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Canon PowerShot A60 Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot G5 Digital Camera
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 Digital Camera
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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
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 typeCCDCCDCMOSMOS
Sensor size0.21 in0.28 in
N/A
0.68 in
Sensor photo detectors2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:34:3
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution1600 x 1200 px2592 x 1944 px5472 x 3648 px4112 x 3088 px
Other resolutions
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
  • 4112x3088
  • 4272x2856
  • 4480x2520
  • 3088x3088
  • 2976x2232
  • 3120x2086
  • 3840x2160
  • 2240x2240
  • 2048x1536
  • 2112x1408
  • 1920x1080
  • 1536x1536
Processor
N/A
N/A
DIGIC 7Venus
Image sensor format
N/A
N/A
N/A
Four Thirds

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
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
Maximum image resolution1600 x 1200 px2592 x 1944 px5472 x 3648 px4112 x 3088 px
White balance presets6685
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoOpticalOptical
Uncompressed formatNoRAWRAWRAW
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
125100
ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
1280051200
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
2560025600
White balance modes
N/A
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Supported image file formats
N/A
N/A
JPEG
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
N/A
N/A
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Art
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
N/A
100

Optics and focus

Optical zoom3.0 x4.0 x4.2 x3.1 x
Digital zoom2.5 x4.1 x4.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.822.81.7
Maximum aperture4.831.81.7
Focal length equiv35 - 10535 - 14024 - 10024 - 75
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
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Normal focus range18.11 in19.69 in1.97 in19.69 in
Macro focus range1.97 in1.97 in1.97 in1.18 in
Number of focus points5
N/A
3149
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Auto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Image stabiliser
N/A
N/A
OpticalOptical
Filter thread
N/A
N/A
noyes
Folded optics
N/A
N/A
nono
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.69 in

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size1.5 in1.8 in3.0 in3.0 in
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD
Touch screennonoyesno
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOptical
Optical
NoneElectronic
Articulated LCD
N/A
N/A
yesno
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
3:2
N/A
Screen dots
N/A
N/A
1040000921000
Field of view
N/A
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.38 in
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
2764000.0 px
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.39 x

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed15.0 s15.0 s1.0 s60.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus2233
Exposure compensation minus-2-2-3-3
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/3
Built-in flashyesyesyesno
Flash range2.5577
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashnoyesnoyes
Continuous drive2.6 fps2.5 fps8.0 fps11.0 fps
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
Shooting modes
N/A
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/2000 sec1/16000 sec
Manual exposure mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Auto exposure lock
N/A
N/A
yesyes
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
1/3
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
Self-timer delay
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogram
N/A
N/A
yesyes
AE frames
N/A
N/A
3
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
Subject / scene modes
N/A
N/A
yesno
Metering modes
N/A
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D support
N/A
N/A
nono
Manual settings
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Camera shutter type
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hot shoe

Videography features

Maximum resolution320 x 240 px320 x 240 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
N/A
N/A
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD type
N/A
N/A
Full HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
N/A
N/A
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
N/A
59.95 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone type
N/A
N/A
StereoStereo
Speaker type
N/A
N/A
MonoMono
Supported audio file formats
N/A
N/A
AACAAC
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompactCompact
Colour of productSilverBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
Environmentally sealednononono

Dimensions

Weight7.58 oz14.46 oz10.37 oz12.38 oz
Width3.98 in4.76 in4.15 in4.52 in
Height1.26 in2.75 in2.4 in2.61 in
Depth2.52 in2.91 in1.66 in2.17 in

Storage

Internal storage16.0 mB32.0 mB
N/A
N/A
Storage typesCompact Flash Type ICompact Flash Type I/II
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Compatible memory cards
N/A
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots
N/A
N/A
11
Camera file system
N/A
N/A
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Battery technologyAlkaline
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Power source type
N/A
N/A
BatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)
N/A
N/A
240350
Rechargeable battery
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of batteries supported
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1025.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2 V

Connectivity

USB version1.01.02.02.0
Remote controlNoyesyesNo
HDMI
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDMI connector type
N/A
N/A
MicroMicro
USB port
N/A
N/A
yesyes
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB B
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
nono
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
nono
Wireless
N/A
N/A
Built-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
PictBridge
N/A
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
nono
AV output
N/A
N/A
nono

Other features

Timelapse recordingnoyesyesyes
Orientation sensornoyesyesyes
GPS
N/A
N/A
yesno
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
noyes
Languages support
N/A
N/A
Multi
N/A
Calendar
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Energy Star certified
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • FRE
  • DEU
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating

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