Home > Consumer Reviews > Canon PowerShot A1000 IS Digital Camera - Grey (10.0MP, 4x Optical Zoom) 2.5 LCD

I bought this camera as a replacement for a Kodak C875 6mp. It pales into insignificance when compared to the Kodak. Build quality poor, photographs poor, Screen almost useless (I have to use the viewfinder because the quality is so bad). It has certainly made me question ever buying another Canon Camera. I will be generous and give it 2 stars but would advise anyone to buy this camera there are plenty of others on the market with far superior build quality, easy of use, screen definition and durability and superior photographs.

An ill conceived camera by a normal well respected company.

Excellent camera great pics handles well, forget the carping over size and handgrips, its not a problem. The ability of being able to use the veiwfinder is worth its weight in gold, no more missed shots just aim and shoot.
So the screen only has 115000 pixels, so what? you only use it to review the shot for which purpose its perfectly adequate.

Glad i bought it

We had to replace our Canon A75 which packed up during our holidays. The A1000IS is much smaller, but packs a lot of functions. However, it is very easy to use and the instructions are very clear. I would recommend it to anyone.

I chose this model because I wanted a compact camera with moderate zoom and an optical viewfinder. I was further attracted by the voice memo feature. The images are excellent but in every other respect it has been a major disappointment. The optical viewfinder is tiny and awkwardly placed. The "voice memo" is so clumsy as to be useless. The battery monitor warns constantly that the battery is low, even with the new cells supplied, and my camera won't work with rechargable cells at all - even fresh from the charger. The controls are fiddly and it is hard to hold the camera securely without pressing a button by mistake. The specification looks good but I have found this camera utterly frustrating to use.

This is a superb little camera. Very compact with excellent optics and easyto use.
It has the advantage of an eye level optical viewfinder as well as the screen which is very useful when taking pictures in bright sunlight conditions when the screen image is difficult to see.
All menus are easy to follow and it is designed to suit both the complete beginner as well as those with some knowledge of photography.
My only grouse -no manual settings -otherwise I would have rated it 5 stars.