Canon PowerShot A95 Digital Camera

Pros: Great pics, many picture modes, battery life, size
Cons: Only 3x zoom, shutter lag

This is an amazing camera. I bought one for my son for a skiing trip in Switzerland. Liked it so much that I bought one for myself. Took up on the slopes. Pictures were almost as good as my Canon Digital Rebel. I always carry a camera with me, and this one is small enough to take almost anywhere. Not as powerful as Digital Rebel, but good for most daily shots. I would recommend this for photographers who want to be ready to take pics at all times, but don't want to carry SLR all the time. Since I owned a Canon Digital Rebel, the A95 was extremely easy to learn as it has most of the picture modes of the SLR plus some. Really nice to use in Manual mode as can see on screen the effects of changing speed and aperture. I wish the Digital Rebel had that feature.

Pros: Good picture quality, strong and durable
Cons: Very long shutter lag.

I have had my A95 for a year and a half now. It is a very decent camera. Although 5.0 megapixels isn't the greatest anymore like it was when I got it, I think the pictures turn out great.
I have to say this is also one robust camera. I took it along with me to Europe for vacation. I accidentally dropped it on cement floor from about 3 feet off the ground. It dented the top of the camera but it still works great. (Kinda hurts the resale value though).
Also, I would not recommend this camera if you are one to take quick snapshots. There is about a 4-5 second lag between when you push the button and when the picture is taken.

Pros: Easy to use, takes great pictures, not real expensive
Cons: Owners manual in Spanish,French, and some other languages.

I shopped around, quite a bit for a digital camera and I couldn't be more happy with the Canon A95. It takes awesome photos and is very easy to operate.

Pros: good quality pictures, many features
Cons: a little heavier than some digitals

I am very happy with the A95. I researched digitals for many months before purchasing. It has many features, so it does require reading the booklet to utilize them, but it's also easy to use as a point and shoot.

Pros: Swivel screen, great photo quality, high resolution, 14 different shooting modes
Cons: A bit bulky, battery life runs out quite fast, memory card capacity

After becoming annoyed with the lack of justice a 1.5 megapixel camera provided me and becoming increasingly interested in digital photography, I decided to opt out my FujiFilm FinePix1300 for the Canon Powershot A95. What I got was a whole lot more bang for my buck.

Picture Quality

Pros: great pictures, great flash, 14 shooting modes, big screen, uses AA batteries.
Cons: If you use the screen a lot it drains the batteries.

My mom gave the Cannon A95 to me and my husband for a wedding present. We just love it!! We used it at the wedding and the honeymoon. We also love the fact that it takes video. I use it everyday.

Pros: inexpensive and widely available memory & batteries
Cons: can't disable the flashing light on front of camera in self-timer mode

Extremely pleased with this camera. Exposure control from completely auto to completely manual allows one to grab a quick snapshot or utilize advanced photography techniques.

Images require very little tweaking in Photoshop. Color is dead-on, sharpness is above average from my experience with digitals.Small enough to keep with you at all times for those unexpected photo opportunities.

I like doing candid street photos in available light, composing the photo and letting the self-timer do the work while I look away in a "non-chalant" manner. The flashing beam on the front of the camera during the self-timer delay can be a give-away. I have, however, purchased a package of stick-on dots from an office supply store (used for color-coding files) to place over the lamp -- problem solved.

I'm having fun with this camera, creating some great images, and exploring it's capabilities.You'll have fun doing the same ... get it without hesitation.