Canon PowerShot A480 Digital Camera

Type of Camera
Type of Camera
 Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3.3x Optical/4x Digital/13x Combined Zoom
 
 
Image Capture Device
Type
 10.0 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
 
Total Pixels
 Approx. 10.3 Megapixels
 
Effective Pixels
 Approx. 10.0 Megapixels
 
 
Lens
Focal Length
 6.6-21.6mm f/3.0-5.8 (35mm film equivalent: 37-122mm)
 
Digital Zoom
 4x
 
Focusing Range
 Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
Macro: 1.2 in.-1.6 ft./3-50cm (W), 9.8 in.-1.6 ft./25-50cm (T)
 
Autofocus System
 TTL Autofocus
 
 
Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder
 N/A
 
LCD Monitor
 2.5-inch TFT color LCD
 
LCD Pixels
 Approx. 115,000 pixels
 
LCD Coverage
 100%
 
 
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture
 f/3.0 (W) - f/5.8 (T)
 
Shutter Speed
 15-1/2000 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.
 
 
Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity
 Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
 
Light Metering Method
 Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center
 
Exposure Control Method
 Program AE; AE Lock
 
Exposure Compensation
 +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
 
 
White Balance
White Balance Control
 Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
 
 
Flash
Built-in Flash
 Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro
 
Flash Range
 1-9.8 ft./30cm-3.0m (W), 1-6.6 ft./30cm-2.0m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
 
Recycling Time
 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.0V)
 
Flash Exposure Compensation
 N/A
 
 
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes
 Auto, P, Special Scene (Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Long Shutter, Super Macro, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), Movie
 
Photo Effects
 My Colors
Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom
 
Self-Timer
 Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom

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