Canon PowerShot A2000 IS - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Canon re-imagines its PowerShot range with the launch of an extra-compact digital camera. Replacing the PowerShot A720 IS, the 10 Megapixel PowerShot A2000 IS delivers outstanding PowerShot imaging in pocket-sized form, with designs around 25% smaller ...

Review summary: With the missing right hand grip and a new tapered design, the Canon PowerShot A2000 IS is definitely slimmer, smaller than its predecessor, the A720 IS. But when put up against other compact cameras with big zoom lenses, the A2000 comes out to be the ...

Pros: Pocketable camera with a 6X stabilized zoom lens ; Viewable 3 inch LCD and various useful Face Detection tools ; Excellent battery life ; Blazing fast performance ; Full manual mode, with flash output control and manual focus ; Very nice macro mode ...

Cons: Manual controls have disappeared since the A720 IS ; Not many accessories; no more conversion lenses ; Slow lens; about 2/3s of a stop less bright than its predecessor ; Not much place for right hand to hold the camera; lack of a proper grip ; Lacks ...

Verdict: The Canon PowerShot A2000 IS is a nice compact camera which is very affordable. With 10 megapixels, a 6X optical zoom lens, optical image stabilization and 3 inch LCD, and now a slimmer design than its predecessors, the PowerShot A2000 is certainly ...

Verdict: The Canon PowerShot A2000 IS camera has a lot to offer. Perhaps so much as far as manual settings are concerned, but a lot in the sense of ease and user-friendliness. The many auto image solutions and handy scenes do make the life of a photographer a ...

Review summary: Canon has made several launching of new digital camera products in the year 2008. The A-series cameras are always the best choice for the consumers who are searching for some reliable cameras for their amateur coated digital photo-shoots. The features ...

Verdict: The cameras are daily added with newer features. The features are included to make the cameras more comfortable and user friendly for the consumers. This specific model is the best camera in the market today which can serve you the qualitative ...

Review summary: The Canon PowerShot A2000IS is intended as a replacement for the very popular Canon A720IS that was a sales leader last year. The new Canon A2000IS has the same 6x optical zoom range (covering focal lengths from 36-216 mm equivalent) as the A720IS did ...

Pros: Small, compact size ; 6x zoom with optical image stabilization ; Good selection of useful preset shooting modes ; Very good color ; Motion Detection Technology helps with moving subjects ; Face Detection helps with focus and exposure on portraits ; ...

Cons: Image noise high at ISO 800 and up ; High barrel distortion at wide angle setting ; Minor blurring in corners at both zoom settings, though not as bad as some ; Very slow flash recycling time ; Slightly weak-powered flash ; Missing some enthusiast ...

Verdict: Unlike the A720IS which had full PASM modes, exposure on the Canon PowerShot A2000IS is fully automatic, but the user can tweak it with up to 2.0EV of exposure compensation and four metering modes to handle difficult lighting, including a mode which ...