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With a full 6.0 megapixels of imaging power and a high-quality 4x optical zoom lens, the super-intuitive PowerShot A540 is ready to produce impressive results right from the start. This camera is packed with value from its high-end specs to its high-performance capabilities, yet easy enough for beginners to use.
Canon PowerShot A540 Digital Camera
$399.99
Product Reviews
pros: It was a good little "point and shoot" camera in the beginning.
cons: Canon's customer service makes its products worthless.
A540 worthless
I am amazed that there are so many glowing reports when thousands of owners have experienced a fatal... See Full Review
pros: Excellent image quality, easy to use, 2 AA batteries, great zoom feature
cons: The port cover is poorly engineered, the card/battery door is fragile
This is a great little camera for the price
I have been using this camera for over a year now and absolutely love it! As a very active photograp... See Full Review
pros: Nice design and clarity, battery life is good
cons: May be complicated to figure out at first, possible distortions with moving images.
Experience with the Powershot Camera
It took me a while to find out how to use it but after it was fun to work with. When the camera is s... See Full Review
pros: Takes really good pictures, great quality pictures, easy to use.
cons: If your camera shakes or the lighting is to dark pictures are blurry.
Canon Digital Camera
I own a Canon PowerShot A540 digital camera. It is easy to use and I love it. It takes great picture... See Full Review
pros: Makes good continuous Videos with audio
cons: Takes time to reset
Canon PowerShot A540 Digital Camera.
Canon PowerShot A540 Digital Camera is a very good camera which I take to almost every place I go. I... See Full Review
pros: Easy to use, especially on Auto Setting! Excellent photos at close range
cons: Eats batteries like candy! Not the best choice for action or fast moving sports shots
EXCELLENT DIGITAL CAMERA FOR BEGINNERS
This is my first purchase of any digital camera and after some research on this site and others, and... See Full Review
pros: It is so Easy to use. It takes common AA batteries.
cons: The camera manual is no help when it comes to using it
Canon PowerShot A54 Digital Camera Is Great!
I received this camera as a Christmas gift last year. It was my first digital camera. I fell in love... See Full Review
pros: Good color rendition when the camera worked...which wasn't for long.
cons: Very poor battery life. Product failed completely and Canon would not honor warranty.
Buyer beware
Had problems with this camera almost right from the start. First, it would only take about 15-20 pic... See Full Review
pros: Uses Normal AA-Batteries, You can program Shutter Speeds to avoid blurry pictures, Has 4x-Optical Zoom.
cons: No Built in Internal memory.
Best little Full Feature Camera that still Utilizes AA Batteries!
We have had this camera for about 1-year. I find that I utilize it more and more instead of my digit... See Full Review
pros: As easy to use as any other camera in this category.
cons: Do Not Buy!!! Battery compartment is too small for rechargeable batteries!!!
DO NOT BUY!!!
This camera is very user friendly, but so are most in this category. Only one flaw, which I feel mak... See Full Review
Product Details
| Product MPN | |
| MPN | 1118B001 |
| Key Features | |
| LCD Screen Size | 2.5 in. |
| Camera Type | Standard Point and Shoot |
| Resolution | 6 Megapixel |
| Optical Zoom | 4x |
| Digital Zoom | 4x |
| Weight | 0.4 lb. |
| Image Quality | |
| Image Resolutions | 640 x 480 |
| Camera Resolution | 6 Megapixel |
| Image Sensor Type | CCD |
| Video | |
| Video Resolutions | 320 x 240 |
| Video Format | AVI |
| Video Speed | 30 fps |
| Lens | |
| Macro Focus Range | 2 - 18 in. (w) |
| Focus Range | 999 in. (w) / 999 in. (t) |
| Focal Length | 5.8 - 23.2 mm |
| Interchangeable Lens | Not Interchangeable Lenses |
| 35mm Zoom Lens | 35 - 140 mm |
| Optical Zoom | 4x |
| Exposure Control | |
| Shutter Speed | 15 - 1/2000 sec |
| White Balance | Auto |
| Frames Per Second | 2.3 Frames |
| Aperture Range | f2.6/f5.5 (w/t) |
| Flash | |
| ISO Speeds | Auto |
| Storage | |
| Compression Type | JPEG |
| Compression Modes | Fine |
| File Size (Low Res.) | 0.12 MB (about 1,067 images on 128MB card) |
| Memory Type | Multimedia Card |
| File Size (High Res.) | 2.29 MB (56 images on 128MB card) |
| Included Features | |
| Built-in Speaker | With Built-in Speaker |
| Built-in Microphone | With Built-in Microphone |
| Self Timer | 12 Sec. |
| Viewfinder / Display | |
| LCD Screen Resolution | 85,000 pixels |
| Viewfinder | Optical |
| LCD Protected Position | Without LCD Protected Position |
| Interfaces | |
| Video Interface | Video Out |
| Interface Type | USB |
| Power Supply | |
| Battery Type | 2 x AA Batteries |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | 0.4 lb. |
| Width | 3.56 in. |
| Height | 2.52 in. |
| Depth | 1.7 in. |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Release Date | March, 2006 |
| Family Line | Canon PowerShot |
| Included Accessories | 2 x AA Batteries |
| Product ID | 30041971 |
| UPC | 013803062861 |





