How easy is this camera to download pics into your computer & email,I'm not very computer savy & had massive problems with my sony?.

Karen, to answer your question... I find that it is quite easy to download pictures on your computer with the A95. All you got to do is to turn the camera off, place it in review mode, plug the USB cable into it, turn it on and wait til you see the screen open on your monitor, then simply press to download all files. wait and it's done. This might sound a little complicated or anything, but it really isn't. Well, I wanted to thank Dave for giving usa review of the A95, I read it all, even if I had already bought my camera, always want to learn more about it and perhaps learn the weak points and everything.

I'll admit I had a hard time understanding anything, but I was waiting on your review or the one of the site "digitalcamerainfo", but they don't seem to review many cameras... I liked their reviews cuz they also use Imatest and they tell you what the "real pixel" count is... I was hoping you could perhaps tell us too. Another thing, I believe you made a mistake(a typo) when stating the battery life "With worst-case runtime of 1894 minutes in capture mode with the rear panel LCD illuminated", I could be wrong but 1894 minutes seems a bit long, if I'm not mistaken it is 184 minutes. Finally, I was wondering if you knew the read/write speed of the camera.



Like, what speed of memory card should I purchase with it without having a card that is so much faster than the camera can take advantage of.

(Ideally, I'd like those 2 questions, "speed of camera and suggestion of minimal speed of card" to be answered separatly, if you can, of course. Once again thanks for the review!.

Nicolas: Dave writes: __ Well, I wanted to thank Dave for giving usa review of the A95, I read it all, even if I had already bought my camera, always want to learn more about it and perhaps learn the weak points and everything. Well, I found your review to be quite complete, with the Imatest thingy... I'll admit I had a hard time understanding anything, but I was waiting on your review or the one of the site "digitalcamerainfo", but they don't seem to review many cameras... I liked their reviews cuz they also use Imatest and they tell you what the "real pixel" count is... I was hoping you could perhaps tell us too. Another thing, I believe you made a mistake(a typo) when stating the battery life "With worst-case runtime of 1894 minutes in capture mode with the rear panel LCD illuminated", I could be wrong but 1894 minutes seems a bit long, if I'm not mistaken it is 184 minutes.

I know and I understand it is not a FAST camera in this matter, but I would still like to know. Like, what speed of memory card should I purchase with it without having a card that is so much faster than the camera can take advantage of. (Ideally, I'd like those 2 questions, "speed of camera and suggestion of minimal speed of card" to be answered separatly, if you can, of course. Thanks for the kudos, and for the typo catch on the battery life info. You're right, it's 184 minutes, I'll correct that pronto.

(I'm a little leery of numbers like that though, because resolution is such a multi-faceted thing. Resolution and sharpness are different things, resolution sometimes is different vertically than horizontally, etc. - So trying to pin things down to a single number strikes me as a little dangerous. OTOH, I recognize readers' desire to understand what it all boils down to at the end of the day, without reading a treatise on 15 different image-quality variables.) I'll take a look, see what I can come up with. Good point about the write speed issue.

In the case of the A95, it can shot 8 large/fine photos at about 2 seconds/shot without slowing, before it has to wait for the memory card. From that standpoint, card speed isn't likely to make a big difference in your shooting. OTOH though, looking to the future, you're likely going to keep whatever card you're buying now long after you've traded up to another camera. Also, faster cards sometimes let cameras shoot longer video clips without pausing, although I honestly don't know if this is the case with the A95. (I'm pretty sure that it can record about 3 minutes of video, regardless of card speed, but some cameras vary a *lot* in how much video can be recorded depending on whether the card is fast or slow.) My recommendation on the card is to buy a good-quality card from a reputable manufacturer (Lexar and Sandisk are the biggest names) that's reasonably fast, as long as you don't break the bank doing so.

Lexar rates their card speeds explicitly, Sandisk just calls them "Ultra" or "Extreme." - I think the Ultras are the slower of the two, but still plenty quick enough for anything you'd need to worry about. Hope this helps, have fun with your A95! (As you could no doubt tell from my review, I think it's a pretty great little camera.) Dave __ Hope this helps. Forum Admin.

Your link to the sample images appears to be wrong. This is the correct link for the A95 gallery .

Http://www.digital-photography-resource.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=583 This is the link you currently have which links to the A85 gallery .

Http://www.digital-photography-resource.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=571 Awesome review as always btw. I really appreciate all of your work since it makes comparing cameras so much easier. I'm expecting an A95 in the mail any day now btw, I'm glad to see you like it so much. Having to order it even though you didn't have a review for it out was a nailbiter.

Mike: Thanks. We'll take a look at the link and correct as needed. Forum Admin.

I asked on another forum about the best camera for my situation and the A95 was suggested... I've read your review and I would like to thank you for having written such a wonderful and thorough one. I've called around and spoken over the phone with several places that sell digital cameras locally. Both sales people have tried to talk me OUT of buying this camera and have suggested the A85 instead. I have also read your review of the A85 - and the reason I am still leaning towards purchasing the A95 is this: it has a movable/swivel enabled LCD screen. My current camera (a 4 year old Sony Cybershot DSC-S30) has this functionality and I utilize it EVERY time I use the camera...

I have a great deal of difficulty getting my current camera to get the colors true (I photograph a LOT of print fabrics as this is what I sell). True color is very important to me. Do you think this problem is something that will 'dog' me, if I should purchase this model? Thanks for your great site! K.

Thanks for reviewing the Canon A95. I find this site the most informative of review sites on the web. As a first pass I like to read through all the comments to get a feel for Dave's opinion on the camera. But the real benefit of this site is to be able to look at the detailed images and see for yourself how the camera performs. Finally the comparometer feature is the icing on the cake, where you can compare picture quality to a "benchmark" camera of your choice. The energy that went into organizing and developing this site is amazing.

I'm new to digital photography and found the array of choices on the store shelves overwhelming. Through research I have found that the Canon A series seems to have a lot to offer in the pocketable compact camera class for the price. I narrowed down my choices to the pocketable compact camera style for ease of use while travelling and my wife's preferred style of camera(keeping it simple). The versatile functionality of the A series however allows me to learn more about photography (I can even use filters!), although the small lens size severely restricts exploring depth of field control. The two features that are pushing me toward the top-of-line in the A series are the tiltable LCD, which seems very useful, and the larger CCD sensor.

I wish Canon had stayed with 4 megapixels on the A95. I mean realistically, who is going to try printing 14" x 20" photos from a camera of this size, it just doesn't make sense. I also don't see anyone cropping that much either. What do you trade off for this extra megapixel? Image quality in terms of noise at the very least, although I admit that with the large native picture size (14" x 20")it may not be noticeable when compressed down to a normal 4" x 6" picture size. Another comparable camera I looked at was the S60, but I'm having trouble convincing myself to pay an extra CAN$150 for the wider "wide angle" (28 mm is nicer than 35mm).

I think I've found my zone with the A95 in the pocketable compact camera class. As Dave has said in a previous post in this thread, the A95 seems to be a pretty great "little" camera. Can anyone persuade me otherwise? P.S. I hope I don't get into trouble for referring to other review sites but I was impressed with the Buyer's Guide on w*w.dpreview.com. Once you know what camera features you must have, this guide can seriously narrow down your choices.

Then back to Dave's site for head-to-head comparisons of picture quality..