Canon Powershot A310

Effective Pixels

Approx.3.2M

Total Pixels

Approx.3.3M

Aspect Ratio

4:3

Colour Filter Type

Primary Colour

Type

DIGIC with iSAPS technology

Focal Length

5.0 mm (35mm film equivalent: 33 mm)

Zoom

Digital approx. 5.1x

Maximum f/number

f/3.6

Construction

5 elements in 5 groups (1 aspherical element)

Type

TTL

AF System / Points

5-point AiAF, 1-point AF (centre)

Selected AF Point Display

Indicated on rear LCD panel

AF Lock

Locked when shutter button is pressed half way

AF Assist Beam

Yes

Closest Focusing Distance

5cm

Metering Modes

Evaluative, Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre)

Exposure Compensation

+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

ISO Speed Equivalent

AUTO, 50, 100, 200, 400

Type

Mechanical shutter & Electronic shutter

Speed

1 – 1/2,000 sec
(Slow Shutter speeds of 1/6 sec and more operate with Slow Synchro mode or with the flash off in Manual mode. Shutter speeds of 1/6 sec. and more operate with noise reduction).

Type

TTL

Settings

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

Type

sRGB

Viewfinder

Optical viewfinder

Eyepoint

16mm

Monitor

1.5” P-Si TFT, approx. 78,000 pixels

Coverage

100%

Modes

Auto, Manual Flash On / Off

Slow Sync Speed

Yes

Red-eye Reduction

Yes

Built-in Flash Range

20cm-2.0m (at ISO AUTO equivalent)

Modes

Auto, Manual, Stitch Assist, Movie

Photo Effects

Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White

Drive Modes

Single, Continuous

Continuous Shooting

Approx. 2.2 fps¹ (speed maintained for up to 12 images)²

Image Size

(L)2048 x 1536, (M1)1600 x 1200, (M2)1024 x 768, (S)640 x 480

Compression

Superfine, Fine, Normal

Movies

(L)640 x 480, (M)320 x 240, (S)160 x 120, 15fps

Movie Length

Up to 30sec 640 x 480²
Up to 3 mins 320 x 240, 160 x 120²

Still Image Format

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 Files

WAVE (monaural)

Canon Printers

Canon Compact Photo Printers and Bubble Jet Printers with the direct print function. (ID Photo Print, Movie Print supported on CP printers only)

PictBridge

Yes

My Camera

Start-up image and camera sounds customisation

Sound Memo

Up to 60 sec per image

Histogram

Yes

Playback Zoom

2x – 10x

Image Erase Protection

Single image

Image Erase

Single image, All

Self Timer

Approx. 2 or 10 sec.

Menu Categories

(1) Recording Menu
(2) Playback menu
(3) Set-up menu
(4) My camera menu
(5) Function menu

Menu Languages

English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Firmware Update

Update possible by the user.

Computer

USB (Mini-B, PTP)

Type

CompactFlash Type I

PC

Windows 98(including SE) / 2000 / Me / XP

Macintosh

OS 9.0 – 9.2, OS X v10.1 / v10.2

Browsing & Printing

ZoomBrowser EX (PhotoRecord) / ImageBrowser

Other

PhotoStitch

Drivers

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

Image Manipulation

ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft VideoImpression

Batteries

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

Battery Life

Alkaline batteries: Approx. 75 shots (LCD monitor on)
Approx. 250 shots (LCD monitor off)
NiMH (NB-2AH) batteries: Approx. 350 shots (LCD monitor on)
Approx. 950 shots (LCD monitor off)
Approx. 90 min. (Playback)

Power Saving

Power turns off after 10, 20, 30sec. 1, 2, 3mins.

AC Power Supply

Optional, AC adapter kit ACK800

Case

Soft Case SC-PS900

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

Battery Charger Kit CBK-100, CBK4-200, Compact Power Adapter CA-PS800

Body Materials

Plastic

Operating Environment

0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity

Dimensions

110.0 x 58.0 x 36.6 mm

Weight (body only)

Approx. 175g

Continuous Shooting
· Large/Fine with LCD monitor off

Movie Length
² Depending on memory card speed & capacity