Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am an avid amateur photographer that travels a lot (love travel photography!), and I carry both my professional camera and a smaller camera with me wherever I am going. I have used various professional and "point-and-shoot" cameras over the years for the quick and easy shots, or for utilizing as a backup camera to have along with me whenever I do not want to carry my larger, more bulky (and a lot more expensive!) camera around. I have never been disappointed with any Canon camera I have owned in the past, and this one is no disappointment for me, either. I have owned 3 Canon Powershot cameras over the years and this one is amazing and by far the best. It is very easy to use, and has simple and easy to adjust controls (no fumbling). It has been very easy and reliable to use for just about everything so far, from travel photos to zoom images, simple portrait images, and even occasional macro shots. The auto shoot modes are very reliable for most shots and I have been impressed with the rapid focus and clarity of the images. I was surprised that I like the "creative shot" feature that gives you about 5 or 6 images of the same shot that are edited by the camera. Sometimes you can get some really great unexpected photos this way. The flash is very "usable" and will not fire unless the button is pushed to raise the flash. That is an improvement over some other cameras that I have used in the past that require you to stop and change your camera settings every single time you want to shoot an image in a darker or shaded spot without the flash. Also, the connectivity to my iPhone was very easy. I can look at all of the photos on the camera on my phone, pick and choose the ones I want to download to my phone (or to my computer) wirelessly, and also control the camera remotely using my iPhone. I was amazed with the functionality of this camera, ease of use, and the quality of the images. Another home run for Canon in the point and shoot camera world.