The price was low at the time, while it can be said that it did not affect the quality of the photos in any way. Even the lack of availability of wholesale. You only notice the stabilizer by blinking the red icon in medium and low light conditions.
Video is also normal, however, its high bitrate and quality (as well as minutes of recording, measured immediately in gigabytes :)) is perhaps a common feature of Canon devices.
The design here is sometimes scolded in vain, despite a certain childishness, it is still harmoniously laconic, in general, neat. Yes, and a variety of body colors at one time is a plus, you can give a white lady a gift, a black man, and blue and red for the rest. The same PowerShot A590 - that's where the horror-horror in comparison with, everything is round, as if from the 60s, but it shines beautifully.
A decent implementation of the super macro mode. With proper skill, you can easily scan film. Or micro-patterns on banknotes.
Compact and lightweight, that goes without saying.
AA batteries, convenient when traveling, the charge ran out, you get the same ones from a flashlight or buy in a passing selmag and take a picture further.
Unlike earlier Canon digital cameras, there is no problem of instant exhaustion and lack of voltage or battery power, everything is fine and for quite a long time, three hundred photos on a very average battery is a common thing.
For those who want to tweak the manual settings without buying an advanced photo, it is possible to download the CHDK program. Bay on a flash drive, everything works.