Canon PowerShot A60 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
2.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
1.5" LCD display
Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot A60
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.4 cm
Width 10.1 cm
Depth 3.2 cm
Weight 0.2 kg
Digital Zoom 2.5x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot A60
Sensor Resolution 2.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 2,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.7"
LENS Canon PowerShot A60
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 5.4 - 16.2 mm - f/2.8-4.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 105mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 46 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-46cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot A60
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 5
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot A60
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot A60
ISO (Max) 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, hi-speed shutter, slow shutter, stitch assist, night scene
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Vivid
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot A60
Type 1.5" LCD display
Display Format 118,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Canon PowerShot A60
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.26 m - 4.2 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot A60
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon PowerShot A60
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash
Memory Card 16 MB CompactFlash
Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 14 - with 16MB card
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 26 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 52 - with 16MB card
Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 25 - with 16MB card
Fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 46 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 1024 x 768: 84 - with 16MB card
Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 58 - with 16MB card
Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 94 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 165 - with 16MB card
Video Capture AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot A60
Battery Type AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details 4 x AA alkaline battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot A60
Interface Component video
Print Standard DPOF support, PictBridge support
System Requirements Details Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - Pentium - 150 MHz
Windows XP - Pentium - 300 MHz
MacOS 9.0 - 9.2 - PowerPC
MacOS X 10.1 - 10.2 - PowerPC
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Canon PowerShot A60
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.6 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, date/time stamp, AE/FE lock, digital image rotation
OTHERS Canon PowerShot A60
Included Accessories Hand strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft VideoImpression, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Apple QuickTime, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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