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Canon PowerShot A460

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Canon PowerShot A460 shooting speed
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
 Typical shot-to-shot time  
Time to first shot  
Shutter lag (typical)  
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W35
1.4 
1.4 
0.4 
Canon PowerShot A460
1.5 
1.7 
0.5 
Canon PowerShot A430
1.8 
1.9 
0.7 
Fujifilm FinePix F650
1.7 
1.9 
0.7 
Note: In seconds.


Image Quality
For a camera with a maximum sensitivity of ISO 400, the A460's images were awfully noisy. We saw at least some grain on almost every test shot. Our ISO 100 test image looked like it was taken at ISO 200 on almost any other camera, our ISO 200 test image could have been taken at ISO 400, and our ISO 400 test image resembled one taken at ISO 800.

Image quality was otherwise decent. The automatic white balance produced a drastic yellow cast under our lab's tungsten lights, though the tungsten preset proved very neutral, even more so than the manual white balance. We also noticed some purple fringing around bright highlights, and while the images weren't the sharpest we've ever seen, they were on a par in that respect with other cameras in this price range.

The Canon PowerShot A460 would have been a good camera a few years ago, but these days it just doesn't cut it. With only 5-megapixel resolution and horrible image noise, we can't easily recommend this camera. Even among sub-US$150 cameras, there are better choices out there.

 
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