Canon PowerShot A460

Review summary: There are only a few bargain digital cameras that I would recommend to just about anyone. The Canon PowerShot A460 is just such a camera. Its 5-megapixel sensor is more than enough for the average snapshooter who is only likely to create 4x6 and 5x7 ...

Pros: Canon quality at a bargain price ; Great look and build ; Good image quality ; Simple to use, yet with some control ; Scene modes give beginners added shooting confidence ; Extra telephoto range ; Great 5-point AiAF autofocus ; AF Assist light built ...

Cons: Slow flash recycle ; Blows some highlights in bright sunlight ; Some chromatic aberration in the corners, especially at wide angle ; VGA movie mode is limited to 10 frames per second ; Unusual zoom control ; Bad pixels revealed by high contrast line ...

Review summary: - The PowerShot A460 updates its predecessor, the A430 with a slightly larger 2-inch colour screen and an extra million pixels, bringing the total effective resolution of the new model to 5 million pixels.

Pros: Good ergonomics, image quality as lower ISOs, easy to use, good metering and colour, good lens

Cons: Blocky design, intrusive noise at ISO 400, flimsy plastic battery/memory card hatch, slow flash recycle time, noise reduction processing hampers detail at higher ISOs

Verdict: The Canon PowerShot A460 brings a few much needed tweaks to the bottom range of Canon's digital compact "A" range

Review summary: The Canon Powershot A460 is a relatively inexpensive digital camera. It is aimed at someone looking for a point and shoot digital camera who does not want to break the bank. It has five megapixels and a four times optical zoom lens.

Review summary: The stylish PowerShot A460 offers the high-performance features and high-quality design that make great pictures possible even if this is your very first digital camera. Equipped with...

Review summary: Like all Canons, the PictBridge standard enables any digital camera that supports PictBridge to connect and print to any PictBridge compatible printer. This is the first time I'm not going to put a good word for a Canon camera. If you're an expert ...