Canon PowerShot A460 5.0MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom (Silver)
by Canon
Our Price: $284.95
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $87.00 (click here)
Category: Digital Camera
See more product details
Customers in the UK,
buy this product at amazon.co.uk
for British Pounds
Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: CanonModel: 1778B001
Color: Silver
Product features:
- 5.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 13 x 17-inch prints
- 4x optical zoom; 2.0-inch LCD display
- 16:9 Widescreen mode for full-screen viewing on widescreen TVs and computer monitors
- DIGIC II Image Processor with iSAPS Technology for superior image quality, fast operation, and low power consumption.
- Stores images on SD, SDHC, or MMC memory cards (16MB MMC card included); powered by 2 AA-size batteries (2 alkaline batteries included)
- SanDisk 4GB SDHC card
- Serif PhotoPlus X3
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 Upgrade [OLD VERSION]
- Aperture 3
- Targus TG-CH5000 AC/DC Rapid Charger with 4 - 2700 mAh AA Batteries
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon PowerShot A460 5.0MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom (Silver)
Customer Review: Great Camera, Bargain Price
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first digital camera. It can be used on fully automatic settings, fully manual, or a combination of auto and manual. It's very versatile that way. I didn't read the user manuals that came with it, I just started using it. It took me about an hour of shooting and two sets of batteries to figure out all the different options and features it has. So I'd say the controls are pretty easy to learn and understand.
It's pretty easy on batteries, as long as you don't use the flash. I put some cheaper Rayovac alkaline batteries (size AA) in it after the first set went dead and the camera has no problem with them. The flash drains the batteries quickly though - I didn't count the number of photos, but I probably only got 20 or 30 flash photos before the "low battery" warning started blinking. But the warning comes early - you can take another 15 or so photos after the low battery warning pops up. I don't know how many it'll take without the flash, but it's a lot more than when you're using the flash.
The upside is that this camera is VERY sensitive to light, so it hardly even needs a flash. Frankly, as on most compact cameras, the flash sucks. It's too bright and flattens images. But if you have decent lighting indoors, the thing is so light sensitive it takes good photos without the flash. I suppose you'd need the flash if you were taking photos inside someplace dark, like a pub or bar, but in places like houses where there are usually plenty of lights on, it does great without a flash.
It'll record up to an hour of video on a 1G SD card, which is great, because it also has a mic that works perfectly so you get good audio too.
The photos are great - crystal clear and sharp. Most cameras come with a 3x optical zoom at this price, but this camera has a 4x optical zoom. It really helps, especially when you can't simply step closer to your subject for some reason.
Here's the one thing I didn't like about this camera. Out of the box, on the fully auto setting, it takes very bright, sharp, and high contrast photos. Great, right? Unless you're taking pictures of people.
Few people look their best with their foreheads, cheekbones, and chins highlighted by bright, high contrast photos while their faces are somehow oddly flattened. But if you play around with the manual exposure and color settings, you can pretty easily set it right so it takes normal looking pictures. And because you can adjust only those setting you want to change, you can still benefit from the auto features you want to use. Once I found the settings I liked, I left it that way and the camera remembers them, so it's still a point and shoot camera, but with my customized settings.
It seems very sturdy, much more so than many of the cameras I looked at in stores before buying this one. It's too heavy to carry in your shirt pocket, but it's no problem in a cargo pocket or in your pants pocket if you're wearing pants with big pockets.
I think this is a high quality, versatile camera at a great price. It's great in almost every way, but just be aware that there's a bit of a learning curve at the outset to find the combination of settings that'll allow you to produce more "natural" looking photos if that's important to you.
More Canon PowerShot A460 5.0MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom (Silver) reviews:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Description of Canon PowerShot A460 5.0MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom (Silver)
Canon Powershot A460 Dig CameraDigital Cameras
Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
Bestsellers in Digital Cameras
Sony DSCF505V Cybershot 2.6MP Digital CameraSony; Digital Camera
Best price: $429.99
Price in other shops:
KB Gear JamCam 0.3MP Digital Camera, SilverKB Gear; Windows NT; Digital Camera
Price in other shops:
Minolta Dimage 2300 2.3MP Digital Camera KitKonica Minolta; Windows NT; Digital Camera
Price in other shops:
Kodak DC5000 2MP Digital Camera w/ 2x Optical ZoomDigital Camera
Leica Minilux 35mm CameraLeica; Digital Camera
Best price: $1,995.99
Pretec DC-520 0.3MP Digital Camera, ChampagnePreTec; Windows NT; Digital Camera
Price in other shops:
Sony MVCFD85 1.2MP Mavica Digital Camera with 3x Optical ZoomSony; Windows NT; Digital Camera
Price in other shops:
Canon PowerShot S10 2MP Digital Camera w/ 2x Optical ZoomCanon; Windows NT; Digital Camera
Price in other shops:
Sony DSC-F55 Cyber-shot 2MP Digital CameraSony; Digital Camera
Price in other shops:
Vivitar Vivicam 2750 0.3MP Digital CameraVivitar; Windows NT; Digital Camera
Price in other shops:
Similar digital cameras and accessories
SanDisk 2GB SD Memory Card (SDSDB-2048, Bulk Package)SanDisk; CE
Best price: $1.29
Price in other shops:
Canon PowerShot A470 7.1MP Digital Camera with 3.4x Optical Zoom (Gray)Canon; Release date: 2008-02-10; Digital Camera
Best price: $249.99