Announced in 2007, the Canon PowerShot A460 was an entry-level compact in Canon's budget A-series, aimed at first-time digital camera buyers wanting simple point-and-shoot operation at a low price.
It carries a 5-megapixel 1/2.5-inch CCD sensor and a 4x optical zoom lens equivalent to roughly 35-140mm at f/2.8-5.8. The rear 1.8-inch LCD is fixed and modest in resolution, there is no image stabilisation, and the camera runs on two AA batteries with images stored on SD/MMC cards.
AA-battery power and a straightforward menu system made the A460 easy to keep running anywhere, at the cost of the slimmer bodies and stabilised lenses found on Canon's pricier IXUS compacts of the same year. Low-light shots need the flash, given the lack of stabilisation.
It sits at the bottom of the used compact market, sold cheaply as a basic backup camera. Check the battery compartment springs for corrosion, cycle the zoom to confirm it does not stick, and verify the LCD shows a clean image without banding or dead pixels.