The Canon PowerShot A2300 is a budget point-and-shoot-compact introduced in January 2012. It has a 16 Megapixel CCD sensor and a 2.7in screen with 230k pixels. The 5x zoom boasts a 28mm wide angle and a bright f2.8 maximum aperture, an improvement on the 4x zooms of the 2011 budget PowerShots.

5x optical zoom; Small and slim; light and sleek; 16 Megapixel Sensor; Dedicated help button

No optical image stabilisation; Digital IS is not full resolution; No optical zoom while in movie mode; Poor High ISO noise performance

I tried to setup the self timer. I read the manual (a PDF document, and on P. 57 it has instructions. It says to press function set, then an icon for self timer. Function set results in a menu with 2 icons that look close to the icon in the manual.

Lightweight/Portable

Difficult to use; Complicated controls/menu

This camera is a great value for the price. I thought the directions were very explicit and made everything about the device easy to use. For the casual photographer pictures will be sharp and colorful. The thin shape makes it easy to take pictures and to carry.

Easy to set up,value for price

Short life battery

After using several Powershot A's and an IXUS 90IS as a companion to my dSLR's I bought this camera after the IXUS took a hit on the street. The thing is cheap, but so were other Canon Powershot A's. The image quality of this thing however is terrible in comparisson. The main problem is noise.

Excellent, but only lasted 5 years, All these pop out lenses don't like grit dirt that make them stick. Camera had a good 5 year life, but fine dirt killed it

The Canon PowerShot A2400 IS and PowerShot A2300 have very good picture quality for their

the better; Fine detail and sharpness are very good up to ISO 200

The lenses require a lot of light or high ISOs when zoomed in

I bought this as a simple-to-use small camera that I could just slip in my pocket. It takes great pictures of exceptional quality, all at a great price!

This was a christmas gift for my son. This camera replaced his broken Sony. He likes this Canon much better than the Sony. This camera takes outstanding pictures in very low light. I have a Kodak and it takes dreadful pictures in low light.

I broke my camera in the battery store - and I'm glad I did. Because I bought a new camera - Cannon A2300 and I love it. It's very easy to use and the pictures come out great - just point and shoot. It's easy to develop them on the computer also. The price is affordable - good value for the money.

I have been able to high definition with superb quality videos on this camera. The effects the camera lets you give to your captures is WOW… They look so cool and different. The battery life is also good. I hve really enjoyed using this camera.