Canon PowerShot A630 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon PowerShot A630 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
Customer Review: Awesome Manual and Auto Features...GREAT Camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
Whether you are a first time buyer or not, this camera is excellent! It is comfortable to hold, and won't slip out of your hand.
Pros
-Movable LCD which makes self-portraits easy
-Good zoom (digital zoom looks bad in LCD, but if image is focused the picture turns out fine)
-MANY manual options which are quite fun to play with (eg. shutter speed as slow as 15 sec. which can make a shot at night look like one taken during the afternoon, drive feature which takes about three pictures per second as long as the shutter button is depressed in this mode)
-Easy to use Auto functions
-Video editing feature on camera when in playback mode
-The four batteries last very long
-Sensor which detects when you move the camera, allowing LCD to go to a standby mode which will turn back on once camera is moved again (saves battery power)
-Many, many other features
Cons
-Slow zoom on video mode
-Only digital zoom on video mode; low quality video when zoomed in a lot (but good quality when zoomed out all the way)
-High quality pictures (actually a pro, but makes emailing pics as attachments limited because of the 8 MegaPixels)
This camera has lasted me half a year so far and has done nothing but satisfy me while I've owned it. I would DEFINITELY recommend the Powershot A630 to anyone who wants an awesome camera.
Customer Review: Great Camera for Travel and Casual Portaites
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used this camera for ~2.5 years over much of the US and Asia and taken over 5,000 photo's. I and have been very pleased with its performance.
I am a serious amateur photographer and story teller who relies on images for Power Points, newsletters, and photos to display. This camera has been wonderful and reliable. I average about 500 pictures with one set of four AA batteries. The tilt viewing screen makes this camera perfect for 'discrete' photo's in markets, for casual portraits where people play and work, of architecture, and even of self portraits. In markets and on streets I often find myself tilting the screen and shooting from waist level. I also sometimes find that I can hold it over my head, and the heads of others, see and capture the image again by the tilt of the screen.
This camera is a little larger than I would prefer. It does not easily go into a jacket pocket. I find that I most often carry it in a 'messenger bag' or on my belt under a jacket, sometimes in a jacket pocket. But to be so feature rich, it is worth this extra bulk to me. If I did not want the option of manual controls and the other features I would go for a smaller camera and enjoy the smaller size.
When this camera is replaced I will look for another Canon, I will buy it from Amazon, look for a swivel screen, AA battery powered, and the newer stabilization technology.
Customer Review: Awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was wondering which camera I wanted to receive for my birthday last September, and I decided on this camera because it was cheaper than most and 8mp. I fell in love with it.
My only complaint is that there should be some type of Sport mode, because there were some very blurry shots. I took almost all of my pictures on a moving band bus, it takes awhile to find the right mode to use... but I had a lot of memories and if I had my previous camera the pictures would have been very bad and almost every picture I have taken with this camera has been in high quality.
I love the fact that you can move the LCD screen around, all of my friends were amazed with it, and when you are in review you can rotate the picture. I thought it is cool that you can buy an underwater case with it too.
Also, I highly recommend buying a 2GB+ memory card so you don't have to constantly change the memory card. And rechargeable batteries, it takes 4AAs and over time you will probably pay more for batteries than the camera itself. The Canon recharageables (not sure what they are called) lasted me an 8-hour bus ride from Virginia to New Jersey there and back, trust me, they are worth the money.
I love photography and anyone looking for an almost professional camera at a fair price should look into buying this camera.
Customer Review: Better than I had hoped!
Summary: 5 Stars
After shopping around several stores and online, I bought the A630 with high hopes. This camera did not disappoint! I love the huge LCD screen that can be folded over to protect and refolded to address the picture to help produce and center a family photo or self portrait. There are several lighting options that you can use that definitely help in tricky situations. I took this camera to a Cincinnati Reds game and was impressed at the quality photos I was able to retrieve. I sat midway up in the stands and was able to capture some excellent batting pics of Griffey Jr. However, when the zoom is in full effect the camera must be held completely still in order to get clear photos. After some trial and error I was able to come back with some great pics! This camera gives very sharp, colorful pics almost everytime. It took some time to get used to the focus, which is made by holding the shutter button halfway down before taking the pic. I also used the video function at a recent party and was suprised to find that the audio came out better than expected. The video is a little grainy, but I bought it for the pictures, not the video. Although bigger than your normal point and shoot cameras, it is still an excellent buy for the quality photos that you will get in return. And at 8 megapixels I will not need to upgrade for quite some time.Customer Review: 4AA Batteries make this a winner!
Summary: 5 Stars
This camera takes wonderful detailed pictures at most every setting. The swivel LCD can be very useful although it's left showing like a normal camera most the time. The flash pics are well-balanced and look natural on most all exposures. The real plus with this camera is the fact that it takes four AA batteries. This means it has some more amperage to recycle faster - the delay one usually waits to take the next flash picture or regular picture is negligible. Friends who have tried it say it's the most digital responsive camera they have used. When I use 4 2700 mAH NiMH Sanyo batteries, I have yet to have to replace the batteries after a full day of shooting. It's pretty hefty too, a little bigger than the normal pocket camera. I like the heft, the mass, and so much that this purchase here was for my wife so we have two of these cameras.
In short, if you are looking for a responsive fairly reasonably priced digital camera that takes great pics and has very little if any shutter lag between shots, then evaluate this. I own Sonys, other Canons and a Nikon digital camera and this one has been the best one so far. Features galore, a choice of movie settings, nice big 2.5" swiveling LCD display, SD media, USB2 connectivity for fast picture download to your PC.