Canon PowerShot A85 Review

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Canon PowerShot A85
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scubaminx's Review of Canon PowerShot A85

4th May 2005

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Image Quality
    5 stars
  • Features
    4 stars
  • Time Digital Camera Owned
    6 - 12 Months
  • Battery Life
    5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    4 stars
Good Points

Very easy to use - point and shoot.
Some manual over ride available.
Good picture quality on ISO100.
Underwater case available.
Lots of programmed shooting modes (filters, white balance).
Good video mode with sound.


Bad Points

Flash can be very harsh in auto mode.
Very grainy photos over ISO400.
Autofocus struggles in lower light.


General Comments

I have now owned the Canon Powershot A85 for about 8 months. In that time it has been on a diving holiday in Egypt where it took excellent underwater pictures. It has an underwater setting which automatically adds red tones, making the photos good colour. It is light and compact making it good for carrying out in the evenings, althouh the flash can be very harsh whiting out some subjects. It has also been to Thailand where it was used mainly for sightseeing type shots. Although the picture quality is generally sharp in lower light it struggles to focus and high ISos mean grainy pictures. If you over-ride a lot of the auto settings the camera produces excellent shots. Over I bought the camera because it is compact, light has maunal functions as well as point and shoot, together with an inexpensive underwater case.

I am pleased with the camera and would recommend it for ease of use and flexibility, although I think the seriuos photographer would find it quite limiting.

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