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Canon Powershot A300

Canon Powershot A300

3.2 mega pixel CCD with DiGic processor
Single lens 33mm (35mm equivalent) with smooth 5 x Digital Zoom
Close up focusing (5cm in macro)
1.5" TFT colour screen
AF method: 5 point AiAF/1 point (centre)
3 minute movie clips with sound
Multiple Shooting modes
AA-size Alkaline/NiMH battery (x2)
Direct print compatible to all Canon direct printers

Monitor Size

1.5" Amorphous Silicon TFT Colour LCD

Shutter

1 - 1/2,000 sec. (Shutter speeds longer than 1/6 to 1 seconds operate with flash off or slow-syncro, in Manual mode)
Noise Reduction: With shutter speeds longer than 1/6 sec.

Shooting Modes

Auto, Manual, Stitch Assist, Movie (with sound)

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

Continuous Shooting: Approx. 2.2 shots/sec (Speed maintained for up to 12 shots) (Large/Fine with LCD monitor off)

Lens

5.0mm (35mm film equivalent: 33mm)
f/number: F3.6
5 elements in 5 groups (1 aspherical element)

Focus Range

Normal 20cm - infinity and Macro 5 - 20cm

Exposure Compensation

±2 EV in 1/3 step increments
Sensitivity: AUTO / ISO 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 equivalent

Light Metering Method

Evaluative, Centre Weighted Average, Spot (centre)

White Balance

Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H) and Custom

Viewfinder

Inverted Galilean viewfinder

Flash Mode

Auto, Red-eye Reduction Auto, Manual Flash On/Off, Slow Sync

Flash Range

20cm- 2.0m [at ISO: AUTO]

File Format

Still Images: JPEG (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 + WAVE (monaural)]

Sound memo: WAVE (monaural)

Direct Printing

Canon Card Photo Printers and Bubble Jet Printers with the direct print function

Languages

12 Languages (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese)

Image Processing

DIGIC

Recording Pixels

Still Images: (L)2048 x 1536, (M1)1600 x 1200, (M2)1024 x 768, (S)640 x 480 (selectable compression of SuperFine, Fine, normal)

Movie: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120 (movies shot at 15fps for up to 3mins in QVGA/QQVGA and up to 30 sec in VGA mode, depending upon CF card type and capacity)

Interface

USB (PTP)

Memory Card

Compact Flash Type I

Power Source

2 x size-AA Batteries (Alkaline batteries supplied), optional NiMH batteries/charger and AC adapter are available

Weight

Approx. 175g ( Camera body only)

Dimensions (WxHxD)

111.0 x 36.6 x 58.0mm

Operating Temperature

0ºC - 40ºC

Operating Humidity

10% - 90% humidity

Other Features

My Camera (Start-up image and sounds camera customisation)

iSAPS technology, Movie editing, Sound Memo (up to 60 sec), Internal Speaker, Magnify Zoom (2x - 10x), Auto play, DPOF / Transfer Order marking, Self Timer

Software

Canon: ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowser, PhotoRecord(Windows only), PhotoStitch, RemoteCapture, File Viewer Utility, , TWAIN Driver(Windows98, Windows2000), WIA Driver(Windows Me)

Apple: QuickTime(Windows only)

ArcSoft: PhotoImpression / VideoImpression

Optical System

PC: Win 98(including SE) / 2000 / Me / XP
Mac: OS 9.0 - 9.2 / Mac OS X v10.1 / 10.2

Image Sensor

1/2.7" CCD
Camera effective pixels: approx.3.2M, Total pixels: approx. 3.3M
Maximum number of recording pixels: approx. 2,048 x 1,536, Primary Colour filter

Focus

TTL 5-point AiAF, 1-point AF (centre)
AF-assist beam on/off

Zoom

5 elements in 5 groups (1 aspherical element)

Optional Accessories

Soft case




Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Canon Powershot A300

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