Canon PowerShot A620 Digital Camera

Pros: Larger LCD screen, 7 megapixels, 4X optical zoom, full manual controls, and AA batteries
Cons: Some minor chromatic aberration (purple fringing) and very high noise levels at ISO 400

Canon's "A" series digicams are justly famous for their no nonsense ergonomics, dependable performance, impressive durability, operational simplicity, and bang for the buck value. Last year's A510 and A520 models sold especially well because Canon ...

Pros: Good image quality, fast operation, tilt and swivel LCD, great battery life, easy to use.
Cons: Poor viewfinder coverage, plastic tripod mount, high noise at ISO 400, flimsy port covers.

Introduction In my never ending search for a backup compact digital camera to my film SLR gear, the Canon A620 caught my eye immediately. Good manual control, reasonably fast lens, tilt LCD, 7 megapixels, and a promised faster DIGIC chip, all ...

Pros: High resolution, sharp photos with pleasing colors, features, battery life, LCD
Cons: Flimsy, noise at ISO 400, uses 4 AA batteries, price

I wanted to check out the new 7 .1-Megapixel Canon PowerShot A620 ever since it was released. Once I saw that I could get it for only $324, I immediately ordered it. I also got the ...

Pros: Compact, light weight, lots of features, reliable, great picture quality, and huge resolution.
Cons: None so far...

It was my parent’s anniversary last week and after hours of searching my wife and I decided to give them this Canon PowerShot A620 digital camera, so they can send us pictures regularly. The lowest price I found for this camera right was ...

Pros: 7.1 MegaPixels, 4x zoom, many modes and features to choose from, ease of use
Cons: construction could use an upgrade, price (depends on the user)

The electronics store that I frequent recently upgraded to advertise this solid, albeit somewhat poorly constructed camera. Of course the construction issues I have with the Powershot are merely my opinion; however, I do feel they can be significant and ...

Pros: Amazing photo quality, 20 shooting modes, Great zoom, Sharp LCD screen, AVI Video Recording
Cons: Low battery life using regular alkaline batteries,

I purchased the Canon A620 to replace my older digital camera and let me say that I'm happy I upgraded. The Canon A620 has some great new features that my older camera had lacked and the picture quality is simply outstanding. Now I'm not going to claim ...

Pros: AA batteries, solid feel, picture quality, movable LCD, quick operation time, numerous modes
Cons: plastic tripod mount, no vibration reduction, low light quality, video quality

After nearly 2 years with this camera I almost hate to see it go. I purchased the camera in January 2006 on my second trip to China, for Chinese New Year. The first thing that amazed me was the camera¡¯s quality of shots of fireworks, there is a ...

Pros: Flip-out LCD screen, next-shot speed, ease of use at default settings.
Cons: No image stabilizer, maximum optical zoom of 4X, can't fit in a pocket.

Well, there are certainly some glowing reviews of this model on the site, and I must add to them. My mother has an Olympus D (the exact model number escapes me) which is fine, but a bit grainy at its regular settings. After reading many reviews in trade ...

Pros: Excellent Picture Quality Focussing good and relatively fast Automatic settings good Fast power-up
Cons: Indoor low light performance Flimsy door on USB connector

The immediate thing you notice with the Canon Powershot A620 is the power bulge with the 4 AA cells. This is going to be either something you like or immensely dislike. Personally I find this very convenient in terms of the shooting grip and a reassuring ...

Pros: Excellent quality shots, excellent battery life, movable viewfinder, excellent manual settings
Cons: size, weight, quick but not instant photo taking

I bought this to replace a Kodak digital camera which just wasn't taking reasonable shots, and my Canon A620 has been perfectly wonderful for more than a year. I'm here right now looking at prices to buy another one. I took my current one to Burning ...

Pros: Great pictures Easy to use basic features Lots of settings and possibility for additional lenses
Cons: not sure how well the lens cap and swinging display will last

We purchased this camera a little over a year ago. We were wanting a camera that was easy to use for vacations and such but we also wanted a camera we could "play with" when we got more into photography. The camera has been fairly easy to use, we ...

Pros: Photo quality, ease of use, good battery life.
Cons: Only thing I can think of is the price.

Review of Canon A620 camera This is my third trying out a digital camera, and this is the one to keep! I wanted to buy myself a camera for the many reasons we all want one. To capture the moments you want to remember. But before I start getting ...

Pros: SD/Multimedia Card, USB 2.0, DIGIC II image processor, "AA" standard batteries.
Cons: Digital, DC IN, and A/V OUT door is flimsy. No battery life indicator.

I really love this camera. I recently sold my Powershot A95 after owning it for 10 months and replaced it with this camera. I have grown very fond of Canon's CCD cameras. This is my second digital camera and I find that it is just as easy to use as the ...

Pros: Terrific macro and zoom functions. It has a 'quality feel' to it. Takes AA batteries.
Cons: USB connection cover has flimsy attachment; cover for the card seems only slightly better.

I needed to replace my old Canon A50 (which also takes great pictures but it's not so easy to find batteries for it and the last one I bought nearly caught fire.) The A620 uses AA's, so battery replacement is much easier! I wanted good macro (for ...

Pros: Very sophisticated complex instrument that is relatively easy to use.
Cons: Transport sound mars AVIs. Autofocus is an occasional problem. Eyepiece viewer accuracy only fair.

Having owned several Canons including excellent SLRs, this is easily the most feature-laden camera I have ever owned.This camera feels solid and a bit on the heavy side; but it is a giant step up from a pocket snap-shot camera.  One can ...

Pros: Excellent photo quality, good price, allows the option of automatic or manual photo-taking.
Cons: Larger than other cameras out there, but the features it has outweigh the extra size.

I have had this camera for over a year now, and absolutely love it- it has allowed me to take wonderful pictures in every type of condition/situation. I love that you can do as much or as little as you want with this camera. You can go completely ...

Pros: Closeups are crisp, vivid. Magnify with enclosed software, and detail remains.
Cons: Plastic battery compartment cover horrible. Need to push down and in to close..feels fragile.

Bought this camera mid August, 2006 from Comp USA for $250. Took it out hiking with me soon after. The closeup shots (where I either physically got close to an object or used the optical zoom to zoom in) blew my Canon EOS film camera out of the water. ...

Pros: Macro shooting mode, swivel screen, user friendly, small, affordable, reliable
Cons: Limited amount of zooming ability

I have had this camera for a couple of years, and I have absolutely loved having it. It has really spurred my growing interest in photography and has helped me get a grasp of some of the basics with the ease of a nice safety net in knowing that I can ...

Pros: Small, Great Pix
Cons: Shutter lag, no image stabilizer

So I love Canon and have had several of the cameras both film and digital. My Canon G3 had to go (the shutter lag was driving me to drink)in favor of the smaller A620.

The shutter still lags but not nearly as much. The 7.2MP was a great bonus (up from 5MP), the camera is a good size and weight. Some of the doors on the camera feel flimsy however.. like they might rip off at any moment.

For the price.. it can't be beat! I'm not a pro.. I just take pictures on vacation, of the kids and friends, so I'm your average user. I think the A620 is easy to use and produces top quality photos.

I'd recommend this for anyone.

Pros: 7 megapixel, simplicity, fast, powerful, and quite cheap.
Cons: Not the smallest camera in the world, some features are too advanced.

An updated model from last years A510 and A520, Canon made some good changes to give superb image quality, some good ergonomics, and fast operation. It is as simple or as advanced as you want to make it.

Easy to pick up and use while at the same time having enough settings to last you for many years to come.

Highly recommend it.

Pros: Fast shutter action, many function modes, takes clear, crisp pictures. Many benefits built in.
Cons: Lack of a neck strap, some old habits die hard.a

An old dog learning new tricks, had SLR's for many years, both were Canons. Had several other digitals, but need an upgrade, so I went to Canon. It was like coming home after a remodel. I just naturally fell into this one. Excellent photos, great choice of camera functions, ease of use, and no film development required. The video function is the best feature. I have a 2gb sd card in it, and have never filled it yet. Batteries last for ever with this pup. Took several cave tours in one day, lots of flash action, and the batteries needed changing once, over 400 pics 70% flash. Shutter lag????? My sd card is a 150X card, shutter worked like a SLR on a power winder. My wife was impressed because I was not cussing about this function or that. In short, I LOVE THIS CAMERA!!!!! The size is just right, it's sturdy as a SLR, even my wife can use it.

Pros: Nice true colors, and sharp pictures. AA batteries. A large host of features.
Cons: None, for me anyway.

I have had a lot of Canons over the years, the s40,s45,s50,a80. I have had the a620 for about 6 months now, and it has been the best one yet. The colors are true to the eye, and nice and sharp. I know a lot of people do not like the plastic body, but it has been no problem for me. I'm not going to play football with it. Also some people don't like that it uses AA batteries, but I like being able to pick up batteries in a pinch at just about any store. I use 2500mah rechargeable batteries, and I can take well over 350 shots with flash part time, and the LCD on full time. The burst mode is great at about 2 shots a second up to the capacity of the card. I have been taking pictures for 49 years, and I can make this camera do everything but the dishes.

Pros: Smooth pics at 50,100 ISO. Digic II and lens. Great battery life. LCD screen.
Cons: Clunky zoom. No exposure bracketing. Flimsy doors. Macro only on wide zoom.

I will never buy another camera that has a wrist strap. It does take very good pics but has too many short comings for a serious photographer. The macro requires that it be in the wide zoom position and that is pain. The 4X zoom only has 7 steps which is rather clunky. Above ISO 100 the digital noise is noticeable as with virtually all small sensor cameras, Fuji cameras perhaps being the exception. There is no exposure bracketing? How tough is that to include!

Pros: Rotatable LCD, also runs on normal AA batteries, brilliant outdoor shots, unlimited movie
Cons: Less than satisfactory indoor shots on preset 'Indoor' mode, flimsy A/V cover

After about a year's research on buying the right digital camera finally I bought A620 - and I'm glad that I made the right choice. Apart from its numerous benefits the best thing about this camera is that you can use it both as a point-and-shoot camera (with its many preset modes) as well as an intermediate (enthusiast-level) camera with a host of manual controls.

I've been using it now for about 8 months and I've never felt the need for using rechargeable batteries as the four AA sized Energizer batteries last quite long and they're quite affordable.

The rotatable LCD screen is such a useful feature and I've become so used to it that taking pictures with a normal built-in LCD feels like a lot of inconvenience.

While outdoor shots are breathtakingly vivid, indoor shots are not as satisfactory with frequent red eyes. But I've only tried indoor photography using its one 'Indoor' preset mode and I'm sure that with a little bit of tweaking with the settings, results can improve.

Overall, a very good camera with very good value for money for beginners as well as enthusiasts (intermediate-level power users).

Pros: Great grip, flex display, movie, and quick shots.
Cons: Heavy

This camera is THE ONE you want to own. It has everything you will ever need from a camera...photos, videos with sound, flip out screen, programmable and multi timed shots for tripod setup, extra info about images when viewing on screen, USB 2.0 connection, TV direct viewing, very good power management, regular AA batteries, affordable SD memory card, viewing through the view finder shows the same zooming that the screen shows when you want it turned off to save battery life. Also the camera is the perfect size and weight, not to big or heavy, neither too small and light to be easy to lose or drop or to feel cheap. If you are in the market for a digital camera, this one has more than any other one you can find. ...

Pros: 7.1 megapixel - great optical zoom (4x) - easy to use
Cons: A little too big for most of the compact cases.

This is the best, easiest-to-use camera I have ever had. I love all the options (color switching - who knew they could do this on a camera?).

Pros: Fully automatic but fully "manual" too. Superb macro function. Movable LCD.
Cons: It don´t have a battery indicator. A unique battery icon lites seconds before it shuts-off.

I have a Sony DSC-W7 and this Canon A620. Both are similar but I love the A620´s movable LCD and the possible completely manual settings. With the LCD facility I can shot at floor level without put my knees on ground. The image quality is amazing but the macro is stunning.

Pros: very easy to use, light wight
Cons: high noise

i bought this camera one year ago, its my first digital camera.
zoom - very good zoom
memory - fast card
battery life - long

Pros: Picture Quality, Easy to use, 60sec video,4XOptical Zoom.
Cons: Batteries

Before I bought my Canon A620 we spent about a month researhing all digital camera's no more than $300. This was our first camera purchase, we didnt know anything about what we wanted, all we knew is we wanted it to take good quality pictures. THen we found out about optical zoom,digital zoom and megapixels. Let me save you time the Canon A620 only really had competetion from a lighter smaller camera, but that camera did not have the 7.1 megapixels nor the 4x optical zoom and was priced I believe about $50 more. We have friends that have them ultra slim camera's, let me tell you they are more impressed with ours than we are with theirs. Great pictures, easy to use! I have owned it for two months and we continue to enjoy it.

Pros: Putting on another lens, Long battery life, Good zoom, High Resolution
Cons: Concerns of a long term durability of the flip-out LCD

As I was shopping around for a compact digital camera I noticed that there was a 7.1 megapixel within my price range. High resolution is usually good, so I decided to consider getting it. And then I noticed that there was this reasonably sized (2.0") LCD screen that you can move around to do self portraits, shoot over crowds, etc.
The A620 runs off of 4 AA batteries and can last for a long time shooting, and even using the movie mode. You can use Alkaline , or NiMH rechargeable batteries.
This is the camera to get with a 4X optical, 16X digital zoom, 7.1 megapixels, 4 AA batteries, and even something you normally can't do with compact cameras, you can put on a wide angle or a telephoto lens.

Pros: large lcd screen
Cons: noisy

i liked it overall, other than the noisy part and the price..
it is a nice, compact camera; pics are of high quality.
i would recommend buying it.

Pros: simple to use. friendly operation functions.
Cons: with a big size.

The canon a620 dc is a good selection for beginners. i bought it last year. it is very simple to use and have a good set of features. that's sound good for every beginners who just take a photo for him(her)self and his(her) family.

Pros: EASY to use, understand, download pics, change settings, create "artistic" shots, timer shots, self portraits
Cons: In three weeks I haven't found anything I truly don't like yet.....

I had an Olympus 4040 which served me well for years, and was disappointed when it started to fail after all that service. But my new fav camera is this Powershot 620. It is easy to use, easy to get your pictures to a computer or printer, the settings are common-sense practical and make picture taking a true pleasure. The swivel viewer gives you almost unlimited capability to take pics from any angle. It is easy to "downgrade" pics to smaller sizes, say for a birthday party, then quickly "upsize" for higher quality needs. I rarely "gush" over a product, but I'm so happy with this camera I smile every time I use it.

Pros: Great (and I mean GREAT) optical zoom.. very focused and easy to use.
Cons: My own Canon Powershot had some technical difficulties but was repaired quickly.

This was my first digital camera, but I had seen the ones that everyone around me had and I was a little bit apprehensive as I had not seen one that took quality action shots. I was tremendously impressed with this camera's versatility, I have yet to take a blurry or unfocused picture, no matter what kind of environment I am in. Buying the long term warranty is a good idea, as I had to use mine about a month ago to fix it as it is stuck on one of the settings and won't let me take pictures anymore. It is as good as new now, and it took less than the anticipated four weeks to fix.
I highly recommend this camera if you are looking for quality.

Pros: Image Quality and Ease Of Use
Cons: Battery Life

I purchased this camera to replace my Kodak CS and was very pleased. Very good image quality. I found the camera to be very easy to use as well. I actually didn't find any use for the instructions at all other than to recycle. I especially enjoy how easy it is to upload all my photos to my PC and laptop.

Pros: good speed, balance, cost, rechargable battery
Cons: none

Great Camera, takes very good picture. I will take a picture and the I can zoom in on my computer and crop out a close up.

Pros: Photo Quality just so good,although plastic body construction,it's good & rugged,Canon menus easy
Cons: Just one....that silly flimsy plastic cover on the AV outlet

I bought this A620 simply because I've had Canon's before,this is my fourteenth digital camera and I've had all makes in the past,at first I was not happy with it being plastic, after previous models of mine had been mostly metal,the silly thin plastic cover on the top right hand AV outlet is a bad point and that's about it, the more I use it the better it gets,photo quality is just unequalled especially at the low purchase price,I had mine off Amazon who let me say are so reliable,maybe the A620 is a little on the heavy side with it's 4 AA batteries on board but the quality of images are worth it.....more I use it the more I love it...battery life is very good too...I never give five stars to a camera...but this one really does make me change my mind.

Pros: excellent picture quality, easy to use.
Cons: none

This is a great performance camera that i loved to give my bro as a gift. He is using this camera and thanking me repeatedly for such a wonderful gift. This makes me very happy.

Pros: Good battery life, good price
Cons: LCD screen

At first i thought this was an amazing camera. It had a vari-angle LCD screen so I could take shots at waist level or from way above my head. It didn't use up battery fast at all, so i could go for a very long time without having to replace the batteries. At first it was an amazing camera.

The trouble started out slowly. When i was using the LCD screen it would get a little more flimsy, then a little more, and it was like that for a long time, until about a year after I bought the camera the back of the screen just fell off. Whenever i tried to move the screen it was attached so loosely to the camera body that the LCD screen would move quite a ways before the joint attaching it to the camera body would start to move.

This is not a bad camera, just don't hope to get a lot of use out of the LCD screen.