... A family friend had a Canon Powershot camera and they recommended it to me a lot, I took a few pictures on it and actually quite liked it and the picture quality. It wasn't too big and apparently an ok price too so, off I went to Amazon's website to see their best offers. I looked up their ... Read review
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Advantages: good colour, high quality photos, good price Disadvantages: delay in next photo
...A family friend had a Canon Powershot camera and they recommended it to me a lot, I took a few pictures on it and actually quite liked it and the picture quality. It wasn't too big and apparently an ok price too so, off I went to Amazon's website to see their best offers. I looked up their range of Canon Powershot's and I swayed between the A550 and the model up the A560. After much consideration I opted for the A560 as it was a bit more expensive ... ...a blue screen with white Canon text and it makes a little noise not too annoying or long. Another thing I really like about this camera is the photo quality, it has really good colour that is just accurate and like the eye can see, whereas some camera's I've had with a flash can make people look awfully pale and insipid.
The features on the turning wheel at the top are manual, auto which I usually keep it on, portrait for face shots, ... more
As well as having my Kodak Z650 which has a high zoom I really wanted a camera which was less bulky and able to take on nights out with me. A family friend had a Canon Powershot camera and they recommended it to me a lot, I took a few pictures on it and actually quite liked it and the picture quality. It wasn't too big and apparently an ok price too so, off I went to Amazon's website to see their best offers. I looked up their range of Canon Powershot's and I swayed between the A550 and the model up the A560. After much consideration I opted for the A560 as it was a bit more expensive but offered that bit more.
So, on the Amazon website I noticed that the price of the camera is £113 and is currently in stock. Unlike my more professional camera this has a more average 4x zoom which for what I need the camera for, going out and having fun no more than 4x zoom is necessary. The camera has 7.1 mega pixels though which is actually really good and beats my other camera so this is what also swayed me to buying it.
I ordered my camera and it came relatively quickly. The box came with the usual USB for loading the photos up and it has a strap on it so that it is easy to hold. It also has an instruction manual and it comes with a memory card. I was quite happy to see I had a memory card so I tested it out to see how much space I got but it only gives you room for 16 photos and since I already have a 2GB memory card I decided just to not bother using this as the amount of photos it gives you isn't worth the hassle.
This camera is a bit awkward when it comes to opening the compartment where the batteries are placed. You have to push a little bit to the side and then try and pull the plastic lid up. It's an accident waiting to happen as one day I can see myself breaking the lid off. Anyway in this bit you insert 2x AA batteries like most camera's and also you insert the memory card here. On the side of the camera is a rubber door after minutes of trying to pick this up without worrying I was breaking it, it popped open and this is where you insert the USB cable to upload your photos.
Now, for the actual appearance: it measures at 9.1cm x 4.3cm x 6.4cm which is small enough, just about average really. To put the camera on it has a power on button on the top. It also has the button you push to take pictures which gets it into focus, and around this button is a lever which you push gently to get the camera to zoom in and out. On the back is an LCD screen so that you can see all of the photos or videos you are taking. It's your choice whether you have the LCD on just press the display button at the back and it will make the screen active and press it again to switch it off.
With this camera, I do prefer having the LCD display on as it saves me from squinting my eyes and I can see if the camera is in focus or not yet. This is especially useful when recording videos as you can see the video on the back as the timer is showing and everything. The screen also shows if you choose to zoom in while recording. The camera seems to focus quite well but at times when zooming into the maximum of 16x it just won't focus very well but for a camera like this I don't really expect it not to go a bit grainy and fuzzy this close in.
The zoom is generally alright and for pictures about 8x zoomed in you can still get a relatively clear but close up photos. One of my only negatives about this camera is that after you take a picture it takes about ten seconds sometimes to get back to the LCD display again to get the next photo taken and this has made me sometimes miss out on some great photo opportunities. However, sometimes it comes on right away ready to take the next photo; it just depends on the conditions I think as well.
With this camera you can set it up so that it has a 10 second timer and if you want to take a nice picture and get in it yourself just set this option run quickly and you can get it taken. Also you can do a 2 second timer or you can set up a custom timer. This could be anything from 1-10 seconds and you can choose if you want it to take more than 1 photo. An example would be if you wanted to take some photo's at a race and knew that a 5 second delay would get great pictures then you'd set it up to take maybe 5 pictures and every 5 seconds it would take those 5 pictures and you'd get a nice sequence. It isn't an option I don't use very often I tend to just stick to the 10 second timer and it usually works well. You can also set up the flash to be on, off or automatic and you can set the date and time so you know when the pictures were taken.
The buttons on the back of the camera are review so that you can look over all of your taken photos; menu takes you to the titles of all of the options like, timer, date/time, and red eye on or off. Also this camera on start up has a little intro of a blue screen with white Canon text and it makes a little noise not too annoying or long. Another thing I really like about this camera is the photo quality, it has really good colour that is just accurate and like the eye can see, whereas some camera's I've had with a flash can make people look awfully pale and insipid.
The features on the turning wheel at the top are manual, auto which I usually keep it on, portrait for face shots, landscape probably more ideal for holiday photos, night for darker photos but I always find you have to keep a really still hand with this option or it blurs too easily, although it does brighten the colour up. Kids and pets are another feature, Indoor, night scene, and video for making good quality videos which are not too fuzzy but very sharp. You can also set in advance copies you want printed so the memory card is ready.
The camera is good value for money and has given me some great photo memories already. The photo's come out really nice and I am happy with the features for what I paid. As said above this can be purchased on Amazon.
...cables that came ... Canon has integrated the PowerShot A560 with a digital zoom with optical stabilizer precision 4x that, helped by the 7.1 megapixel camera which is equipped, allows the resumption of images very clear, defined and bright colors, in a few short words .... image quality, and we realized when we made a series of photographic enlargements ... even with our printer ... home! In particular, at the time of shooting, you can combine digital ... ...this combination is perfectly displayed in the LCD monitor. The built-in flash ensures the recovery of photos even at night, though in the case of subjects and far too dark, you can easily connect a flash to the most powerful support bracket flash ... but you must buy a part! And I can assure you that even in low light pictures are good given the high ISO setting (1600) to which the camera has and also the brightness of the LCD monitor automatically ...
writein 17.05.2009
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Advantages: great pictures, quality build, easy to use, detailed instructions Disadvantages: poor flash, shocking battery life, limited memory as standard
Canon quality is worth splashing out a litle mor ethan normal and I had no hesitation when it came to replacing my Kodak EasyShare in switching make and model and opting for the PowerShot A560 despite the difference in prices. A bit of searching around enabled me to pick up the A560 for only £112, with standard retailers asking in the region of £150. In the box came the camera, a nice strong and flexible wrist strap, the 16MB memory card, some batteries, ... ...on a set of rechargeable batteries but I have just ordered a set from Canon for £30.
Taking the additional expenditure into account I still think I have made a great purchase with the PowerShot A560. It is a camera for the serious photgrapher and is worth every penny. ...
thirdpartyagent 06.05.2007
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Advantages: Designed specially for the range, durable and has every carrying option Disadvantages: Not for non-compatible cameras
I bought a CanonPowerShotA560 Camera and, as one was not supplied, I needed a case to protect it when I am carrying it around. I checked the Canon website and found a chart showing that the DCC-80 soft case was the one recommended for my camera. I found the DCC-80 case listed on Amazon.com for £10.99. However, on the Amazon site, it was listed as being compatible with the A710 IS, AS700, A540, A530, A520 and A510... the A560 was not listed! However, the listing on the Canon site (in the downloadable brochure), along with the fact that I know that the A550 is the same size as the A560, made me press ahead and buy the case. Amazon delivered it with their usual efficiency.
What I got in the package was:
- the case
- a wrist strap
- a shoulder strap
First of all, although it was not listed on the packet, the A560 fits ...
Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, Slow synchro, flash ON mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red Eye Reduction
Built-in
Effective Flash Range
0.3 m - 3.5 m
Features
AF illuminator, Red-eye reduction
Lens system
Type
Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm - f/2.6-5.5
Focal Length
5.8 mm - 23.2 mm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera
35 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment
Automatic
Auto Focus
TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones)
9
Min Focus Range
45 cm
Macro Focus Range
5-45cm
Lens Aperture
F/2.6-5.5
Optical Zoom
4 x
Zoom Adjustment
Motorised drive
Features
Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
Additional features
Self Timer Delay
10 sec, 2sec
Additional Features
Audio recording, direct print, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, DPOF support, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, PictBridge support, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, 16:9 widescreen mode, face detection, digital tele-converter, safety zoom
MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows ME, Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later, MS Windows Vista
Peripheral Devices
USB port, CD-ROM Drive, USB port, SVGA monitor, CD-ROM Drive
Manufacturer's product description
DIGIC III is complemented by a range of technologies that ensure high quality photography with minimal effort. 4x optical zoom lenses incorporate Canon precision optics to get the best results from the 7.4 Megapixel sensor. The Canon A560 further features a 2.5'' LCD screen, making it easier to frame tricky shots or share image playback with friends.