Canon PowerShot A620 Silver 7.1 MP 4X Optical Zoom Digital Camera

The Canon A620 is something new on the compact camera horizon: An affordable, well-featured 7.1 MP compact great for the enthusiasts watching the budget. It’s newly equipped with the amazing DIGIC II processor and a 2.0 vari-angle LCD, and has a wealth of options, including a 4x optical zoom.

The A620's 7.1 mega pixel CCD has enough detail for large prints, and you can shoot on any setting from full auto to full manual control. In addition, a sort of user guide is available by the integrated function button in the center of the four-way buttons on the back. The A620 supports video, too, up to a minute long, with the QVGA format at 60fps, or in VGA at 30fps at any length your storage will allow.

There is nothing here that looks like a 'budget' model at all; image quality is excellent, it's very well built, it handles well and it has a real wealth of photographic features that make it suitable for everyone from the absolute beginner to the more experienced photographer wanting more control over the picture taking process. Like previous Canon models, it's a great first camera for anyone wanting to learn photography, being both affordable and well-featured enough to grow with you. A fine purchase for gifts, vacation or family use!