Owners Ratings:
Canon PowerShot A20 (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Canon PowerShot A20
1.9 million effective pixels
35 mm - 105 mm (3x) zoom
Average rating (149 responses)

 Construction()()()()() 4.09
 Features()()()()()() 3.90
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.37
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.50
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.42
 Overall()()()()()() 4.26

Owners Opinions: Canon PowerShot A20

NamePostedOpinion preview
James van Dyke5 Jan 06Ooooh, first review in over 2 years. Wow.That said, this is an ...
Jimmy Lai28 Dec 03I HAD THIS CAMERA SINCE MAY/O1, I ENJOY USING IT, PRODUCE ...
Pacegg28 Sep 03Had the A20 a couple of years ago. Image quality was great for a ...
don s fraser12 Jul 03Bought the A20 2years ago for $400. What a ...
IRVING-818 May 03Looks and feels like a real camera. No gimmics - just point and ...
Manuel Llanes9 Dec 02I bought it a year ago, by chance, for I had neverbeen ...
NYankee972 Dec 02I bought this camera on ebay and got an awesome deal, included ...
Stanley Lu21 Nov 02Canon A20 is a easy use one. I think it is bigger than others DC.
Fuat Atabey14 Nov 02I have been using my digital camera for more than a year. I am ...
Kristian Lyngstøl11 Nov 02Very nice camera indeed. Takes good pictures with blitz. Maybe a ...
Fran Warner26 Oct 02I have had my camera for 3 months now and am very pleased with ...
widman13 Oct 02I've have it since jan 2002. just very simple camera with nice ...
Peter E. Borck18 Sep 02Got this one as a 'carry with me all the time snapshooter'.Liked ...
canonfodder3 Sep 02I have had this camera for 10 days and it has met all my ...
LAWRENCE CHEUNG30 Aug 02I bought this A20 in August 2001. I am happy with the quality of ...
Vincent Li31 Jul 02I've had this camera since Christmas and have taken about 1500 ...
Robert A.26 Jun 02Great buy! Great camera! My next will also be a Canon.
Pakorn Indhatep6 Jun 02(No text)
Jim Crack28 May 02This is the best camera i've had , it just screams quality , ...
Nick S15 May 02This is a great camera for beginner and intermediate users. ...
Lodgepole10 May 02Images taken under daylight are flate, but good color balance ...
Steve27 Apr 02This is a very nice camera, with very good image quality, ...
Paul Phillips26 Apr 02Excellent, excellent camera. Takes fantastic shots and has ...
Mike Schnekser24 Apr 02Except for the poor power consumption history I've encountered, ...
Andrea20 Apr 02does anyone how what the SHUTTER DELAY is for this camera? does ...
nam dang15 Apr 02It is excellemt camera. I am happy with it. Took nice and ...
rini14 Apr 02Durable! After falling from 40 cm height from a moving 20 km/h ...
aref14 Apr 02I purchased this recently and here are my sample images for ...
Paul E. Valadez11 Apr 02Best value for the buck. Have friends with Nikons who are often ...
mole_j25 Mar 02I bought this camera in July 2001, before I went to Europe on ...
Jeff Speigner20 Mar 02After researching and comparing cameras in the same price range, ...
Nescafe15 Mar 02(No text)
Bill14 Mar 02Help! I dropped the camera in the water. The repair person for ...
Joyce12 Mar 02the night shot of this camera is quite good, remember to switch ...
Chris7 Mar 02I just bought my A20 yesterday which cost SGP699/=.This is my ...
Van De Vyvere Walter7 Mar 02I bought this beauty in december 2001,because of the good ...
bob4 Mar 02I went to Best Buy this weekend for a demo of the A20.The ...
a Sokol3 Mar 02I have had my A20 for about 4 months now, and taken about 1600 ...
Tom2 Mar 02help, I am looking for a DC with manual that can be adapted to a ...
Efi Kaufman28 Feb 02After doing a research on digicams for almost a year, reviewing ...
tim26 Feb 02After using the A20 for more than a month & a few hundred ...
MACCOLO24 Feb 02excellent, easy for use, best images
kevin21 Feb 02I love this camera ! Excellent photos and easy to use. This is ...
Jeff L.20 Feb 02After doing several research on digital cameras in the $300 to ...
Raghu Vidhun19 Feb 02This the camera I've been looking for... It has all the ...
bill18 Feb 02Help! I dropped the camera in the water. The repair person for ...
Wes Harris17 Feb 02Tihs is my first ever review of a product. I bought this at Best ...
Anthony Martin17 Feb 02good camera
Richard Call16 Feb 02I have had the A20 for just two days, but I have been using it a ...
G Simpson16 Feb 02Returned the first camera I bought [a Nikon] as it was not ...
Neil Francis16 Feb 02After around 2 weeks of nerve wrecking search and analysis of ...
Arn Sweatman12 Feb 02After pouring over reviews of digital cameras in this price ...
Henry Henderson12 Feb 02This a great little camera. I wanted a reasonably priced entry ...
David Chan10 Feb 02I bought this camera around 1 month in HK. The image quality is ...
Scott Yum8 Feb 02DO NOT BUY at MaffiFamilyWholesaleElectronics.com!They are so ...
YK6 Feb 02Don't buy camera from ' Sunshine deals'. They took out money ...
J.K.5 Feb 02After much reasearch, I picked the A20. What a deal! It takes ...
Robert Tyler3 Feb 02HELP! I am a novice first-time digital camera buyer. Am ...
adrian taylor1 Feb 02I spent a lot of time surfing the net looknig at reviews of ...
tim27 Jan 02-Best value for $ camera in this price range-shots at highest ...
Jeremy26 Jan 02I have used this camera for about 2 weeks. I also purchaced a ...
Dennis25 Jan 02I have had an A20 for many months and used it extensively, ...
P. Koenig25 Jan 02I've owned this camera for about six weeks and am very pleased ...
Jason D. Harms25 Jan 02A modest investment of $284 for a superb 2.1 MP camera. Bang ...
Peter Boyland23 Jan 02Got my A20 just before Christmas. Have taken around 200 shots so ...
Gus M21 Jan 02This seems to be a pretty good camera. It seems to be a little ...
das20 Jan 02I have had this camera for 2 weeks and have been reading manual ...
Vixx16 Jan 02Strengths: Great picture quality, very affordable, lots of ...
Len13 Jan 02Great Camera for the money, wa able to use it withing 5 mins.
Tom12 Jan 02First digital camera I've owned and it's been a pleasure. It ...
duckygallery12 Jan 02Cool ! It has been my buddy to go to anywhere for 6 months ago. ...
Jussi Oosi10 Jan 02I've taken bout 200 hundreds pics from different kind of ...
blackxena8 Jan 02I just bought this camera in December and it is the truely the ...
sornprom3 Jan 02Easy to decision for pay that resonable prize ,easy to use and ...
Bill29 Dec 01Great camera for first time user, great point and shoot photos. ...
Ray28 Dec 01I had been shooping for a digital camera for months. I am very ...
Greg Gilmou27 Dec 01This camera takes excelent pictures. It's very intuitive to use, ...
Diego Carvalho27 Dec 01It's my first digital camera. I have a Canon EOS 5, that has ...
Mark27 Dec 01Great camera!!! Very good pictures, especially outdoor.
mh26 Dec 01I wanted the G2, but had to settle for the A20 becuase I needed ...
Tara21 Dec 01Awesome camera for the $. I have had the camera for six months. ...
Martino10 Dec 01This camera is good for beginner, easy to use and the photo ...
garyhope30 Nov 01What should I buy? I'm in the market for a digital camera and ...
marc thijs30 Nov 01Best value for the money, easy to use, fast point and shoot, all ...
Ed Oetken29 Nov 01I have had this camera for two weeks and have not experienced ...
Gerry Hanna28 Nov 01Good allrounder. Nice richly-coloured images, needing little ...
MARIA LORENA15 Nov 01I wish i hade this camera again , is wondefull the picture ...
Art Medeck12 Nov 01Researching several cameras and over several days of debating, ...
nattima11 Nov 01(No text)
Andrew Mitchell7 Nov 01Problems with the color cast forced me to return the camera ...
Phil6 Nov 01I have owned the A20 now for about ten days and have struggled ...
Scott Walters5 Nov 01Just purchased this afternoon. After playing around with it all ...
Louis Boulay4 Nov 01Very good camera. Could be better but would cost more. I have ...
Ulysse G28 Oct 01After my Kodak dc215, this is a wonderful digicam. Picture ...
David Yang25 Oct 01Bought for ten days, dropped on wooden floor once, still works ...
Alex22 Oct 01Very good Digital Camera, nice design.
Ebola19 Oct 01Very nice camera,nice design, very well handled. Very esay to ...
Stanley Pang17 Oct 01Hello, bought this camera for about 2 months+. Took about a ...
Andre Vellino15 Oct 01Exactly the camera I expected from the reviews I read here and ...
Bernard Hill13 Oct 01This won't be my last digital camera, I really want control over ...
Simon Brock11 Oct 01Overall I am very happy with the A20, which I have been using ...
Don Porter10 Oct 01I have had the A20 for about three weeks now, and took it on a ...
Danny9 Oct 01This is my first digicam. I have used others, like the Nikon 990 ...
Carlo5 Oct 01The A20 is my first ever digicam. I was very surprised at its ...
Aqua4 Oct 01This is my first digital camera. I am really impressed with its ...
Cuong Bui27 Sep 01Dropped the camera on a concrete floor, thought my $300 is out ...
Dave Beeby27 Sep 01I spent ages looking at all the online reviews seeing what ...
Jeff26 Sep 01Digital cameras have really come a long way. This is a great P&S ...
Jeremy25 Sep 01I have used this camera for about 2 weeks. Image quality is ...
Lou18 Sep 01This camera is great. I opened the box, loaded the compact ...
John Hanton12 Sep 01I've now used this camera for a couple of weeks and love it. I ...
Richard Adamson4 Sep 01I bought this camera on recommendation and have found it very ...
three_p_m31 Aug 01First off I must say for it's price and image quality it's one ...
Parent Philippe28 Aug 01Good 'take in hand' camera, easy to use, very good image and ...
Rod Gray19 Aug 01After having heard all about the difficulty of matching digital ...
Coloa14 Aug 01Except for the white balance, camera is great.The automatic ...
Martin12 Aug 01Since buying the Canon A20 a couple of months ago I have been ...
Mike12 Aug 01I did plenty of research and in my price range this was the best ...
Dirk Schwarzer11 Aug 01Good things:1. Pretty sharp outdoor images. Not much depth of ...
Mike DeVoll9 Aug 01I did much research for this camera before perchasing. I was ...
Oli7 Aug 01In Germany we say to this: Price and performance are correct! My ...
Phil5 Aug 01after being the owner of various Fujifilm digital cameras ...
Root2 Aug 01This is an absoutly amazing camera. I have experienced using ...
eL21 Jul 01Easy to use. Colors are vibrant which inspire an endearing ...
Gaetan19 Jul 01I bought this camera about 1 month ago, and I'm impressed with ...
David16 Jul 01I needed a replacement for my Canon Ion and following the ...
Michael Thompson7 Jul 01This is my first digital, but I have a 25 year history with ...
MWGeniusGuy1 Jul 01Great camera with Great quality. So easy to use, only 3 buttons ...
Mikey25 Jun 01I guess my rating tells everything. It´s not the best at ...
Brian Click13 Jun 01My second digital camera - and the second from Canon. Overall ...
Marko13 Jun 01First sight is very impressive.Price performance is good,also ...
Will Smith13 Jun 01i bought this camera last week and so far i have been very ...
tik12 Jun 01Bought it some time ago, still happy with the deal. Very good ...
M. Hildebrand9 Jun 01Have owned everything from E-10 to Elph. This is the camera I ...
James8 Jun 01Easy to use, good photo quality.
L Kao2 Jun 01As a veteran of 35mm format, the Canon PS A20 is my first try at ...
Brent Cook29 May 01For $350 at Best Buy, I could not find a better camera than the ...
G. Castillo27 May 01I had a Kodak DC4800 for a week and returned it back to the ...
Paul Gratogi27 May 01I have used this camera now for 2 weeks and I would like to ...
VladN24 May 01Very nice camera overall - I really like it. Few notes however ...
Janusz24 May 01I've had my A20 for a week now and I think I'm in love. I've ...
Mosh22 May 01very good quality pictures for $430 fromBestBuy. The batteries ...
kwang19 May 01i've posted some sample pictures ...
patrick zakher17 May 01It is my first digital camera and I really like the way it is ...
anonymous16 May 01I spent a lot of time reviewing all the different 2 megapixel ...
Bruce10 May 01I was searching for a 2MegPix camera, and i found this model ...
bquint6 May 01I have searched, and searched and researched, fiddled and ...
Andy5 May 01(No text)
jimmy lai4 May 01this is second digital camera I own, it has all the features ...

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