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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:
 Great Camera July 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After doing a ton of research I decided on the Powershot A650. Amazon gets a 5+ for customer service, because my one day shipping took 4 days and they reimbursed me for it. Back to the camera, I have had it since March and I like it so far. It is much more camera than I need as I was told by friends but I plan on learning how to use all the extra features that it has. I love the software that came with it how it only loads the previously unloaded pictures to the computer, my old camera didnt do that. The reason I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 is (unless I missed something somewhere) it doesn't let you know that your batteries are low until its to late, and that it is slow in taking multiple pictures one right after the other, that may be in part that I currently have a sandisk 2gb ultra II and I have read that there are some better cards. All in all I'm happy with it.
 Best place to buy from...... July 7, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
Before I go on about how wonderful this camera is, you should know that RITZ CAMERA is the place from which you should buy it! I might sound as though I'm doing a commercial, but honestly, I do NOT work for Ritz Camera - I'm simply a consumer who did my homework before making a purchase, and was Very pleased to learn that Ritz Camera gives you FREE CLASSES on how to use all of the functions on this camera, PLUS they gave me a mail-in rebate for a free photo printer, free paper & other stuff!! ....The classes are invaluable in order to get the most out of this fine camera! I mean, sure, it's very easy to use - you just point 'n click. BUT, keep in mind, there are 21 different settings for taking the best pics in different places! This depends on the distance of your subject, and the amount of light, and whether or not your subject is moving quickly or standing still, and depending what sorts of colors are in-frame & what's in the background, etc. So, even though this camera will take fantastics pics in the first place, an educated user will know how to capture the absolute Best picture, every time! And, as long as you're gonna buy a camera which has all of those funny-looking symbols on the dial - hey, you may as well learn how to take advantage of em, right?! ......Oh, and even though my local Ritz Camera shop didn't have this particular model in-stock, they were able to get it from their warehouse in 3 days, no additional cost! ...I called around to 3 other stores (ie: Wal-mart, Sears and Staples), and none of them could match the deal I got from Ritz Camera. Although their prices were all about the same, they either didn't have this camera in-stock, couldn't order it, did not offer free stuff with it, and none of them offered free classes! So, obviously, I'm highly impressed with the way Ritz Camera does business -- they really go the extra mile for their customers! Highly recommended!! ....Now, about this camera - what more can I say which other buyers haven't already said?? It's absolutely wonderful! I previously owned a Canon Powershot A620 (which has a mexapixel rate of 7.1), and I loved that so much, I knew that I wanted to buy another Powershot - I simply wanted to upgrade the megapixel rate (and, of course, still have a camera which has the flip-open viewer, opposed to the stationary LCD screen). So, basically, this is the same camera as the one I was using but it has a significantly higher megapixel rate, plus it has 6x optical zoom instead of 4x. ...Overall, this is an Awesome upgrade, and highly recommended!!! Once you see the photos that this camera is capable of producing, there's no going back!
 A little disappointed July 5, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I also own a Canon Powershot 2.1MP and love it. For a 2.1 the pictures are impressive, focus is crisp and overall images look to be from a much better (more resolution) camera. The Powershot A650IS 12.1 Mpix is somewhat of a disappointment. When zooming the image stabilization is just not able to take care of vibration. If I use a tripod it is better but overall compared to my older Canon I am disappointed. I bought this for the point and shoot and the 6X optical zoom but it looks like I will have to use a tripod. I frequently get images that are not perfectly focused and if I really zoom in when reviewing, there seem to be spots across the image as if the image sensor quality is not too good. I did notice that my first camera is heavier and was made in Japan as opposed to the new one that is lighter and made in China. For $300 it is hard to get a 12.1 w/6x zoom but I'm not overwhelmed with the quality of the image. I may need to work with the manual settings to get a better image.
Great camera, easy and flexible June 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I previously had G5 and G1 cameras, and believe this one is an overall improvement on both. Canon confused me with their choice of product lineage - this A650 feels more like the follow-on camera to the G series than the current G9. I treasure the flip-out-over LCD for its flexibility and protection. With the self-capping lens I can slip it in a (large) pocket where I couldn't with the G5. It only lacks raw file capability to make it better than the G series, but with 12 mega-pixels the jpeg images have more detail than my old 5mp raw files did.
I haven't analyzed the feature details but the A650 feels easier to use, and display features like a large display of the mode as you switch to it makes it very user friendly. Its especially helpful using the camera underwater (see review of WP-DC18 housing) as you can be sure of the selected mode without having to look at the top of the camera.
I was starting to use the G5 less and less as it was awkward to carry around - this camera will be with me all the time and the shots so far are excellent. Underwater color correction works OK but as it is a compromise (different depths have varying light characteristics) I'll still be working on them in photoshop. Where it came in especially useful was in movies - I don't have post-processing video software that will do color correction.
Overall, a great pocket camera (cargo pocket, not shirt pocket!)
Perfect June 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
the A650IS is great I use it mainly as a point and shoot and it does prefectly the detail in the pictures is great I take a lot of flower pictures in my own yard. some of the comments i got back were about
a dandelion that they did not know it was that beautiful. great point and
shoot easy to use. I had an olympus 750 and the control buttons were
2 close together for my fingers the cannon does not have that problem
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