Canon Powershot A470 reviewed by the Washington Post
The Washington Post, best known for bringing down presidents, has taken a look at the Powershot A470.
The Canon Powershot A470 is cheap and takes some good images, but there are a few things about it that might turn away potential customers.
The 7.1-megapixel A470 is very inexpensive ($130), so I don’t have to worry about the damage a toddler might do to it. And I don’t have to trade image quality for price; in our lab tests, it performed as well as several far more expensive cameras.
Still, there are some trade-offs to this bargain model. Its battery life was only fair in our lab tests, and it lacks image stabilization, which means you’ll need a steady hand or a tripod to prevent photos from looking blurry.
The A470’s optical zoom tops out at 3.4X, but even working with that limited range I managed to capture some great playground shots during my testing. The camera also lacks any manual focus settings, though you do get 14 shooting modes–plenty to keep a casual photographer entertained.
The shutter lag is minimal, which is a plus, overall is a good beginning camera.
Head over to the post for the full skinny on the A470.
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