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Canon PowerShot A1000

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User ratings:
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Pros

  • an inexpensive
  • easy-to-use camera
  • Easy Mode and Easy Playback

Cons

  • The grip area is the darker of the two colors
  • Plastic construction feels pretty cheap
  • No way to attach filters Lens does not cover wide angle

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 2.5 in

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Canon PowerShot A1000 - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot A1000

Pros

  • an inexpensive
  • easy-to-use camera
  • Easy Mode and Easy Playback
  • The interface is clean and simple to use
  • Image stabilization and face detection both work well
  • the camera delivers crisp colorful images
  • the A1000 IS performed very well

Cons

  • The grip area is the darker of the two colors
  • Plastic construction feels pretty cheap
  • No way to attach filters Lens does not cover wide angle
  • no manual controls
  • some delay which gets worse when you zoom into a target
  • The screen is pretty bad - the colours are dull and the viewing angles are very poor
  • a rigid camera that can take a battering
  • camera doesn't have a shutter and aperture priority setting
  • least-expensive 10-megapixel camera Canon
  • noisier-than-average pictures will disappoint
  • resulting picture looks slightly different

Canon PowerShot A1000 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in

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Canon PowerShot A1000 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom4.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Focus adjustmentAuto
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Photography features
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Purple
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
Maximum image resolution3648 x 2736 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Tungsten
Image stabilizeryes
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.5 in
Screen technologyLCD
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsAVI
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Dimensions
Weight5.47 oz
Width3.76 in
Height1.22 in
Depth2.46 in
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Power
Number of batteries supported2

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Canon PowerShot A1000 Canon - Editorial Reviews (10)

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Canon PowerShot A1000 Canon PowerShot A1000 IS 8 to 10 Megapixel user reviews : 4 out of 5 - 2 reviews - photographyreview.com
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Published: 21.05.2009
Canon PowerShot A1000 IS 8 to 10 Megapixel user reviews : 4 out of 5 - 2 reviews - photographyreview.com
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Canon PowerShot A1000 IS 8 to 10 Megapixel user reviews : 4 out of 5 - 2 reviews - photographyreview.com

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Canon PowerShot A1000 IS
3.8

Solid all-round compact camera for novice users.

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Canon PowerShot A1000 IS review

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Published: 26.03.2009
Canon PowerShot A1000 IS Review
3.5

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Published: 04.05.2009
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Published: 30.10.2008
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Published: 26.08.2008
Canon A1000 IS Review
4.0

Canon A1000 IS review, find out how the A1000 IS stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

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Published: 05.10.2010
Canon Powershot A1000 IS
4.0

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