Canon PowerShot A480 Digital Camera

With its streamlined silhouette and smoothly curved edges, the Canon PowerShot A480 has the compact sophistication and relaxed simplicity that make it a natural for beginners and everyone else who craves style and convenience. The 10.0-megapixel resolution and 3.3x optical zoom make it easy to capture the action in dazzling color and brilliant detail. The DIGIC III Image Processor keeps it all looking sharp. While a bright, bold 2.5-inch LCD makes shooting and playback a genuine pleasure.

Features

* New compact design - simple with smooth curved edges in 4 fun colors: Red, Blue, Silver and Black.
* 10.0-megapixel digital camera and 3.3x Optical Zoom make it a breeze to print large size images with clarity and detail.
* DIGIC III Image Processor ensures sharp images and improved functionality.
* With 15 Shooting Modes including 12 Special Scene Modes, you're ready for whatever shot comes your way.
* High-quality 2.5-inch LCD for easy on-camera viewing.
* Uses 2 AA-size batteries for convenience anywhere you go.

Specifications

Type of Camera
Type of Camera: Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3.3x Optical/4x Digital/13x Combined Zoom

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

Lens
Focal Length: 6.6-21.6mm f/3.0-5.8 (35mm film equivalent: 37-122mm)
Digital Zoom: 4x
Focusing Range: Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
Macro: 1.2 in.-1.6 ft./3-50cm (W), 9.8 in.-1.6 ft./25-50cm (T)
Autofocus System: TTL Autofocus

Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder: N/A
LCD Monitor: 2.5-inch TFT color LCD
LCD Pixels: Approx. 115,000 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%

Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture: f/3.0 (W) - f/5.8 (T)
Shutter Speed: 15-1/2000 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.

Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity: Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
Light Metering Method: Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot
Exposure Control Method: Program AE; AE Lock
Exposure Compensation: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance
White Balance Control: Auto, 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: 1-9.8 ft./30cm-3.0m (W), 1-6.6 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: N/A

Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes: Auto, P, Special Scene (Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Long Shutter, Super Macro, 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: N/A
Continuous Shooting: Approx. 0.8 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: 3648 x 2736 (Large), 2816 x 2112 (Medium 1), 2272 x 1704 (Medium 2), 1600 x 1200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 3648 x 2048 (Widescreen)
Movie: Standard Definition: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Available up to 4GB or 60 minutes per clip