Canon PowerShot A620
Review Date: January 11th 2006
Specifications
| Effective Pixels |
Approx. 7.1M |
| Total Pixels |
Approx. 7.4M |
| Colour Filter Type |
Primary Colour |
| Type |
DIGIC II with iSAPS technology |
| Focal Length |
7.3 - 29.2 mm (35-140 mm 35mm equivalent) |
| Zoom |
Optical 4x, approx. digital 4x �, combined
approx. 16x |
| Maximum f/number |
f/2.8-f/4.1 |
| Construction |
8 elements in 7 groups (2 aspherical elements) |
| AF System / Points |
9-point AiAF, 1-point AF (Any position
is available or fixed centre) |
| AF Point Selection |
Manual selection using FlexiZone AF/AE |
| AF Lock |
On/Off Selectable |
| Closest Focusing Distance |
1cm |
| Metering Modes |
Evaluative, Centre-weighted average, Spot
(centre or linked to focusing frame) |
| AE Lock |
Locked when shutter button is pressed
half way |
| Exposure Compensation |
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments |
| ISO Speed Equivalent |
AUTO, 50, 100, 200, 400 |
| Type |
Mechanical shutter & electronic shutter |
| Speed |
15 - 1/2,500 sec
(Slow Shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. and more, available in
Manual and Shutter Priority AE modes only. Shutter speeds
of 1.3 sec. and more operate with noise reduction. Certain
combinations of shutter speed and aperture may not be
available.) |
| Settings |
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent,
Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom |
| Viewfinder |
Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder |
| Monitor |
Vari-angle 2.0" Low temperature P-Si TFT,
approx. 115,000 pixels |
| Modes |
Auto, Manual Flash On / Off |
| Flash Exposure Compensation |
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments |
| Second Curtain Synchronisation |
Yes |
| Built-in Flash Range |
45cm - 4.2m (W) / 3m (T) (at ISO AUTO
equivalent) |
| External Flash |
Canon's High Power Flash |
| Modes |
Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE,
Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, Portrait, Landscape,
Night Scene, My Colors (9 settings), Stitch Assist, Movie,
Special Scene (Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Foliage,
Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater) |
| Photo Effects |
Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia,
Black & White, My Colors (9 settings) |
| Drive Modes |
Single, Continuous, Self-Timer |
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 1.9 fps � (until memory card becomes
full) � |
| RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION |
| Image Size |
(L) 3072 x 2304, (M1) 2592 x 1944, (M2)
2048 x 1536, (M3) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (Postcard
Date Imprint) 1600 x 1200 |
| Compression |
Superfine, Fine, Normal |
| Movie Length |
Up to 1GB 640 x 480/320 x 240, Up to 1
min (320 x 240), 60 fps, Up to 3 min (160 x 120) � |
| 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 + WAVE (monaural)] |
| Sound Files |
WAVE (monaural) |
| Canon Printers |
Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and
PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print,
Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP printers only) |
| My Camera |
Start-up image and camera sounds customisation |
| Sound Memo |
Up to 60 sec per image |
| Intelligent Orientation Sensor |
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 |
| Computer |
USB 2.0 High Speed (Mini-B, PTP) |
| Other |
A/V output (PAL/NTSC) |
| Type |
Secure Digital (SD) Card or MultiMediaCard
32MB SD card supplied |
| SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM |
| PC |
Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 SP4 / XP / XP
SP1-2 |
| Macintosh |
OS X v10.2 - 10.3 |
| Browsing & Printing |
ZoomBrowser EX (PhotoRecord) / ImageBrowser |
| Other |
PhotoStitch, RemoteCapture |
| Drivers |
TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000), WIA (Windows
Me) |
| Image Manipulation |
ArcSoft PhotoStudio |
| Batteries |
4x Size-AA Alkaline or NiMH Batteries(NB4-200)
(Alkalines supplied) |
| Battery Life |
Approx. 350 shots (4) (with supplied batteries)
Approx. 500 shots (with optional Canon NB-2AH batteries)
(4)
Approx. 960 min. playback (with supplied batteries)
Approx. 960 min. playback (with Canon NB-2AH batteries) |
| AC Power Supply |
Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK600 |
| Waterproof / Weatherproof
Case |
Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC90 , Waterproof
Case Weights WW-DC1 |
| Lenses |
Conversion Lens Adaptor, LA-DC58F
Tele-Converter 1.75x TC-DC58N,
Wide converter 0.7x WC-DC58N |
| Flash |
High Power Flash HF-DC1 |
| Power Supply & Battery Chargers |
Battery Charger Kit CBK4-200, Ni-MH Batteries
NB4-200, AC Adapter Kit ACK600 |
| Operating Environment |
0 - 40 �C, 10 - 90% humidity |
| Dimensions |
104.8 x 66.0 x 49.1mm (excluding protrusions) |
| Weight (body only) |
Approx. 235g |
Zoom � Digital zoom available for still image and standard
movie modes only
Continuous Shooting � Large/Fine with LCD monitor off � Depending
on memory card speed / capacity
Movie Length � Depending on memory card speed / capacity
All data is based on Canon standard testing methods. Subject
to change without notice.
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