I purchased the A10 last November to take to Saint Augustine for our anniversary. This camera is a joy to use. Simple to learn features, great pictures, Canon got it right with this baby. One word of caution: batteries, place them in correctly, or you may have a fire as I a previous reviewer had.
You won't regret the Canon A10.

Easy to use. You can download your clear pictures thru your PC or MAC. Price is very affordable for a good digital camera. Very reliable.

This camera is so easy to use. You will want to get a compactflash with more memory than the one it comes with though.

I bought this camera a year ago and haven't even touched one of my seven film cameras since. This fine piece by Canon is an exercise in simplicity and quality. While only 1.3 megapixels, it yields photos better than some other cameras with 2-3 megapixels. I don't know why. So easy to use! With a 3 year old grandson, I take a lot of photos. I mean a lot of photos. I would guess this camera has saved me its cost ...3-4 times in what I would have paid for film & processing. You, of course, need a computer and printer. It comes with only an 8 megabyte Compact Flash card (the "film") so belly up for something bigger right away. I just bought a 128 MB card. Don't forget that this "film" is reusable after you download to you desktop. As I said, I have seven other film cameras. None of them is as easy to use as this Canon. And the Canon shots are as good as anything else I shoot, except for the enlargability of my medium format Yashica. And imagine being able to review the shot you just took without the expense of a Polaroid. And if it's no good, just erase it and shoot again.

After all the years and all the digicams I've owned, borrowed and/or tested, I've come to believe that the Canons are the most reliable of the lot. While this A10 may be an entry level model, it is also in many ways their very best value. It is well built and sturdy enough, not too large to carry easily in a purse (and in fact a bit easier to grip than are the Elph models, therefore making it easier to hold steady), and offers enough adjustable features for 99% of the digital photo takers whom I know. Happily, it will also function nicely in the automatic mode for folks who just want to point and shoot. The combination of an optical 3X zoom plus a 1.3 megapixel resolution is where I think most users will find their "sweet spot" in digicams. The 3X zoom is powerful enough to make itself useful in many non-portrait settings (sightseeing, sports, etc.) and the 1.3 megapixel resolution is more than adequate for computer viewing and storage, emailing, website posting and adequate for printing crystal clear enlargements up to 5" x 7" (and with acceptable results on 8" x 10" prints). Of course, the A10 offers all the expected niceties, such as easy connectability to your PC, good battery options (including disposables and rechargeables) and an almost infinitely expandable memory. Then there is the price; certainly the A10 is down in the APS range. This then is what I would call perfect digicam for the masses, a "volkskamera". No one who gets one will likely be the least bit disappointed.