Canon PowerShot A720 IS

portability, price, image quality, usability, screen

durability

84% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, performance, price, image quality, portability

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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89% der Kundenmeinungen auf Amazon.de bewerten dieses Produkt positiv.

100% des avis sur Amazon.fr donnent une note favorable à ce produit.

Sharp pictures, great colour, fast operation, manual features

Some haloing and chromatic aberration, shots noisy at higher ISO levels

Another home run for Canon, while the PowerShot A720 IS isn't perfect it is pretty close and it's combination of sharp, vibrant pictures, speedy operation and manual shooting modes is sure to please a variety of consumers.

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 flash...

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. And this makes it quite hard not to damn the thing with faint...

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Except for high noise levels (which can be reduced by sticking to lower ISOs), the image quality is impressive. The features list is long and includes usable functions, so it may appear that Canon has a winner on its hands. Well, almost. The RRP of...

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.

Optical image stabilizer ; Accepts conversion lenses ; AA batteries for power ; Face detection sets focus, exposure and flash power ; Flash power is variable so you shoot fill flash ; Great macro performance ; Above average scores on almost all...

Low resolution LCD ; A bit bulky ; Optical viewfinder shows only about 80 percent of the captured scene ; Record/Playback switch should be on the Mode dial ; A tendency to lose highlights and raise ISO ; High contrast in outdoor shots ; Uneven flash...

The Canon A720 sports a large 2.5-inch rear-panel LCD in addition to its real-image optical viewfinder. In addition to fully automatic shooting the Canon A720 IS features aperture-priority and shutter-priority exposure modes, and even full manual...