Canon A540

Canon A540

The power packed camera features a 6 Megapixel sensor along with manual controls and 4x optical zoom lens. The camera is compatible to be used for recording broadcast quality movie. When compared with its previous models, a540 can exhibit a frame rate of 30fps even at a resolution of 640*480. The wide array of scene modes including the underwater scene mode is one of the features liked by most of its users. One of the most interesting features of a540 is that when switched to manual mode, the user gains total control of the camera and can easily set custom aperture and shutter speed. Apart from the 2.5” LCD screen the camera boasts of the optical viewfinder. The retro design of the camera has been fascinating users, while the battery space has been intelligently used for grip purpose. Almost all the buttons and menus have been located at convenient places at the right side of the panel.

The starting time of the camera is very little while the users can also switch over between different modes instantly. The slow recycling period of the flash has been an area of dissatisfaction for some of the users, while the camera has faired well on most of the other grounds. A540 when compared with PowerShot SD600 is a much better alterative offering several new features in a compacter version. A540 has been placed in the series mainly to fill in the price gap which lies in between the 5 Megapixel A530 and A700 which exhibits 6 Megapixel engine. The 3.6*2.5*1.7, size of the camera weight at 7.8 ounces after filled in with 2 AA size batteries. The users can easily zoom with the help of jog dial concentric to the shutter button. Although the 2.5in LCD screen of the camera tends to fade out in direct sunlight but, in such cases the users can easily bring into usage the bright optical viewfinder.

Like most of the other models in the A series, the dial is located at the top of the camera with most of the convenient button within the reach of the right thumb. Thus, the easy and teachable controls of the phone make it very convenient and easy to navigate. The mode dial can be easily rotated to switch in between programmed, auto, aperture priority, manual, and shutter priority along with scene modes including movie, stitch assist, night scene, landscape and portrait. The beginners or inexperienced shooters can easily choose the program auto exposure mode or switch over to full auto mode. Metering options available to the users include spot, center weighted and evaluative. The print sharing button accompanied with the Disp key can be used for varying the amount of information to be displayed on the LCD, while the up and down keys can be used for toggling in between flash and macro focus modes.

Various other shooting and setup function have been intelligently divided in the menu and can accessed through the set and function button. The camera is also popular amongst the advanced shooters because of its user friendly nature. The left and right cursor can be used for choosing in between the aperture and shutter priority. A540 also supports additional add on lenses which can be mounted upon the bayonet mount located under the plastic collar around the lens. According to the experts the users currently have the option of fixing .75 wide angle lenses and the 1.75X telephoto along with 52mm filter adaptor. The camera can also be used underwater with the underwater case provided. Although it lacks a hotshoe, the users can easily attach a high powered HF DC1 flash. Some of the other splendid features liked by the users include colour swap mode and 4.4 megapixel wide screen framing mode. Long duration of continuous shooting and robust shutter lag are some of the other features admired. The camera can snap at .7 seconds under the autofocus mode with good light conditions while at 1.1 second under low light situations.

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August 2nd, 2009