Canon PowerShot A720 IS Reviews

Canon knows not to fix what isn't broken. Last year's PowerShot A710 IS impressed us with its broad suite of features, solid design, and good value. The 8-megapixel PowerShot A720 IS does little to change that formula, sticking very close to the path ...

Great image quality at lower ISOs ; manual exposure controls ; quick nonflash performance

Long flash recycle time ; highest ISO settings very noisy

Unless you plan to shoot primarily in low light, the Canon PowerShot A720 IS makes a solid, affordable camera that produces great-looking pictures.

The Canon PowerShot A720 IS an 8 megapixel point and shoot camera featuring a 6x optical zoom lens (equivalent of 35 to 210mm). It features optical image stabilization, an ISO range of 80 - 1600 and a 2.5 inch LCD screen and optical view finder. The ...

The PowerShot A720 IS is a minor update to the A710 IS and is the latest in Canon's popular 'A-series' of cameras offering a strong feature set and good degree of user control at a competitive price. It isn't the smallest or most powerful camera in ...

Surprisingly good image quality (at lower ISO settings), Accurate metering in the majority of situations, Long lens with surprisingly good edge-to-edge performance, Handy macro performance at wide end of lens, Bright, clear screen, Very simple user ...

Occasional tendency to ignore (and overexpose) bright regions, Usual issues above ISO 400 due to noise and noise reduction, Low resolution screen, Rather cheap feeling plastics, Plastic tripod mount mounted on far corner of body, Battery life and ...

The A720 IS comes from a long line of successful cameras and, while it is hardly the most exciting upgrade we've ever seen, it does nothing to detract from a popular and successful recipe.