PowerShot A480

Manufacturer specifications

Camera Effective Pixels

Approx. 10.0 million

Image Sensor

1/2.3-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 10.3 million)

Lens

6.6 (W) – 21.6 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 37 (W) – 122 (T) mm f/3.0 (W) – f/5.8 (T)

Digital Zoom

Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 13x in combination with the optical zoom)

LCD Monitor

2.5-inch type TFT LCD color monitor Approx. 115,000 dots, picture coverage 100%

AF Frame Mode

Face AiAF/Center

Focusing Range (from end of lens)

Auto: 4 cm (1.6 in.) – infinity (W)/ 25 cm (9.8 in.) – infinity (T) Normal: 50 cm (1.6 ft.) – infinity Macro: 3 – 50 cm (1.2 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W)/ 25 – 50 cm (9.8 in. – 1.6 ft.) (T) Infinity: 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity Super Macro: 1 – 10 cm (0.39 – 3.9 in.)

Shutter

Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter

Shutter Speed

1/60– 1/2000 sec. 15 – 1/2000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Metering Type

Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot

Exposure Compensation

±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

ISO speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)

Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600

White Balance

Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom

Built-in Flash

Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off * Red-eye reduction/Red-eye correction/FE Lock settings available

Built-in Flash Range

30 cm – 3.0 m (12 in. – 9.8 ft.) (W)/ 30 cm – 2.0 m (12 in. – 6.6 ft.) (T)

Shooting Modes

Auto, Program AE, Special scene mode*, Movie * Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Beach, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, Super Macro

Continuous Shooting

Approx. 0.8 images/sec.

Self-timer

Approx. 10-sec./Approx. 2-sec. delay, FaceSelf- Timer, Custom Timer

Recording Media

SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus memory card, HC MMCplus memory card

File Format

Design rule for camera file system and DPOF compliant

Data Type

Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE (Mono))

Compression

Fine, Normal

Number of Recording Pixels

Still images: Large: 3648 x 2736 pixels Medium 1: 2816 x 2112 pixels Medium 2: 2272 x 1704 pixels Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 pixels Small: 640 x 480 pixels Date Stamp: 1600 x 1200 pixels Widescreen: 3648 x 2048 pixels

Number of Possible Shots

Approx. 200 images (Based on CIPA standardized measurement)

Playback Function

Single Image, Movie, Index, Jump, Magnified Focus,Magnified, Slideshow

Editing Function

Erase, Protect, Rotate, Resize, Red-Eye Correction

Direct Print Type

PictBridge capable

Interface

Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video*) * mini-B compatible Video/Audio output (NTSC and PAL capable, mono audio)

Communication Settings

MTP, PTP

Power

2 AA-size alkaline batteries 2 AA-size NiMH batteries (NB-3AH sold separately)

Operating Temperatures

0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)

Operating Humidity

10 – 90%

Dimensions (excluding protrusions)

92.1 x 62.0 x 31.1 mm (3.63 x 2.44 x 1.22 in.)

Weight (camera body only)

Approx. 140 g (4.94 oz.)