The A4000 IS is top dog in Canon's PowerShot A-series of entry-level point-and-shoot compacts. It's a bit more classic and a bit more basic than models the Canon Ixus range, but it still comes loaded with a...

Compact design; Modern look; Easy to use

TN screen: poor viewing angles; crazy colours and contrast; Video mode: video noise; contrast; mono sound; digital zoom; Lens quality isn't consistent at wide-angle settings; lacks sharpness at telephoto; Limited sensitivity (use 800 ISO if you really must but avoid 1600 ISO

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS review has revealed that this 16 megapixel digital camera is ideal as an entry level camera. Owing to the fact that the functionality is overly simplified and the functions are highly impressive for the beginners who would want to explore the camera.

My Canon PowerShot A4000 IS review shows a beginner-level camera that has some high-end specifications, along with some tough-to-use features.

For a beginner-level camera with a sub-$200 price point, it's not really surprising to see that the Canon PowerShot A4000 IS is a pretty good camera when shooting outdoors in good light and tends to struggle when shooting indoors in low light.

The Canon PowerShot A4000 IS is a 16MP camera that sits at the top of Canon's A-series of affordable, beginner-level compacts. And It really is a compact camera: viewed from the front, the Canon A4000 is not much bigger than a credit card.

The Canon PowerShot A4000 IS is a 16MP camera that sits at the top of Canon's A-series of affordable, beginner-level compacts. And It really is a compact camera: viewed from the front, the Canon A4000 is not much bigger than a credit card.

The A4000 IS is a neat compact camera that's incredibly easy to use and, as such, will appeal if you're a photography beginner -- particularly if you can't afford an IXUS.

Compact design; Accurate colour reproduction; Inexpensive

More noise in some results than there should be; Light streaking in movies; No optical zoom in video mode

Canon's PowerShot A4000 IS crams an 8x optical zoom and image stabilisation into its small body. But can this budget point-and-shoot compact deliver where it counts? The PowerShot A4000 is a fairly no frills compact. It's aimed squarely at those who want the camera to take control.

Close-up macro; budget price point; centre focus works well; includes AF-point zoom in to confirm focus

Misfocusing in auto mode; face detection can go haywire; slow focus and shot-to-shot times; competition offer more extensive features

Camera manufacturers have started to come to their senses and called a truce on the megapixel race – something that has been fairly disastrously for compact cameras' image quality. However, a new battlefront is being drawn over zoom ranges.

The Canon PowerShot A4000 IS is a very compact camera that's easy to use, with dedicated help screens for beginners. It features a high resolution and a long zoom but there's more noise in the results than there ought to be, and some light streaking in movies.