'The considerable size and bulk of the PowerShot S1 make it a camera more suited for static, homebound situations.'
'Designed to resemble a scaled-down SLR camera, the Canon PowerShot S1 IS brings together a lot of advanced features--including the ability to captures video at up to 640-by-480 pixels and 30 frames-per-second with 22-KHz 16-bit sound--for its $499 price tag.'
'it can't save raw or uncompressed TIFF files, only JPEGs.'
'The S400's rechargeable lithium ion battery did not last long in our tests, holding out for only 214 shots, or about 1.25 hours.'
'Another quality Digital Elph in the PowerShot line, the PowerShot S400 is both elegant and powerful.'
'The 1.5-inch LCD viewfinder is sharp, bright, and responsive, but the optical viewfinder has no focusable diopter (a dial to correct the viewfinder for astigmatism, near- or farsightedness, and so on).'