Canon Powershot A710 IS Review

Review Date: October 28th 2006

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Page 1 Introduction / Features Page 2 Ease of Use Page 3 Image Quality Page 4 Sample Images Page 5 Design Page 6 Specifications Page 7 Conclusion

Specifications

IMAGE SENSOR

Type 1/2.5" CCD

Effective Pixels Approx.7.1M

Colour Filter Type Approx.7.1M

IMAGE PROCESSOR

Type DIGIC II with iSAPS technology

LENS

Focal Length 5.8 - 34.8 mm (35mm equivalent: 35-210mm)

Zoom Optical 6x. Digital approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-converter approx. 1.5x or 1.9x and Safety Zoom �) �. Combined approx. 24x

Maximum f/number f/2.8-f/4.8

Construction 9 elements in 7 groups(1 aspherical element with both sides aspherical)

Image Stabilisation Yes (shift-type)

FOCUSING

Type TTL

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

AF Assist Beam Yes

Manual Focus Yes

Closest Focusing Distance 1cm

EXPOSURE CONTROL

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, High ISO Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800

SHUTTER

Speed 15 - 1/2,000 sec (Available shutter speeds vary depending on the shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE

Type TTL

Settings Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom

VIEWFINDER

Viewfinder Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder

LCD MONITOR

Monitor 2.5" P-Si TFT, approx. 115,000 pixels

Coverage 100%

FLASH

Modes Auto, Manual Flash On / Off

Slow Sync Speed Yes

Red-eye Reduction Yes

Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

Flash Exposure Lock Yes

Second Curtain Synchronisation Yes

Built-in Flash Range 55cm - 3.5m (W) / 2.5m (T) (at ISO AUTO equivalent)

External Flash Canon's High Power Flash HF-DC1

SHOOTING

Modes Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Stitch Assist, Movie, Special Scene (Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Color Accent, Color Swap)

Photo Effects My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Positive Film, Vivid Blue, Vivid Red, Vivid Green, Custom Color)

Drive Modes Single, Continuous, Self-Timer

Continuous Shooting Approx. 1.7 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, (W) 3072 x 1728, (Postcard Date Imprint) 1600 x 1200

Compression Superfine, Fine, Normal

Movies (L)640 x 480, (M)320 x 240, 30/15fps (M)320 x 240, 60fps (S)160 x 120, 15fps

Movie Length Up to 1GB or 1 hour (L and M, 30/15fps). Up to 1 min (M, 60fps). Up to 3 min (S) �

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 + WAVE (monaural)]

Sound Files WAVE (monaural)

DIRECT PRINT

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

PictBridge Yes

OTHER FEATURES

My Camera Start-up image and camera sounds customisation

Sound Memo Up to 60 sec per image

Intelligent Orientation Sensor Yes

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

INTERFACE

Computer USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B, PTP)

Other A/V output (PAL/NTSC)

MEMORY CARD

Type Secure Digital (SD) Card or Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Card or MultiMediaCard (MMC), 16MB Memory Card supplied

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

PC Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 SP4 / XP / XP SP1-2

Macintosh OS X v10.2 - 10.4

SOFTWARE

Browsing & Printing ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser

Other PhotoStitch

Drivers TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000), WIA (Windows Me)

POWER SOURCE

Batteries 2x Size-AA Alkaline or NiMH Batteries (NB4-300) (Alkalines supplied)

AC Power Supply Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK800

ACCESSORIES

Case Soft Case DCC-80

Waterproof / Weatherproof Case Waterproof case WP-DC6, Waterproof Case Weight WW-DC1

Lenses Conversion Lens Adapter, LA-DC58G Tele-Converter 1.75x TC-DC58N, Wide converter 0.7x WC-DC58N Close-up lens 250D (58mm)

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 97.5 x 66.5 x 41.2 mm (excluding protrusions)

Weight (body only) Approx. 210g

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

� Large/Fine with LCD monitor off � Depending on memory card speed / capacity

� Depending on memory card speed / capacity

Page 1 Introduction / Features Page 2 Ease of Use Page 3 Image Quality Page 4 Sample Images Page 5 Design Page 6 Specifications Page 7 Conclusion

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