Canon PowerShot A540 Digital Camera

Pros: Very good image quality, 4X optical zoom, large 2.5" LCD screen, and AA batteries
Cons: Grainy LCD screen, redeye, some corner softness, and minor chromatic aberration (purple fringing)

Canon's A series digital cameras have been number one in U. S. sales for the last three years because they dependably provide consumers with impressive ease of use, exceptional performance, superb ergonomics, tough as nails durability, excellent ...

Pros: Quality at a good price..large LCD screen, easy to use
Cons: Short battery life..can not figure out a few features

My daughters decided to get me a new camera for my birthday when they noticed I was taping the bottom of my old Nikon Coolpix 885 to keep the battery from falling out. The camera still worked pretty well other than that but it was 4 years old and they ...

Pros: Resolution, uses 2 AA batteries, size, features, manual controls, image quality
Cons: Slow flash recycle, noise at highest ISO settings

Do you like cameras that use two AA batteries? Prefer 6 Megapixels and 2.5-inch LCD screen? Want a camera that is fast in operation and is easy to use? Check out the Canon PowerShot A540. What is Canon PowerShot A540? The Canon PowerShot ...

Pros: Very easy to use, good quality pictures, fun color accent setting, only requires two batteries
Cons: Slow to reset after shooting photo

Purchasing a new digital camera can be intimidating. Because I had a generally positive four years with a Canon A80, I decided to stick with the brand. The gentleman at Best Buy was a major proponent of the Canon PowerShot A540 so I went with ...

Pros: Great picture quality, loads of settings, fantastic P&S, easy to use
Cons: Sometimes slow write speed on non-high speed SD cards

In the past I've always bought digital cameras based solely on price. I would get the best camera I could afford, which ended up getting me a couple of not-very-good cameras. The latest one died in the middle of a lovely evening full of prime photo-ops, ...

Pros: Very easy-to-use menu system, all-manual control possible, large LCD
Cons: Unacceptable image quality at low light levels, grainy LCD, overpriced for what you get

The Canon Powershot A540 a "great camera"? Not so fast. Oh, how I wanted to like the Canon Powershot A540. But the camera had some surprising shortcomings I couldn't overcome. As background, recently I purchased a Nikon D50 digital SLR – a ...

Pros: Good picture quality, movies with sound, AA batteries, good battery life, manual adjustments, optical viewfinder
Cons: LCD has low resolution and doesn't show purple, long flash recycle time

With so many choices, how did I end up with a Canon A540? Read this review, learn some interesting things, and see how you, too, would end up making the same choice. With the price now below $200, it is hard to beat the A540. CRITERIA I had ...

Pros: Good automatic snapshots, uses AA batteries and SD cards, large LCD screen, optical viewfinder
Cons: Not very compact, mediocre battery life, slow flash recharge

The Canon A540 is yet another new model (Feb 2006 release) in Canon’s highly-successful A series, aimed at amateur photographers who want some advanced shooting capabilities beyond a basic low-cost snapshot camera. The current A series models run on ...

Pros: Great Pictures for Amatuers, Easy To Use and Reliable
Cons: Eats Batteries

I'll be the first to say that I am far from an expert on any item in electronics. When I went to make my decision on a digital camera I did my fair share of studying here at Epinions and elsewhere. Through this research I quickly decided that I should ...

Pros: ease of use, large LCD, easy to understand manual, quality of images, beta quality
Cons: 16 MB memory card, AV/upload slot tag

If you read my review on the PowerShot A530, you will know why I now have a A540. I use my digital camera on a daily basis. It is contantly nearby. I want dependability, ease of use, good hand feel, portability and photo quality in a digital. ...

Pros: Light, easy to manage, user-friendly controls and wonderful results.
Cons: Chinzy plug cover and a useless 16MB card included in the retail box.

I began, years back, with Canon's Powershot A20 2MP), then promoted myself up to the A70 (3.2MP) about two year ago. Three days ago, I received my newest self-indulgence: the new Powershot A540 (6MP). So far, I have used it to take 40=50 shots, indoors ...

Pros: Easy to use, ready right out of the box
Cons: Uses batteries very quickly

It was great to open this camera on Christmas morning and find a small memory card and batteries in the box. The camera was totally ready to use right away. The last time I bought a digital camera it was a horrible experience, and this has been just ...

Pros: 6.0 Mega pixel Digital Camera, Digital zoom up to 4x, 16MB
Cons: Canon memory card; SD compatible, Real-image zoom Viewfinder, 2.5-inch P-Si LCD

This camera is designed to achieve excellent performance for times when you want to save those unforgettable moments. I Own a this camera and every time I have a party, or a family reunion I love to take pictures of the people I love, or even when ...

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.

I own a Canon PowerShot A540 digital camera. It is easy to use and I love it. It takes great pictures and was worth the $150 that I paid for it. I wanted a digital camera to take place of my film camera and I get better quality pictures than I do with ...

Pros: Makes good continuous Videos with audio
Cons: Takes time to reset

Canon PowerShot A540 Digital Camera is a very good camera which I take to almost every place I go. I have 2 kids and I like to take their pictures a lot. I have been using this camera from almost like one year. I bought it for the last year thanksgiving. ...