Canon PowerShot S60 5 Megapixel Compact Camera

Great Camera

Strengths: Takes great photos, fun to use and easy to use. The battery lasts a long time and the zoom covers almost everything I would need.

Weakness: In some modes does not focus on what I want and I have to play with it a bit to make that happen. Not able to put filters on the lense. Only 30 second videos. Nighttime pictures require a tripod!!

I bought this camera after a friend recommended it to me. I had just lost my camera and was going on vacation. It turned out to be great and took amazing photos with great detail. I have been able to blow up many of my photos without loosing any detail. The camera is small enough that you can take photos without being annoying. This camera is a step up from the A series and you can see the...

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Canon PowerShot S60 5 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: 28mm wide angle lens, AIAF auto focus, excellent picture quality/color accuracy, good macro focus, quick/easy to use, 35mm type modes/settings, good battery life, sturdy build, robust performance.

Weakness: Some F-stop settings are not available at certain focal lengths, 100mm zoom could be longer, included compact flash only 32 MB, AIAF autofocus is very good but can be fooled at times.

I exhaustively reviewed many different websites that published the same pictures taken with each camera that was reviewed and read just as many photography and media magazine reviews on every 5 and 6 megapixel camera on the market for two months, yes, two months before making a digital camera purchase. I probably spent far too much time, but knowing very little about digital cameras before I...

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Canon PowerShot S60 5 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Compact, stylish, 28mm wide angle, beautiful color rendition, very sharp at mid-zoom stopped down, great macro range, long battery life, very responsive controls, and generally fun to use.

Weakness: Blurred corners at wide angle, noticeable noise at ISO 200+, occasionally hesitant autofocus, slippery sliding cover, limited video capabilities.

Canon S60 is fantastic. The 28mm wide angle is very rare for this form factor, and it's incredibly useful. Also, the manual controls are nice, the images are crisp and lively, and the menus are very easy to figure out. There are a few nits to pick here and there if you look for them; but ultimately, it comes down to how well the camera works when it's used, and in that regard the S60 wins big....

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Canon PowerShot S60 5 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Wide angle, compact size, sharp pictures, good macro range, very simple to use, rechargable battery+charger included

Weakness: Uses slow CF, small CF included, optical zoom coulde've been bigger

I was looking for a digital camera that will fit my needs for couple of months, first I was waiting for Canon S1 IS, when it came out - I decided to wait for S60 - I prefer CANON over all other cameras. I bought both of them, after 3 days of playing I returned S1 IS to the store, because S60 makes sharper pictures, has better macro range, still can focus in low/no light surroundings, the only...

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Canon PowerShot S60 5 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Can easily navigate through the functions of the camera without reading the manual. User-friendly. Of course, if you want to know more of its functions, reading the manual is essential.

Weakness: Flash in darker or dark rooms make this ring (from the flash) around the corners of the picture.

I've been waiting to purchase this camera for over a month now. So when I got home, I immediately started playing with it. Was quite impressed with the sturdiness of it, but it was a bit on the heavy side. This is the reason why I debated between the S60 or S500 (which is a smaller, lighter camera). Decided to get the S60 instead (even though I knew it was heavier) because of the 28mm wide-angle...

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Canon PowerShot S60 5 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Easy to use, makes great pictures,colors are true, 28mm wide angle is great for scenery and family group shots. Makes great pictures in weak light . . . must use a tripod.

Weakness: The combination lens cover on-off switch does not function well. Has a tendancy to override the track and requires a 2nd "turn-on" of camera. The memory card supplied is joke must buy bigger card

Other than the off-on switch . . I have been on a couple of vacations and the quality of the pictures are just great . . the 5 M permits cropping if required and still get a high quailty shot.

Canon PowerShot S60 5 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Easy to use, great point and shoot, outstanding photos.

Weakness: That proprietary battery issue again! However due to the small camera size its likely a must.

I have done a ton of research and waited patiently for the release of the S60. Canon's photo quality is unmatched at both of the top and low end of most prosumer digicams. This is my third digital and I think this is one of the slickest little units out there for purse or pocket. Don't be fooled by it's size though, you can tweek this baby as you wish for any setting and mood or simply...

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Canon PowerShot S60 5 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: A nice lens, and the option to add more. In contrast to other reviewers, the S60 has good red-eye prevention. Superb photo-quality. Excellent battery-life and a nice charger.

Weakness: I've read the subtle weaknesses about the S60 on many sites. The truth is, the weaknesses are exaggerated and hardly noticeable. I haven't noticed the "small display font" that bothers others.

This is my second digital camera, although I frequently borrowed a Nikon Coolpix 5700. Not compact? It's plenty compact for me! Flimsy sliding lens cover? No, it's not flimsy. The lens cover functions as an on/off switch and as a lens protector. A reviewer on another site (CNET?) claims the lens cover is plastic, when in fact it is approximately 80% metal. The speed of communication with the PC...

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Canon PowerShot S60 5 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Lenses, range of manual and automatic controls, AF-assist beam, design, size.

Weakness: Slow communication speed with PC, small display font diffical to read.

This is the third digicam in my family and is the best one. Superb image quality, ability to shoot in full darkness, great range of shutter/aperture controls in automatic and manual modes, very convenient layout of control buttons, 28-100 mm fast lenses, and short charging time are the strongest points of this camera. Many of these features came from much more expensive digicams and are not...

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Canon PowerShot S60 5 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Size and weight. Optical quality. Picture quality. Bundled accesories and software. Good battery life.

Weakness: LCD brightness in low light.

Bought the camera for and used it on a trip to Europe. Only mishap was disabling flash with unintentional depression of two buttons instead of one (read big phalanges). Both wide and long ends of zoom lens were productive features. Picture clarity and color reproduction are fabulous.