PowerShot? Why Not? (Canon Powershot A460)

Member Name: mikeh1962

Product:	Canon Powershot A460
Date:	03/10/09 (6 review reads)
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Advantages: Good functions, easy to use

Disadvantages: Small memory card as standard

I remember a few years ago I was given this as a birthday present and I was really pleased because I had always wanted a better camera. You will be pleased to note that my profile picture was not take by this camera!

The first holiday I took it on was to Florida to Disney, Wet 'n' Wild, Universal / Land Of Adventures, Sea World and Busch Gardens and I think I dropped it at least once in all of them and it still stays strong with a few scratches, so it is pretty tough.

The screen size is 2" (which was good for a camera when I got it. It may seem small nowadays but it still is big enough to see what you are doing). It comes with a cable to attach to the TV and a 16-mega-byte SD card (I bought a 2gb because it only held about 20 photos), which you can also fit into a Nintendo Wii. It also has the computer software to add your photos to the computer and edit them, etc.

It has 5.0 mega pixels and four times optical zoom. The colours it comes in are: red, silver and blue. At the top on the back, there is a mode dial; on the dial, there are the following settings:
1: Picture/Movie Review - lets you view your pictures and movies
2: Automatic Camera. - Automatically selects settings for your shot
3: Manual Camera. - Allows you to select settings yourself
4: Special Scenes Camera. - Has settings such as Portrait, Night, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach and Fireworks, to help get better results in these situations
5: Video Camera. - Shoots a movie when you press the shutter button.

The Multi Function Button allows you to:
Turn flash on/off
Zoom in/out
Choose close (Macro) or far (Infinity) setting
Delete photos

I prefer the colour red over the blue and the silver because I think it makes it look cool and funky. The small-ish screen size doesn't bother me, but you may prefer a bigger screen. Only one thing to consider, when you are about take the photo you may click the on/off button instead, which I have done many a time, as they are right next to each other.

I find it easy to use and think it would be an ideal first camera for most people, especially as you can probably find it for less than £100 now.

Very Highly Recommended

Summary: Nice little unit, ideal as an entry level digital camera

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