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Canon Powershot S60 5MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Optical Zoom | List Price: $349.99
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Brand: Canon
Binding: Electronics
Features: - 5-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 13-by-17-inch enlargements
- UA wide-angle 3.6x zoom lens
- Slim design with sliding lens cover; 9-point AiAF autofocus system;
- Store images on Compact Flash (CF) cards (32 MB CF card included)
- Powered by rechargeable battery pack NB-2LH (included with charger)
One Critical Note [Posted on 2005-10-26]
I previously owned a Canon S-30, a 3-megapixel, which performed adequately for four years. Therefore, I was pretty much sold on the S-60 after reading Consumer's Reports and the ratings of this and other similar quality cameras on Amazon. After only a relatively short ownership period, I have found that the camera works as advertised. Some advantages over the previous design include the higher meapixel resolution, a larger LCD screen, greatly improved menu controls, and a noticeable speed difference as to when the camera is ready for the next shot.
Although I bought a 512 MB compact flash card with the camera, I was also able continue using a CF card from the old camera, its battery, and charger. A distinct advantage as these items run $30+/- each.
One critical note, however, was that I was never able to connect the camera directly to my computer to download the images (A Dell Dimension 8250 running XP SP2). Each time I connected the USB wire, my computer would not recognize the "device." After several emails to the Canon support staff, we tried everything from re-installing the software supplied with the camera to using troubleshooting from "InstallShield." No success!
My solution to the problem, since I was determined to keep the camera, was to purchase a USB 2.0 Hi-speed Reader (SanDisk SDDR-88-A15 8-in-1 no longer available on Amazon). It installed without problem, and I am able to download images by removing the CF card from the camera. A minor inconvenience.
Love this camera! [Posted on 2005-12-27]
I got this for Christmas last year... and it's so easy to use and the resloution is amazing! Strongly recommend to anyone with kids... captures their every great expression and even every blade of thier hair in fantastic detail!
An Amazing Camera [Posted on 2006-01-03]
Even though I'm not a professional photographer, working in the film industry has made photography a very serious hobby of mine. I originally bought the Canon S50, which I was very happy with. However a defective part led me to send my camera back to Canon, who replaced it with the S60 over a year ago. This is a wonderful camera for people who are serious about photography but not yet ready to purchase a digital SLR. It takes great images with a very respectable mega pixel rate. What I love about this camera is you have the option of manually controlling every aspect of your shot when it really counts (shutter speed, focus, F-stop, etc.), or if your at a party, set it to auto and it becomes a point-and-shoot, easy enough for even your most inebriated friend to take snapshots. The best of both worlds! A good, near professional quality, camera at a good price.
SMALL RESERVATIONS [Posted on 2006-02-18]
This was my first digital camera and was selected primarily for it's wide angle lens which I find more usefull. The lens quality could be better, but seems to be available only in a more expensive SLR. No manual included with the ARCSOFT PHOTO STUDIO software. You can download this free from the web site (http://www.arcsoft.com/support/downloads).
Easy to use...love it [Posted on 2008-04-19]
Canon PowerShot S60
This is one powerful camera for a really good price. It takes incredible pictures. I often crop out just a small piece of a photo and enlarge it and it still looks great. This camera is compact and easy to use. A nice little feature is a look through view window for bright days when the screen is hard to see. I've only used the video a couple of times, but that is a nice feature, too. I've had no trouble downloading the photos onto about a dozen different computers. I've had it for a couple of years and it still works as good as new.
One thing that drove me crazy in the beginning was the lense didn't always pop out when I opened the front cover. After some time I finally noticed that the strap can get in the way and prevent it from opening. Once I noticed what was causing the problem, I could easily move the strap and it always opens.
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