Reviews of the Canon PowerShot A620
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CNET Review
The Good: Excellent feature set for its class; great image quality; easy to use.
The Bad: Flimsy covers for SD slot, as well as DC and A/V connectors; center Function button is a little stiff; not as fast as some competitors.
The Bottom Line: The Canon PowerShot A620's above-average feature set and great photo quality should make it as popular as the A95.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 82/100 and users 90/100. Comparing these reviews to 278512 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 88/100 = Very Good.
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dcresource.com
Review Summary: The Canon PowerShot A620 is a very competent midsized camera that's a good fit for both beginners and enthusiasts, and it gets my highest recommendation. With both automatic and manual shooting modes, very good movie and continuous shooting features, and
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Manufacturer: Canon USA
Part number: 0321B001
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Point-and-shoot highlights Having video capture capability makes this camera ideal for social functions or vacation shots.
- Weight 8.3 oz
- Width 4.1 in
- Depth 1.9 in
- Height 2.6 in
Main Features
- Resolution 7.1 megapixels
- Sensor resolution 7.1 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
- Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 400, ISO 100
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Landscape, Beach, Portrait mode, Night snapshot, Foliage, Kids & pets, Underwater, Snow, Stitch assist, Night scene, Fireworks, Indoor
- Special effects Vivid, Low Sharpening, Black & White, Sepia, Neutral
- Analog Video Format PAL, NTSC
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Metering Center-weighted, Evaluative, Spot
- Exposure Modes Aperture-priority, Automatic, Program, Shutter-priority, Manual
- Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- White Balance Custom, Automatic, Presets
- White Balance Presets Tungsten light, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Fluorescent light (daylight), Underwater, Daylight
- Digital video format AVI
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Continuous Shooting Speed 1.9 frames per second
- Color support Color
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 160 x 120 - 180 sec - Max clip duration, AVI - 320 x 240 - 60 sec - Max clip duration
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 32 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 265 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 17 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 168 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 40 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 31 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 32 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 11 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 109 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200, Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 9 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200, Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 63 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 20 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 15 - With 32MB card
- Flash memory 32 MB - SD Memory Card
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 7.3 mm - 29.2 mm - F/2.8-4.1
- Focal Length 7.3 mm - 29.2 mm
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 10 sec, 2 sec
- Additional Features USB 2.0 compatibility, Display brightness control, DPOF support, Audio recording, MOTION PRINT, PictBridge support, AE lock, Digital noise reduction, FE lock, Built-in speaker, AF lock, Direct print, Digital image rotation, Camera orientation detection, Auto power save, Date/time stamp, Histogram display
Camera Flash
- Effective Flash Range 1.5 ft - 14 ft
- Type Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Flash ON mode, Red-eye reduction, Rear curtain sync
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective flash range 1.5 ft - 14 ft
- Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
- Color support Color
- LED Information Flash ready, Autofocus ready
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2 in - Color
- Mounting Folding (180?) / rotating (270?)
- Resolution 115,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x DC power input, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Lens Systems
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Type Zoom lens
- Focal length 7.3 mm - 29.2 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 140 mm
- Focus adjustment Automatic, Manual
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
- Min Focus Range 17.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 1-45cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.1
- Optical Zoom 4 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Features Aspherical lens, Built-in lens shield
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Cables Included 1 x A/V cable, 1 x USB cable
- Included Accessories Wrist strap
- Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F
Power
- Power Device None
System Requirements for PC Connection
- System Requirements Details MacOS X - PowerPC - 128 MB, Windows XP - Pentium - 128 MB, Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - Pentium - 64 MB
- Hardware MacOS X - PowerPC - 128 MB, Windows XP - Pentium - 128 MB, Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - Pentium - 64 MB
- Operating system MS Windows ME, MS Windows 98, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5 - 10.3, MS Windows 98 SE
- Peripherals USB port, SVGA monitor, CD-ROM drive
Battery
- Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included ), 4 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Optional )
- Included qty 2
Software
- Type Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon PhotoRecord, Canon PhotoStitch, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Drivers & Utilities, Canon Remote Capture, Canon ImageBrowser
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