Canon PowerShot A630 Digital Camera Review

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RTFheli
Smithtown, NY

The Canon PowerShot A630 8 mega-pixel digital camera is the best

a techie, an early adopter, loving my digital camera, computer literate

Pros

nice size LCD flip-out screen, swing out screen, changable lenses, Easy to use, Sharp Pictures, 8 megapixels, good sound in videos, many manual settings, Best features for the price, takes video w/sound

Cons

Zoom feature is sometimes blurry

NOV

2008

Canon PowerShot A630 Digital Camera —

I have had several digital cameras and the Canon PowerShot A630 8 Mega-Pixel digital camera is the best one I have ever owned. It's a step above the 500 series Canon digital cameras. Pay a little more and you get better pixel resolution and more features. It has so many of the bells and wistles that a novice such as myself would want and the monitor walks one through using them. I tried the stitch mode for a panarama of the volcano in Maui (sorry can't spell the name) and the stitched photo came out great. The night mode worked really well for sunsets etc. My only negative is that the book could do a little better in explaination for example how to use the focus points. I have been looking for a more detailed book but so far no luck. I absolutely recommend this especially for novice. Pros: - Easy to use - Manual Controls - Great shots - Affordable Price Cons: - Focussing takes time - Zoomed in shots are sometimes blurry or grainy - Flash based pics are good but not exceptional - Battery life is the usual.

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Canon PowerShot A630
Brand Name	Canon
Model	PowerShot A630
Camera Type	Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera
Features	Auto Flash Digital Viewfinder Optical Viewfinder Red-Eye Reduction
Megapixels	8
Optical Zoom	At least 10x
Key Features	Image Sensor Type CCD Resolution 8.3 Megapixel Optical Zoom 4x Camera Type Standard Point and Shoot Weight 0.54 lb. Family Line Canon PowerShot LCD Screen Size 2.5 in. Digital Zoom 4x
Lens	Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses Optical Zoom 4x 35mm Zoom Lens 35 - 140 mm Digital Zoom 4x Focus Type Autofocus Focus Range 18 in. to Infinity (w) Macro Focus Range 0.39 - 18 in. (w) / 9.8 - 18 in. (t) Focal Length 7.3 - 29.2 mm
Image Quality	Camera Resolution 8.3 Megapixel Image Resolutions 640 x 480 Image Sensor Type CCD
Video	Video Resolutions 320 x 240 Video Speed 30 fps Max Movie Length 3,600 Seconds Video Format AVI
Exposure Control	Aperture Range f2.8/f4.1 (w/t) Shutter Speed 15 - 1/2500 sec White Balance Auto Frames Per Second 1.8 Frames
Storage	Memory Type Multimedia Card Compression Modes Fine Compression Type JPEG File Size (High Res.) 3.44 MB (37 images on 128MB card) File Size (Low Res.) 0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card)
Flash	ISO Speeds Auto Flash Type Built-In Flash Functions Flash Off
Viewfinder / Display	Viewfinder Optical LCD Panel With LCD Panel LCD Panel Size 2.5 in. LCD Screen Resolution 115,000 pixels LCD Protected Position With LCD Protected Position LCD Screen With LCD Screen LCD Screen Size 2.5 in.
Interfaces	Interface Type USB 2.0 Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply	Battery Type 4 x AA Batteries Battery Life 350 Images
Included Features	Self Timer 2 Sec. Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker
System Requirements	Operating System Apple Mac OS X
Dimensions	Width 4.31 in. Depth 1.93 in. Height 2.6 in. Weight 0.54 lb.
Miscellaneous	Included Accessories 4 x AA Batteries Release Date October, 2006 MPN 1288B001 Product ID 36125907 UPC 013803072419 Family Line Canon PowerShot
Product MPN	MPN 1288B001