Top Point-and-Shoot Camera – Canon PowerShot A540

My personal favourite camera brands are Canon and Sony. Today, I’d like to introduce you to the entry level Canon PowerShot A540 which was announced in February 2006. Let’s have a look at its specs:

• 6 Megapixels
• 4X Optical Zoom
• Zoom Range: 35mm – 140mm
• Media Slots: SD Card
• 2.5 inch LCD monitor
• Movie recording and playback with sound
• DiG!C Imaging Processor
• Print/Share Buttons allows easy “one push” printing of images straight from the camera (of course, you’ll need a compatible printer)

The A series of Canon PowerShot has always provided value for money, and the A540 is one of the few cameras in this class that offers full manual control as well as the useful 13 automatic modes.

The camera body is small, but a little bit thick – it’s not a slim model. The 4X zoom lens are also better than most of its competitors as they normally have 3X zoom lens. The A540 allows you to crank up the ISO setting to 800, but the images do get a bit noisy at any level above 200.

One interesting option of the A540 is the wide-screen mode, which shoots an image with a resolution of 2816 x 1584 pixels. That has a 1.8:1 aspect ratio, which is close to the typical HDTV wide-screen image.

The PowerShot A540 can shoot 191 photos on two AA batteries. For more information and pricing, click the link – Canon PowerShot A540 Digital Compact Camera.