Product Description
Featuring a high-tech design with aluminium front cover and metallic handgrip, the Canon PowerShot A60 combines a sense of both the modern and the traditional. Despite its entry-level designation in Canon's digital line-up, the 2-megapixel PowerShot A60 is a surprisingly advanced model with excellent picture quality and more manual features than you'll find on most digital point-and-shoots.
Optics and Resolution: the PowerShot A60 features a 2-megapixel sensor that can capture images up to 1,600 x 1,200 pixels, producing print enlargements up to 8 by 10 inches. It's also equipped with a 3x optical zoom lens (35-105mm, f/2.8-4.8) to cover a wide selection of photographic opportunities, as well as a 2.5x digital zoom. The PowerShot A60 also features Canon's five-point AiAF (Artificial intelligence Auto Focus) system for focusing accuracy, shutter speeds of 15 to 1/2,000 second, and fast sequence shooting at a rate of 2.6 frames per second (fps).
Movie Mode: shoot up to three minutes of MPEG video at resolutions up to 320 x 240 pixels with sound, editing controls, and VCR-like playback. The movies aren't camcorder quality, but they're fun, convenient and perfect as e-mail attachments. The camera can also attach voice memos or sound files of up to 60 seconds to each image.
More Features: offering a wider scope for photographic experimentation, Canon has also included manual, aperture priority and shutter priority exposure modes. These modes are supported by a metering system that boasts evaluative, centre-weighted average and spot options. Canon's DIGIC (DIGital Imaging Core) processor ensures excellent colour rendition and white balance for every shot, as well as super-fast auto focusing, noise-free imaging, and advanced flash exposure performance.
Other features include:
- 1.5-inch TFT (transreflective) LCD monitor.
- built-in flash with auto, on, off, manual, and red-eye reduction modes
- shot modes include manual, portrait, landscape, night scene, stitch assist and more
Storage and Transfer: images and video are stored on CompactFlash memory cards (Type I only) and the included 16 MB card holds approximately 26 images at the Large/Fine setting. Files can be downloaded to either a Mac or PC via USB connectivity, which means it can be connected to any USB-based Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or later computer without installing any software.
Printing: Canon has introduced a series of printers designed to work directly with its line-up of digital cameras. Using these printers, no computer is required--simply connect the camera to the printer and start printing. Printers include Canon's bubble jet direct printers S830D and S530D, and card photo printer CP-100. Of course, photos from your camera can also be printed on any home computer system with an inkjet printer, sent off for online processing, or simply enjoyed on your computer screen.
Power, Size and Contents: the camera is powered by four AA batteries (alkalines included; rechargeable NiMH batteries recommended). It measures 4.0 by 2.5 by 1.3 inches and weighs 7.6 ounces (without batteries). This package includes the PowerShot A60 digital camera, 16 MB CompactFlash card, four AA batteries, USB and AV cables, wrist strap, and ArcSoft Camera Suite CD-ROM and USB drivers for Windows and Mac.
Movies complete with sound up to three minutes long--now you can shoot movies right from your digital camera while a built-in speaker clearly records sound. When you replay them on the LCD screen, you'll enjoy VCR-like operations including next frame, previous frame, fast forward and fast reverse. You can even jump to the start or end of a clip and edit out unwanted scenes.
Manufacturer's Description
The Canon PowerShot A60 gives you all the benefits of digital photography in an easy to use package. You can shoot, review, and then share your photos far more quickly and conveniently than was ever possible with analogue.The PowerShot A60 can magnify by approximately 7.5x, whilst offering 2.0 million pixels - enough for detailed prints on conventional A5 paper.Canon's DIGIC processor works ultra fast to process all the camera's electronic functions simultaneously, from Auto White Balance to Autofocus. With Canon's AiAF five point auto focus system, any subject in the foreground of the scene is accurately focused even if it is not in the center of the frame. If you want to focus on something further away, you can also override this feature.Canon's direct print function allows you to plug the camera straight into the printer, so you can print without a computer. You can also plug the PowerShot A60 straight into your TV, or import the pictures into your computer and send them via e-mail.The Canon PowerShot A60 is the ideal camera for capturing family activities or for people wishing to explore the possibilities of Digital Photography. The camera allows any enthusiastic beginner to record and share their experiences with loved ones, spontaneously and economically.
Customer Reviews
Great Pictures, Everytime, January 5, 2005
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Reviewer: James Tully from United Kingdom |
This is a great 2mp camera that will deliver great quality pictures all time. I have recently upgraded to the canon ixus 500 but only because i required larger prints. This is ideal for the beginner in digital photography as it is so easy and simple to operate but also has enough features to keep the more serious photograpers happy. In the 3 years i've had my camera i really can't fault it in any way. If your looking for great photo's at a great price i highly recommend the canon A60. 
