Customer Rating: 
Summary: Nice Value (Yes, the price here is antiquated...)
Comment: Pros: Great shots; Long battery life
Cons: A bit bulky, unintuitive learning curve for some features
Summary: I bought one of the sexy, tiny, waterproof, shockproof, does-your-laundry Olympus's at about the same time as this one...and must say that this camera outdoes it and a lot of its competition in picture quality. That goes double in sunlit conditions.
I hadn't replaced my digital camera for years, and being able to interchange lenses on a sub-$400 camera is mindblowing to me...way to go, Canon!
The fact that it takes 4 standard "AA" batteries is a double-edged sword, with generic rechargeables and cheap alkalines readily available, as well as unbelievable battery life. Almost two months and I haven't changed them yet. Still, it makes it a bit less travel worthy from bulk, as does the protruding power lens which is always a danger of extending in my ever packed briefcase where I'm forced to carry it on business. Still, the flush set power button is well designed to help eliminate that problem.
I'd say my only serious beef with this otherwise fine piece of equipment is the fact that a few features that should be quickly and intuitively available are not. Thumbnails in review mode involves zooming out, which took me a while to figure out--yes, I figure this out on business travel wihtout benefit of the admittedly ample documentation manuals. Flash on/off, macro functions and timer are not that hard to get to, but when you're new to this camera and need to toggle through menus onscreen that have little or no symbolism on the camera's body to guide you, you're going to lose some prime photo opportunities.
Still, if you like Canons and want very good value for money, this one is a winner. AND YES, YOU CAN SAFELY IGNORE THE OUTDATED PRICE...NOT SURE IF AMAZON IS STILL A LEGITIMATE WAY TO GET THIS OLDER MODEL.
Customer Rating:
Summary: People!!!! Do Not Buy This $300 Camera For $700!!!!!!!
Comment: I have an a620 I bought in January, 2006 and paid approx $325 dollars for it even way back then. Anybody who would spend this price ($699) for the a620 obviously has no idea of the real price of cameras are on the market, and would be taken big time on this one. Google in the a620 and you will see the real price of this camera.
You can buy the Canon Digital Rebel XSi SLR 12 mega pixel camera for a lot less than this point and shoot camera....Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black). The a620 is a great camera at 7.1 mega pixels, but it isn't worth no $700. (Unless you just don't care what you spend) Don't be taken!! I've seen nothing that tells me that there are optional accessories included on the a620.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Priceless for Candid Shots!
Comment: I purchased the A620 two years ago. Though I wish it could be lighter and more compact than it is, I gladly put up with these minor inconveniences for such a wonderful tool. The picture quality is outstanding for a point and shoot but the real gem is the flip out screen. I have been able to capture pics of photo shy folks countless times because the subjects didn't know the lens was pointed at them. By opening the flip out to 45 degrees, then standing sideways to subject, I use screen to frame subject then capture them un-posed. Super!
Canon would be smart to continue this feature on at least one of their P&S models. I will be very disappointed to lose the "candid ability" should my Canon A620 ever fail.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointing performance
Comment: I've owned this camera for two years and taken 528 photos on three vacations. Then, suddenly the image processor failed. The only option is to send to Canon for a repair costing nearly half what I paid for the Camera plus shipping, and wait at least two weeks.
Im shopping for another camera and it won't be a Canon Powershot...
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best PAS digital camera!
Comment: I have owned the A620 for a few years now and have to say it is one of the best, if not the, point-and-shoot digital cameras out. As people have mentioned before it's a little "heavier" than a plain PAS as there are multiple shooting modes and options. It is also VERY durable as I have dropped mine a few times already. I have noticed though that there are slight delays with the flash during heavy use..which is understable since it operates on 4 AA's. The pictures are OUTSTANDING follwing Canon's image lineage. You can also get after market tele lenses and etc. also.
The camera itself feels great and has a nice weight to it. It's not a light, cutesy, hip-pocket charmer. What I really like about it is the quality of the video. It has a "film" look about it..not that "live" video look..kinda cool.
I HIGHLY recommend the A620 if you are looking to move up a little from the cutesy pocket camera that you're toting around and to get some higher quality pictures.
Summary: Nice Value (Yes, the price here is antiquated...)
Comment: Pros: Great shots; Long battery life
Cons: A bit bulky, unintuitive learning curve for some features
Summary: I bought one of the sexy, tiny, waterproof, shockproof, does-your-laundry Olympus's at about the same time as this one...and must say that this camera outdoes it and a lot of its competition in picture quality. That goes double in sunlit conditions.
I hadn't replaced my digital camera for years, and being able to interchange lenses on a sub-$400 camera is mindblowing to me...way to go, Canon!
The fact that it takes 4 standard "AA" batteries is a double-edged sword, with generic rechargeables and cheap alkalines readily available, as well as unbelievable battery life. Almost two months and I haven't changed them yet. Still, it makes it a bit less travel worthy from bulk, as does the protruding power lens which is always a danger of extending in my ever packed briefcase where I'm forced to carry it on business. Still, the flush set power button is well designed to help eliminate that problem.
I'd say my only serious beef with this otherwise fine piece of equipment is the fact that a few features that should be quickly and intuitively available are not. Thumbnails in review mode involves zooming out, which took me a while to figure out--yes, I figure this out on business travel wihtout benefit of the admittedly ample documentation manuals. Flash on/off, macro functions and timer are not that hard to get to, but when you're new to this camera and need to toggle through menus onscreen that have little or no symbolism on the camera's body to guide you, you're going to lose some prime photo opportunities.
Still, if you like Canons and want very good value for money, this one is a winner. AND YES, YOU CAN SAFELY IGNORE THE OUTDATED PRICE...NOT SURE IF AMAZON IS STILL A LEGITIMATE WAY TO GET THIS OLDER MODEL.
Customer Rating:
Summary: People!!!! Do Not Buy This $300 Camera For $700!!!!!!!
Comment: I have an a620 I bought in January, 2006 and paid approx $325 dollars for it even way back then. Anybody who would spend this price ($699) for the a620 obviously has no idea of the real price of cameras are on the market, and would be taken big time on this one. Google in the a620 and you will see the real price of this camera.
You can buy the Canon Digital Rebel XSi SLR 12 mega pixel camera for a lot less than this point and shoot camera....Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black). The a620 is a great camera at 7.1 mega pixels, but it isn't worth no $700. (Unless you just don't care what you spend) Don't be taken!! I've seen nothing that tells me that there are optional accessories included on the a620.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Priceless for Candid Shots!
Comment: I purchased the A620 two years ago. Though I wish it could be lighter and more compact than it is, I gladly put up with these minor inconveniences for such a wonderful tool. The picture quality is outstanding for a point and shoot but the real gem is the flip out screen. I have been able to capture pics of photo shy folks countless times because the subjects didn't know the lens was pointed at them. By opening the flip out to 45 degrees, then standing sideways to subject, I use screen to frame subject then capture them un-posed. Super!
Canon would be smart to continue this feature on at least one of their P&S models. I will be very disappointed to lose the "candid ability" should my Canon A620 ever fail.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointing performance
Comment: I've owned this camera for two years and taken 528 photos on three vacations. Then, suddenly the image processor failed. The only option is to send to Canon for a repair costing nearly half what I paid for the Camera plus shipping, and wait at least two weeks.
Im shopping for another camera and it won't be a Canon Powershot...
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best PAS digital camera!
Comment: I have owned the A620 for a few years now and have to say it is one of the best, if not the, point-and-shoot digital cameras out. As people have mentioned before it's a little "heavier" than a plain PAS as there are multiple shooting modes and options. It is also VERY durable as I have dropped mine a few times already. I have noticed though that there are slight delays with the flash during heavy use..which is understable since it operates on 4 AA's. The pictures are OUTSTANDING follwing Canon's image lineage. You can also get after market tele lenses and etc. also.
The camera itself feels great and has a nice weight to it. It's not a light, cutesy, hip-pocket charmer. What I really like about it is the quality of the video. It has a "film" look about it..not that "live" video look..kinda cool.
I HIGHLY recommend the A620 if you are looking to move up a little from the cutesy pocket camera that you're toting around and to get some higher quality pictures.