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Canon PowerShot A2000 IS Review
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 19th Sep 2008 |
| Manufacturer | Canon |
| Price | £170.20 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £199.99 (Inc VAT) |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersMain shooting mode is controlled via a large dial on the camera’s top panel. The dial itself feels a bit cheap and clunky, with distinct air of Fisher Price about it. The shooting modes consist of program, full auto, video mode and five quick scene modes with a further 11 under the SCN setting. There are no manual exposure options.
Canon uses variations of the same menu system on all its compact cameras, including the useful function menu system, simply adding or removing features for each model as necessary. The menu on the A2000 appears to be similar to some of the recent IXUS range, with fewer options than usual for an A-series camera, but it is just as quick and easy to operate as ever.
The function menu offers exposure compensation, white balance, the “My Colour” settings, metering mode and image quality settings, all of which are useful, and the custom setting in My Colours does allow adjustment of contrast, saturation and sharpness. The main menu is also fairly simple, with basic AF settings (AiAF, face detection or centre spot), custom self-timer setting and image stabilisation options among others, but again there is little in the way of creative control. All the other functions, such as drive mode, ISO setting and macro/landscape focus mode, are selected via secondary functions of the D-pad.
The external controls don’t appear to be as solidly mounted as they might be, and some feel decidedly flimsy. Catch one with the edge of a fingernail and it gives an distinctly plastic ‘ping’.
The zoom control is a rotary bezel around the shutter button. The control action is fairly crude; you have to turn the ring a long way to make it move, and when it does it moves jerkily and too quickly, making accurate framing difficult. Since the 6x zoom range is a major selling point of the camera I would have hoped that Canon might do a better job on the zoom control.
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wandereruk said on 23rd November 2008
rob said on 5th January 2009
i'd like to say - why are these people commenting on a product they obviously don't own.
just bought an A2000is. paid £129 from jessops with £30 cashback from cano... more
Blake Lentsch said on 8th January 2009
I agree with everything rob said. I will add that the macro is phenomenal. The AA's are a plus, they are cheap and you can get a bucket full of rechargeable ones for under $5... more
Peter Roberts said on 18th April 2009
Totally useless camera except for beautiful quality landscapes or still portraits. Everything else has gone in the 3 seconds or so it takes for the shutter to go off. Tried the k... more
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Well I'm truly underwhelmed by this camera compared to the A720 IS. Gone are the viewfinder ,Tv and Av. The price has gone up a lot too. It's only saving grace is that it... more