DIGITAL CAMERA IMAGE SENSOR Type Effective Pixels Colour Filter Type IMAGE PROCESSOR Type LENS Focal Length Zoom 1/2.3" CCD Approx.10.0M Primary Colour

PowerShot A480

DIGIC III with iSAPS technology 6.6 - 21.6 mm (35mm equivalent: 37 122mm) Optical 3.3x. Digital approx. 4x [2] (with Digital TeleConverter approx. 1.4x or 2.3x and Safety Zoom [1])[2]. Combined approx. 13x f/3.0 - f/5.elements in 6 groups (1 aspherical UA element)
Maximum f/number Construction
FOCUSING Type AF System/ Points AF Modes AF Point Selection AF Lock AF Assist Beam Closest Focusing Distance EXPOSURE CONTROL Metering modes AE Lock Exposure Compensation ISO sensitivity [3] SHUTTER Speed 1/60 - 1/2000 sec (factory default) 15 - 1/2000 sec (total range - varies by shooting mode) TTL Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre) Locked when shutter button is pressed half way +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments AUTO(incorporating Motion Detection Technology), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 Yes 1cm (W) from front of lens in Super Macro TTL AiAF (Face Detection / 5-point), 1-point AF (fixed centre) Single Size (Normal, Small) Locked when shutter button is pressed half way

WHITE BALANCE Type

Settings LCD MONITOR Monitor Coverage FLASH Modes Slow Sync Speed Red-Eye Reduction Flash Exposure Compensation Built-in Flash Range
Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, 2.5 TFT, approx. 115,000 dots 100%
Auto, Manual Flash On / Off Yes Yes Face Detection FE 30cm - 3.0m (W) / 2.0m (T)

External Flash SHOOTING

Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1
Photo Effects Drive modes Continuous Shooting RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION Image Size
Auto, P, Special Scene (Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Long Shutter, Super Macro), Movie My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom Color (limited)) Single, Self-Timer Approx. 0.8 shots/sec.[6] (until the memory card is full)[7] (L) 3648 x 2736, (M1) 2816 x 2112, (M2) 2272 x 1704, (M3, Date Stamp) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (W) 3648 x 2048. Resize in playback (M3, S, 320 x 240) Fine, Normal (L)640 x 480, 30fps/30fps(LP) (M)320 x 240, 30fps Up to 4GB or 1 hour (L and M) [7]
Compression Movies Movie Length 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 AVI [Motion JPEG compression] Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only) Yes Yes, during shooting and playback Yes Approx. 2x 10x Approx. 2 or 10 sec. or Custom 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, Farsi
Movies DIRECT PRINT Canon Printers
PictBridge OTHER FEATURES Red-Eye Correction Histogram Playback zoom Self Timer Menu Languages

INTERFACE

Computer Other MEMORY CARD Type SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM PC & Macintosh SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus. 32MB Memory card supplied Windows XP SP2-3 / Vista (including SP1) Mac OS X v10.4 - 10.5 USB (Mini-B, MTP, PTP) A/V output (PAL/NTSC)
SOFTWARE Browsing & Printing ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser
Other POWER SOURCE Batteries

PhotoStitch

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

Battery life

Approx. 200 shots [8] (with supplied batteries) Approx. 470 shots (with optional Canon NB-3AH batteries) [8] Approx. 480 min. playback (with supplied batteries) Approx. 600 min. playback (with Canon NB-3AH batteries) Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK800 Soft Case DCC-480

A/C Power Supply ACCESSORIES Case
Flash Power Supply & Battery Chargers PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
High Power Flash HF-DC1 Battery Charger Kit CBK4-300, Ni-MH Batteries NB4-300, AC adapter kit ACK800
Operating Environment C, 10 90% humidity Dimensions (WxHxD) 92.1 x 62.0 x 31.1 mm Weight (body only) Approx. 140g All data is based on Canon standard testing methods (according to CIPA Standards) except where indicated. Subject to change without notice. [1] Depending on the image size selected. [2] Digital zoom available for still image and standard movie modes only. Optical zoom may not be available during movie recording. [3] Standard Output Sensitivity / Recommended Exposure Index. According to ISO 12232:2006 (20th April 2006) which specifies the method for assigning and reporting ISO speed ratings for digital still cameras. [6] Under conditions where the flash does not fire. [7] Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting. [8] Using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera (where included), except where indicated.