“The Canon PowerShot A540 is a very good entry-level camera that has just a few flaws. The camera offers controls for both beginning and advanced users, it performs well, is expandable, and the photo quality is impressive for its class.

All-in-all, the PowerShot A540 is a great choice for those who want full manual controls, expandability, and great photo quality, but don’t want to spend a bundle. It’s not perfect, but the positives far outweigh the negatives, so the A540 gets an easy recommendation from me.”

DCRP writer Jeff Keller summarized in his full Canon PowerShot A540 Review.

The Canon Powershot A540 features six-megapixels of resolution together with a retractable 4x optical zoom lens with a focal length of 35-140mm (35mm equivalent) The A540 model incorporates 22 snapping modes from fully automatic to fully manual to achieve optimum results for any photographic application. The Powershot is also compatible with optional wide angle and telephoto lens converters, as well as a close-up lens and a wireless flash unit.


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Canon PowerShot A540 Features
Powered by 2 AA-size batteries; stores images on SD/MMC memory cards (16 MB card included)
6.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 14 x 19-inch prints
4x optical zoom; 2.5-inch LCD display
ISO 800 snapping; widescreen (16:9) stills recording
Accurate focusing with FlexiZone AF/AE1 and 9-point AiAF1