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Canon Powershot A540 Digital Camera (6.0MP, 2816x2112, 4x Opt, SD/MMC)
Canon PowerShot A540 Review
- The $280 (as of 6/15/06) PowerShot A540 offers a lot of features for those who want to manually set controls such as shutter speed for full creative control. It's one of the few cameras in this class that offers full manual control as well as the usual fully automatic modes. There's also a good selection of scene modes: 13 in all, including three that are very easily accessed on the mode dial (you access the rest through the on-screen menu by setting the mode dial to SCN).
User Reviews for Canon Powershot A540 Digital Camera (6.0MP, 2816x2112, 4x Opt, SD/MMC)
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Reviewed by: dcxdan
Duration of ownership: 10 Months
Strengths: Fantasticly sharp photos, very easy to use.
Weaknesses: Very, Very, Very bad battery life.
Overall Evaluation: Buy a Nikon L11 camera. I gave up trying to carry my Canon A540 around to take impromptu photos, the battery would go dead within a few days. I bought a Nikon L11, put the alkaline batteries that came with the camera in, and it has been going strong for over 3 weeks. The Nikon also has a setting for what kind of battery you are using - alkaline, NiMH recharable ot lithium.
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Reviewed by: teemy
Duration of ownership: 2 Months
Strengths: good
Weaknesses:
Overall Evaluation:
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