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| Canon PowerShot A650IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom | 
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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
Buy New: $388.80
Buy New/Used/Refurbished from $339.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  (82 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3541
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 6
Digital Zoom: 4
Display Size: 2.5
Battery: 4 AA
Maximum Focal Length: 44.4
Minimum Focal Length: 7.4
Maximum Resolution: 12.1
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 4.4 x 2.7 x 2.2
MPN: A650IS
Model: A650IS
UPC: 013803086461
EAN: 0013803086461
ASIN: B000V20R28
Release Date: September 10, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 first time camera owner February 13, 2008
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
i definatly like this camera a lot. pretty good battery life. great features and i am excited to use them all!
 I love this camera! January 26, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This camera is easy to use and takes wonderful pictures! My son-in-law, who knows a lot about cameras, says it is a very good and powerful camera. My pictures turn out so clear and the colors are beautiful. It takes 4 AA batteries, which allows it to be ready for the next flash shot more quickly than a camera with only 2 AA batteries. It's a little bigger and bulkier than what I was used to but I love this camera!
Almost Ideal January 19, 2008
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
My family has several A-series Canons up to the A75. Although all still work, I wanted better resolution via more pixels and a sharper lens, a longer zoom lens, better exposure lattitude, and a stabilized image. The A650 provided all this and more. If you have an older A-series, the controls and features are very similar so its easy to adapt to this new model. I got great 8x10 prints from the older 3 mp cameras, with no cropping. The 12 mp allows you to crop extensively and still get a decent print. The image stablity system remains a phenominal mystery to me. I can hand hold shots at full zoom to about 1/60th sec. with little to no blur. For daylight shooting I don't need to go higher than 200 ISO, beyond which image degradation becomes more than I care for. Also, easy contrast management, two click exposure compensation, histogram review, and AA batteries make this a satisfying camera. Why not 5 stars ? I'd still like to see auto exposure bracketing, a better manual focus (split image ?) remote control shutter release option, and a still larger ccd sensor with more pixels (gotta keep pushing those camera manufactures to the next level).
Great Camera, Great Photos January 16, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is by far the best "point-and-shoot" that I've ever purchased. Canon has done a great job incorperating manual operation, allowing tons of creative freedom.
For me, this camera was the perfect vacation solution. Now I can still get amazing pictures, without lugging around my Canon EOS.
You probably don't need 12 MP on a camera like this, but this camera gives you the option of changing the file size, so I'm using it as an 8 MP.
This product is well worth the money, you will not regret your purchase.
Verrry happy! January 3, 2008
21 out of 23 found this review helpful
I cannot really talk technical jargon, but I really like it. It won't fit a shirt pocket. It's a little bigger because this fat piece kind of juts out and its a little heavier, but it's a nice camera that takes great pix.
It takes AA batteries, which is a Godsend when your power goes and you are somewhere shooting pix. You can buy AAs anywhere. You can also buy AA rechargeables if you want. It has a nice flip out LED screen too. It's simple to take photos or movies with. The 6X optical zoom with the range of the lens really lets you get up close and personal with this camera. I am still getting to know it, but I like it. It was highly recommended to me. It is compact, just not as compact as some others. It is a little bigger than the 5 pixel Minolta I upgraded from.
Although not part of the package shown here, mine came with a photo printer that you do not need to hook to a PC, so one is available. This camera will also accept a 2 gig SD, which some cameras do not, as I understand it.
(Update: April 2008, I was at a Barry Manilow concert recently and took close up pix of him with this cam where you could see the sweat rolling down the side of his face.)
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