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Canon PowerShot A60 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A60
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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera
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Nikon Coolpix 900 Digital Camera
Nikon Coolpix 900
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3 editorial reviews
Review posted 8/13/03 Click to take a QTVR tour of the A60 The 2-megapixel PowerShot A60 (and the physically identical 3-megapixel Powershot A70) incorporates numerous high-end features including a 3x optical zoom lens, 5-point AiAF autofocus system, enhanced Movie Mode with Sound for clips up to 3-minutes,Read more
Canon PowerShot A60Read more
Steve's Conclusion Canon's Powershot A60 is an excellent choice for those wanting an easy to use, fully featured yet compact two-megapixel camera. If you want the same feature set in a three-megapixel model then check out the Powershot A70. Many of us find today's ultra-compact cameras too smallRead more
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Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCMOSCCD
Sensor size0.21 in
N/A
0.21 in
Sensor photo detectors2.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx1.0 Mpx
Effective pixels2.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx1.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
4:3
Max resolution1600 x 1200 px5472 x 3648 px1280 x 960 px
Other resolutions
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
640x480
Processor
N/A
DIGIC 7
N/A

Image

ISO
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • Auto
64
Maximum image resolution1600 x 1200 px5472 x 3648 px
N/A
White balance presets685
Custom white balanceyesyesno
Image stabilization typeNoOpticalNo
Uncompressed formatNoRAWNo
ISO Auto
N/A
yes
N/A
ISO minimum
N/A
125
N/A
ISO maximum
N/A
12800
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
25600
N/A
White balance modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
N/A
Supported image file formats
N/A
JPEG
N/A
Photo effects
N/A
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
N/A
Image stabilizer
N/A
yes
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
N/A

Optics and focus

Optical zoom3.0 x4.2 x3.0 x
Digital zoom2.5 x4.0 x2.0 x
Minimum aperture2.82.82.4
Maximum aperture4.81.83.6
Focal length equiv35 - 10524 - 10038 - 115
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Single
  • Live View
  • AI Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyesyesNo
Normal focus range18.11 in1.97 in19.69 in
Macro focus range1.97 in1.97 in7.87 in
Number of focus points531
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto/Manual
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yes
N/A
Image stabiliser
N/A
Optical
N/A
Filter thread
N/A
no
N/A
Folded optics
N/A
no
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size1.5 in3.0 in2.0 in
Screen technologyLCDLCD
N/A
Touch screennoyesno
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalNone
Optical
Articulated LCD
N/A
yes
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
3:2
N/A
Screen dots
N/A
1040000
N/A
Field of view
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
yes
N/A

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed15.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesno
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus232
Exposure compensation minus-2-3-2
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/2
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range2.57
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
External flashnonono
Continuous drive2.6 fps8.0 fps
N/A
Self-timeryesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
10
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/2000 sec
N/A
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yes
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
1/3
N/A
Self-timer delay
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
Histogram
N/A
yes
N/A
AE frames
N/A
3
N/A
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yes
N/A
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
3D support
N/A
no
N/A
Manual settings
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompact
Colour of productSilverBlack
N/A
Environmentally sealednonono

Dimensions

Weight7.58 oz10.37 oz14.82 oz
Width3.98 in4.15 in6.18 in
Height1.26 in2.4 in2.95 in
Depth2.52 in1.66 in1.38 in

Storage

Internal storage16.0 mB
N/A
N/A
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Compact Flash
Compatible memory cards
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
Memory slots
N/A
1
N/A
Camera file system
N/A
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
N/A

Power

Battery technologyAlkaline
Lithium-Ion
Alkaline
Power source type
N/A
Battery
N/A
Battery life (CIPA)
N/A
240
N/A
Rechargeable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of batteries supported
N/A
1
N/A

Connectivity

USB version1.02.0
N/A
Remote controlNoyesNo
HDMI
N/A
yes
N/A
HDMI connector type
N/A
Micro
N/A
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB B
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless
N/A
Built-In
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
PictBridge
N/A
yes
N/A
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
no
N/A
AV output
N/A
no
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingnoyesno
Orientation sensornoyesno
GPS
N/A
yes
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
Languages support
N/A
Multi
N/A

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