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Canon PowerShot A2000 IS
By: Anand Tuliani   |   Jan 21, 2009
  • 4
Lean design
Large display
6x optical zoom
No manual mode
No viewfinder

Canon seems to be firing on all cylinders, continually expanding their PowerShot A-series of budget and mainstream digital cameras. The latest additions to the series are the A1000 IS and A2000 IS which feature a 10 megapixel sensor and a sleeker design, but come minus some of the useful features that have so far been standard on the A-series. We took the A2000 IS outdoors for a photography session to find out how well it clicks.

Older A-series cameras had a boxy design with a bulge on the right side for a firm grip. The new models are slimmer but less comfortable, with a wedge-shaped design. Also traditionally present in the list of features were an optical viewfinder and lots of shooting modes including Aperture Priority (Av), Shutter Priority (Tv) and Manual.

Now, in a quest to make digital photography simpler, Canon has decided to omit the more control-friendly modes as well. The A2000 IS is equipped with a 6x zoom lens (36–216 mm) which is a big bonus for outdoor photography and shooting close-ups. An optical image stabilizer reduces the possibility of blurry images caused by shaky hands.

The control panel is quite elaborate with hotkeys even for face detection and ISO speed

You can choose between 10 shooting modes using the dial placed to the left of the shutter release button. These include Program, Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Fireworks and Kids and pets. Shutterbugs will be very disappointed as the list of modes excludes Av, Tv and Manual modes—you don’t have any control over the exposure except for the ISO speed, white balance and exposure compensation settings which can be adjusted only in the Program mode.


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give me the price and other included acces../ in karnataka state,, please../ along with the details of canon A2000 and canon A590
jairam @ Jul 31, 2009
kindly revert back with price and dealer list for gwalior
sunny @ May 04, 2009
Grey price 10250/ - , official price -12999
ashok jain @ Feb 17, 2009
give me the price and other included acces.
rakesh chauhan @ Feb 10, 2009
Please let me know the best price and the available store in Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Shaijan Joseph K @ Feb 06, 2009
KIndly let me know the best price and The available stores.It is so nice to see
A K SHARMA @ Feb 05, 2009
KIndly let me know the best price and The available stores.It is so nice to see
Selvan @ Feb 04, 2009
gr8 cam for the price....

yeah the review is on the downside seeing the cam specs and performance
kneo @ Jan 27, 2009
I really dont know how well the camera fares in the market, but I will agree with 'rs' that its one of the worst camera reviews done in this otherwise excellent and informative site.
Even for a casual buyer this review will not be sufficient. Lots of information and more importantly suggestions are missing.
Avishek @ Jan 24, 2009
kindly revert back with price and dealer list
Gautam @ Jan 24, 2009
the TV reviews are very good on this site, I wonder why have you stopped reviewing them?
shekhar @ Jan 22, 2009
36mm at the wide angle is a lot on the narrow side especially when the competitors are offering 28mm lenses. And I have to agree with rs here. The review, although good enough for casual buyers, lacks important information like shot-to-shot times, flash performance, battery life just to name a few. Disappointing indeed!
Hardik @ Jan 21, 2009
whats happening guys, is this the way you review cams, very bad, where are the sample shots.. too bad guys, pull up your socks, refer some sites like DPreview to know how they review the cameras...

There is Nothing wrong in learning what you do not know.
rs @ Jan 21, 2009
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