Canon PowerShot 6-MegaPixel Digital Camera

Photography has come along way since it's first beginnings. We have moved from large, monstrous cameras, to small portable ones that give you pictures instantly. However, no matter why one would need a camera, there is one thing that is common with all of them -- everyone needs a camera that will give you clear and beautiful pictures. That's why I have chosen to review this amazing camera for both professionals and amateurs. The camera I am talking about is the Canon PowerShot 6.0-Megapizel Digital Camera - A540.

This camera comes will an astonishing 6.0 mega pixels, which will give your pictures vivid detail, which are absolutely perfect for those of you who are wanting to enlarge your photos to larger prints. The high-resolution capability shoots images up to 2816 x 2112 pixels. Some of the great features this camera posses is it's rapid start-up time of 1.6 seconds as well as reduced shutter lag. This in-turn will allow you to capture those moments that happen so quickly, yet giving you the opportunity to cherish them forever.

Canon's DIGIC II imaging processor technology provides greater picture quality, faster processing speed and more accurate auto focus, auto exposure and auto white balance. Besides this feature, this camera comes will a multitude of scene modes, which assist you in capturing the perfect type of photo for each particular moment. Some of the scene modes included in this camera includes portrait, landscape, night scene, movie, night snapshot, indoor, kids & pets, snow, underwater, fireworks, color accent and color swap. This camera also comes with a 9-point enhanced auto focus (AiAf) with single-point auto-focus and auto-focus lock. The auto-focus beam literally evaluates the surroundings as well as spot meters.

There are several shooting modes, which include auto, program, shutter priority, aperture priority, and manual. There is also a continuous shooting mode which allows its users to capture up to 2.3 shots per second for brilliant action shots. Worried about color quality? Don't be, there are several different settings for the type of lighting that you are shooting in. These include, auto, preset for daylight, cloudy, fluorescent, fluorescent H, and underwater. There is also an option to custom white balance, which allow you to achieve natural tones under different lighting conditions.

There is a built-in auto flash with red-eye reduction, flash on, which comes with the red-eye reduction, as well as the standard options of flash on and flash off. There is something about this camera that sets it apart form all others, because you can add special effects, which include vivid, neutral, sepia, black-and-white, positive film, lighter skin tone, darker skin tone and custom color for those of you who want to be creative with your pictures.

This camera also records video clips. It records VGA video clips at 15 or 30 fps (frames per second) with audio. There is also continues auto exposure and white balancing during the filming process. So you want to look at your pictures and video on your camera? The playback mode includes 2x-10x zoom, jump ten images, jump one-hundred images, jump shot date, and slideshow -- all of these features give you the option to find the right picture in a snap.

Printing your pictures has never been easier, with the easy print/share button quickly transfers your pictures for printing. This camera supports direct-print with the compatible Canon direct photo printer or any PictBridge-enabled printer. There is also software provided with the camera to help organize and add special effects to your pictures.

However, the best part about this camera is its price. You get all of these amazing, professional features for less than $200.00. This camera is absolutely for anyone who is wanting to take breathtaking pictures, without the breathtaking price tag.