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PowerShot A480



Product Specification

 
 

IMAGE SENSOR

       
 

Type

    1/2.3" CCD  
 

Effective Pixels

    Approx. 10.0M  
 

Colour Filter Type

    Primary Colour  
 

IMAGE PROCESSOR

       
 

Type

    DIGIC III with iSAPS technology  
 

LENS

       
 

Focal Length

    6.6 - 21.6 mm (35mm equivalent: 37 – 122mm)  
 

Zoom

    Optical 3.3x. Digital approx. 4x ² (with Digital Tele-Converter approx. 1.4x or 2.3x and Safety Zoom ¹)². Combined approx. 13x  
 

Maximum f/number

    f/3.0 - f/5.8  
 

Construction

    7 elements in 6 groups (1 aspherical UA element)  
 

FOCUSING

       
 

Type

    TTL  
 

AF System/ Points

    AiAF (Face Detection / 5-point), 1-point AF (fixed centre)  
 

AF Modes

    Single  
 

AF Point Selection

    Size (Normal, Small)  
 

AF Lock

    Locked when shutter button is pressed half way  
 

AF Assist Beam

    Yes  
 

Closest Focusing Distance

    1cm (W) from front of lens in Super Macro  
 

EXPOSURE CONTROL

       
 

Metering modes

    Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre)  
 

AE Lock

    Locked when shutter button is pressed half way  
 

Exposure Compensation

    +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments  
 

ISO sensitivity*

    AUTO(incorporating Motion Detection Technology), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600  
 

SHUTTER

       
 

Speed

    1/60 - 1/2000 sec (factory default)
15 - 1/2000 sec (total range - varies by shooting mode)
 
 

WHITE BALANCE

       
 

Type

    TTL  
 

Settings

    Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom  
 

LCD MONITOR

       
 

Monitor

    2.5” TFT, approx. 115,000 dots  
 

Coverage

    100%  
 

FLASH

       
 

Modes

    Auto, Manual Flash On / Off  
 

Slow Sync Speed

    Yes  
 

Red-Eye Reduction

    Yes  
 

Flash Exposure Compensation

    Face Detection FE  
 

Built-in Flash Range

    30cm - 3.0m (W) / 2.0m (T)  
 

External Flash

    Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1  
 

SHOOTING

       
 

Modes

    Auto, P, Special Scene (Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Long Shutter, Super Macro), Movie  
 

Photo Effects

    My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom Color (limited))  
 

Drive modes

    Single, Self-Timer  
 

Continuous Shooting

    Approx. 0.8 shots/sec.¹ (until the memory card is full)²  
 

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

       
 

Image Size

    (L) 3648 x 2736, (M1) 2816 x 2112, (M2) 2272 x 1704, (M3, Date Stamp) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (W) 3648 x 2048.
Resize in playback (M3, S, 320 x 240)
 
 

Compression

    Fine, Normal  
 

Movies

    (L)640 x 480, 30fps/30fps(LP)
(M)320 x 240, 30fps
 
 

Movie Length

    Up to 4GB or 1 hour (L and M)¹  
 

FILE TYPES

       
 

Still Image Type

    JPEG compression, (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant  
 

Movies

    AVI [Motion JPEG compression]  
 

DIRECT PRINT

       
 

Canon Printers

    Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only)  
 

PictBridge

    Yes  
 

OTHER FEATURES

       
 

Red-Eye Correction

    Yes, during shooting and playback  
 

Histogram

    Yes  
 

Playback Zoom

    Approx. 2x – 10x  
 

Self Timer

    Approx. 2 or 10 sec. or Custom  
 

Menu Languages

    English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Farsi  
 

INTERFACE

       
 

Computer

    USB (Mini-B, MTP, PTP)  
 

Other

    A/V output (PAL/NTSC)  
 

MEMORY CARD

       
 

Type

    SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus. 32MB Memory card supplied  
 

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

       
 

PC & Macintosh

    Windows XP SP2-3 / Vista (including SP1)
Mac OS X v10.4 - 10.5
 
 

SOFTWARE

       
 

Browsing & Printing

    ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser  
 

Other

    PhotoStitch  
 

POWER SOURCE

       
 

Batteries

    2x Size-AA Alkaline or NiMH Batteries (Alkalines supplied)  
 

Battery life

    Approx. 200 shots ¹ (with supplied batteries)
Approx. 470 shots (with optional Canon NB-3AH batteries) ¹
Approx. 480 min. playback (with supplied batteries)
Approx. 600 min. playback (with Canon NB-3AH batteries)
 
 

A/C Power Supply

    Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK800  
 

ACCESSORIES

       
 

Cases / Straps

    Soft Case DCC-480  
 

Flash

    High Power Flash HF-DC1  
 

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

    Battery Charger Kit CBK4-300, Ni-MH Batteries NB4-300, AC adapter kit ACK800  
 

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

       
 

Operating Environment

    0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity  
 

Dimensions (WxHxD, excl. protrusions)

    92.1 x 62.0 x 31.1 mm  
 

Weight (body only)

    Approx. 140g  

Zoom

¹ Depending on the image size selected.
² Digital zoom available for still image and standard movie modes only. Optical zoom may not be available during movie recording.

Continuous Shooting

¹ Under conditions where the flash does not fire.
² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

Movie Length

¹ Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

Battery life

¹ Using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera (where included), except where indicated.

* Standard Output Sensitivity / Recommended Exposure Index.

According to ISO 12232:2006 (20th April 2006) which specifies the method for assigning and reporting ISO speed ratings for digital still cameras.

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods (according to CIPA Standards) except where indicated.

Subject to change without notice.

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