Product Description

Easy to use

Commonly used Special Scene modes are positioned on the PowerShot A560's Mode dial, making it easy to take tricky shots indoors, at night or when photographing kids and pets. The one-touch record/review button enables quick and convenient review of your images.

7.1 Megapixels

A 7.1 Megapixel sensor produces sharp high quality photos, enabling large prints and detailed crops.

4x optical zoom

The 4x optical zoom lens lets you get close to the action without sacrificing quality. It combines with digital zoom for 16x magnification.

Cutting edge technology

Canon's DIGIC III image processor delivers high-speed camera performance, superior colour rendition and cleaner images at high ISO speeds. iSAPS technology uses shooting scene information to optimise camera settings before a shot is taken.

9-Point AiAF

9-point AiAF makes sure that you can keep even off-centre subjects in sharp focus.

Face Detection AF/AE/FE

Face Detection AF/AE/FE ensures superb people shots by automatically detecting up to 9 faces in the frame and setting the correct focus, exposure and flash level. Face Detection Technology also enables Red-Eye Correction in playback mode. Fix red-eyes in the camera and make them look natural again.

ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto

PowerShot A560’s high ISO setting enables you to take excellent flash-free photographs in low-light conditions. High ISO Auto prioritises high ISO to enable faster shutter speeds, reducing the risk of blurred images.

2.5" LCD screen

The large bright 2.5" LCD screen is ideal for sharing images with friends and family. The selectable Grid Line Display helps with composition, while Night Display mode aids screen visibility after dark.

Shooting modes and My Colors

Choose from 14 shooting modes to get that perfect shot. 6 Special Scene modes assist with tricky lighting conditions, including Beach, Foliage and Snow. Further enhance your images with My Colors in-camera colour management tools.

High quality movies

Shoot extra long¹ 30fps VGA quality movies with full audio, or record QVGA movies at 60fps and analyse in sharp slow motion.

Direct Printing

Connect to any PictBridge compatible printer and push the Print/Share button for a full colour print within seconds. Connect to a Canon SELPHY CP printer and you can also print ID photos and movie stills.

¹Depending on memory card speed and capacity

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #159 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Canon
• Model: 1774B008AA
• Released on: 2007-07-24
• Dimensions: 1.32" h x 1.00" w x .12" l, .36 pounds

Features

• Canon PowerShot A560 Digital Camera. Compact camera featuring innovative Face Detection Technology, lowlight shooting is aided by High ISO 1600, easy to use Mode dial, 7.1 MP and 4x optical zoom, 2.5" LCD screen & PictBridge and Print/Share button.

Manufacturer's Description
Capture stunning portraits with the affordable PowerShot A560. Natural, sharp faces are easy to capture with innovative Face Detection Technology and lowlight shooting is aided by High ISO 1600.

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Customer Reviews

A disappointment
Perhaps I am being too hard on the 560, but overall I am disappointed. I rave about Canon cameras, recommending them to my friends. I currently have an S5is as my main camera, and am very pleased with it. When my wife's A70 died, after 5 years service, the A560 seemed the perfect replacement: double the pixels, slightly higher zoom and all in a smaller model.

Unfortunately I am not overly impressed. The build is not as good as the older A70, and more importantly, the image quality is inferior. Pictures are less sharp and the colours less natural than I am used to from the older camera.

It is not a "bad camera" and for the price it is a bargain. I like the size, I like the optical viewfinder (increasingly rare these days) but it is not of the quality I have come to expect from Canon. I could not recommend this camera, and instead would suggest that paying the extra for the A580 or A720 would be a better move.

a560
Bought to replace an old sony cyber shot- good price - too many to choose from really:
pros: price competitive, 4x optical zoom, crisp pictures as expected, nice macro function for taking pictures of small things,
cons: batteries (non rechargeable), a bit clunky looking (not a sexy thing),
Does need larger memory card - so annoying to have to fish around amazon to find on that actually comes from amazon (ie not marketplace), which though more expensive will be delivered together and free.
Can anyone recommend a good rechargeable battery option?

Excellent features for the price
The Powershot A560 is an improvement on the A75/A85, it takes excellent pictures and has a number of photography modes including landscape mode, fireworks/night-time mode, and various settings for different environments. Exposure levels have also been improved. When taking photos of people inside buildings I recommend "auto mode" without the flash, as using the flash results in people being overexposed. You can record videos at up to 640x480 resolution at up to 30 frames/second, for as long as you want, until either the memory card or battery runs out (I find this particularly useful for capturing lightning, or taking videos of firework displays for example).

As another reviewer said, you will need to purchase a high capacity SD card separately, preferably a 2 or 4GB one, as the one Canon supplies you with will only hold about 10 photos. A camera case is also recommended.

One warning though- be very careful with the lens, the mechanism appears to have been improved since the A70/A75/A85, but it's still pretty fragile (as is the case on most, if not all, digital cameras). I wouldn't recommend making use of its "beach photography mode" for instance, as if sand gets into the lens mechanism it will jam. Apparently the old infamous error "E18" has been replaced with "Lens error- restart camera", but it's essentially the same thing. So be sure to keep the lens clean and avoid dropping the camera. Some unfortunate customers get lens errors despite no misuse of the camera, but you take that risk with any brand of digital camera.

Otherwise, a strongly recommended product.