Canon - PowerShot ELPH-340 16.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Purple

I went to Best Buy the night before I was to leave for a 3 day weekend of touring gardens. I had a certain camera in mind, but they didn't have it in stock. This wound up being my good fortune because this camera was about $100 less and takes amazing pictures right from auto. All I had to do was turn it on and it zoomed when needed for beautiful flowers and butterflies and also wide range shots were perfect every time with little help from me. When my friends saw the photos they were amazed at the quality that came from such a small, light camera. You need to supply a memory card, but that's fine since the ones that come with one have very little storage anyway. I would suggest getting an extra battery if it's going to be used for more than 3 hours at a time. though. Thumbs up!

The Canon takes good, outdoor photos, with vivid colors. I just use it for point and shoot, and it does a good job. I carry it with me golfing and I like to take photos of the water birds, etc., on the course. It's small enough to fit in my pocket and in a golf cart drink holder. The only issue I've seen is: when I take it out of the case after bouncing around on the golf course, the display is on and shows the last photo taken, even with the camera being off for some time. Must be subject to vibration?

very easy to use, great pictures, not only for beginners, but those on a budget.

Great camera is great for casual photography. It performs well and captures colors beautifully (see the attached picture showing colorful Caribbean water and lush greenery) ,and it is a great camera to take with you on vacation. I had a chance to test the camera in dimmer lighting as well and the performance is good (see the attached picture showing cars at a car show where lighting was not very bright and was artificial -- no sun light). Again, I was satisfied with how nice colors came out. This camera is capable of transferring photos to your computer via a WiFi link. However, if you do not want the hassle of setting up the WiFi link you can avoid doing that by just inserting the SDHC card of your camera into your computer directly (you need to make sure your computer has a slot for such a card). That is what I did, and I avoided the hassle of setting up a WiFi link. This camera is a great buy.

I purchased this camera before my trip to Florida. It worked very well and took great pictures. I didn't do any videos but it is nice that there is a button dedicated to that 1 feature. I'm disappointed that pretty much NOTHING came with the camera: no disk drive, power cord or extensive manual like my older Cannon camera did. The instruction manual was VERY basic. Battery holds a charge and it did come with a charger. Small and lightweight. Overall, I'm happy with the purchase for my basic photography needs as it did take nice pictures. It was slow at times saving though.

Easy to set up, easy to use, wonderful zoom, very handy and light, magical focus, small enough to take everywhere in a pocket or girlfriend's small wallet-bag!!! Love it!!!

I shoot still and motion pictures, with a few movies and have not had any problems yet. Great camera for the price!

Purchased camera for shooting pics at concerts. Great, clear pics even from distance.