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Canon Powershot A720 IS
Canon Powershot A720 IS
B
HQ Grade: B
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
  • 4 out of 5
"Good All-Around Camera"
  • 5 out of 5
"Canon Rulz"
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Canon Powershot A720 IS Reviews

  • 4.18 out of 5

Rating: 4.18 of 5
(813 user reviews)

Canon A720 IS Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

  • 4 out of 5
Good All-Around Camera (Sam Roach - 2/4/09)

I find the Canon A720IS to be a very good small format camera. The still photos are very nice. With the optical 6x zoom, you... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Canon Rulz (Vihang - 8/12/09)

Excellent picture quality. Perhaps the best, I have seen so far...
(Especially under low light.). Gr8 features overall.Quite easy to use. The only problem is... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Canon A720 Is (Shirley - 2/11/09)

I rate this as an excellent camera. I have gotten a lot of wonderful shots with this camera and have enjoyed all the different settings... read more

  • 5 out of 5
excellent camera (fotographer from Puerto Rico - 2/7/09)

ive had this camera for around 10 months and ill be happy to say that this camera is by far the best I've owned. 19... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Canon A720 IS (Hilary Marcus - 12/6/08)

Incredible camera—small but extremely clear photos, focuses beautfully and almost instantly, and is very quick even in each setting mode. I've had a number of... read more

  • 5 out of 5
V.good camera (madhavan - 11/8/08)

I do not find any focusing problem.I always use AF. The details are razor sharp.Colour redition is good.Only the IS is not so goodread more

  • 5 out of 5
Blimey. It's a pocket rocket. (Mark P - 2/16/08)

Well... in summary... It's just a plain good digicam! Not perfect, but as close as you can probably expect for the price. They've packed an... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Zoom is too sensitive (Russ Throne - 9/20/09)

I like this camera because of its size and options but have found the zoom control to be too sensitive. Very difficult to make small... read more

  • 3 out of 5
So-so camera (Alexa - 7/25/08)

It's only been a few days since I bought this camera, but after all the great reviews I've read about it, I'm not impressed at... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Faulty battery connection (Laura - 10/29/09)

Loved my Powershot, at first. About a month ago it started giving me a "Replace the batteries" message when it was loaded with fully charged... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Canon Powershot A720is focusing problem (C.J. - 8/4/08)

I have tried this camera at several vendors and every A720is I tried would not focus well while using the optical zoom. It either focused... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Worst camera ever (Audrey Abuan - 3/9/09)

In my line of work, I purchase a new camera every two - three years. This is one of the worst camera's Ihave ever owned. read more

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