Canon PowerShot S410
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The mode dial at the upper left of the camera back lets you select fully automatic shooting, a panorama mode, video-clip capture, or a manual mode that gives you access to more settings. A separate switch at the upper right lets you choose capture or playback mode; unfortunately, there's no quick-review button to give you a glance at your last shot while in capture mode. |
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The Print & Share button facilitates one-touch direct printing with PictBridge- and Canon Direct Print-compatible printers. |
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In addition to allowing LCD menu navigation, these controls give you direct access to metering and focus modes, flash settings, continuous shooting, and the self-timer. Switching between low-speed and high-speed continuous shooting requires a trip to the menu system, however. |
![]() | "="" --="">/sc/30732124-2-200-M.gif" width="200" height="150" border="0" alt="" /> Unusual in a camera of its small size, the PowerShot S410 uses a Type I CompactFlash memory card. It doesn't take the thicker Type II variety. |
![]() | "="" --="">/sc/30732124-2-200-BATT.gif" width="200" height="150" border="0" alt="" /> Battery life was good, producing 419 shots--half with flash--during a session that included lots of zooming, picture review, and other power-robbing functions. The proprietary lithium-ion battery comes with an extracompact cord-free charger with foldout prongs for plugging into an AC socket. |
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The PowerShot S410 handled challenging subjects such as this one well, capturing lots of detail in both highlight areas and shadows on the branches, with a rich and well-saturated sky. |
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Our test shots were well exposed with pleasing colors. One of the few flaws we noticed was minimal purple haloing in high-contrast areas near the edges of the image. |
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The mode dial at the upper left of the camera back lets you select fully automatic shooting, a panorama mode, video-clip capture, or a manual mode that gives you access to more settings. A separate switch at the upper right lets you choose capture or playback mode; unfortunately, there's no quick-review button to give you a glance at your last shot while in capture mode. |
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The Print & Share button facilitates one-touch direct printing with PictBridge- and Canon Direct Print-compatible printers. |
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In addition to allowing LCD menu navigation, these controls give you direct access to metering and focus modes, flash settings, continuous shooting, and the self-timer. Switching between low-speed and high-speed continuous shooting requires a trip to the menu system, however. |
![]() | "="" --="">/sc/30732124-2-200-M.gif" width="200" height="150" border="0" alt="" /> Unusual in a camera of its small size, the PowerShot S410 uses a Type I CompactFlash memory card. It doesn't take the thicker Type II variety. |
![]() | "="" --="">/sc/30732124-2-200-BATT.gif" width="200" height="150" border="0" alt="" /> Battery life was good, producing 419 shots--half with flash--during a session that included lots of zooming, picture review, and other power-robbing functions. The proprietary lithium-ion battery comes with an extracompact cord-free charger with foldout prongs for plugging into an AC socket. |
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The PowerShot S410 handled challenging subjects such as this one well, capturing lots of detail in both highlight areas and shadows on the branches, with a rich and well-saturated sky. |
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Our test shots were well exposed with pleasing colors. One of the few flaws we noticed was minimal purple haloing in high-contrast areas near the edges of the image. |