Canon PowerShot SX280 Voucher

Robert Schmitt (Tavares, FL, US) : I started with the A580, used it for years, shutter failed, then went on to an A590 model.
It is smaller, takes clearer pictures, has similar features to the A590, in a smaller package.
I didn't have to learn a whole new set of skills to use. The only drawback is there's no viewfinder.
The A810 LCD screen is harder to see in bright sunlight. Other than that, a really good camera.
It has a decent zoom feature and it's very easy to use (there is a 'question' button on the back, how much simpler can you get??) There is a slight hesitation in some settings but you can find a setting that pretty much fires as soon as you push the button.
The camera powers up quickly. The menu system is easy to access, you put the camera in "Live" mode and you can access all the special shooting modes by repeatedly pressing the thumb dial. In "Auto" mode the camera chooses the mode for you. I found "Auto" mode adequate to most of my needs except when taking pictures of people, then I prefer the "Portrait" mode. Recording movies is simple, just push the red button. I have not used the movie mode extensively. The zoom lever is around the shutter release where I prefer it.

MikeRock : I had a Canon A460 for a few years that took great pictures until one day it bit the dust, so I looked into this camera. So far its been great, however I like taking widescreen shots, and while I was able to do this with the A460 in different resolutions to save filespace, you only have 1 option on the A810, and that is close to 3 MB,so a regular SD card will not hold too many pictures, so I had to get an 8GB SDHC card.
Other than that, its been a great camera.

123 : The features of this camera are many. Some of which are very nice/fun to mess with. It is all spoiled by a very poor quality image sensor. All the photos appear grainy as if they were taken in low light scenarios, even in broad daylight.

For instance. Using a tripod at ISO 200 in broad daylight I took a photo of a friend who was wearing a black t-shirt. Within the dark area's of the photo (the black t-shirt) you could see intense grain, and no the shirt was not dirty.

Overall the image quality is not that far from what a cel-phone is capable of. So you might not want to waste your money on this camera.