Canon PowerShot A630 8 Megapixel Compact Camera - Compare Digital Camera and Accessory Prices

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PowerShot A630 not only boasts show-stopping 8.0 megapixels resolution, but is packed with a full range of high-performance features previously found only on Canon's higher-end cameras. The result is an affordable camera that produces truly superior photography. The high resolution is complemented by a 4x optical zoom that brings the world up close, and you'll see it all clearly on the big, bright 2.5-inch Vari-Angle LCD monitor. The 21 shooting modes make photography easy, fun and creative, and are joined by great functionality like expanded ISO settings that let you shoot in low light without blur.

Quick Glance

Memory Type: MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD) Card, Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Card

LCD Screen Size: 2.5 in

Camera Type: Compact Camera

Megapixels: 8 Megapixel

Lens Mount: Fixed

Optical Zoom: 4

Weight: 8.64

Summary

Product Title: Canon PowerShot A630 8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Manufacturer: Canon

Power Score: 4.1 | 29 Reviews

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Product Reviews (16)

Unexpectedly Good Pictures

Strengths: Picture quality, size, ease of use.

Weakness: LCD

My first impression of the A630 was less than stellar. After a year plus squinting through the viewfinder of my Rebel XT, I was really looking forward to composing my shots in a big, beautiful LCD again. Unfortunately, the LCD on the A630 may be big, but it's not beautiful. It does a fine job helping you review what's already been captured and presenting menu options legibly, but a mediocre job...
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By RipM - Oct 2, 2006

Love it!

Strengths: Fully rotating LCD screen, LONG battery life, excellent picture quality, fast shutter recovery.

Weakness: Red eye on indoor photos with flash. However, I corrected this easily just using the Walmart software that comes on the picture cd's.

I am only a novice photographer that takes family and vacation pictures, but speaking for the average user, this is a fantastic camera. I previously owned an Olympus digital that would blur pictures every time my kids moved the slightest bit. With this camera, I took shots of my daughter bouncing on a bouncy ball and it didn't blur at all. Not only that, but the shutter was fast enough that I caught her in mid-air. I love the rotating screen because it allows the photographer to take photos of themselves (albeit close ones). I've taken pictures of myself holding my new baby close to my face, and I hold the camera up high to get photos of her in my arms so I'll remember looking at her from that angle (big selling point for new moms when the dads aren't shutterbugs.) With the fast shutter recovery, I am able to take successive shots and capture several silly newborn expressions that are usually difficult to capture. I can't stress that advantage enough when you have kids!! If you lose a shot with a slow camera, you'll never get that opportunity back. This camera is one of the fastest in terms of delay between shots. My home has VERY POOR lighting, yet my photos still come out better than I expected. Sure, some have darker backrounds, but the subject is well lighted and it's significantly better than other cameras I've tried. Outdoor photos and good indoor lighting come out fantastic. I do have red-eye on most of my indoor photos, but I got that out easily with the Walmart software on the picture cd's. I don't know what the other reviewer was talking about with floating red over heads and not being able to remove the red eye. The battery life is enormous. I had the camera on to learn how to use it, took over 400 photos that I kept and countless photos that I erased all on the same batteries. The size is not micro-small, but it is small enough for a purse or a coat pocket. The only negative thing I could say about this camera is that there are more features than the average family photographer will ever need. And sometimes I've accidentally changed options on the menu that I don't know how to de-select. But that is a user problem, not a camera problem. I highly recommend this camera.

By rapchef2 - Feb 1, 2007

I Love this camera !

Strengths: Solid feel , Manual shooting modes, super long battery life, Telephoto/wide angle/under-water attachments available. flexible view finder, Rapid shooting time.Easy to use.

Weakness: Ships with 32 meg memory stick. Digital zoom grainy at 10x Function setting knob moves a little too easily for me sometimes.

I owned the A530 and Digital Elph 5.0 in 2002 and really enjoyed the two of them. This camera has many of the same features like automatic orientation of the monitor image but the A630 is a great improvement in every way to its predecessors....Macro is great....Multi spot focusing works like a dream.Detail is phenomenal at high res. Shoot manually( Medium difficulty) or keep it on auto and just...
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By busyangel - Oct 29, 2006

Canon A-630 is a winner

Strengths: Flip-out screen, long battery life, Great photos, Fast turn-on.

Weakness: 4-AA batteries makes it heavier than most.

Before buying the A630, I had the 4-megapixel Canon A80 for three years. Loved the camera, but it takes poor pictures in low indoor light settings and the 1" screen is small and dim. The A630 fixes both of those issues. The super-large 2.5" screen is huge and bright. Also the CCD is more sensitive and takes great indoor pictures on either "Auto" mode, or using the "High ISO" setting in Program...
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By drronh - Dec 15, 2006

Canon A630 , Good Buy !

Strengths: Very nice 2.5" rotary screen. You can flip the LCD screen over when not using and protect the LCD Screen. Excellent photo shots outdoors as well as in doors. 4X optical zoom .

Weakness: Uses 4 AA batteries , Big in size does not fit normal sized pocket.

I got this camera recently as an upgrade from my old Kodak 4MP camera. The quality of the pictures taken with this camera is very good. It has a nice flip LCD screen which can be flipped and rotated also. You can take pictures with your hand stretched out in a crowd and see the view on the rotated screen. It is a very good buy. I would have liked it to be a little more smaller though , as it does...
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By Wise User - Dec 3, 2006

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