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Review summary: The Canon PowerShot A630 couples an 8.0-megapixel CCD imaging sensor with a 4x optical zoom lens that offers a 35mm-equivalent focal range of 35-140mm, a moderate wide-angle to a somewhat more generous telephoto than you'll find on most compact ...

Pros: Excellent value for the money ; Bright, attractive color that stops short of seeming overdone ; Good skin tones ; Auto white balance handles a wide range of lighting well ; Better than average exposure accuracy ; Good lens, generally low distortion ...

Cons: Inaccurate optical viewfinder, Too many manuals to find what you need when you need it, Auto rotation not recognized by many other standard applications

Review summary: Canon has done well with the Powershot A630. This compact digital camera has a complete feature set including full-manual controls, manual focus and custon white-balance. The A630 handles well and produces rather images with nicely saturated colors, ...

Pros: Nicely saturated colors, Good image sharpness, Very low noise up to ISO 100, Great exposure accuracy, Quick focus system, Minimal purple fringing

Cons: Noticeable vignetting, Noticeable barrel distortion at wide-angle, Very high noise at ISO 400 and up, Light corner softness, Too few zoom steps, Redeye problems

Pros: Lots of manual controls ; flip-out LCD ; accessory lenses are available

Cons: Noisy at ISO 800 ; no image stabilisation

Verdict: Though it's not a great choice for low-light shooting, the Canon PowerShot A630 is a solid, feature-rich digital camera

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: This slightly pricey, 8-megapixel compact isn't super-trim and sexy, but it works very well in lots of situations. The PowerShot A630 packs an amazing array of useful features and is incredibly simple to operate. Despite the cost, there is plenty to ...

Pros: Big, bright articulating 2.5-inch LCD. Easy-to-use manual controls. Direct-vision viewfinder. 4X optical zoom. Lots of manual controls.

Cons: A little pricey for a compact. Video could be smoother. Slightly bulky.

Verdict: The 8MP Canon PowerShot A630 may be a bit bulky for a compact camera, but the great physical controls and easy-to-use features will appeal to those who appreciate a variety of settings to capture their photos.

Review summary: Canon's PowerShot range of compact digital cameras has been popular for many years and, as prices continue to drop, more and more features are built into each new model. The A630 has much the same size ...

Verdict: The PowerShot A630 is a useful compact digital camera with a lot of features for the money. It's good to see the high resolution and flexible LCD monitor being included in a camera in this price bracket, but some other shortcuts, such as the low ...