Canon PowerShot A650IS - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Canon PowerShot A650 IS proves that you don't need to invest in an SLR to get manual controls and large, detailed pictures. As the new high-end member of Canon's PowerShot A-series line of cameras, the 12-megapixel camera comes packed with manual ...

Pros: Great picture quality ; manual exposure controls ; flip-out screen

Cons: Sluggish performance ; heavy and bulky ; can't use a neck strap

Verdict: Performance issues aside, the Canon PowerShot A650 IS combines large, good-looking photos and a generous feature set into a fine midrange shooter.

Review summary: Canon's PowerShot A650 IS replaces two earlier models, the 10-megapixel PowerShot A640 and 8-megapixel PowerShot A630, bringing higher resolution (12-megapixels), a longer 6x optical zoom lens and optical image stabilisation. It retains the 2.5-inch ...

Verdict: We were concerned that the A650 IS's 12-megapixel imager, which only measures 7.6 x 5.7 mm in area, would deliver noise-affected pictures at moderate and high ISO settings. However, image noise was well controlled throughout the normal ISO range, ...

Review summary: After months of waiting, Canon new digital cameras has arrived. Beside, latest additions to the EOS family we also got new prosumer G9 and two new ultracompact IXUS cameras, and that was not all that Canon prepared for the next season, we got also new ...

Review summary: For the average consumer who wants a little more in their digital camera, Canon has just revealed the new PowerShot A650 IS and the PowerShot A720 IS, both of which offer image stabilization to help overcome those shaky hands of yours...

Verdict: For the average consumer who wants a little more in their digital camera, Canon has just revealed the new PowerShot A650 IS and the PowerShot A720 IS, both of which offer image stabilization to help overcome those shaky hands of yours. Interestingly, ...

Review summary: The Canon PowerShot A650 IS is a 12 megapixel image sense with a 6x optical zoom lens (35 - 210mm), image stabilization and a 2.5 inch vari-angle LCD. It features an ISO range of 80 - 1600 (with up to 3200 expandable). The Canon PowerShot A650 IS will ...

Verdict: It features an ISO range of 80 - 1600 (with up to 3200 expandable)