Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS 12.1 MP Wi-Fi Enabled CMOS Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom 24mm Wide-Angle Lens and 1080p Full HD Video (Silver)

I have owned an SD1000 ELPH for a long time, and have always loved it.. a very robust and functional point and shoot camera, but it is getting old and tired. I purchased this camera as a replacement. Most of the other reviewers have already covered most of the pros and cons, so I won't re-invent the wheel here, but overall, I am very happy with this camera. it has the same functionality as my dear old SD1000, with a number of significant improvements. The full auto mode is impressively smart, choosing flash/macro/shutter/focus with surprising intelligence. I took it to a party and took many clandestine shots in normal room lighting with the flash disabled, and aside for some motion blurs due to the low shutter speed, it delivered excellent pictures. Video is impressive at the lower resolutions, but I did have some issues with the full 1080p mode, getting some stutter-y video, but the 780p seems flawless. The 10X zoom is impressive, bringing outdoor shots in close. The quality of the images, to my untrained eye, are outstanding, with good color balance. I even was successful in setting up the wifi to transfer pix wirelessly to my laptop, and while I agree that the instructions are less than optimum, if you follow them closely, it is possible to make it work. Apparently the wireless functionality is only supported on Win 7 and 8, so if you have earlier OS's, it's probably not going to play nice. I would recommend this camera for anyone looking for a really compact pocket camera to just point and click and get good pictures with a minimum of fuss. Sometimes, simpler is better.

I wanted something better than my note 2 phone camera. All the shots I got from the canon were mostly blurry and throwable. It has slightly less noise for indoor shots compared to my phone, but that's about it. Ideo also looks terrible, and things get ugly when you zoom. It is also very hard to hold since it is small. Image preview is archaic and the resolution really sucks. Subpar lcd. I know its only for a quick preview, but why am I downgrading so much from my better phone camera with far better screen and everything else? If you are gonna say something stupid like oh i didn't adjust manual controls properly or held the camera still, this is a POINT AND SHOOT and should function as such. I am not oblivious to photography and even with the proper setup and patience, the images arent that much better. When you finally say effff it I'm gonna just POINT AND SHOOT, my camera phone pummels this blurry poorly exposed mess. The wifi setup is so convoluted and unrewarding i dont know why I bothered getting it to work when its just so glorified and clunky image uploaded to my phone. I'd rather just take it on my phone than, and enjoy it on a great looking large screen I can pinch yo zoom, pan around, edit, and darn share.

I have just finished taking my new Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS camera through a lengthy shakedown cruise. I have learned a number of things about it and will share my findings as clearly as I can. You should know that I have far more digital cameras than one person should own. My experience with them over the years has given me some degree of confidence in what I say about the Canon ELPH 330HS. This is my second Canon camera. I also own a Canon PowerShot SX230 HS which is similar in several ways. I am an avid amateur travel photographer and my remarks are influenced by using my cameras extensively for that purpose. I hope the following observations will help you make a decision about the Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS. Pros: * The camera is quite small and a true pocket dweller. * Mine is silver in color and it looks great. * It takes excellent pictures with the AUTO setting, but there are many options for those who think they can do better manually. * It has an extensive of list of shooting modes for every situation. * It has face recognition along with blink and smile shooting features. * The low light capacity of the camera is outstanding. * 12.1 megapixels put a lot of detail in the pictures. * The 10x optical zoom is plenty and the anti-shake feature keeps them crisp. * The image stabilization feature works very well and it is automatic. * Close-up shots are beautiful. * The WiFi feature is outstanding technology and that makes this camera special. * I use the WiFi in my ELPH 330 HS for wirelessly transferring photos to both iOS devices and PC computers. That is amazing. * The camera stores images on SD memory cards so pictures can be shared with a computer that way too. * Using the WiFi one can also upload photos directly to social networks or email. * I used the free Apple app Camera Window to connect with my iPod 5g and it worked better than the Canon suggestions found in the DVD instruction manual. * Paring with a PC computer is a bit tricky, but it can be done by ordinary mortals. * The display window on the camera is large and bright. * The 330HS movies are excellent and there are a number of shooting options available. * There is even full HD video in stereo sound available. * The fit and finish are very good and that means this is a solid high quality camera. Cons: * Setting up the WiFi feature is not all that easy even though some of it is automatic. * WiFi photo transfer is somewhat slow, but no problem. * The camera controls are not made for large fingers. * I miss the manual shooting mode wheel--poking around on screen based options is too slow to be useful if scenes, locations and objects change rapidly. * The instruction manual on the provided DVD is confusing for setting up WiFi. * The Hybrid movie feature is strange and seems to have limited purpose. * I have yet to determine what the body of this camera is made of. It seems very light in weight which suggests plastic, but maybe aluminum. * One can get bogged down and confused by the myriad of options available and it is difficult to find the way back out of unwanted settings. There is a way to re-set everything just in case. That is about all of the first impression information I can offer. I plan to carry my new ELPH 330 HS to Europe later in the spring and hope to take advantage of the WiFi features for sending photos back home to friends and relatives while I am traveling abroad. UPDATE: I have just returned from two weeks in Great Britain and almost 700 photos taken with my Canon ELPH 330 HS and I was very satisfied with the how it performed. This little camera did everything I asked of it. Transferring all of those pictures to my iPad and to my Windows 7 laptop via WiFi was a perfect addition to the many other features. I am even more impressed with this camera after putting it to a very rigorous test. I bumped the camera around a lot on our trip and without a case on it. I even dropped it once and it kept on ticking. As a travel camera it is the best of the bunch as far as I am concerned.

This camera is portable, light weight, has a fairly quick shot, clear shots. Takes great pictures. Also has a really neat mode where when you are taking pictures it can also take video - which is really cool for family get togethers and special events. I really love this camera. I didn't read the manual, but over time I keep finding cool features and different modes. Great all around simple to use camera.

When my old digital Canon camera no longer worked I did a lot of research on replacing it and this camera has come up trumps. Looked at lots of different brands but Canon had the best choice - and prices - in the compact range. This one fits nicely in a pocket, is easy to use, the zoom produces excellent quality shots and the back screen is big enough to see what you are taking which compensates for not having a view finder. The colour in the photos are sharp and true regardless of whatever the light is. CGC Whistler BC

I love the camera, it takes great pictures...but it comes with a CD to set up wi-fi. Since my computer doesn't have a CD drive, I can't use it... so I will try to find another way to do this. But this one should have come with alternate instructions as many computers only have USD ports now.

This replaces a similar canon camera bought 5 years ago. This new camera has a higher zoom and is much faster so pictures can be taken one right after the other. It also automatically makes a video of all the still photos taken. The picture quality is great and although I have not read the complete manual yet it looks like it will be even easier to use than the first one.

This is a great camera for the price, I'm glad I bought it. Pro's -Picture Quality: Colorful and sharp, even in low light -Video Quality: Picture and sound is very good. HD quality. -Large Display -Wide angle lens with decent zoom. -Easy controls -Weight -Charger: charges the battery in about 20min -Connectivity: USB and HDMI Con's -WiFi: Difficult to set up and not very useful. Very slow download rate, using the web services (i.e. posting pics on facebook) requires you to upload the pictures to Canons website first.