Review of the Canon PowerShot A560

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As expected from Canon’s Powershot range, manual control and handling are the key selling points of the A560, but coupled with a 4x optical zoom lens and a DIGIC III processor make it even more of an appealing proposition. Of course, not everyone will favour the additional bulk of the body, but then again this camera isn’t targeted at the masses, more the enthusiastic beginner. The only camera here with a viewfinder, the layout feels comfortable and doesn’t infringe on usability, while the feature set offers pretty much all that is expected. The icing on this cake, however, comes in the form of face-detection technology and the processing engine, with the latter displaying a notable performance in terms of operational speed. Images produced by the A560 are hard to fault and undoubtedly the best in this group tested: bursting with detail and a displaying a fantastic dynamic range, while maintaining great edge and corner-detail and showing minimal fringing – another fine compact for Canon to be proud of.

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