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Canon PowerShot A60 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A60
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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 typeCCDCCDCMOS
Sensor size0.21 in0.28 in
N/A
Sensor photo detectors2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
Effective pixels2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:34:3
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution1600 x 1200 px2592 x 1944 px5472 x 3648 px
Other resolutions
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
Processor
N/A
N/A
DIGIC 7

Image

ISO
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 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
Maximum image resolution1600 x 1200 px2592 x 1944 px5472 x 3648 px
White balance presets668
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoOptical
Uncompressed formatNoRAWRAW
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
yes
ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
125
ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
12800
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
25600
White balance modes
N/A
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
N/A
N/A
JPEG
Photo effects
N/A
N/A
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
Image stabilizer
N/A
N/A
yes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9

Optics and focus

Optical zoom3.0 x4.0 x4.2 x
Digital zoom2.5 x4.1 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.822.8
Maximum aperture4.831.8
Focal length equiv35 - 10535 - 14024 - 100
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Single
  • Live View
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
  • AI Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyesyes
Normal focus range18.11 in19.69 in1.97 in
Macro focus range1.97 in1.97 in1.97 in
Number of focus points5
N/A
31
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Auto/Manual
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yes
Image stabiliser
N/A
N/A
Optical
Filter thread
N/A
N/A
no
Folded optics
N/A
N/A
no

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size1.5 in1.8 in3.0 in
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD
Touch screennonoyes
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderOptical
Optical
None
Articulated LCD
N/A
N/A
yes
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
3:2
Screen dots
N/A
N/A
1040000
Field of view
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
yes

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed15.0 s15.0 s1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus223
Exposure compensation minus-2-2-3
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/3
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range2.557
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
External flashnoyesno
Continuous drive2.6 fps2.5 fps8.0 fps
Self-timeryesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
Shooting modes
N/A
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/2000 sec
Manual exposure mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Auto exposure lock
N/A
N/A
yes
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
1/3
Self-timer delay
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
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 px320 x 240 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
N/A
N/A
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type
N/A
N/A
Full HD
Supported video file formats
N/A
N/A
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
N/A
59.95 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Microphone type
N/A
N/A
Stereo
Speaker type
N/A
N/A
Mono
Supported audio file formats
N/A
N/A
AAC

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompact
Colour of productSilverBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednonono

Dimensions

Weight7.58 oz14.46 oz10.37 oz
Width3.98 in4.76 in4.15 in
Height1.26 in2.75 in2.4 in
Depth2.52 in2.91 in1.66 in

Storage

Internal storage16.0 mB32.0 mB
N/A
Storage typesCompact Flash Type ICompact Flash Type I/II
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Compatible memory cards
N/A
N/A
  • 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
N/A
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)
N/A
N/A
240
Rechargeable battery
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of batteries supported
N/A
N/A
1

Connectivity

USB version1.01.02.0
Remote controlNoyesyes
HDMI
N/A
N/A
yes
HDMI connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB B
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
no
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless
N/A
N/A
Built-In
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
PictBridge
N/A
N/A
yes
NFC
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
no
AV output
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

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