Canon PowerShot A95 Easy Camera Review

After conducting some imaging tests on the PowerShot A95, we determined that this model produces decent colors, average resolution, and average noise levels. It should be noted that the A95 performs best in sunny weather where low ISO ratings will be used.

The Canon PowerShot A95 has 13 scene modes, as well as manual functionality. Shutter speeds can be manually adjusted from 15 seconds to 1/2000th of a second. Aperture, white balance, exposure compensation, and ISO are also at the beck and call of the user. The A95 sports a 9-point auto focus system that combines with the 3x optical zoom lens to capture clear shots. The A95 is versatile, with the option of adding telephoto or wide angle lenses atop its built-in lens.

The movie mode can capture clips at a pace of 10 frames per second with 640 x 480 pixels or 15 frames per second with 320 x 240 or 160 x 120 pixels. These sizes will be easy to email and share with your extended family, but will look a bit slow and choppy on your big-screen television. The movie mode records audio simultaneously, although it is easy to sabotage the sound by accidentally covering the microphone with your fingers.

An average burst mode is included on the A95 with a 1.5 frames per second shooting rate. However, there is a substantial shutter lag that will hinder any candid photography. If you are taking photos of products to sell on an online auction, this could be a good digital camera for you. If you’re trying to get great shots of your fast-moving kids, keep looking.

Direct Printing is possible with this camera through the use of either a Canon Bubble Jet printer or a PictBridge compatible printer. There is a specific Print/Share button located externally on the Canon PowerShot A95 for instantaneous printing control.

Overall, the Canon A95 is extremely popular because of its versatile nature. It has 5 megapixels and a nice set of 13 scene modes. When photographers have grown tired of the automatic control and want more creativity, there is plenty of manual control to play with. The 1.8-inch LCD monitor is a little smaller than most monitors on the market right now, but it also has the unique ability to flip and rotate. The Canon PowerShot A95 does have its downsides. It does not handle low light very well, has a slow burst mode, and it has slow frame rates in the movie mode. Overall, the Canon A95 is still able to bridge the novice and intermediate control line with ease and should provide beginners the opportunity to take pictures automatically or with manual control settings at will.

Canon PowerShot A95 - THE BOTTOM LINE... Rating: 309.92

Likes

- 5 megapixel CCD - 1.8” LCD folds out and rotates - Manual control offered

Dislikes

- Shoots only in JPEG format; there is no option for TIFF or RAW files - The image quality isn’t great and it has a substantial amount of noise - Too large to fit in a pocket - Laughable 10-15 frames per second movie mode