Canon PowerShot A1000 IS Digital Camera

Canon Updated: 2008-08-27 RSS
Canon PowerShot A1000 IS Digital Camera

Top-tier Features and Unique Style Offer Great Value.
The sleek design of the PowerShot A1000 IS is as refreshing as a breath of fresh air. Better still, its high-end features make everything simple: there's the 10.0-megapixel resolution and powerful 4x Optical Zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilizer for sharpness along the full zoom range. A DIGIC III Image Processor with Canon Face Detection automatically lets every face stand out. Easy Mode and Easy Playback make this camera a marvel of simplicity. With a bright 2.5-inch LCD, it's available in four two-toned colors.

Features

* 10.0 Megapixel resolution makes it a breeze to print large size images with clarity and detail.
* New slim design with a 4x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer enable blur free shooting from camera shake.
* Pick your look! This stylish digital camera comes in four impressive two-toned colors; gray, blue, brown, and purple.
* High quality 2.5-inch LCD and optical viewfinder for convenient shooting.
* DIGIC III Image Processor with Genuine Canon Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB sets the focus, exposure, flash and white balance automatically so you always capture the perfect face.
* Easy Mode and Easy Playback mode for peace of mind shooting and simplified operation.
* Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading, plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with select PIXMA Photo Printers and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers.

Specifications

Type of Camera
Type of Camera: Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical/4x Digital/16x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System

Image Capture Device
Type: 10.0 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels: Approx. 10.0 Megapixels
Effective Pixels: Approx. 10.3 Megapixels

Lens
Focal Length: 6.2-24.8mm f/2.7-5.6 (35mm film equivalent: 35-140mm)
Digital Zoom: 4x
Focusing Range: Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
Macro: 1.2 in.-1.6 ft./3-50cm (W), 1.0-1.6 ft/30-50cm (T)
Autofocus System: TTL Autofocus, Manual focus (shooting standby only in movie mode)

Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder: Real-image zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor: 2.5-inch TFT color LCD
LCD Pixels: Approx. 115,000 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%

Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture: f/2.7 (W) - f/5.6 (T)
Shutter Speed: 15-1/1600 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.

Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity: Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
Light Metering Method: Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method: Program AE; AE Lock
Exposure Compensation: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance
White Balance Control: Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom

Flash
Built-in Flash: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro
Flash Range: 1.0-13 ft./30cm-4.0m (W), 1.0-6.6 ft./30cm-2.0m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
Recycling Time: 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.0V)
Flash Exposure Compensation: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes: Auto, Easy, P, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO 3200), Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie
Photo Effects: My Colors
Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom
Self-Timer: Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
Wireless Control: Not available
Continuous Shooting: Approx. 1.3 fps (Large/Fine)

Image Storage
Storage Media: SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card
File Format: Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
Image Compression: Normal, Fine, SuperFine
JPEG Compression Mode: Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels: Still Image: 3,648 x 2,736 (Large), 2,816 x 2,112 (Medium 1), 2,272 x 1,704 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,648 x 2,048 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes per clip, 160 x 120 (15 fps) up to 3 minutes per clip