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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
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $345.00
You Save: $4.99 (1%)
Buy New/Refurbished from $279.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  (75 reviews)
Sales Rank: 581
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:
 Amazing camera with one caveat July 25, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've used this camera for over six months and have found it to be flawless. It gives far more control and options that most cameras in this class, almost equal to a basic DSLR. At max resolution (make sure it's set to that) the images are amazing for this class, given the type and size of the camera.
Why didn't I give it five starts? Because the shutter lag is quite long, much more noticeable that in some other PowerShots. For example, I've compared with the A630 and A720IS, and this camera takes significantly longer to squeeze off the first shot after tripping the shutter. So, this camera really doesn't work as well for action shots or momentary opportunities or "quick draw" shots as some of the other PowerShots.
As long as you keep that limitation in mind, though, it's a superb camera.
Canon Powershot is worth the money July 23, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this camera to replace my Canon A95. Since the A95 is obsolete, I had to find the next best thing and the A650 proved to be it. It has better zoom and I couldn't do without the flip out LCD viewfinder.
It is a little bulky and heavy like everyone says but I don't mind it so much. The picture quality is awesome and the image stabilization really makes a difference in low light conditions when I don't want to use the flash. There's also a cool feature that auto detects faces and sets the focus appropriately. It can also detect multiple faces. I'm happy with mine.
 Very Happy with camera so far July 17, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very happy with camera so far.Took it on vacation did very good on pictures and video.Still as same set of batteries after about 100 pics and 15 min of video.
Solid Small Camera July 15, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Canon A650IS is a small digicam that is easy to use and takes reasonably good pictures. I bought it as a "grab-and-go" camera for when I don't want to lug along my DSLR and lenses. If you are a DSLR owner, then you're probably spoiled by your main camera. As such, it is not fair to compare it to the A650 IS - it's an apples and oranges comparison. With this in mind, the Canon A650IS is a bargain for what it does: 12MP, 6X zoom, AA batteries, articulating LCD. It can take an 8Gb SDHC card so you'll have plenty of room for stills and movies. As with virtually ALL small digital cameras, noise levels above ISO 200 are quite annoying, but there is software out there that can reduce this noise. My one pet peeve with this camera is that you need to open the battery door to take out the SD card.
The camera does its best work in good daylight. It's one of the better small digicams out there, and I've tried quite a few.
Now here's something you won't read in most reviews of the Canon A650IS - this camera is a bit "dumbed-down". That is to say, it's distant cousin, the Canon G9, has more flexibility even though it has the virtually the same optics and sensor. I guess that Canon can thereby sell a cheaper camera by intentionally not providing what it provides in the G9. BUT inquisitive photographers can make their Canon A650IS into a camera that,
for example, shoots RAW, has a live histogram, bracketing, and has a full-time battery indicator. In this light, the A650 IS, a solid small camera as sold, becomes even more worth the price of admission. This information is on the internet for any enthusiast to find, as I did (and there are NO warranty issues to do this).
Excellent July 14, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Fantastic camera. We needed something to capture our two little boys (ages 3 and 1) in their active states.
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