PowerShot A495

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)

Optical Zoom

3.3x

Digital Zoom

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

LCD Monitor

2.5 TFT LCD color monitor Approx. 115,000 dots, Picture coverage approx. 100%

AF Frame Mode

Face AiAF/Center

Focusing Range (from end of lens)

Auto: 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W)/25 cm (9.8 in.) –infinity (T) Normal: 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W)/25 cm (9.8 in.) –infinity (T) Macro: 1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W)/25 – 50 cm(9.8 in. – 1.6 ft.) (T) Infinity: 3.0 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity Kids&Pets: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity

Shutter

Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter used together

Shutter Speeds

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

Metering System

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

Shooting Mode: P, Auto, SCN, Movie SCN Mode: Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Face Self-Timer(A495) , Low Light, Super Vivid (A495), Poster Effect(A495) , Beach, Foliage, Snow, Sunset(A490) , Fireworks, Long Shutter Movie Mode: Standard

Continuous Shooting

Normal: Approx. 0.9 images/sec.

Self-timer

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

Recording Media

SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC 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))

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 Widescreen: 3648 x 2048 pixels Movies 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.*) 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec. LP*) 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.*) * Actual frame rate is 29.97 frames/sec.

Compression (Still images)

Fine, Normal

Number of Possible Shots (CIPA compliant)

Approx. 150 images

Playback Function

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

Editing Function

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

Direct Print Type

PictBridge compliant

Interface

Hi-Speed USB (mini-B) Video/Audio output (NTSC and PAL capable, mono audio)

Communication Settings

MTP, PTP

Power

2 AA alkaline batteries 2 AA NiMH batteries (NB-3AH (sold separately)) AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (sold separately)

Operating Temperatures

0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)

Operating Humidity

10–90%

Dimensions (CIPA compliant)

93.5 x 61.7 x 30.6 mm (3.68 x 2.43 x 1.20 in.)

Weight (CIPA compliant)

Approx. 175 g (6.17 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card) Approx. 130 g (4.60 oz.) (Camera body only)