Good all-around camera I wanted this camera primarily for two features: 1) it uses ordinary AA batteries, 2) the tilt and swivel display.
I really don't like proprietary rechargeble batteries. They always seem to poop out way too soon and, as a result, I wind up carrying several of them. They also impose the burden of needing to be recharged which, in most cases, means carrying yet another gadget, the recharger.
Sometimes I just want the convenience of carrying a camera with AA cells that I c...
[Canon Powershot A650 IS Digital Camera (2089B001) review by Jerry Saperstein can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | Jerry Saperstein | | Review Date: | 05/04/2008 | | User Location: | Evanston, IL USA | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (18 of 18) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Service Notice: PowerShot A650 IS: Light Leak Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
Pros: Faster processor and continue shooting mode. Better low light speed with higher ISO.
Cons: Watch out the serial number, check out this service notice from canon. You may need to have Canon repair it. http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=183&modelid=15658&keycode=2112&id=39151#cooliris
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[Canon Powershot A650 IS Digital Camera (2089B001) review by kenqyu can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | kenqyu | | Review Date: | 12/22/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Beyond Outstanding! The first reviewer did such a fantastic job reviewing this camera there is little more I can add.
As a professional photographer, I've owned a lot of cameras. I still have and shoot medium and large format film but in the smaller 35mm size, I now shoot nearly 100% digital. For my small digitals, I own several of the G-series and a couple of the A-Series PowerShot cameras, including the A710IS. It's a very, very good camera but I did not like the flash, battery life, or the non-flip ...
[Canon Powershot A650 IS Digital Camera (2089B001) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 09/19/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
99% (133 of 134) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best A-series Canon yet -- worth the upgrade I'm a long-standing fan of A-series Canons. I started with the A40, went A80, A95, A620, A640, and now this A650 - yes, it's out there, earlier than expected. They all have excelled in picture quality, but each has brought something new to the game. Most improvements between top end models were notable but fairly marginal (ISO increase, bigger screen or MP). My most recent move from the A620 to A640 was one of the smallest. The A640 had higher megapixels than the A620 and a bigger LCD but offere...
[Canon Powershot A650 IS Digital Camera (2089B001) review by J. Scott Tynes can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | J. Scott Tynes | | Review Date: | 09/14/2007 | | User Location: | The Shenandoah | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
98% (317 of 321) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Does many things well I wanted the tilt/swivel LCD of the A640 but knew that model must soon be upgraded. I waited, and as soon as this A650 came out, I bought it. My recent experience is mostly with a Nikon D50 SLR (and before that, many generations of film SLRs). This purchase is our "small" camera, less obtrusive than the big black Nikon, easier to tote on a casual walk, less obvious in a social occasion, easier to smuggle into places where photography is "not permitted."
The A650 has exceeded my expec...
[Canon Powershot A650 IS Digital Camera (2089B001) review by David Cortesi can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | David Cortesi | | Review Date: | 10/12/2007 | | User Location: | Palo Alto, CA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
98% (135 of 137) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Feature rich camera to grab and go Got this as the small camera when I don't want to tote my DSLR. I've had a PowerShot before...this look and feel is similar to one I got years ago.
It feels good in the hand...easy to shoot one-handed, and is good if you have bigger hands.
Menus are fairly intuitive, and buttons are there for more commonly used functions.
I used this during the day and at night. It performed well in both cases. Obviously noise at high ISOs, but where very dark, it doesn't show up...
[Canon Powershot A650 IS Digital Camera (2089B001) review by Harvey M. Schroeder "harvo1" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Harvey M. Schroeder "harvo1" | | Review Date: | 09/29/2007 | | User Location: | Vernon, CT United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
97% (34 of 35) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Beautiful Pictures, but know what you are buying The Canon a650 takes beutiful pictures. I have a high end, digital SLR as well, and while I can notice differences with larger prints, the image quality is not that far off. I would say the difference is more due to the lenses than the cameras. It is not that the lens in the a650 is bad -just that I bought expensive lenses for the SLR.
While the price for the a650 may be daunting for a point-and-shoot, please note that the a650 is internally identical to the Canon G9, which cost an...
[Canon Powershot A650 IS Digital Camera (2089B001) review by D. Nelson can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | D. Nelson | | Review Date: | 11/09/2007 | | User Location: | Arlington, VA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
96% (29 of 30) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Six Mega-Pixels better than Twelve After several weeks and 500 photos this seems a fine technically advanced replacement for a trusty A80 which finally died. With four batteries and a flip out higher-resolution screen I much prefer it to the somewhat similar A710 (now A720) that is in my family.
While generally agreeing with all the positive things and extensive details in the reviews written before Thanksgiving, one can wish for what Canon chose not to do.
A smaller lens is not the big reason that the...
[Canon Powershot A650 IS Digital Camera (2089B001) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/27/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
95% (62 of 65) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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First Impressions: Great Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg.com
Pros: I just received my new A650 IS from Newegg, and it is a very solidly-built and easy to use camera. Image stabilization works much better than I would have believed, even at the maximum telephoto of 6x4=24 ! I have not had time to fully explore the camera, but it seems great and Newegg's price and delivery were the best available. Image storage and retreival ...
[Canon Powershot A650 IS Digital Camera (2089B001) review by RickD can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | RickD | | Review Date: | 09/26/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
93% (15 of 16) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Layman's review I won't go into any technical specs about this camera, previous reviewers who are far more knowledgeable have already done this.
I upgraded to this camera from a simple Nikon Coolpix, as I wanted a few more options and better picture quality and a little more performance than the basic coolpix could offer. I also didn't want to go all the way up to a bulky Digital SLR either. This camera bridges the gap between a basic camera and one for advanced users.
It's not as big/bulk...
[Canon Powershot A650 IS Digital Camera (2089B001) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 12/22/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
92% (26 of 28) Users Found This Review Helpful |