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A2300 – a good choice for a BASIC point & shoot that anyone can use,
I received this camera last week (purchased for a 12 year old niece’s birthday). This camera, even though it’s listed as red, is actually bright pink, but it’s still subtle, it doesn’t SCREAM bright pink. One thing that surprised me is that it’s made of metal, not plastic like others in the under $100 price range. However, it is made in China, but I own other cameras that are in the $400+ range that were also made in China, so price isn’t the determining factor on the manufacturing location.
The Canon A2500 is a newer version of this camera, but if you do a comparison between the new A2500 and this one, the A2300, the specs are nearly identical in features. The only difference I could find was a very slight difference in overall size and a small difference in photos per battery charge even though they use the same battery.
I decided, before gifting it to her, that I would make sure it was operational. (ETA: I gave this Canon to my niece, she loves it; as for myself, I wouldn’t be thrilled with it as I want a camera with more manually-selected features.)
This is a BASIC point and shoot camera, almost as basic as you will find nowadays. Which makes this a good choice for a person that’s new to digital, young, old, anyone really.
It’s a small camera, easily fits in a pocket. The buttons are laid-out well so you don’t hit a wrong button when you meant to push another. In this regard, much better than a couple of the Canon Elph models I tried previously. Build quality itself seems very good, but I do notice some noise in the zoom motor when playing back videos.
Leave it on SmartAuto. Your photos will be good 99% of the time. But if you think you will get DSLR-quality images with this camera? Heck, no! You can’t expect that with a camera this price. This camera is not that great in low light if you don’t use the flash; when there’s not enough light your photos will be grainy. It takes *very good* photos outdoors on a sunny day—but almost any camera will give you the same. I’d even go so far to say that some Smartphones will take better photos than this camera.
No matter where you’re shooting make sure you can hold steady while shooting-sure, this has digital image stabilization, but it’s not as good as optical stabilization. And as far as I can tell, the Digital IS is only active when you choose the “Digital IS” setting by choosing Program-FuncSet-and right clicking the control wheel to Digital IS. This is disappointing that it’s not available on all settings.
The menus are typical Canon, and there is no dial like the more expensive cameras have.
No optical viewfinder for those of you wanting to know. The LCD screen is average quality, not enough “dots”, so when you take a photo and look at it on the camera’s screen, it doesn’t look nearly as good as when you upload it to your computer. I think I’m spoiled by my Sony cameras that have 921,000 dots, compared to this Canon that has only 230,000 dots.
It’s a little slow between shots, there is “processing” lag, especially when using the flash.
Videos are “ok” with this camera, 720p is fine for those with an older computer. If you want a camera that has GREAT video I would suggest one of the Sony HX models like the HX10V which I own Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 16x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) (2012 Model), but you will pay a lot more for that camera – IMHO Sony cameras are hands-down the best at video. Back to this Canon: Yes, this Canon has audio with the video, but it’s not stereo. You cannot optically zoom during the video, but you can do so before you first press the video button. If you DO use the zoom button after pushing the video button, it will be CRUMMY-looking digital zoom and you will hear noticeable zoom motor noise/clicking, at least on this camera I did.
I wish it had FEWER megapixels than 16 MP. The sensor, being a 1/2.3 like most cheaper cameras, is too small. More megapixels are NOT better unless the sensor size is also larger to go along with it. This is part of the reason these cameras are crummy in low-light situations. Of course, you will pay a LOT more for a camera with a larger sensor, at least $300+. So this Canon will “do” – there’s always some kind of sacrifice one makes when choosing a camera.
One thing I really like about this is the use of a lithium ion battery as opposed to AA batteries, and it has a separate battery charger. It also comes with Canon photo editing software, which I’ve used for years and I think is better than Picasa, although there are less editing features to choose.
No internal memory at all, so make sure you buy an SDHC card if you don’t already have one-otherwise you will be…
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|Excellent Camera – Highly Recommend,
I have owned the same Olympus camera for the past 12 years. I refused to get rid of the big and bulky older model because it took such high quality pictures. I didn’t think any camera out there could top it but I was wrong. This little camera packs a lot of bang for the buck. My old camera didn’t zoom in very closely but I can get great close ups with my new PowerShot. I was looking for a less bulky smaller camera and I have to admit that when I pulled it out of the box my first reaction was that it’s definitely smaller and I hope it takes good pics. This camera is slightly larger than a deck of cards. I took it to a festival and hoped and prayed that the pictures would take. I downloaded them as soon as I got home. The quality is superb! It’s even better than my old Olympus. My husband was so impressed with my tiny camera that now he wants to get rid of his 10 year old model Cannon for one. His words “I can’t believe that little bitty camera took those great shots.” Pics are not grainy, dim or distorted and true to colors. I carry it everywhere with me now in my purse which is something I would not do with my bulky older model. I love the color of the camera too. I ordered the red but it actually looks more pink to me which is what I was hoping for any way. You will not be disappointed with this camera. I am a point-and-shoot picture taker who doesn’t want to mess with shutters, settings or anything else and this camera is absolutely perfect for me. I highly recommend it for other point-and-shooters as well. The price just can’t be beat. I should also mention that it was a toss up between purchasing a Canon and a much more expensive Nikon Coolpix. I chose the Canon after reading the reviews here and I’m glad I did. I am extremely pleased with my purchase. Worth mentioning: It was packaged very well and arrived quickly. I ordered it two days before the festival, next day service, hoping that I might I get it in time. I did and was able to load the memory card, charge the battery (another feature I love – rechargeable battery) and read the operator’s manual before the next morning.
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|Canon PowerShot A2300,
This camera is just another in a long line of excellent point & shoots from Canon. This one is a slip-in-your-pocket, fully automatic. I am partial to Canon. The best price I found on the Internet was at Amazon. I especially like the 28mm Wide-angle lens. With 16 MP it is as powerful as any P & S on the market. With the 5 X Zoom this is an excellent camera for portraits and other subjects indoors or around the yard. Mine came with a stylish red casing. I bought it as a gift for my wife. She was very pleased. I have been an amateur photographer since the middle 1980s. Canon is always my first choice.
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