'Designed along the lines of a smaller SLR camera there is nothing really wrong with the design, but there are many more stylish cameras around.'
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'Running its highest setting of ISO 800, it scored a mammoth 2.45, which is an exceptionally poor result, even for a compact.'
'While you may not notice the low resolution at first glance, when you compare it to some other cameras with "nicer" screens you will see a noticeable difference.'
'Even this A530 can shoot, edit and play movies with sound, make photos sharp enough for poster sizes, and has a special panoramic mode that, with the included software, creates excellent panoramas easily.'
'Unfortunately, Canon skimped big time on the screen resolution (there are just 85,000 pixels)'
'he A540's images got rather noisy; at anything above ISO 200, the noise pattern was noticeable and distracting, and the colors become flat and dull.'
'Solid image quality, usable ISO 800 performance, and a full set of manual controls make the Canon PowerShot A540 an excellent choice for photo enthusiasts looking for an almost-pocketable second camera, or for budding photographers who aren't ready to move up to a superzoom EVF model or digital SLR.'