The power packed camera features a 6 Megapixel sensor together with manual controls and 4x optical zoom lens. This camera is well-suited to be used for record broadcast quality film. When compared with its earlier types, a540 be able to exhibit a frame rate of 30fps even at a resolution of 640*480. The wide array of scene modes including the underwater scene mode is one of features liked by many of its users. One of the most interesting features of a540 is that when switched to manual mode, the user gets total control from the camera which enable it to simply set custom aperture and shutter speed. Apart from the 2.5?LCD screen the camera boasts of the optical viewfinder. The retro design of camera has been fascinating users, while the battery space has been intelligently used for grip reason. Almost all the buttons and menus are located at convenient places at the right side of the panel.
The starting time of digital camera is quite little while the users may also switch over between another modes instantaneously. The slow recycling period of the flash has been an area of displeasure for some of the end users, when the camera has faired well on most of other grounds. A540 compared with PowerShot SD600 is really a more desirable alterative offering quite a lot of new features in the compacter version. A540 is positioned in the series mainly to fill in the cost gap that lies in between the 5 Megapixel A530 and A700 that exhibits 6 Megapixel engine. The 3.6*2.5*1.7, size of this digital camera weight at 7.8 ounces after filled in with two AA size batteries. The users can easily zoom with the aid of jog dial concentric to shutter push button. Although the 2.5in LCD screen of the camera tends to fade out in direct sunlight but, in such cases the users can simply bring into usage the bright optical viewfinder.
Like most of other versions in A series, the dial is located at the top of the camera with most of handy button within the reach of the right thumb. Thus, the simple and teachable controls of the phone allow it to be very convenient and simple to navigate. The mode dial could be simply rotated to change in between programmed, aperture priority, manual, auto, and shutter priority along with scene modes including night scene, movie, stitch assist, landscape and portrait. The newbies or inexperienced shooters can easily choose the program auto exposure mode or switch over to full auto mode. Metering options available to the users include spot, center weighted and evaluative. The print sharing button accompanied with the Disp key can be used for varying the amount of information being displayed on the LCD, while the up and down keys can be used for toggling in between flash and macro focus modes.
Various other shooting and setup function have been intelligently divided in the menu and can accessed through the set and function button. The camera is also popular amongst the professional shooters due to its user friendly nature. The left and right cursor can be utilized for choosing in between the aperture and shutter priority. A540 also supports extra add on lenses which can be installed upon the bayonet mount located under the plastic collar around the lens. Based on the experts the users currently have the option of fixing .75 wide angle lenses also, the 1.75X telephoto along with 52mm filter adaptor. The camera can also be used underwater when using the underwater case provided. Even though it lacks a hotshoe, the users can easily connect a high powered HF DC1 flash. Several of other splendid features liked by the users include colour swap mode and 4.4 megapixel wide screen framing mode. Long duration of continuous shooting and robust shutter lag are several of the other features accepted. The camera can snap at .7 seconds under the autofocus mode with good light conditions while at 1.1 second under low light situations.
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