Canon Powershot A40

LCD Monitor

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

CCD Size

1/2.7 inch

CCD Pixels

Effective number of Pixels
Approx. 2M Pixel

Total Number of Pixels
Approx. 2.1M Pixel

CCD Filter Array

Primary-colour filter

Lens Focal Length

5.4 (W) - 16.2 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 35 - 105mm)

Lens Maximum Aperture

F2.8 (W) / F4.8 (T)

Lens Construction

9 elements in 7 groups

Digital Zoom

2.5x [Max. 7.5x zoom combined with optical zoom]

Focusing Method

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

Focus Range

Normal: 76cm to infinity
Macro: 16cm(W)/26cm(T) - 76cm
Snapshot: 1.5m - 2.5m
Infinity: 5m to infinity

Exposure Control

Programme Auto Exposure (TTL) / Manual

Exposure Compensation

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

Light Metering Method

Evaluative (linked to focusing point) / Spot

White Balance

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

Shutter Speeds

1 - 1/1,500 sec.
(Noise reduction is used on shutter speeds of more than 1.3 sec)

Viewfinder

Optical & LCD

Flash Mode

Flash ON/OFF, Auto, Red eye reduction on, Red eye reduction auto, Slow sync

Flash Range

Wide Angle: 0.76 - 4.2m [at ISO 100 equivalent]
Telephoto: 0.76 - 2.5m [at ISO 100 equivalent]

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, Audio data: WAVE (monaural)]

Compression Modes

Super-Fine, Fine, Normal

Recording Pixels

Still Images
Large: 1,600 x 1,200 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. 2.5 images/sec. (Large/Fine with LCD OFF)

Interface

USB I/F
Audio/Video out

Power Source

Camera
Size-AA batteries: Alkaline*, NiMH**, Compact power adapter**
* 4 x Alkaline batteries supplied ** Optional

Weight

Approx. 250g [excluding battery and CF card]

Dimensions (WxHxD)

110.3 x 71 x 37.6 mm [excluding protruding parts]

Operating Temperature

0°C - 40°C

Operating Humidity

10% - 90%

Other Operations

Camera Shooting modes
Auto / Program / Manual / Stitch Assist / Movie

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

Playback Operations
Single, Multi, Movie, Slide Show, Magnify (2x to 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
[English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Japanese]

Other Features

Self-timer
2 or 10 seconds (selectable)

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 to 9.2

ISO Film Speed Range

Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
(Auto - automatically sets camera to between ISO50 -150 equiv.)