camera specifically for vacationing with kids. It has performed beautifully. Outdoor pictures are fantastic. It has been dropped in sand on the beach, caught in a severe rainstorm and used for action shots on water park rides. It is so small you don't even know you have it in your fanny pack. The 3 picture sizes give alot of versatility for group shots. The date feature on the front of photos is great for later album organizaton. Highly recommend!

Elegant, all-terrain APS Camera. 2000-11-14

Canon Elph Sport Camera is a cute, all terrain Advanced Photo System (aps) camera that if properly used will give good quality pictures. The camera is waterproof to a depth of 5 meters or 16 ft. Underwater, if you compose correctly following the instructions'booklet, you will get pictures with a better quality of those taken with disposable waterproof cameras. But this is a camera for snorkelers or shallow water divers, not for professional or advanced scuba divers that will find that this little camera is useless at depths bigger than 5 mts. On land, the camera will also give a good performance. But again, this is mainly a camera for the tourist or the casual photographer since it is limited by its single Canon 23 mm f 4.8 lens. Other than that, the camera offers all the advantages, for the beginner photographer, that can be found on other APS cameras, that is, automatic film cartrigde loading, built in flash with red-eye reduction, automatic shooting modes, date, time and title imprinting and 3 print formats (classic, panoramic and group size). The camera uses one lithium battery (CR2) weights only 220 g. and it is small, portable and very nice looking (measures WxHxD- 4.1x2.9x1.8 in.)A good buy if you have some extra dollars to spend(199) in a versatile, elegant and easy to carry little camera.

Great little package 2000-10-04

This camera has finally allowed me the freedom to take a camera everywhere that I go. Usually I want to take a camera to the beach, skiing, hiking, but I don't want to bring my SLR. This camera is a great inbetween. It has taken great photos and I've been very happy with it for over a full year.

Indoor quality - Bad 2000-08-17

I have been using this camera for quite some time now and I'm very disappointed. Night and indoor pictures I have taken are terrible. I have the camera setup correctly, but the pictures are either really fuzzy or dark.

Indoor quality - Bad 2000-08-17

Don't take elegance and make it clunky! 2000-08-12

Well, I guess it does go underwater, which is a pretty neat feature. But you have to want to dive a lot to make it worth the extra money and the loss of elegance of the other Elphs. The greatest strength of the Elph line is the amazing portability it affords, and the design of this camera eliminates that. I think most people would be happier with either the Elph LT 260 or the Elph 2. You may want to check out the other Elph cameras before you buy this one.

Fun, Sporty Camera 2000-07-16

I purchased this camera after my old camera finally gave out. Being a "sport" camera it can take the drops, smacks, and hits which happens to any electronics on my vacations. The large viewfinder and case are great. The only con is the semi-awkard controll for changing the photo size and selecting the camera setting. Underwater shots look great as on land. Comfortable hold. Overall, a great sport, all weather, all terrian camera.

This is what I have been looking for a while 2000-06-13

The only dissatisfaction is that the lens can not be zoom, but this is understandable because of the complication.

If you really want an underwater camera.... 2000-06-11

...get the SeaLife ReefMaster. 16.4 feet could turn out to be a real limitation. Besides, for that kind of range, the Canon Sureshot A-1 is a better buy.

Say cheese to this winner! 2000-06-10

This thing is wild! I have had this camera for the last two months, and cannot put it down! Living in Cleveland Ohio, I was allway's afraid of our violent weather situations to take the camera with me. This camera now follow's me wherever I may go! Fishing, Sled riding, or to the beach.

Picture quality is allmost as good as my Nikon 35mm! Buy it you will love it! Jessica Ballas