Canon PowerShot ELPH 160 (Black)

I bought this camera for my mother, who recently became a first time grandma. As you can imagine, lots of pictures have been taken on this camera. While searching for the perfect point and shoot camera, I really had to find something for a person who has difficulty with complicated technological things. She used to have a Samsung camera that had lots of different settings and features, which was nice but just not for my mom. I always like Canon for myself and find this inexpensive awesome camera. It was easy to set up and my mom loves using it. She just keeps it on an auto setting and just has to know how to turn it on, take picture, use flash, turn it off. She always has this camera with her. It is very compact and could easily fit in a pocket of purse. My mom has been using this camera since around January, so over 3 months and it has not had any problems thus far. I was also support satisfied about the deal that came with the memory card also! Overall, I am very satisfied with my purchase. Thank you for reading my review. Please let me know if you found this helpful.

Just being introduced into the world of photography and want a camera with a good name and reputation behind it? Here ya go. I have been a die hard Canon fan for over 30 years. For a point and shoot pocket camera I prefer the SX series over ELPH, however, the ELPH series are absolutely great for someone who is just starting out and doesn't want to get overwhelmed with changing settings, etc. I might be the exception to the rule, starting with a SLR camera when I was in high school, then moved on to getting a pocket camera to have something to carry around easily. (Note: SLR was not a typo. I began photography when we had to use actual FILM. I had my first digital camera back in the mid 90s and that thing was awful... no flash and I think it was 1mp. ha ha ha... Times have sure changed in the world of digital cameras!) This particular camera I bought used. The seller was honest in stating the shutter cover didn't close completely. But a Canon for under $20 for my teenage son to start learning how to take pictures was a gamble I just had to take. Since I've been using Canons forever, I know they are built on quality. There is a reason for their reputation... they make good stuff. When I received the camera, I realized there was a very small dent in front. Obviously the camera was hit or crushed by whoever owned it before me. The dent was preventing the shutter cover from closing. All I did was pull out the dent just a TINY bit (I have steady hands and am used to working on very small things because I make jewelry) and the shutter cover works perfectly. I tested it many times over and over, and the cover works flawlessly now. Aside from a small mark that indicates where the camera was hit, the thing is working perfectly as it was intended to. Perfect example of Canon quality and why I've been a fan girl for so long, and always will be. Please excuse the not-so-great quality of the photo of the camera, lol... ironic, but I didn't use a good camera to take the picture, I used my phone camera, which is not great quality. Anyway, you get the idea.

I love it!!!! Once I transfer the photos to my phone, you can really see how good they look! Great starter camera and travel camera. Wasn’t looking for anything too fancy or “professional” like. It was meant for fun, travel and selfies. Not sure about battery life yet but hopefully it holds up!

I'm a loyal and long time Canon user, so I'm not happy about having to do such a low-scored review. But this camera is not worthy of the Canon name. I purchased it to use for an event at work where people would be getting dressed up in various costumes and themes for the week - figuring it was an entry-level Canon camera, I thought it would do the job for most novice camera users, and provide adequate images for what we were doing. I was wrong. After taking a few shots, it would stop focusing properly, requiring the user to power the camera off and then back on again, and then we could do 5-10 photos and then shots would be out of focus again. I am a professional motorsports photographer, so I can say that it was NOT user error - the camera was being held steady, trying to get the camera to focus on the subject in the shot - there was adequate lighting, and the subjects were not moving. Even the shots that did focus properly were very poor quality, very grainy, and the flash did not provide even lighting, even at a distance of just 8-10 feet. Sent this camera back for a refund, and very disappointed

I was looking to upgrade my camera for years and finally had a chance. The UI is pretty simple to use and the focus is amazing for a small camera. The overall physical design is really nice. The red definitely was a good choice for me. It wasn't too bright and not too dark. Although beware that the material is fairly easy to scratch. The button is pretty sensitive making it easy to take picture. The 720p videos are great and they come out exactly how I wanted it. Overall I really like this camera. The picture quality is amazing and it is very portable and light! Highly recommended

I purchased the Elf to give as a gift. So that the recipient would have it up ready to go I opened up the box and first discovery was it DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY MEMORY CARD. Most likely this information is written up in the product details.... somewhere... anyway I missed that. Happily I had time to order a chip and Amazon got it to me almost overnight. Next step to making the gift instant gratification was charging up the battery. The battery charger is just as compact as the camera and the battery as is charged completely in just under 2 hours. Not too bad. The trouble I had was getting the battery properly seated in the camera. I imagine that with use this will become easier. I am mentioning this so that any that follow will think to TRY TRY AGAIN in reseating the seemingly well seated battery until the bugger actually works. Took me 3 attempts so could have just been me but perhaps not.... So I give the gift and instant gratification went into play right away at a children's birthday party at the local Pirate Dinner Theater. The flash worked very well. The very small size (smaller than a pack of smokes) made it easy to stash the phone when fending off pirates. The zoom really is pretty amazing for such a tiny camera. Really can't beat this for a $100. Super Duper snapshot camera.

Well taken care of and beautiful quality tbh. Good for night pics too.

You might think I'm kidding, but I'm dead serious. We bought four of these cameras to attach to our two near-space photography balloons to capture the shadow of the moon on the earth during the solar eclipse. (Some warming devices were required for them to function at cold temperatures.) These cameras floated up to ~90,000ft altitude. We lost GPS signal on the balloons and only managed to recover one. We got some spectacular images from those cameras, and we considered the other balloon a loss. Weeks go by, and a farmer in rural Kentucky finds the payload from our second balloon when it goes through their combine. The camera was (as you might expect) damaged, but had still protected the SD card enough that we got our pictures safe and sound. We asked way more of this camera than it ever was designed for, and it did not disappoint. Thumbs up from the entire 2017 MERLAB Totaliteam balloon mission squad.