Canon PowerShot A650 IS

This is the perfect camera for people who just want to turn on take proffesional looking pictures. If you can master the picture setting and manual exposure controls, this camera can produce top quality images. However you would expect this as it is one of the higher end Canon Digital Cameras.

The look of the camera is not great to be honest, and they could have done alot better. Its heavy look though matches its actual weight. The camera is very bulky. Nevertheless, depending on the price you might be able to get this camera for, its looks my longer matter.

My friend recently bought this camera, and my personal experiences went from bad to suorisingly very good. The more you get used to using this camera and playing with the settings the better the camera gets. One feature that slightly disappointed me about the camera, was the fact that the printing quality fell bellow the screen quality. This is a real draw back, but shoudl only effect the picture minimely, and could be me being picky

The full specification of the technical specification of the camera, according to the manufacturers.

General
Form factor Compact
Size (W x H x D) 112 x 68 x 56 mm
Weight 300 g
Battery type Alkaline
Main Features
Sensor resolution 12.1 megapixels
Optical sensor type CCD
Optical sensor size 1/1.7 in.
Light sensitivity ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Digital zoom 4 x
Special effects Sepia, vivid, neutral, black and white, custom effect
Max shutter speed 1/2,500 s
Min shutter speed 15 s
Exposure compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
White balance presets Auto, daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent h, underwater, custom
Digital video format AVI
Lens Systems
Lens type Zoom
Focal length 7.4-44.4 mm
Equivalent 35mm focal length 35-210 mm
Interchangeable lens No
Focus adjustment Automatic, Manual
Lens aperture F/2.8-4.8
Optical zoom 6 x
Zoom adjustment Manual
Camera Flash
Flash type Built-in
Red-eye reduction No
Effective flash range 0.5-3.5 m
Other features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Viewfinder / Display
Display type LCD display - Low Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS)
Display mounting Tilt and swivel
Display size 64 mm
Display resolution 173,000 pixels
Memory / Storage
Expansion slots SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus. 32MB memory card supplied
System Requirements for PC Connection
Operating system MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP SP2, Apple Mac OS X 10.3 or later, MS Windows 2000 SP4 or later
Additional Features
Remote control No
Microphone Yes