Product Highlights
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image
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"Surprisingly broad depth-of-field and solid white balance contribute to the camera's excellent picture quality."...
ZDNet
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"The Canon Powershot A720 IS provides excellent images and excellent features for an equally excellent price."...
DigitalCameraReview
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"Great image quality at lower ISOs."...
ZDNet
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"The upgraded 8.0-megapixel resolution and Canon's Optical Image Stabilization technology ensure that images are sharp and clear - even those prone to image blur caused by camera shake."...
Steves-digicams
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"Photos are sharp, and details aren't smudged like on some cameras (Canon goes fairly easy on the noise reduction)."...
Dcresource.com
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"After a scant 1.4-second wait from power-on to capturing its first shot"...
Reviews.cnet.com
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color
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"The colors are quite vivid, and the subject has the smooth look that is a trademark of Canon cameras."...
Dcresource.com
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"colors are accurate, it refreshes quickly enough to provide smooth viewing, and the preview gains up and down well"...
DigitalCameraReview
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"It's also easy to set a custom white balance if you ever see a color cast when you are using the automatic white balance."...
DigitalCameraReview
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"distortion is visible as a very slight colored fringe around the objects at the edges of the field of view on the resolution target"...
Imaging-resource.com
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flash
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"It takes too long for its flash to recycle"...
ZDNet
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lens
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"The lens is a great compromise between a standard zoom and an ultra-zoom and it stays sharp throughout its zoom range from corner-to-corner."...
Neocamera.com
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"The PowerShot A720 has a built-in lens cover, so there's no clunky lens cap to deal with."...
Dcresource.com
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"has a built-in lens cover, so there's no clunky lens cap to deal with."...
Dcresource.com
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"a little confining to only be able to stop the lens down to f/8.0"...
Imaging-resource
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exposure
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"Default exposure was excellent, handling some difficult lighting conditions well."...
DigitalCameraReview
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"the A720 IS features a full selection of manual exposure controls"...
ZDNet
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"Canon's lens shift OIS provides an effective antidote to camera shake, particularly at longer zoom lengths or during long exposures"...
Steves-digicams
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"manual exposure controls"...
ZDNet
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product
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"As an added convenience, Canon PowerShot digital cameras also accommodate MultiMedia MMC memory cards, as well as standard SD memory cards and the new, high-capacity SDHC memory cards."...
Steves-digicams
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resolution
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"Resolution is pretty good at around 1,500 to 1,600 lines with minimal softening in the corners"...
Imaging-resource
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"LCD itself does not have as high a resolution as many modern LCDs"...
Imaging-resource
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performance
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"Above average scores on almost all performance benchmarks."...
Imaging-resource
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"a scant 1.4-second wait from power-on to capturing its first shot"...
ZDNet
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"the DIGIC III image processor provided above-average performance yielding some wonderfully natural shots in a variety of settings."...
Imaging-resource
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"quick nonflash performance"...
ZDNet
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iso
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"highest ISO settings very noisy"...
ZDNet
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"High ISO is usable and image stabilization so useful you almost always want it enabled."...
Imaging-resource
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shutter
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"The shutter feels responsive, lagging only 0.5 second with our high-contrast target and 1.2 seconds with our low-contrast target."...
ZDNet
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buttons
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"large, accessible buttons"...
ZDNet
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"a solid, grippable body design."...
ZDNet
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usage
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"The cycle time, between shots with flash disabled, was also very good."...
DigitalCameraReview
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