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Summary: Not to be trusted for shooting important pictues
Review: I wanted to take pictures at my sisters wedding, and with brand new batteries too! During the wedding, after only taking maybe a dozen pictures or less, the batteries died out on me. I was mad, and so was my sister. Maybe it was my fault about the pictures accidently being erased, but all the pictures were gone, and I don't have any pictures at the wedding.
If you want to make sure you shoot pictures and have it last a long time, don't buy this product.
Fresh batteries dead in a day, always shutting off, due to low batteries, just get a better digital camera or a film camera.
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Summary: Wonderful in all respects
Review: I've had my A20 for about 4 months now, and couldnt bemore
pleased...Picture quality is great, and the macro closeups are wonderful
(though they do NOT appear on the "film plane" as they do
in the viewfinder).I dont use the LCD panel while taking pictures , so battery life
is fine for me. I have it set so the panel flashes on momentarily so that I can verify the pictue, then turns itself off. In this way, I got over 90 pictures before I needed to replace batteries. For sure get some Nickel Metal Hydride batterias (a wally world item) though! Great camera ! You'll like it!
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Summary: Best 2MP camera for your money
Review: This baby shoots great photos with rich, accurate colors, good detail, and it's a pleasure to use. The A20 isn't meant for professionals who need to do lots of manual adjustments - it's perfect for pointing and shooting. You can adjust some settings manually, and there's even a panorama stitching mode, but don't get this camera if you need total control over every shot. Do get it if you want a camera that fits perfectly in your hand (not too big, not too small), has a powerful optical zoom (not like those cheesy digital-only zooms), and takes beautiful photos. You'll DEFINITELY need to plan on getting a bigger CompactFlash card (at least 64MB) and rechargable batteries. This baby drains batteries pretty quickly and you'll find your wallet drained in no time if you only use standard batteries. If you're in the market for a 2MP camera, you should seriously consider the A20. I did the research and couldn't find one in this price range that even came close. I love this camera!
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: This is my first digital camera and I'm quite impressed with it. The zoom is great, and I love the digital zoom after you have the optical zoom all the way out. The auto flash and timer are great features, too. I found that is camera is very upgradable; you can get different lenses, more compact flash cards, a printer that connects directly with the camera, and ever more yet!! It works really good on a tripod. It takes some beautiful pictures and has great resolution. Very nice camera!
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Summary: this baby has everything
Review: I researched for about 2 weeks before I finally decided on this camera. I was down to the final choice between the olympus and this one. The reason I chose the canon A 20 was it had a wider iso range and also for the panorama feature. The A20 is so easy to use. I was taking pictures within 10 minutes of opening it.Downloading the pictures was simple and quick with the usb port.The quality of the pics was so wonderful I cannot give it enough praise.Crisp and clear and fantastic colors.Although I agree you do have to order the ac power adapter. It is a guzzler. The batteries I got with the camera lasted 2 hours. I have since got the rechargeables and no problems. The software with this camera however is no use to me whatsoever but that is no problem as I have all my own software loaded that I am used to and enjoy.So forget about the software and just have a great time with this camera. It is the best I have ever owned. and I have owned a lot of cameras.
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Summary: I use the A20 a lot
Review: I've had my Canon A20 for about 6 months, so I'm speaking from experience. I'm 80% happy with it. The colors are good and sharp. I like the optical zoom though twisting the lens to zoom on a 35mm is easier. I usually shoot on the highest resolution setting, then crop and resize images on the computer. High and low light conditions can cause some color distortion. The flash has been acceptable for most shots. The A20 is a tad heavy due to the four AA batteries. Ah, the batteries. There is a flaw in the design of the A20 such that batteries can only be used until the voltage drops a tiny 0.2 volts. The message to change batteries usually occurs after about 100 pictures but you can still use those batteries for 50-75 or more shots. Even then the batteries have plenty of juice for a flashlight and most other applications. Don't throw the batteries away when removed from the camera. However, batteries are not a problem if you use rechargeables. Buy a Quantray NiMH Overnight-Charger ($...) and maybe a second set of rechargeable batteries. I just took 110 pictures in three weeks on one charge of the batteries. Another major fault of my camera is that the TV out does not always work. I think it is affected by the batteries' condition but I have never proved that. I could send it back for repair under warranty but I don't want to do without the camera for two months. A (mild) complaint is that the viewfinder does not show all that appears in the picture. The viewfinder does show a zoomed image, more or less. And now a few words about the software. It is useful for maintaining a database of photos but if you have a lot of pictures you must use it wisely or it can be real slow -- like 15 minutes to update the database. For instance, don't add new photos to a folder that has hundreds of other photos. Load the new photos into an empty folder, refresh that library, then drag them to the desired folder. The layout and printing tools have many good features but also have some annoying hindrances. I have not found out how to make the default font for captions to be my desired (small) size instead of a large 20 pt size. I use other software (LViewPro) for general picture editing. Get a 64mb (or more) memory card for the storage of 100 high resolution pictures. Also get a LowePro case that fits the A20 snuggly and also holds extra memory cards and batteries. I have the SanDisk Compact Flash card reader which allows transfers of hi-res pictures to the computer each in under a second. I am glad the A20 makes images in JPG format but I wish there was a resolution setting between the medium and high res settings.
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Summary: Best 2+ mega pixel camera out there
Review: I researched digital cameras to no end and had a chance to shoot and print some photos with other 2+ mega pixel cameras, in my experience the Canon A20 was the best. The print quality is excellent up to 5 x 7. Anything over this is compromised, but still is better than other 2 mp cameras. Be prepared to purchase rechargeable batteries and an additional memory card. An A/C adaptor is not necessary. The software is excellent and very user friendly.
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: Before this i had a Sony DSC-S85 (799.99) I liked the camera but took it back for one reason only ,the reviews this canon got..Everywhere i look people gave it perfect scores..for the price 299$ at Circit City, now and what it gives you its a must buy. If you dont care for video's,,and just want a great Digital Camera...you cannot go wrong with this at all. It does use alot of batteries but just buy some rechargeable ones and you are all set..it does need better red-eye reduction, but these things alone is all that is wrong with this camera..and software can fix the red eye photos if you want to..the software will not cost you an arm or a leg either.
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Summary: Best Bang for the Buck
Review: No downside here. Easy to use, great quality photos, good software. This is a great choice in this range.
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Summary: Canon Powershot A20/A10 Manufacturing Fault
Review: I bought Canon a20. And I m really satisfied with its result. Outdoor result is outstanding and it really give natural colors indoor result is slightly dark.. But when u uses manual white balance its good. Alkalinebatteries give good backup time if you didn't use LCD screen. But I suggest to buy rechargeable battries.a biggest fault which I find in it is that it didn't give u the accurate focus on optical finder. Means if you focus a specific area and when u takes a snap of that u get a wide area result.
I don't know what's
technique behind it. but if you use LCD for focusing something then it gives u accurate result. Focus is really good and I also use MACRO mode it's also fine. Panoramic Features are cool but I am trying to get 360 digree picture with it. if anyone of you know technique of that then pls tell me. The only fault which I told u it gives me problem sometime.
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