Updated 13 Feb, 2012, 6:30 pm IST

REVIEWS / POINT AND SHOOT / CANON INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Canon PowerShot A550

15 Jun, 2007, 1:23 pm IST | Laiq Qureshi | Point and Shoot

Performance
For an entry-level product, the camera does well in performance. The colors are neither dull nor too saturated. The detailing too is quite good, although the pictures lose some sharpness when blown up.

Pictures clicked in the night were considerably noisy at high ISO settings. The camera's performance in low-light conditions using the offered night scene modes was pretty bad. The pictures were very dark and dull and there was quite a lot of noise. The camera performed the best at ISO 80 with almost no noise and no purple fringe.

Daylight pictures turned up real sharp and crisp, and delivered a good amount of detailing here. Although, the pictures clicked of solid shapes and objects had little or no smudges, portions with foliage did smudge a lot and lose a lot of detail. Color production is quite likable, with very no saturation.

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