Canon PowerShot A95

usability, performance, portability, price, screen

reliability, durability, lens

83% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, image quality, price, performance, portability

shutter, low-light

89% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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

Nice set of features, moveable LCD, great battery life

Huge, heavy, blurry image edges

Excellent image sharpness, colors, and bright exposure. Strong flash. Good battery life. Ability to store custom settings saves time.

Bulky and heavy. Very slight purple fringing in high-contrast areas. Lens angle could be a bit wider. Disappointing movie capabilities.

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Excellent resolution Clean, sharp images Excellent color reproduction Reliable focus and exposure systems Comprehensive range of features Much improved screen Easy to use Good burst (continuous) shooting mode Easy handling Excellent flash exposures,...

Some purple fringing problems Inability to deal with wide dynamic range on very bright days Focus can hunt and is not particularly fast No TIFF or RAW mode Flimsy CompactFlash compartment door Quite noisy at ISO 200 and 400 Zoom is not very smooth -...

Canon has taken a popular camera and added just enough to make it even better. It's questionable whether you really need the extra million pixels for 'snapshots', but the results in this test show that the A95 has the optics and processor needed to...

Big, high resolution LCD that rotates through 360 degrees

Not so good for catching unexpected magic moments or fast moving objects

The A95 replaces Canon's popular A80. It gives you some of the capabilities you would find in Canon's G series but in an easy to use, compact form. We especially liked the inbuilt, shutter like lens cover and retracting lens that makes the camera easy...

Full feature set for its class ; Impressive photo quality ; Quick access to important settings via Function button ; Accepts accessory lenses ; Underwater housing available

Stiff CompactFlash slot cover with flimsy hinge ; Grip may be uncomfortable for larger hands

Offering a complete range of auto and manual exposure controls, the Canon PowerShot A95 is perfect for novice users and experienced amateurs alike. The full automatic controls keep things simple for novices, while offering the opportunity to gradually...

Very good photo quality ; Flip-out, rotating LCD display (now larger and sharper!) ; Tons of manual controls ; AF-assist lamp ; LCD usable in dim lighting ; Support for conversion lenses, underwater case ; Tons of new scene modes ; Can save favorite...

Redeye ; No diopter correction knob ; No rechargeable batteries included ; Flimsy plastic door over CF slot ; Can only print the date on photos at 1600 x 1200 resolution ; Movie mode not so hot in 2004

I highly recommend the A95 and expect it to sell at least as well as the A80 did in the last year. For those stuck between the A75, A85, and A95, it really comes down to one thing: the rotating LCD. You most likely don't need the extra resolution of...