Updated 15 Feb, 2012, 6:16 pm IST

REVIEWS / POINT AND SHOOT / CANON INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Canon PowerShot A2000 IS

21 Jan, 2009, 2:00 pm IST | Anand Tuliani | Point and Shoot

Those who aren’t familiar with digital photography can use the Automatic or Easy modes, the latter being the simplest to use. The only option available in Easy mode is enabling or disabling the flash—you cannot even change the image resolution or use the face detection feature and timer!

Notice the tapering body design and the mode dial without manual exposure controls

The most striking improvements in this model are a larger display and a couple of shortcuts in the control panel. Canon has managed to squeeze in a 3-inch LCD by doing away with the optical viewfinder and trimming the control panel area. The improved D-pad buttons double as shortcuts for the ISO, Flash, Macro and Timer settings. The camera uses SD/SDHC media for storage and comes with a 32 MB SD card.

The A2000 IS performs exceptionally in well-lit conditions with excellent reproduction of colors and details at the base ISO speed (ISO 80). Capturing night scenes is very challenging without the Manual mode, and noise intensifies with ISO speeds greater than 400. ISO 800, 1600 and 3200 speeds are present only as a marketing gimmick, and aren't of any practical use. The A2000 IS also excels indoors and delivers good exposure levels and color reproduction with the flash enabled.

For its street price of Rs. 13,500 (with a 2GB card), the overall performance is slightly above average.

Technical Specifications:

Dimensions	101 x 64 x 32 mm
Weight	190g
Type	Compact
Connectivity	USB
Storage	SD/MMC/SDHC card + 32MB Internal
Battery Type	2 x AA
LCD Type	3.0", 230,000 pixels
View Finder	N/A
Sensor	CCD
Effective Pixels	10.0 Megapixel
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Optical Zoom	6x
Digital Zoom	4x
Shutter Speed	15 - 1/1600 sec
Aperture	F3.2 - F5.9
Format	JPEG
White Balance	6 positions plus manual
Flash	Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye On/Off)
Self Timer	2 - 10 sec
Video Resolution	640x480
Sound	Yes
Street Price	Rs13,500

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Tags: Canon , Powershot , 10 megapixel , digital camera , digicam

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