Canon PowerShot A20

Opinion: Ooooh, first review in over 2 years. Wow.

That said, this is an awesome camera. Who said megapixels matter? I've had this camera for years, and I just bought a digital rebel (canon's image quality has me sold). However, I expect to continue carrying this camera alongside my rebel for quick snapshots and for banging around. This thing is TOUGH and it's rediculously simple to use and take good photos.

Not that anyone cares anymore about this camera, but I thought I'd still give my opinion on a great little camera before I move on.

Check out the photos that have been taken with this camera at http://jmaes.deviantart.com

Opinion: I HAD THIS CAMERA SINCE MAY/O1, I ENJOY USING IT, PRODUCE EXCELLENCE PICTURES, EVEN 10X11 PRINTS. EVERYTIME I WANT TO BUY A NEW CAMERA, OTHER THEN HIGHER PIXELS, THE LENS ARE THE SAME 3X ZOOM. I AM DUE FOR A NEW CAMERA, I WISH THEY MAKE THE A80 WITH 6X OR 8X ZOOM.

Opinion: Had the A20 a couple of years ago. Image quality was great for a 2mp camera.

Opinion: Bought the A20 2years ago for $400. What a disapointment....Shutter speed is like a tortoise. Don't buy it for soccer games. I found it only useful for still shots. However what was most disappointing was the camera software in the computer was unreliable causing the computer to jam frequently and have to shut it down. It always worked the second time round though. The other problem that developed as the warranty expired was the on and off switch became unreliable and indicated flat batteries just after puting new ones in. Turning off and on again would then find batteries are ok. Finally 2 weeks ago the optics went. Aperture is frozen open. The quote to repair is $120. I can now buy a new one for a bit over $200. All that plus eating batteries far too quick made me decide to buy a new Nikon 5000 instead.

Opinion: Looks and feels like a real camera. No gimmics - just point and shoot for good photos.
We've taken 1150 photos since October 2001, with generally pleasing results.
It's battery hungry, like most digitals, but we now have 3 sets of 1.8 Amp hour NiMH batteries, and they give good service.
We have found the software easy to use.

Opinion: I bought it a year ago, by chance, for I had never
been interested in taking pictures, and didn't read
too much about digital cameras.

I was lucky because I bought it by chance and
at a very very very convenient price. The pictures are
great, unless for my basic knowledge. I've printed
more than 300 pics in 10x15cm and the results are perfect
at 1024x768.

For me is the Gibson LesPaul of digital begginers.

Now after a year on pure joy I'm thinking about G2.

Opinion: I bought this camera on ebay and got an awesome deal, included wide angle lense and extra cf card. battery life with regular alkalines was actually ok if you used the lcd sparingly, but you will never get away from nimh if you own a digicam. I've read people putting down this camera because they couldn't get it to focus indoors. I see how they got frustrated, but I put the camera in manual mode and played around with the settings and was able to get it to focus fine. Other than that I'm totally satisfied, takes great pictures and is pretty easy to use. The A20 is already an antique in the world of digicams you can probably get a real good deal on one if you look around.

Opinion: Canon A20 is a easy use one. I think it is bigger than others DC.

Opinion: I have been using my digital camera for more than a year. I am really happy with it. wherever I go, it is always with me. I read some of the reviews complaining about the battery life. I never had this problem. With the full charge of my batteries, I take 200-300 pictures depending on if I have the LCD on and use flash or not. This number of pictures should be pretty good. I always keep extra batteries in my camera case, since they are already cheap.