Canon PowerShot A630 8 mega pixel 4x optical zoom, 2.5-inch vari-angle LCD display.

- Great features from basic camera
For its size and price, this camera is packed with features that can help you take great pictures in a variety of settings. The biggest limitation I've noticed is the small, sometimes blurry LCD screen and the limited zoom.

- Takes beautiful photos
I am not a professional photographer but I think this camera takes some of the best photos I have seen in a while. If you know how to read the display and understand which settings you need for the photo you are taking, then there is no way you could not end up with a beautiful result. The zoom on this camera is great, and I love the 360 monitor!

- I love Canon PowerShots
We had an older Canon Powershot A95...and it lasted quite a while..it had a pretty hard life...so we upgraded to the A630..it does all the same stuff. It has a higher resolution and a better zoom. It has one less feature on the turnstyle, but it is not missed. The one thing that we can do with this camera that we couldn't w/the A95 is zoom in while you are taking video..that is a great feature. The camera also takes 4 AA batteries, it is great to get rechargables. It is a little heavier and bulkier than most digital cameras out there..but it is a little lighter than the A95...and still fits into a purse. The A630 does take an SD card where the A95 took a Compact Flash card..so you can't use your old memory...but SD's aren't that expensive. The camera came in great shape...we love it!

- Another super camera from Canon!
I love the flip-screen, and AA batteries. I've taken 1,000's of pics with this one. Canon is great. I'll only pick Canon cams. I've worked with Canons since 1983.

- Canon PowerShot A630
I previously had purchased the Canon PowerShot A610 and was so satisfied with the convenience of use and quality of the picture that I decided to look for another one as a backup for my point-and-shot activities. I was pleased to find out that I could still purchase a camera from the series even though it is no longer currently on the market. I was fortunate to find a new one on Amazon and quickly grabbed it up. I opted for the A630 which has 8 MP and a 3" articulated screen vs. the 5 MP and 2.5" screen on my old A610. I am very pleased with my purchase and the A630 has met my expectations for a reliable and quality point-and-shot camera. I use it on my hiking trips all the time to capture the moment. It's one of the few cameras that offer an articulated viewer - a feature that I use all the time.

- very happy customer
I had a canon A540 before this and wanted to upgrade to get closer photos and clearer pictures. So far, I have not been disappointed that much. I have had it over a month and have taken many different kinds of photos. Very close up of singular flowers came out fantastic. Caught some quick action shots clearly...was great. Realistic color is improved and I am enjoying this part. Scenery pictures come out great. Did video of a major thunderstorm that brought a tornado to my neighbors. The close-up of falling hail didn't stay clear as I zoomed in. The close-up photos of hail stones were great!!, though. Overall, I am enjoying the camera. A little bit bigger than my old one, but the fun I am having overules! My dad has the next level up, so I knew what I was getting. It is very similar to his. It is not perfect, but I am enjoying the improvements, and the quick response when you press the button is just worth it all!!!

- Amazing Camera
I am one of those that like and enjoy take pictures with my family and friends and I want also to be in the picture. This is the only Camera that I found that let me do this because I can flip the lcd screen toward any direction and see me in that acreen.
wonderful camera, I love it

- Great Camera for Travel and Casual Portaites
I've used this camera for ~2.5 years over much of the US and Asia and taken over 5,000 photo's. I and have been very pleased with its performance.

I am a serious amateur photographer and story teller who relies on images for Power Points, newsletters, and photos to display. This camera has been wonderful and reliable. I average about 500 pictures with one set of four AA batteries. The tilt viewing screen makes this camera perfect for 'discrete' photo's in markets, for casual portraits where people play and work, of architecture, and even of self portraits. In markets and on streets I often find myself tilting the screen and shooting from waist level. I also sometimes find that I can hold it over my head, and the heads of others, see and capture the image again by the tilt of the screen.

This camera is a little larger than I would prefer. It does not easily go into a jacket pocket. I find that I most often carry it in a 'messenger bag' or on my belt under a jacket, sometimes in a jacket pocket. But to be so feature rich, it is worth this extra bulk to me. If I did not want the option of manual controls and the other features I would go for a smaller camera and enjoy the smaller size.

When this camera is replaced I will look for another Canon, I will buy it from Amazon, look for a swivel screen, AA battery powered, and the newer stabilization technology.

- Good value, but garrish color by default
For the price, this is a very good camera. My main gripe is (or was) the way the color is punched up. With the default setting, the saturation is outlandishly high. I paint in oils. When I used the camera to take pictures of my pictures, the portraits looked like people with bright red lipstick and clown dots on their cheeks. Sunny skies looked almost bright purple rather than cool blue. Eventually I discovered that there's a "neutral" setting that's not the default. It's much better, but still somewhat too saturated. I would recommend that if you want natural looking images, use the "neutral" setting and set the white balance manually rather than using one of the presets.

- The only brand i trust.
This camera does some amazing things. I love it. Not as sleek as the other cameras but i don't care. I'll take it with me where I can. I love the color accent features and takes great videos. Sometimes the format isn't compatible and can't upload to youtube but w/ a couple tries I get it. I love this camera. It was dropped a few times. I am determined to replace it w/ the exact same one. I've had it for a year and a half.

- Canon A630
We owned the previous model of this camera and loved it. This one is basically the same design with a few improvements on the casing. My absolute favorite - and MUST have - feature is the flip out and rotate display screen. We use the self portrait feature a lot so that is ultimately important to us.

- ISO 200 and above too noisy
Sometimes I wonder if someone slipped me the wrong camera.

My Canon A95 was such a wonderful thing; flip and turn LCD screen, good clear shots, relatively fast speed (2.8), great for macros. But somewhere, the A630 just leaves me missing my A95 (the first camera met a salty demise in one of those camera "baggies" in the Gulf of Mexico looking for jewfish).

First I'll tell you what I did find to be pros about the camera:

-Flip and turn lcd - big and it FLIPS AND TURNS. Very nice for macros and sneaky shots.

-Quick shutter button reaction - you don't have to wait forever between pushing the shutter and actually taking the picture. It's almost instantaneously in my experience.

-You can use accessories with it - buy an off brand extension and you can put polarizing filters (i highly recommend this), a Cokin set with a ND graduated filter and your landscape or sunrise/set shots will suddenly get much greater. Even without anything on the extension, it acts like a hood and keeps glare from marring a shot.

-This is my camera of choice for macros and infrared shots (using a filter). You can get millimeters away from things. It's amazing. It's like having a microscope with 100x magnifier.
And my main camera (an EOS digital Canon camera) doesn't have the advantage of actually seeing through the infrared filter (which is a deep red/almost black), so it's difficult to frame shots. The A630 lets you see through the filter on the LCD screen.

Now, the not so hot;

-You're limited in the use of your ISO. Anything over 200 is unusable in my opinion (and 200 is not that hot either). Any ISO under 100 is unusable without a tripod or hands of steel.

-The size. Not small enough to tuck in your pocket. I really wish it were. This is supposed to be my little camera.

-Photo quality. I know this camera should take better pictures than my A95 but I'm just not convinced it does.

All in all, get it for a reallyreally good price and you should be happy. :)

- Nice flip screen, but camera a little heavy & bulky.
Over all I like this camera. I think I got what I payed for. The flip screen is GREAT, you can take a photo & be in it at the same time, all while knowing the pic will be good because you can see it while your taking it. The camera itself is a little heavy, and bulky, but over all a camera you can have fun with!!

- Great camera! just make sure you have spare batteries
This camera produces great pictures and has several settings to use. After turning off all the silly noises that drove me nuts i use this camera often and am always happy with the pictures i get. I'll assume it's my rechargeable AA batteries that don't last long enough but it i never get as many pictures as i want out of one battery life. It's also probably due to the fact that when you have the viewer pulled out more battery battery is being used. Since it's run on 4 AA batteries this camera is a little larger than other cameras on the market, but the bulb created by the batteries makes a nice handle.

- Canon A630 Powershot
Canon 8mp digital camera with 4x optical zoom was my daughters 1st choice.
She lost her 1st one and she received another one for x-mas.Thanks,
Infolight.