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Canon PowerShot A470
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 8th Jul 2008 |
| Manufacturer | Canon |
| Price | £65.22 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £75.00 (Inc VAT) |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersHere are some general test shots to help evaluate the camera's overall image quality, including the zoom range of the lens. Some pictures may be clicked to download the full size original image.
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The wide angle end of the zoom range is equivalent to 38mm, a bit longer than average.
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The telephoto end of the 3.4x zoom is equivalent to 162mm.
Colour rendition is pretty good, but the destructive compression has reduced the detail in saturated areas.
The A470 is a good camera for general snapshots.
The lack of a good wide angle setting is a bit restrictive.
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Cristian Bejan said on 31st August 2008
Alastair said on 25th September 2008
We had two A460's fail 'just' outside the warranty period - the processor failed in both cases. Cannon were great and replaced both with A470's - I much prefer ... more
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I think it's worth to notice that A470 is worse than its predecesor A460 from the optical standpoint. Zoom is actually 3,6x instead of 4x (38-132mm at A470 compared to 32-158m... more