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Canon PowerShot A60 Digital Camera
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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
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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 typeCCDCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.21 in
N/A
N/A
Sensor photo detectors2.0 Mpx
N/A
21.0 Mpx
Effective pixels2.0 Mpx
N/A
20.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
N/A
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution1600 x 1200 px6000 x 4000 px5472 x 3648 px
Other resolutions
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
N/A
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
Image sensor format
N/A
APS-C
N/A
Processor
N/A
DIGIC 7DIGIC 7

Image

ISO
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • Auto
Maximum image resolution1600 x 1200 px6000 x 4000 px5472 x 3648 px
White balance presets6
N/A
8
Custom white balanceyes
N/A
yes
Image stabilization typeNo
N/A
Optical
Uncompressed formatNo
N/A
RAW
ISO minimum
N/A
100125
ISO maximum
N/A
2560012800
White balance modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent L
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
N/A
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
Photo effects
N/A
Neutral
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
Image stabilizer
N/A
yesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
yes
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
25600

Optics and focus

Optical zoom3.0 x3.0 x4.2 x
Digital zoom2.5 x4.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.82.82.8
Maximum aperture4.82.81.8
Focal length equiv35 - 10524 - 7224 - 100
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Single
  • Live View
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
N/A
yes
Normal focus range18.11 in
N/A
1.97 in
Macro focus range1.97 in
N/A
1.97 in
Number of focus points54931
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto/ManualAuto/Manual
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Image stabiliser
N/A
OpticalOptical
Folded optics
N/A
nono
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yes
Filter thread
N/A
N/A
no

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size1.5 in3.0 in3.0 in
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD
Touch screennoyesyes
Live viewyes
N/A
yes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronicNone
Articulated LCD
N/A
yesyes
Display aspect ratio
N/A
3:23:2
Screen dots
N/A
10400001040000
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.39 in
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
2360000.0 px
N/A
Field of view
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
yes

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyes
N/A
yes
Exposure compensation plus2
N/A
3
Exposure compensation minus-2
N/A
-3
Expousure compensation steps1/3
N/A
1/3
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range2.5
N/A
7
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
N/A
no
Continuous drive2.6 fps
N/A
8.0 fps
Self-timeryesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Program
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yesyes
Self-timer delay
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Scene modes
N/A
  • Night landscape
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/2000 sec
Manual exposure mode
N/A
N/A
yes
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
1/3
Histogram
N/A
N/A
yes
AE frames
N/A
N/A
3
Subject / scene modes
N/A
N/A
yes
Metering modes
N/A
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D support
N/A
N/A
no
Manual settings
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution320 x 240 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
N/A
  • 640 x 360
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type
N/A
Full HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
N/A
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
60.0 fps59.95 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps

Design

Body typeCompactSLRCompact
Colour of productSilverBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednoyesno

Dimensions

Weight7.58 oz14.07 oz10.37 oz
Width3.98 in4.53 in4.15 in
Height1.26 in3.07 in2.4 in
Depth2.52 in2.02 in1.66 in

Storage

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

Power

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

Connectivity

USB version1.02.02.0
Remote controlNo
N/A
yes
HDMI
N/A
yesyes
HDMI connector type
N/A
MicroMicro
USB port
N/A
yesyes
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USB B
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
PictBridge
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
no
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless
N/A
N/A
Built-In
AV output
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

Timelapse recordingno
N/A
yes
Orientation sensornoyesyes
GPS
N/A
yesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
Languages support
N/A
N/A
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