Canon PowerShot S60

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      In summary

      On test, the S60 delivered sharp images with natural-looking colours and moderate contrast and saturation levels. Exposures were positioned to provide an excellent balance between highlights and shadows. Long exposures taken after dark were noise-free at ISO 50 and 100 but noise affected at ISO 400. . . [more]

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      Canon PowerShot S60

      A significant upgrade to the PowerShot S50, the S60 features a 3.6x wide zoom lens and a redesigned control panel with a ‘proper’ four-way controller, and a Print/Share Button that makes it easy to print or download images straight from the camera to a PC or PictBridge-enabled printer. Focus bracketing is available for manual focus with the P, Tv, Av and M shooting modes. However AF area selection is only available in the auto and scene settings. Movie clips can be captured at three resolutions: VGA (at 10 frames per second), QVGA, and QQVGA (both at 15fps).

      On test, the S60 delivered sharp images with natural-looking colours and moderate contrast and saturation levels. Exposures were positioned to provide an excellent balance between highlights and shadows. Long exposures taken after dark were noise-free at ISO 50 and 100 but noise affected at ISO 400.

      Responsiveness was varied: the sliding lens cover design meant start-up and shut-down times were around four seconds. Capture lag was as short as 0.2 seconds when shots were pre-focused but as long as 1.5 seconds when focusing was required. Burst intervals ranged from 0.6 seconds for the high-speed setting to 0.8 seconds in standard mode.

      Strengths

      • Wide angle of view (28mm)
      • Accurate metering
      • RAW capture supported
      • Above-average image quality

      Weaknesses

      • Weak flash
      • Poor auto white balance in incandescent light
      • 9-point AiAF not supported in P, Tv, Av or M modes. [BG05]

       

       

      Specifications

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      Image sensor: 7.18 x 5.32mm CCD with 5,300,000 photosites (5.0 megapixels effective)

      Lens: 5.8-20.7mm f2.8-5.3 UA zoom (28-100mm in 35mm format)

      Zoom ratio: 3.6x optical, up to 4.1x digital

      Lens multiplier factor: 5.0x

      Dimensions (wxhxd):114 x 38.8 x 56.5mm

      Weight: 230g (without battery and card)

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