Canon Powershot A2000 IS Features

The Canon Powershot A2000 IS is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 6x optical zoom. If you are prepared to shoot at a lower resolution then extra zoom becomes available.

The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 36 - 216mm in 35mm format. The aperture is set automatically with the maximum aperture being f/3.2 (wide) and f/5.9 (tele).

• Image stabilisation
• Self Timer: 2 or 10 seconds
• Audio Dubbing: Max. 60sec
• Digital Red Eye Correction
• Macro Focusing: 1cm
• Sensor Size: 1/2.3 inches
• Face detection focusing
• Special resolution for widescreen television playback
• Colour Options: Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom Color

The LCD monitor is 3 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots.

The flash modes are: Auto, On and Off. Red-eye Reduction and Slow Sync can be turned on and off. The maximum flash range is 3.5m. This falls to 2m when the zoom lens is fully extended. To increase the power of the flash you can buy a separate flash unit. This is Canon's High Power Flash HF-DC1.

There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Scene, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium and ISO 3200.

The Powershot A2000 IS can shoot standard TV quality movies with a maximum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and a top speed of 30 frames per second. Sound can be recoded and zoom applied before shooting starts. Digital zoom can be applied during recording.

Among the more advanced features are:

• ISO Sensitivity: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• White Balance Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
• Exposure Compensation (1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV)
• Metering: Multiple Point, Centre Weighted, Spot
• Shutter Speed Range: 15 - 1/1600 seconds
• Unlimited consecutive shooting: Approx. 1.3 shots per sec until memory card becomes full

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Canon Powershot A2000 IS to a computer, television set and compatible printer.

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Canon Powershot A2000 IS