Canon PowerShot A540 Digital Camera

Pros: Uses Normal AA-Batteries, You can program Shutter Speeds to avoid blurry pictures, Has 4x-Optical Zoom.
Cons: No Built in Internal memory.

We have had this camera for about 1-year. I find that I utilize it more and more instead of my digital SLR camera because it is so small and convenient to carry. I have even taken family portraits with this for some friends and their families ...

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: It is so Easy to use. It takes common AA batteries.
Cons: The camera manual is no help when it comes to using it

I received this camera as a Christmas gift last year. It was my first digital camera. I fell in love with the easy way to use this camera. It is so easy to use. Takes great photos and short videos. It has a 6.0 mega pixels and 4X optical zoom. It has ...

Pros: Ease of manual controls, high quality pictures for web and prints, many complements.
Cons: Red eye(which can be fixed w/software provided).

I purchased this camera about 4 months ago, and I've taken over 200 pictures with it. No problems so far at all. I love it. It's pretty self explanatory, with a quick read of the manual. I was taking pictures within an hour. I took it on several trips, ...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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. ...

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

This is my first purchase of any digital camera and after some research on this site and others, and relying on the Canon brand name, I am overall pleased with my purchase of the Canon Power Shot A540, which I paid about 240.00 for I believe last summer. ...

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: 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: Cost, ease of use
Cons: Size, photo software

I read a number of reviews before buying this camera, and I'm pleased to see that all those who had positives to share about it were right. I can't imagine being happier with any other one out there right now. The price was right, especially for one ...