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Canon PowerShot A60 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A60
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Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
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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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4.2 out of 5
24 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.21 in
N/A
N/A
Sensor photo detectors2.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels2.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h4:3
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
Max resolution1600 x 1200 px5472 x 3648 px
N/A
Other resolutions
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 5472x3080
  • 4864x3648
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3840x2880
  • 2304x1536
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 720x480
  • 720x408
  • 640x480
N/A
Processor
N/A
DIGIC 7DIGIC 8

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
  • 100
  • 3200
Maximum image resolution1600 x 1200 px5472 x 3648 px5184 x 3888 px
White balance presets68
N/A
Custom white balanceyesyes
N/A
Image stabilization typeNoOptical
N/A
Uncompressed formatNoRAW
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
yes
N/A
ISO minimum
N/A
125100
ISO maximum
N/A
128003200
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
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Supported image file formats
N/A
JPEG
N/A
Photo effects
N/A
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
N/A
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

Optics and focus

Optical zoom3.0 x4.2 x40.0 x
Digital zoom2.5 x4.0 x80.0 x
Minimum aperture2.82.83.3
Maximum aperture4.81.83.3
Focal length equiv35 - 10524 - 100
N/A
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Single
  • Live View
  • AI Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • One Shot Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
N/A
Normal focus range18.11 in1.97 in
N/A
Macro focus range1.97 in1.97 in0.39 in
Number of focus points5319
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto/ManualAuto/Manual
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
yesyes
Image stabiliser
N/A
OpticalOptical
Filter thread
N/A
no
N/A
Folded optics
N/A
no
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size1.5 in3.0 in3.0 in
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD
Touch screennoyes
N/A
Live viewyesyes
N/A
ViewfinderOpticalNone
N/A
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 %100.0 %
Flip-out screen
N/A
yes
N/A

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed15.0 s1.0 s15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyes
N/A
Aperture priorityyesyes
N/A
Exposure compensation plus23
N/A
Exposure compensation minus-2-3
N/A
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
N/A
Built-in flashyesyes
N/A
Flash range2.57
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Slow sync
External flashnono
N/A
Continuous drive2.6 fps8.0 fps
N/A
Self-timeryesyes
N/A
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
N/A
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/2000 sec1/3200 sec
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yesyes
AE EV steps
N/A
1/3
N/A
Self-timer delay
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogram
N/A
yesyes
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
yesyes

Videography features

Maximum resolution320 x 240 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
N/A
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD type
N/A
Full HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
N/A
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 10803840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
59.95 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps

Audio features

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

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompact
Colour of productSilverBlack
  • Black
  • Brown,Silver
  • Silver
Environmentally sealednono
N/A

Dimensions

Weight7.58 oz10.37 oz
N/A
Width3.98 in4.15 in2.51 in
Height1.26 in2.4 in4.33 in
Depth2.52 in1.66 in1.57 in

Power

Battery technologyAlkaline
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Power source type
N/A
BatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)
N/A
240265
Rechargeable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of batteries supported
N/A
1
N/A

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