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Carry it for when I walk into a bank robbery sine DSLR.

By MichaelMcGrath (cnet.com) Read the full review

Great to meter too for my medium format film pro cameras, saves buying polaroid slides in studio too as in former days.

Great for when you run into a bank robbery without your DSLR ; Don't depend on a compact for anything except emergencies, great for that at 80 Euro. Had this one stolen after a week and buying another. that says it all. Oh and image stabilisation , soon

Really none when I use it for the emergency press shots around town. People who depend on compacts , p&s, bridge cams etc should be thankful for what they get, I am. Don't be tempted to use it at a family event instead of a DSLR. No, you can't do it y

Jun, 2011 2011-06-19 5 cnet.com

Carry it for when I walk into a bank robbery sine DSLR.

By MichaelMcGrath (cnet.com) Read the full review

Great to meter too for my medium format film pro cameras, saves buying polaroid slides in studio too as in former days. Updated on Jun 19, 2011

Jun, 2011 2011-06-19 5 cnet.com

Excellent Value!

By Daniel5G (cnet.com) Read the full review

For serious photography, I prefer a big, heavy digital SLR. But where my goal is not photography but I want a camera along for snapshots, I use this. I expected to buy a Lumix LX-series or Canon S95 - both attempts to match the capabilities of a SLR...

Pictures are excellent for a subcompact ; Flash even in a big room is more than acceptable for on-camera flash ; Focus is quick and remarkably adept at identifying the right subject ; Image stabilization works as well ; LCD is bright and clear

The shutter release could be more prominent

May, 2011 2011-05-15 5 cnet.com

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The versatile PowerShot A3000 IS makes Canon quality photo-taking easy and fun. Its slim, lightweight design and large screen means you can always keep it with you. The 10.0-megapixel sensor captures every part of the scene in crisp, vivid detail. Make perfect prints up to A3 in size, or crop without sacrificing fine detail.The PowerShot A3000 IS features a slim, modern design with metal front shell. As well as powering intelligent camera technologies such as smart auto, Canon's DIGIC III...

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 179 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the usability. The value for money also gets good feedback, but there are some critical comments about the shutter and features.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

May, 2012 2012-05-15 alaScore 85 4.3

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Canon PowerShot A3000 IS

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If you want an easy-to-use pocket camera that can produce great-looking images, the 10-megapixel Canon PowerShot A3000 IS ($149.99 list) is an excellent choice if you're on a budget. The A3000 is Canon's least expensive camera to include optical image...

Low price. Canon's least expensive camera to include optical image stabilization. Great image quality in well-lit conditions or with flash. Easy mode for photography newbies

No HD video capture. Slow shot-to-shot speed

If you're on a strict budget, but want a camera that's easy to use and can take great pictures, the $150 Canon PowerShot A3000 IS should be at the top of your list.

It doesn't deliver the best low-light performance, peppy shooting speeds, or extra bells and whistles, but it does deliver sharp, clean images at a very affordable price. Canon also made the camera dead simple to operate by including an Easy mode,...

Sep, 2010 2010-09-09 4 pcmag.com

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Canon PowerShot A3000 IS Digital Camera Review

By Richard Baguley (digitalcamerainfo.com)

For the price, the $150 Canon PowerShot A3000 IS delivers a lot of performance and a decent set of features. We found that it performed well, shooting images with very acceptable color accuracy and sharpness (although there was significant distortion...

The Canon PowerShot A3000 IS shows how far digital cameras have come in recent years. It used to be that cheap cameras shot poor, grainy images filled with noise and with inaccurate colors. But we found that this is not true anymore: the A3000 IS is a...

Although the image quality and features it offers are not up to the levels of more expensive cameras, it would be a good pick for the casual shooter.

Aug, 2010 2010-08-20 2.8

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Canon PowerShot A3000 IS

By steves-digicams.com (steves-digicams.com)

The Canon A3000 is an excellent camera. It has a well rounded portfolio of abilities that would make any user happy.

Excellent image quality ; Easy to operate ; Great video/audio recording ; Fun artistic scene modes ; Great Price of just $150 ; Good high ISO performance for a camera in this price range ;

Flash is in a bad location ; The Continuous shooting mode is a bit sluggish ; No HD video option ;

Mar, 2010 2010-03-02 No rating -0.1

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Canon PowerShot A3000 IS / A3100 IS

By Ken McMahon (cameralabs.com)

The Canon PowerShot A3100 IS is an affordable 12.1 Megapixel compact with a stabilized 4x zoom lens and 2.7in LCD screen. Launched in January 2010 it replaces the best-selling PowerShot A1100 IS with a radical redesign of the body and controls. Most...

Well built, compact and classy ; Excellent optical image stabilization ; Fast flash recycling ; Good practical zoom range

Inconsistent image quality ; Fiddly mode dial ; Coarse zoom control ; Poor battery life

Feb, 2010 2010-02-01 4.1 Partner Source

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Canon PowerShot A3000 IS

By Elias Plastiras (goodgearguide.com.au)

Canon's PowerShot A3000 IS may be a simple point-and-shoot compact digital camera, but it has one magnificent trait: it can take very clear images. In...

Image clarity, great for macros, no noticeable chromatic aberration, decent low-light performance, very light

Shutter button can be hard to press, zoom buttons can be awkward, focus not always accurate

Canon's PowerShot A3000 IS is a very light compact camera that's highly automatic yet can take very clear images. Its pictures are good enough that you can view them at their full size without losing any major details. However, we don't like the design...

Aug, 2010 2010-08-18 4 Partner Source goodgearguide.com.au

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By Joshua Goldman (asia.cnet.com)

This entry-level point-and-shoot delivers good pictures, though its performance can be faster.

Optical image stabilization; good photo quality for its price

Sluggish shooting performance; bland feature set

The PowerShot A3000 IS is a good budget-friendly compact, if nothing else.

Mar, 2010 2010-03-22 3.4 asia.cnet.com

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Canon PowerShot A3000 IS

By Jodie Tyley (digicambuyer.co.uk)

Is the A3000 more than just another budget compact?

The Li-Ion cell brings the A-series up-to-date, but the A3000 fails to match its competition on specs and image quality. The build and Image Stabilisation does go some way to redeeming it, however.

Apr, 2010 2010-04-16 3

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Canon Powershot A3000 IS

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The Canon Powershot A3000 IS is one of the latest designs in the A series. This compact pocket sized budget camera uses lithium ion batteries. The battery has an operating life of 230 shots after which it is recharged. This makes this camera more...

The Canon Powershot A3000 IS is compatible with SDXC and SDHC memory cards and it offers a maximum convenience of 2TB that is easily portable. On purchase of this camera, you are freely entitled to join the canon getaway membership that allows you to...

The outer dimensions of the camera are 35 by 140 mm and it comes with a storage leather pouch. This camera is a 2010 release that is easily operated due to its simple features. This makes the camera ideal for point and emergency shots. The camera is...

Apr, 2010 2010-04-16 3

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Excellent Build Quality

By Steve (Pontypool) (homebase.co.uk)

As will all Canon products excellent build quality and pictures are clear.

Mar, 2010 2010-03-31 5

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Canon Powershot A3000 IS

By Matt Tuffin (whatdigitalcamera.com)

A 4x zoom compact with one eye on your budget

Price tag, build, looks

Soft images, over-saturated colours

In the below £200 sector there's plenty of competition for the A3000IS, even if it's exclusive to Argos, and the results are likely to determine the preferred model. For that kind of money there are far more impressive models in terms of image quality,...

Feb, 2010 2010-02-16 4.1 whatdigitalcamera.com

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS from cnet.com. The user reviews were collected from May, 2011 to Jun, 2011. The average user rating from cnet.com is 97 out of 100.

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Carry it for when I walk into a bank robbery sine DSLR.

Great to meter too for my medium format film pro cameras, saves buying polaroid slides in studio too as in former days. Updated on Jun 19, 2011 Gre

Carry it for when I walk into a bank robbery sine DSLR.

Great to meter too for my medium format film pro cameras, saves buying polaroid slides in studio too as in former days. Great for when you run into a

Excellent Value!

For serious photography, I prefer a big, heavy digital SLR. But where my goal is not photography but I want a camera along for snapshots, I use this.

Excellent Value!

For serious photography, I prefer a big, heavy digital SLR. But where my goal is not photography but I want a camera along for snapshots, I use this.

6 Users positive

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS from dpreview.com. The user reviews were collected from Mar, 2010 to Mar, 2010. The average user rating from dpreview.com is 80 out of 100.

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Canon PowerShot A3000 IS

The camera seems a bit cheap compared to cameras with the same price. But it takes good pictures, both indoor and outdoor. When ISO is low(100) they a

Canon PowerShot A3000 IS

I'm not a professional photographer,but i know a good picture when i see one. The a3000 is a good camera with a nice price-to-performance ratio. Image

2 Users positive

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS from newegg.com. The user reviews were collected from Jul, 2010 to Jan, 2011. The average user rating from newegg.com is 87 out of 100.

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Takes good pics

Nice camera and worth the money. It takes good pics and has some nice features. I generally use the auto function which works for most everything. Ha

Great pocket camera

For just over one Benjamin, this camera takes great pictures. You can avoid the cons listed above with a little experimentation into the "P" mode. In

Great point and shoot

Upgraded to this camera from a Canon a560 which was also another great camera. I purchased the A3000 because it's slimmer and takes even better photos

3 Users positive

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS from vanns.com. This user review was collected in 0000-00-00, with a rating of 100 out of 100.

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Canon A3000 IS

This is the first digital camera I have ever bought. I wanted ease of operation, good quality pictures, and the lithium batteries. This camera has met

1 Users positive

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 24 user reviews of the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS from amazon.com. The user reviews were collected from Oct, 2009 to Nov, 2011. The average user rating from amazon.com is 85 out of 100.

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Powerful Little Camera

Canon has done it again! The clean and crisp images from this camera are impeccable! It's slim and goes with me everywhere. The Battery life is descen

Canon A3000is Camera

I ordered this camera for to replace my wife's old Canon. It's a small compact camera that fits her small hands quite well. This little camera takes g

Great Camera

This is a great little camera. It is nice and small and it takes great pics. It is really easy to use and I love it. Also, the rechargeable battery th

Simplicity meets quality.

I am not a professional photographer but I do appreciate quality, and I greatly enjoy casual photography. I tried out this camera in a couple of store

23 Users positive 1 Users negative

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 11 user reviews of the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS from buydig.com. The user reviews were collected from May, 2010 to Sep, 2010. The average user rating from buydig.com is 85 out of 100.

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Worth the price

This camera is definitely worth the price. It takes good pictures, although the zoom is pretty limited, and it\'s not the best in low light. I\'m in c

nice camara

very good as a gift for a teen Easy To Use","Good Image Quality","Good Image Stabilization","Good in Low Light","Large Clear LCD","Nice Body Color","

Power Shot Dig Camera

I use the camera in my Real Estate business. I have always used a Canon Digital Camera. This was an excellent upgrade. Good Image Stabilization

great camera

Great point and shoot camera with very good battery life. This is my third cannon camera and this one did not disappoint me. I took pictures all weeke

11 Users positive

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS from epinions.com. This user review was collected in 2011-10-10, with a rating of 60 out of 100.

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Power Shot A3100: Good Portrait Camera

The Power Shot A3100 IS is a small point and click camera about the size of a man's wallet. The camera has an image stabilizer and almost all the sam

1 Users positive

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS from overstock.com. The user reviews were collected from May, 2010 to Jan, 2011. The average user rating from overstock.com is 100 out of 100.

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Qualty and simplicity

This is a great camera for beginners. It takes good quality pictures and it is very easy to use.

Great camera

I bought the camera before a two week trip to Europe. My main concern was whether the battery would last the entire trip without having to be recharg

3 Users positive

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS from reviewstream.com. This user review was collected in 2011-10-11, with a rating of 90 out of 100.

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Canon Powershot A3000 IS camera

by Mintaka This camera has all that an amateur photographer needs. It is really easy to navigate all buttons have pictures on them demonstrating their

1 Users positive

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS from shopping.com. The user reviews were collected from Sep, 2010 to Oct, 2010. The average user rating from shopping.com is 88 out of 100.

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Great little point and shoot!

I bought the Canon PowerShot A3000 IS Digital Camera to keep in my purse for when I didn't want to drag my big DSLR around. It takes excellent pictur

Great product and easy to use!

When I was in the market for a new camera, I wasn't sure of which one to buy. After looking at several cameras, I found the Canon PowerShot A3000 to b

Great

My daughter wanted a digital camera for herself so she could take her own personal photo's of nights out and with friends etc. So I decided to go ahea

its a nice little camera

IS stands for Image Stabilization and that is builtin to this little camera.Its an entry level canon point and shoot camera.Its vey tiny and poketable

10 Users positive