Good Features
Good image at lower ISO settings
Long lens
Bright and clear LCD screen
Simple User Interface
Good battery life on NiMH AA batteries
Affordable
Disadvantages
Occasionally overexpose bright regions
Low resolution screen
Long flash recycle time
A little bulky
Very noisy on highest ISO settings
Wrap up
In our opinion, the Canon A720 IS is a practical digital point and shoot camera. Alright, we admit, it has many shortcomings and basically there are tons of better compact cameras commercially available now. But on one hand, it has many good features and makes really good quality photos. Also, it isn’t a dSLR so don’t expect to have a perfect “shot” every time. If you are planning to buy an affordable camera and yet delivers solid performance then Canon A720 IS is a good choice.
I personally have an A720 now, and I can attest that it has a good solid performance in terms of photo quality, and comparing on other leading compact digital cameras it works better. It may lag sometimes especially while attempting several continuous photo shoots. But overall it is good, affordable and durable too.
Tips
1. My one problem for this camera is power consumption. if you are planning to buy this camera be sure to buy Alkaline/Super alkaline batteries or better buy Rechargeable batteries with high Ampere rating to have long hours of photo shoots.
Have you tried this camera before? do you have one now? What do you think of it?
General specifications
Type: Point and Shoot Compact Digital Camera
Dimensions: 97.3 x 67.0 x 41.9 mm
Weight (no battery): 200 g
Storage: SD/SHDC/MMC cards
Viewfinder: Optical – Real-image zoom
LCD: 2.5″ P-Si TFT LCD, 115,000 pixels
Flash: built-in flash, red ee reduction, 1-11.5ft effective flash range
Shutter speed: 15 – 1/2000
Sensor
Type: CCD
Resolution: 8 megapixels
Sensitivity: ISO (80 – 1600) , ISO auto
Lens
Type: Zoom lens – 5.8 mm – 34.8 mm – F/2.8-4.8
Focal length: 5.8 mm – 34.8 mm
Auto Focus: TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points(zones): 9
Min Focus Range: 21.7in
Macro Focus range: 1-55cm
Optical zoom: 6x
Others
Video recording: Yes
Media File Format: JPEG Exif 2.2, DCF, DPOF
Connectivity: USB , Composite video/audio output
Additional Features: self timer, scene modes, white balance settings
Price: Php 13,750
(Your comments/suggestions are highly appreciated)
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