This camera is small and lightweight. It easily fits in a pants pocket or purse (even a very small purse). I was very happy with how easy it was to carry around and use when traveling. I wish it came with a case though. The large, bright screen makes it easy to compose pictures. Anyone familiar with the Canon Rebel series would find the menus on this camera similar and easy to use. The camera gives you a lot of control in manual settings, but I also found the AUTO mode to be quite effective for most of my needs. I am very impressed with the photo quality, especially the accuracy of colors, like a blue sky. (I have seen other cameras "wash out" a blue sky but not this camera.) The camera also does an excellent job in scenes with high contrast. The photos come out great and require little or no editing. Battery life is excellent and I like that the charger does not have a cord. One less cord to drag around. The charger's prongs fold up, too, so it is very portable. One minor complaint is that I wish the lens had a wider angle in order to take more impressive landscape photos. Another complaint, which causes me to knock one star off the rating, is that the wifi is very clunky. It requires you to download an app onto your computer and sign up for a Canon image service. I would have expected to only need to download an app. Not create some kind of account. The wifi is a useless feature to me and I am happy to continue putting the SD card into my computer or printer slot. Overall this was a great purchase and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a very portable little camera that has a good zoom and takes great pictures. It is good for travel because it does a great job in a variety of shots, whether you are taking landscape photos, close-ups, or photos of people. I brought this camera along on a trip where I also used my iPhone 6s for some pictures. The Canon ELPH 360 took better pictures, hands-down.

I purchased this wonderful camera on February 15, 2019. I downloaded the required software and then spent about 3 hours trying to get the Camera connected to my computer. I then went on-line and downloaded the 157 page used guide but the chapter for connecting to a computer was for Windows 7 users. Canon customer service told me that the Camera worked perfectly on windows 7 but there are problems with windows 10. They blamed the problem on windows 10 but their camera was "perfect". The person asked me to make a number of changes (adjustments) to my computer so that the camera could upload pictures. I had no idea what I was doing but I was told that my adjustments would not hurt my computer or prevent any other software from operating correctly. The Camera still didn't work after about an hour of discussions and making computer changes. I was told that I could use a USB cable but I could still use Wi-Fi. I was told that sometimes it takes about 50 or more tries to connect the camera to a computer that uses windows 10. Each try takes about 5 minutes. Forget it. I returned the Camera on February 18th. I question Canon's comment that the Camera works perfectly on windows 7 - you can't even purchase a computer that uses windows 7. Why does Cannon continue to sell this? Why don't they pull it from the shelves. And why doesn't Best Buy, Amazon, and other vendors inform their customers that Wi-Fi only works on Windows 7. What a colossal waste of time.

I previously had a PowerShot SX120, and this camera (PowerShot ELPH 360 HS) has all of the same features and much more. It does lack a true manual mode, however (allowing the user to set shutter speed and aperture manually). The control buttons on the back are flush with the case, making the camera somewhat difficult to use in very dim light conditions. As with all point-and-shoot cameras that have no viewfinder, the display will be hard to see in direct sunlight. It has a lens cover that opens and closes automatically, which prevents losing a separate lens cap. The camera has connectors on the right side for USB AV out and HDMI interfaces, but they are covered by a cheap plastic cover that is difficult to get open until you file off the catches a little bit. The Li-Ion battery is small (only 800 mAh), and I have not yet determined exactly how long it will last (the manual claims 180 pix). I have only used the USB port to transfer pictures directly to my computer without going through an online service. I have not tried setting up the Wi-Fi interface yet to see if it would be easier to use. This camera has both High Speed Burst mode (about 7.2 pix per second) that will group the pictures and Continuous Shooting Drive Mode, which allows pictures to be taken continuously while the shutter button is held depressed (about 2.5 pix per second; pictures are NOT grouped).

I have several PowerShot SX's and I like them. But I've been cycling a lot lately and I wanted something smaller and lighter. I didn't expect to find it to have almost twice the Megapixels as my last SX so that was a pleasant surprise. If you're use to using PowerShot then the User Interface is about the same thing. Design choices come down to compromises. I would have preferred a screen that tilts up but I like getting so much picture taking power in something smaller than my hand with a good image stabilizer capability. I really like being able to carry this little guy around my neck or tucked into a little gadget bag on the bike. I haven't considered mounting it on the bike because I think that the vibrations may be a little harsh for it. I like to stop to take a drink and shoot a few pictures and then attach the images to my ride maps on MyMaps.

Great product! I've owned a few ELPH cameras through the years and this one is as great as the others! Good features for a $210 point-and-shoot camera. Smartphone cameras are catching up in quality BUT Point-and-Shoot cameras are still better because they have a physical zoom lens. This camera has great photo quality, burst mode at about 7 shots a second, good low-light images, decent battery life(Make sure you have at least 2 spare batteries if you're going to be taking photos all day. And it's small and slim which it will easily fit in a pocket or in a small case with spare batteries attached to a belt loop. Overall, a great compact camera. I definitely recommend the ELPH 360 HS over the ELPH 180 or 190 BECAUSE of the HS system, image stabilization(Especially when recording video) It's definitely worth the extra $40 or so. Canon has definitely dominated this market for years and will likely continue to do so for years to come.

This camera has nowhere to plug in a USB cable. So you can't move the photos onto your computer with a USB cord. You have to use wifi to do it wirelessly with the faulty, unreliable Canon software to get your photos off of this camera. And you need to register with Canon and fumble through a clumsy installation process before you can do that. That also requires that you have wifi available to you when you want to do the transfer - not just to install the software but also every time you move photos from your camera to a computer. I guess many people don't care, but that can be problematic depending on where you're traveling, and at home I'm wondering if it adds to data consumption. And the software for transferring the photos doesn't even work right, so I'll probably end up pulling out the SD card and using a card reader instead to transfer the photos. This is frustrating because the camera otherwise is pretty good. It's friendly to use, with the necessary features. It's a decent cheap point-and-shoot. I just really don't like this nonsense about not having a port to plug a cable into. That's a deal breaker, the way I see it. I can't imagine how many pennies they shaved off the price by leaving off such a basic component.

Bought this camera to replace my old PowerShot ELPH SD 1400 IS. I was extremely satisfied with my old camera, but after 10 years she is now on her last legs. Ordered the Canon - PowerShot ELPH 360 20.2-Megapixel Digital Camera on line and was quite disappointed with the construction quality of this newer version. The new model has a cheap plastic body and the design is boxy and clunky compared to the older, sleeker, better quality metal cased PowerShot. No doubt the photo quality is as good or better than the older version, but then again, so are cell phone cameras. I happen to need a small, heavy duty pocket sized camera for work and my cell phone doesn't fit the bill. I returned the Canon - PowerShot ELPH 360 20.2-Megapixel Digital Camera and am still looking for a rugged, well constructed compact camera to replace my old PowerShot.

I'm a Real Estate Appraiser and use this camera every day. I take anywhere between 100 and 400 photos per day, depending on my schedule, and this camera does not disappoint. It takes crisp, clear and detailed photos. My only complaint about it is that I cannot get it to connect directly to my computer to upload the photos. I have to take out the memory card and use the card reader for transfer. I have the last generation of this camera as well, and it connects to my PC just fine. This one simply will not see my computer on the network. I have been unable to get any kind of tech support help from Canon as there is no topic relating to this in their help files. So, that's my only frustrating complaint.