A few questions about the Canon Powershot A470!

Question

1) how long can it record a video?

2) Can it record sound in the videos?

3) Is it a good camera to create 5-15 min videos?

-3B) If NO to #3 then what camera is a good one for that?

Answer 1

I used the sources below when I bought my camera.  They have very thorough reviews.

Answer 2

If your concern is video, the Canon A470 can do record video with sound up to 4Gb worth, but it only captures at 640x480 at 20fps. The fps (frames per second) is a little slow for good motion video. It may seem a little choppy.

Take a look at the Canon A570. It will capture video at 640x480 at 30fps.

The newer model the Canon A590 for some reason has lower quality video, again 640x480 at 20fps, so avoid that one.

I've seen the A570 run about $130.