dont let first impresions fool you (Canon Powershot A620)

Member Name: krishook

Product:	Canon Powershot A620
Date:	29/03/06 (355 review reads)
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Advantages: many features great profesional quality pictures

Disadvantages: size and weight

My First impression of this camera the size and weight as its not as slim lined and light as other cameras of this type. For start the dimensions are 2.6" x 4.1" x 2.0" (66 x 105 x 49 mm) very similar to that of a 35mm camera from the late 90s early 2000s and weight is around 8.3 oz. (235 g). The weight issue is partly due to the camera being powered by four standard AA batteries. Although weight is not always a bad thing as I find it can help to reduce camera shake whilst taking pictures without a tripod. Weight and size aside this battle ship grey camera is well set out and looks good too. The A620 actually feels at home in your hands as it has an Integrated grip witch gives for extra comfort and a steadier grip whilst taking those all important photos. Another important feature to mention is the 2inch vary angle screen witch can twist and rotate to the front of the camera so you can shoot from almost any angle, and with the built in image orientation sensor your images will always appear the correct way up. The button lay out is very accessible and within constant reach of your fingers and thumbs. A jog wheel on the top of the camera located just behind the handgrip is used to change your photo modes (portrait, landscape ect) this is within easy reach of your right thumb so no awkward fumbling to find buttons. Just relax and capture that moment by depressing the shutter button witch is located on the top right above the hand grip.

Features
The cannon A620 boasts a massive 7.1 mega pixels capable of (3072 x 2304 ) max resolution and a 4x Optical Zoom. On top of this it has full manual exposure controls; auto, program, and scene modes for snap shooting; and a tv quality (640 x 480) video mode. This is an extremely versatile camera that let you shoot with amazing precision. The crisp detail and brilliant true-to-life colour is simply amazing and with the 4x Optical Zoom lens you get in close to intimately capture life’s small, magical moments.

Take the perfect picture every time with some of A620s preset modes. Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), My Colours, Stitch Assist. There’s something for every photographer and every shooting situation.. After all, some days you might just want to point and shoot other days, you might feel more enthused about manual controls. There is also a fast shooting mode witch allows photos to be taken at up to two frames per second good for those all important action shots.

Memory.
The cameras performance level is high enough to take full advantage of super-high-speed SD memory cards as well. I currently own a 1Gb card this allows me to store around 500 images at a resolution of 2048 x 1536. I take the majority of pictures at this resolution as they still come out perfect to the eye and any increase in resolution or picture quality will reduce the amount of images capable of being stored. The a620 connects to your pc through a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Interface for Fast Downloads. A620 also supports the USB 2.0 Hi-Speed standard, so youll enjoy the highest possible data transfer speeds when using a USB 2.0 compatible computer.

Summary: excelent picture quality

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