Canon PowerShot A2000 IS

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

Good zoom ratio ; Impressive color performance ; Easy mode for complete beginners ; Low price

Lack of manual controls ; Overall average to poor lab test scores ; Buttons feel cramped

The Canon PowerShot A2000 IS has a couple of significant factors in its favor. It's inexpensive ($230), has a good zoom ratio for a small point-and-shoot, and did well in our color scoring. On the other hand, there's no manual control to speak of, it...

The "brain" in every new Canon digital camera from the PowerShot A-series to the EOS Pro models is the exclusive DIGIC III imaging processor. This proprietary chip is responsible for the cameras' higher performance levels including faster start up,...

If you get your hands on A2000, the first thing you'll notice is its odd wedge shape. Reminiscent of a doorstop, this strange design allows the camera to gradually enlarge from a narrow edge to a substantial handhold, but it's an unusual approach

Very good photo quality (in good light) ; Good value for the money ; 6X optical zoom lens in a relatively compact body ; Optical image stabilization ; 3-inch LCD with good low light visibility (but see issues below) ; Redeye not a problem thanks to...

A real step down from the PowerShot A720 (for reasons described above) ; Lots of noise reduction in low light; images get noisy in good light after ISO 400 ; Flash is slow to charge ; Slow lens (in terms of max aperture) ; LCD has poor viewing angle ;...

In conclusion, I like the PowerShot A2000 IS -- it's a good choice in the entry-level, midzoom category, and I can recommend it, as long as you're not a big low light shooter. As I've said throughout this review, the PowerShot A2000 is definitely a...

Compact ; Very good lens ; Large LCD ; Excellent image quality

No optical viewfinder ; No handgrip ; No manual exposure capability

I've been carrying the A2000 IS around for about six weeks now. I've used it to shoot the marine fish catalog for an on-line aquarium store, portraits (formal, informal, and environmental), action (skateboarders and BMX bikers), my neighbor's new...

The lack of the usual A-series manual exposure options and optical viewfinder may also put off some potential buyers. However the camera is extremely easy to use, the wide zoom range is very versatile and the performance and picture quality are well up...

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...