Canon PowerShot A470

By
Alex Rushton
– 27 August, 2008Posted in: Digital Pocket Cameras, Equipment

Specifications:

Type of Camera
Type of Camera Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3.4x Optical/4x Digital/14x Combined Zoom

Image Capture Device
Type 7.1 Megapixel, 1/2.5-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels Approx. 7.4 Megapixels
Effective Pixels Approx. 7.1 Megapixels

Lens
Focal Length 6.3-21.6mm f/3.0-5.8 (35mm film equivalent: 38-132mm)
Digital Zoom 4x
Focusing Range Normal: 1.5 ft./47cm-infinity
Macro: 2.0 in.-1.5 ft./5-47cm (W), 9.8 in.-1.5 ft./25-47cm (T)
Super Macro: 0.39-3.9 in./1-10cm
Autofocus System TTL Autofocus

Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder N/A
LCD Monitor 2.5-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon 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, 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
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; Slow Synchro
Flash Range 12 in.-9.8 ft./30cm-3.0m (W), 12 in.-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, Camera M, Special Scene (Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), Super Macro, 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. 1.9 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: 3,072 x 2,304 (Large), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,072 x 1,728 (Widescreen) Movie: 640 x 480 (20 fps/20 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes, 160 x 120 (up to 3 minutes at 15 fps)

Number of Recordable Images
Large (L) Medium 1 (M1) Medium 2 (M2)
SF F N SF F N SF F N
File Size (KB) 3,045 1,897 902 2,503 1,395 695 1,602 893 445
32MB 9 15 32 11 20 41 18 32 64
SDC-128M 40 64 134 49 87 173 76 136 269
SDC-512MSH 156 251 520 190 339 671 295 529 1,041
Medium 3 (M3) Small (S) Widescreen (W)
SF F N SF F N SF F N
File Size (KB) 1,002 558 278 249 150 84 2,304 1,420 678
32MB 29 52 99 111 171 270 12 20 42
SDC-128M 121 217 411 460 711 1,118 53 86 177
SDC-512MSH 471 839 1,590 1,777 2,747 4,317 207 335 686

Time of Recordable Movies
Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap Compact
640 x 480 320 x 240 160 x 120
20 fps 20 fps LP 30 fps 15 fps
Movie size (KB/sec.) 1,280 640 660 120
32MB 22 sec. 45 sec. 43sec. 3 min. 30 sec.
SDC-128M 1 min. 36 sec. 3 min. 10 sec. 3 min. 01 sec. 14 min. 29 sec.
SDC-512MSH 6 min. 12 sec. 12 min. 16 sec. 11 min. 42 sec. 55 min. 57 sec.

Note: N=Normal F=Fine SF=SuperFine
Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canon’s standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.

Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Category, Transition Effects, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, RAW, Resize
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Auto Rotate, Resume

Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes Still Image: single image, select all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie

Interfaces
Computer Interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
Video Out NTSC/PAL
Audio Out Monaural
Other Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera’s USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable

Power Supply
Power Source 1. AA-size Alkaline Battery (x2)
2. Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x2)
3. AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (optional)
Shooting Capacity Still Image: approx. 150 shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 400 shots (AA-size Ni-MH Battery) *
Playback Time Approx. 360 min. (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 480 min. (AA-size Ni-MH Battery)* LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.

Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature 32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity 10-90%
Dimensions (WxHxD) 4.13 x 2.17 x 1.60 in. / 104.8 x 55.1 x 40.7mm
Weight Approx. 5.82 oz. / 165g (camera body only)

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