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: Great camera.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm just starting out with a "real digital camera". This is a perfect camera for learning photography. Or for a quick point and shoot. My mother is a photographer and a friend of mine is too and they both like it alot with all of the features it has. I'm learning alot on this camera and it's been fun! The first A630 had a problem when I recieved it, the flash wouldn't work and the Canon tech support was a big help, and they were suprised that it was defective (very rare) they told me. No problem with exchange from where I got it. Battery life is excellent with plain old alkaline, but get rechargeables. Video mode is very nice and I love hooking it up to my TV. Macro shooting is the best as well as night shooting. I've made some crazy light trail shots of moving cars at night. Can't wait to try it during the Fourth of July fireworks! The LCD screen is great and the view finder is nice too, actual it zoom in as well. Like I said it is the best camera for learning on, it will show you if you make an error before you shoot. It also has a quick startup, and you have alot of custom features on it. The software it comes with is easy to use. I'm a firefighter and I can't wait to try it on a call or training. Awesome camera....get one!!Customer Review: Digital camera veteren friends are jealous
Summary: 5 Stars
We chose the Canon A630 because it (and it's sister camera, the A620) received rave reviews via several web sites and Consumer Reports. I've only had this camera a few weeks but we really like it. This is our first digital camera, so we don't have much to compare it to. But we've had two separate occassions where people who have used digital cameras for a while pick ours up to play with it, and say how much they like it.
The viewfinder is very nice, the zoom surprisenly good, the video and sound quality also better than I would have thought (and I own a video business). Do consider that the card that comes with it held five photos at most, but we found a 2 gig card at a warehouse club for less than $30. The flash doesn't always go off, but it appears that the photos without flash didn't need the flash. Very simple to use. A friend also likes the hand grip.
It's not light and wouldn't fit in your pocket, but we found that it easily fit into a standard camera case that fits on a belt. Very easy to transfer to the computer. Again, it's only been used a few times, so we have not played with photo quality or printing photos, but so far I would definately recommend the A630 for the money.
Customer Review: Very expandable!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this camera in May, it's my first "real" camera. A few things I haven't seen mentioned: you can use at least a 4GB card, that was the largest when I bought the camera and it's working fine; there are add-on lenses, I just bought a wide angle and 2X telephoto, and I see there is also a 3X. There's another lens you can buy for closeups. All you need is the adaptor, you can also use filters and an external flash.
This is a very versatile but easy-to-use camera. I've talked to Canon Customer Support once (when I upgraded the memory card) and they were great, but have yet to read the manual. There are all kinds of manual settings to play with, there is also a DVD tutorial available through Amazon that I'm thinking about. Mostly I use automatic or portrait (blurs the background). There's a Canon Yahoo group as well.
Get a tripod if you are shooting in low light, those are the ones that come out blurry for me. Video is sharp, but you can see how much I move ;-) Someone earlier wanted a sports setting, try Kids&Pets.
This is a great camera, the swivel screen is very cool and you'll be amazed at the shots you can get. The more you learn, the more you can do.
Customer Review: glad I picked this one
Summary: 5 Stars
I am extremely happy with the purchase of my A630! i bought it about 5 months ago after doing tons of research. i didn't have any particular price range but wanted to stay under $400 for my first digital camera. for a while i couldnt decide between this model, the Canon A640 or a similar Nikon model. I decided the A640 was probably too much for me pixel wise, didn't need 10 MP. I thought the A640 was nicer looking than the A630 with it's black finish but all in all not the best value for me. the Nikon model had a stabilizer and the A630 didn't however the A630 made up for it with all the features it has.
Again, this is my first digital camera so it has been a little tricky learning how all the features work but it's definitely fun to figure it out. The manuals it comes with are pretty much no help at all (thanks canon!).
The battery life is actually better than i thought. It came with a 16MB memory card so i had to upgrade that. i dont have any problem transferring the pictures to my computer.the body is nice and easy to hold for any size hand. I picked a great camera for the money i paid ($257 on amazon) and its fun to use and to experiment with all the features and shooting modes.
Customer Review: Excellent camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this to replace the Canon A70 (another good camera) as I wanted more megapixels in order to take photos to be enlarged and have greater ability to crop. The camera is easy to use, has lots of useful "one-button" features such as for night shots, aperture priority and shutter priority. The camera can also be put in manual mode which permits manual settings and I've found to be very useful particularly for outdoor, backlit situations.
The clarity of the photos is very good. The movie function is also very good and far better than the A70 which was more grainy and pixilated due to the lower resolution.
The software provided is eay to use (at leat for Windows, I do not know about for Macs).
A couple of features of these Canon cameras I've found very, very useful and you might want to consider in buying any camera, particularly if you travel. First, it uses AA batteries which are easy to find, so you don;t have to worry about finding an outlet and adpator to recharge your proprietary battery. Second, it uses an SD card which are also relatively easy to find and can be used in many devices, as opposed to say a Sony memory stick.