Canon PowerShot A2000 IS Review
Review Date: September 9th 2008
Author: Mark Goldstein
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Ratings (out of 5) |
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| Design | 4 |
| Features | 3.5 |
| Ease-of-Use | 4 |
| Image Quality | 4 |
| Value for Money | 4 |
Depending upon your level of experience, the new Canon Powershot A2000 IS will either be an attractive proposition or a disappointment. Beginners will love it - the A2000 is a camera that produces excellent images in good light, covers a large focal range for such a small camera thanks to the 6x zoom lens, and has a massive 3 inch LCD screen on the back that can be viewed from a wide angle. The wealth of different scene modes is accompanied by the ultimate point-and-shoot Easy mode, which really does make the A2000 suitable for all the family.
The more experienced photographer, however, should look elsewhere. Canon's high-end A-series have traditionally bridged the gap between cheap compacts and more expensive and complicated cameras, offering a full-range of creative shooting modes, but not anymore. Both the new A2000 and A1000 models have completely dispensed with the key feature that attracted owners of DSLRs looking for a second pocket camera, or those who wanted control over what the camera was doing. It's almost as if Canon have crippled their A-series cameras to encourage more people to buy one of their entry-level DSLRs instead - not that I'm cynical or anything.
The A2000 IS also suffers from less than stellar image quality in low-light due to obvious noise appearing at ISO 400 and faster, the lack of any hand-grip which makes it difficult to hold, annoyingly slow flash recycle times, and a slow continuous shooting speed. Which leaves us with a solid mid-range camera that still comes recommended, particularly to its new family target audience, but not to the aspiring photographer that it once appealed to...
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