Canon - PowerShot A540 Digital Camera Review

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SunshineDog
Covington, LA

I love this little camera and get lots of great pics.

married, married, with pets, an amateur photographer, considers safety, love to travel, expecting good, fair service, a busy person, pc-user

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Pros

Downloads easily with Windows XP, easy to hold, more features than I know how to use, takes exceptionally good videos, easy on batteries, Great value for the price, pretty durable, good picture quality

Cons

auto flash is not perfect

NOV

2007

I have gotten a LOT of use from this camera and been extremely pleased with it. I have figured out ways to bypass the auto flash for certain lighting situations (there may be another way to to that explained in the book, which I haven't finished reading.) It takes beautiful, clear outdoor pictures and good detailed close up shots. I use it for dog training photos, vacation pictures, family photos, and at work for accident scenes and death investigations. The detail I get is amazing and Ni-Cad rechargeable batteries last a LONG time in this camera. Regular "off the shelf" batteries can also be used in this camera. I reccomend getting a 512mb or larger memory card if you don't get one as a package deal when buying this camera. Then you can take hundreds of pictures without worrying about running out of space. Great video capability. Large screen on back as well as regular view-finder. It's just a great little camera.

Last edited on Nov 28, 2007

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Nice pics. Enjoyed your review too.

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Canon PowerShot A540
Key Features	Image Sensor Type CCD Resolution 6.2 Megapixel Optical Zoom 4x Camera Type Standard Point and Shoot Weight 0.4 lb. Family Line Canon PowerShot
Lens	Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses Optical Zoom 4x 35mm Zoom Lens 35 - 140 mm Digital Zoom 4x Focus Range 999 in. (w) / 999 in. (t) Macro Focus Range 2 - 18 in. (w) Focal Length 5.8 - 23.2 mm
Image Quality	Camera Resolution 6.2 Megapixel Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2816 x 2112 • 2272 x 1704 • 1600 x 1200
Video	Video Resolutions 320 x 240 (QVGA) • 640 x 480 (VGA) • 160 x 120 Video Speed 30 fps Video Format AVI • Motion JPEG
Exposure Control	Aperture Range f2.6/f5.5 (w/t) Shutter Speed 15 - 1/2000 sec White Balance Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset) • Halogen ... Frames Per Second 2.3 Frames
Storage	Memory Type Multimedia Card • SD Card Compression Modes Fine • SuperFine • Normal Compression Type JPEG • EXIF 2.2 • DPOF 1.1 File Size (High Res.) 2.29 MB (56 images on 128MB card) File Size (Low Res.) 0.12 MB (about 1,067 images on 128MB card)
Flash	ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 80
Viewfinder / Display	Viewfinder Optical LCD Panel With LCD Panel LCD Panel Size 2.5 in. LCD Screen Resolution 85,000 pixels LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Interfaces	Interface Type USB Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply	Battery Type 2 x AA Batteries
Included Features	Self Timer 12 Sec. Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker
Dimensions	Width 3.56 in. Depth 1.7 in. Height 2.52 in. Weight 0.4 lb.
Miscellaneous	Included Accessories 2 x AA Batteries • Software • USB Cable • Video Cable • Hand Strap • 16 MB Memory Card Release Date March, 2006 MPN 1118B001 Product ID 30041971
Product MPN	MPN 1118B001

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