REVIEWS / POINT AND SHOOT / CANON INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Canon PowerShot A550

15 Jun, 2007, 1:23 pm IST | by Laiq Qureshi | Point and Shoot Point and Shoot


Conclusion

For the street price of about Rs. 10,000, the camera is a decent buy. I need not say, of course, that the camera is purely for point-and-shoot. The colors are decent, and the sharpness is quite good. But we did notice some smudging in underdeveloped portions of some pictures. Also I do think the screen poses a bit of a problem, but this may be because of the fact that larger screens these days have spoiled us.

Specs

Dimensions

91 x 64 x 43 mm

Weight

210 g

Type

Compact

Connectivity

USB 2.0

Storage

SD/SDHC card

Battery Type

AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended)

LCD Type

2.0-inch, 86,000 pixels

View Finder

Optical

Sensor

CCD

Effective Pixels

7.1 Megapixel

ISO Sensitivity

Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800

Optical Zoom

4x

Aperture

F2.6 - F5.5

Format

JPEG (EXIF 2.2)

Scene Modes

Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids and Pets, Indoor, night scene, foliage, snow, beach, and fireworks

White Balance

5 positions plus manual

Flash

Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye, Slow Sync)

Self Timer

2 or 10 sec

Sound

Yes

Street Price

Rs. 10,000

 

Would you buy it?




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