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Canon - PowerShot 7.1MP Digital Camera - Silver
Average customer rating
4
(43 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 43 reviews
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74%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - PowerShot 7.1MP Digital Camera - Silver
Customer Rating
4
Powershot PowerHog
on October 31, 2010
Posted by: Mike
from Georgia
This is a sweet little camera. If you venture to explore its capabilities beyond the "AUTO" mode you'll find the A560 has quite a range of adjustments for exposure. color compensation and ISO settings; it can be operated in a very "manual" way for the person looking to extract the best performance from this camera.
Physically the camera is light and compact making it easy to carry along. It is one of the few pocket cameras still sporting a viewfinder ...something more traditional photographers might appreciate (although there is no exposure information displayed in the viewfinder).
It's one major *glaring* fault: it is a PowerHog. Fully charged batteries will not last long ...especially if you are using the flash or the AF assist beam ....you *will* be changing batteries on a long shoot session. Framing your shots using the LCD screen also eats up battery power at an amazing rate. If you get this camera invest in a quick charge AA battery kit and *always* have multiple sets of charged batteries in your pocket. I think the designers, in the interest of making the camera small and light, scrimped on the battery needs ....this camera should have had been made to use 4 batteries.
Another missing feature, and one that really would have boosted the functionality of the manual exposure compensation of the camera, is the ability to show a histogram. The manual makes mention of one but there is not one to be found anywhere.
Given the wealth of cameras of this genre on the market I would *not* recommend this camera because of ts poor battery life; it really hobbles what would otherwise be a very stellar camera.
Pros: size, build quality, picture quality, manual features
Cons: power hog; battery power used up way too quickly, lacks a histogram, cannot recommend this camera
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
Recomend
on November 17, 2010
Posted by: shoprat
from Washinton State
I have had this camera for about three years. I have owned two other digital cameras and the A560 battery life is much better than my other three camers. I think the picture quality is great. The only problem we have really found was taking pictures in places like school gyms that have this type of lighting and the red eye reduction doesn't work very good.
I love this camera
I love this camera
Pros: battery life., quality of picture, ease of use, durability, great video
Cons: red eye reduction bad
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
really great with one drawback
on November 17, 2008
Posted by: tyler
from Boise ID
The Canon Poweshot A560 is really great, but the only drawback is it's real short battery life........
Pros: easy to use, Nice features/settings, portable
Cons: Short battery life
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
1
1 yr wonder
on January 7, 2009
Posted by: Sneakers
from St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Within a few days after the 1 yr warranty expired, the camera quit working. This camera worked fine for 1 year and then it decided to malfunction and as of today 1/7/09 is totally useless.
Cons: Short battery life, not a reliable long term camera, quit working soon after 12 mo warranty expired
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Awesome, as good as an SLR
on July 9, 2009
Posted by: scamps
from Clermont, Fla
I love this Camera, with the proper settings in manual mode my photos are as good as my Canon D 70. This is by far the best value for the buck that I have ever spent on a personal digital camera. Using energizer re-chargeable batteries I get hours of photos on one set. Don't pass this one by. Take your time to read the manual and ask some questions and you will be very pleased with the out come
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, Good Low-Light Performance, good battery life
Cons: Heavy/Bulky
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
2
Frustrated with performance!
on March 25, 2009
Posted by: SellsTS
from Lewiston, ME
I bought this camera to take to Disney World. I am unhappy at the poor focus at lower light and the inability to get good quality pictures at events like cheering competitions, etc. Although I do like the movie feature, it is about the only thing I like. The flash takes forever to recharge between shots, thus many missed precious moments...makes me want to scream and I would NOT recommend this to anyone. I am in the market to purchase a better camera and have only had this for a year.
Pros: Lightweight/Portable
Cons: Complicated controls/menu, Poor image quality, Poor Low-Light Performance, Short battery life, slow recharge after using flash - missed pictures
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
Change of quality
on July 1, 2009
Posted by: confused
from memphis, TN
I've had my Cannon for over a year now.
I bought it in December of 2007, and it worked well.
For a while. In the past five months, when i turn on my camera the screen provides a fuzzy image.
I can basically see the grainy texture as i move to screen in another direction. The pictures I take now have a very poor quality, and i've stored my camera saftely and its in good condition, so there should be no reason for this sudden change!
I bought it in December of 2007, and it worked well.
For a while. In the past five months, when i turn on my camera the screen provides a fuzzy image.
I can basically see the grainy texture as i move to screen in another direction. The pictures I take now have a very poor quality, and i've stored my camera saftely and its in good condition, so there should be no reason for this sudden change!
Pros: easy to use, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality
Cons: Complicated controls/menu, Poor Low-Light Performance, Short battery life
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
3
OK product
on November 10, 2008
Posted by: Van
from Bellevue, WA
First off the battery life on the camera isn't as high as I expected, considering that it uses AA batteries, its painful. The image quality is pretty decent but goes downward in darker pictures and since the camera has no IS feature, a steady hand or tri-pod is a MUST. Overall the value for this camera is not bad. As long as you leave the flash on and take steady pictures, the photos will come out great. The 7.1 MP is a plus.
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, portable
Cons: Poor image quality, Poor Low-Light Performance, Short battery life
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com