Suhit Gupta
05-13-2004, 12:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/S60/S60A.HTM' target='_blank'>http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/S60/S60A.HTM</a><br /><br /></div>"The PowerShot S60 is a significant update of last year's best-selling PowerShot S50 model. At the top of Canon's "mid-sized compact" line, the sleek S60 takes last year's design and adds a wide-angle zoom lens (reaching down to 28mm equivalent focal length at its widest zoom setting) to an already superbly crafted camera. Hidden within the PowerShot S60's trim case though, is a new level of optical sophistication, thanks to Canon's advanced molding process that permits aspheric lens elements to be (reliably) crafted from high-index optical glass for the first time. The result is a zoom lens that's capable of very wide angle operation, in a very compact form factor, yet with lower levels of distortion than was formerly possible."<br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/ZS60A.JPG" /><br /><br />The Canon PowerShot S60 is a 5 megapixel digital camera with a wide-angle 28mm-100mm lens and a new thin body. You will see updates to both the user interface and controls from older versions. The camera has a 3.6x optical zoom lens, 5.8-20.7mm (equivalent to a 28-100mm lens on a 35mm camera) and a built-in flash with five operating modes. It is USB 2 compatible and has a CF I/II slot. This is a really extensive, very good and detailed review of the S60 by imaging-resource.com, and they generally conclude that this unit is an upgrade from the S50.