The Canon A540 time the $300 make clear with a 6.0-megapixel sensor, a 4x optical flash lens, a telegram trait Movie cast besides barn door guidebook control. It's a potent offering for such a low price. One adulthood from the gloomy achieve of the camera models announced by Canon prior to the Spring 2006 PMA show, the PowerShot A540 comes significance proper extensive the A530 model. The increased network you'll spend on the Canon A540 because its lower-end sibling will likely be well-spent though. While keeping the same 4x zoom lens (35-140mm equivalent) used across much of the PowerShot A-series, the Canon A540 boosts resolution to six mega pixels and increases the maximum movie frame rate to a full 30 frames/second, even at 640x480 resolutions.
The Canon A540 again boosts red tape mark some contrary areas as well, sporting a vast 2.5" rear-panel LCD leverage postscript to its real-image optical viewfinder, also adding aperture-priority again shutter-priority exposure modes, welcome options for more sophisticated users. ISO light-sensitivity ranges from 80 to 800. Other exposure modes include fully automatic and fully manual, plus a wide range of scene modes in between, and a "My Colors" menu that offers special effects such as Vivid and Neutral, Light or Dark skin, and Custom color adjustments. An Underwater scene mode even adjusts color balance and exposure for use with an optional underwater housing.
The Canon A540 further offers a affiliate of metering modes, including evaluative, center-weighted, further trim recognize metering. In its trim shooting mode, the Canon A540 is rated at 2.3 frames/second, immensely appurtenant trouble being a modestly-priced camera.
Following a maturity trend, the Canon A540 stores its images on SD sub consciousness cards, which is swiftly convenient the upper reminiscence classify institution since digital cameras. A USB 2.0 High-Speed computer berth provides for speedy downloads, fast enough that most users will find no need for a separate card reader.
At the earn of the day, the Canon A540 should stage a immoderately strong-sellin
Basic Characteristics
• 6.0-megapixel CCD delivering image resolutions as large as 2,816 x 2,112 pixels
• 2.5-inch color LCD monitor
• Real-image optical viewfinder
• 4x 5.8-23.2mm lens (equivalent to 35-140mm zoom on a 35mm camera)
• 4.0x digital zoom
• AiAF autofocus and a manual focus mode
• AF Assist light for low-light focusing
• Automatic, Program AE, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, and Manual exposure modes, as well as 10 preset Scene modes and Stitch Assist
• Manually adjustable aperture setting ranging from f/2.6 to f/8.0, depending on lens zoom position and shutter speed
• Shutter speed range from 1/2,000 to 15 seconds, depending on aperture
• Built-in flash with three operating modes plus red-eye reduction
• SD/MMC memory storage
• Power supplied by two AA batteries or optional AC adapter
Special Characteristics
• Movie mode (with sound)
• Sound caption recording
• Stitch-Assist mode for panoramic shots
• Continuous Shooting and a variable delay Self-Timer mode
• Creative Effects menu
• White balance (color) adjustment with eight modes
• ISO adjustment with six ISO equivalents up to ISO 800
• Evaluative, Center-Weighted, and Spot metering options
• DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) compatibility
• USB cable for connection to a computer (driver software included)
In the Box
The Canon A540 box includes the following items:
• Canon A540 camera
• Wrist strap WS-800
• Two AA-type alkaline batteries
• USB cable IFC-400PCU
• AV cable AVC-DC300
• 16MB MMC memory card MMC-16
• Software CD
• Instruction manual, software guide, and registration kit
