Canon Powershot A100

LCD Monitor

1.5" Low-temperature Polycrystalline Silicon TFT Colour LCD (100% coverage)

CCD Size

1/3.2 inch

CCD Pixels

Effective number of Pixels
Approx. 1.2M Pixel

Total Number of Pixels
Approx. 1.3M Pixel

CCD Filter Array

Primary-colour filter

Lens Focal Length

5 mm (35mm film equivalent: 39mm)

Lens Maximum Aperture

F2.8

Lens Construction

5 elements in 5 groups

Digital Zoom

3.2x

Focusing Method

3-point AiAF / Single centre point
(AF lock is available)

Focus Range

Macro: 5cm - 20cm
Normal: 20cm to infinity
Landscape: 5m to infinity

Exposure Control

Programme Auto Exposure (TTL)

Exposure Compensation

+/- 2.0EV [1/3 step increments]

Light Metering Method

Evaluative (linked to focusing point)

White Balance

Auto, 5 presets [Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent High]

Shutter Speeds

1 - 1/2,000 sec. (noise reduction operates with shutter speeds of 1/6 sec and slower)

Viewfinder

Optical & LCD

Flash Mode

ON/OFF / Auto / Red eye reduction auto / Slow sync

Flash Range

20cm - 2m (Normal mode, at ISO 100)

File Format

Exif 2.2 compliant

Print Order Format

Digital Print Order Format [DPOF v1.1]

Image Compression

Still image
JPEG

Movie files
AVI [Image data: Motion JPEG]

Compression Modes

Super-Fine / Fine / Normal

Recording Pixels

Still Images
Large: 1,280 x 960 pixels
Middle: 1,024 x 768 pixels
Small: 640 x 480 pixels

Movie files
Large: 320 x 240 pixels
Small: 160 x 120 pixels

Storage Media

CompactFlash™ (CF) card Type I

Continuous Shooting

Yes, approx. 3 images/sec. (Large/Fine with LCD OFF)

Interface

USB

Power Source

Camera
Size-AA batteries: Alkaline* / NiMH** / Compact power adapter**
* 2 x Alkaline batteries supplied ** Optional

Date/Clock backup
CR2016

Weight

Approx. 175g [excluding battery and CF card]

Dimensions (WxHxD)

110 x 58.0 x 36.6 mm [excluding protruding parts]

Operating Temperature

0°C - 40°C

Operating Humidity

10% - 90%

Other Operations

Camera Shooting modes
Auto / Manual / Stitch Assist / Movie

Photo Effects
Vivid / Neutral / Low Sharpening / Sepia / Black & White

Playback Operations
Single / Multi / Movie / Slide Show / Magnify (2x - 10x)

File Operations
Single Erase / All Erase / Protect / DPOF Marking / Transfer Order Marking / CF Card Formatting

Direct Printing
CP-10 / CP-100

Camera Settings
Date/Clock, LCD Menu Languages Languages [English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Japanese]

Other Features

Self-timer
10 seconds

Signal Sound
Camera Status and Warnings

Stitch Assist
Integrates with the PhotoStitch software to create panoramas

Operating System

PC
Win 98 (SE) / 2000 / ME / XP

Mac
OS 8.6 - 9.2, OS X v10.1

ISO Film Speed Range

AUTO / 64 / 100 / 200 / 400
(AUTO - Auto gain from 64 - 150 in low light conditions)