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Our Comments : The Canon a60 is not much different
than the camera it replaces, the A40. A few new
features, lighter weight and a better price, though,
make this an excellent buy for a 2-mexapixel digital
camera.
Canon A60 Digital Camera : Features
2.0 Megapixel
CCD For High Image Quality
With the Canon PowerShot A60 digital camera, spectacular
image quality is effortless. Powerful 2.0 Megapixel
CCDs
ensure
vivid,
sharply
detailed images. Excellent resolution means you can
enlarge and crop with confidence!
High-resolution 3X Optical Zoom Lens, 7.5X Combined
Zoom
The Canon A60 digital cameras are equipped with a genuine
Canon 3x optical zoom lens for high-resolution up-close
coverage.
In
the A60, a 2.5x digital zoom brings the total zoom
to 7.5x. Zooming is quick and seamless for spontaneous
shooting.
Selectable 5-point AiAF and Single-point AF
The choice is yours! Choose single, center-point AF
for the easiest way to sharp focus. Or use the camera’s
sophisticated 5-point AiAF system that lets you put
your subject almost anywhere in the frame. Both systems
ensure precise focus in any shooting situation, whether
the Canon a60 digital camera is held horizontally or
vertically.
Movies Complete With Sound up to 3 Minutes Long
Now you can shoot movies right from the Canon a60 digital
camera while a built-in speaker clearly records sound.
When you replay your movies on the LCD screen of the
Canon a60 digital camera, 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.
Canon A60 Digital Camera : Specifications
Image Capture Device
- Type: 1/2.7 inch
charged coupled device (CCD)
- Total Pixels: Approx.
2.0 million
- Effective Pixels: Approx. 2.0 million
Lens
- Focal Length: 5.4—16.2mm
zoom lens (35mm film equivalent)
- Digital Zoom: 2.5x
- Normal AF: 46cm/1.5ft-infiniti
- Macro AF: 5-46cm/2.0in.-1.5ft.
(wide-angle), 26-46cm/10in.-1.5ft.
- Autofocus System:
Around most of picture area; AF lock and Manual
focus are available
Aperture and Shutter
- Maximum Aperture:
f/2.8-4.8
- Shutter Speed: 15-1/2,500 sec.
- Slow shutter speed
of 1.3 sec is only available in select modes
Viewfinders
- Optical Viewfinder: Real-image
optical zoom viewfinder
- LCD Monitor: 1.5 inch low temperature
polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD
- LCD Pixels:
Approx. 78,000 pixels
- LCD Coverage: 100%
Larger
Images of the Canon A60 Digital Camera
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Overall,
for most camera uses (see our buyers
guide for more information), the Canon A60 digital
camera is an excellent choice.
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the Canon A60 at Amazon.Com
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