Canon Powershot N Hands On: What a Cute Little Thing

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5974032/canon-powershot-n-hands-on-what-a-cute-little-thing

We spent a short time with the new Canon Powershot N and found that though it's a little awkward to use because of the square body, it's pretty fun at the same time. As a full time camera, the cute gimmicky form factor is limiting but as a little secondary camera? Definitely a good time.

The camera feels chintzy (the flip up screen and its hinge adds to that) but it's light and easily pocketable. Taking a pushing by pushing the lens ring down is kind of fun though trying to zoom by twisting the dial accidentally fired away one too many times. I'm sure with a few more tries, you can easily get it down.

Running through the touchscreen isn't exactly Speedy Gonzalez fast but didn't exactly ruin the experience either. We didn't get a chance to test the N's Wi-Fi connectivity with a smartphone or see the automatic filters it can place on a picture, as the battery died halfway through our hands on.

The Canon N is most definitely an intriguing camera but even for as cute as it looks, we'd still need a bit more convincing that the square camera accessory is worth the 300 bucks.