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CCD
Size
1/3.2 inch
Effective Number of Pixels
Approx. 3.2 MP
Total Number of Pixels
Approx. 3.3 MP
Filter Array
Primary colour filter (Bayer)
IMAGE PROCESSOR
Processor
DiG!C
LENS
Focal Length (optical)
5.9 (W) –13.2 (T) mm
35mm Film Equivalent
45 (W) – 100 (T) mm
Maximum Aperture
f/3.8 (W/T)
Construction
9 elements in 7 groups
Optical Zoom
Approx. 2.2x
Digital Zoom
Approx. 3.2x
Max Combined Zoom
Approx. 7x
Focusing Method
TTL Autofocus 9-point AiAF / 1-point AF*
*Focusing frame is centre fixed
FOCUSING RANGE
Normal
47cm–infinity
Macro
5–47cm (W), 30–47cm (T)
CONTROL / BALANCE
Light Metering Method
Evaluative, Centre-weighted average, Spot
*Metering frame with Spot mode is center fixed
Exposure Control Method
Program AE
Exposure Compensation
± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance Control
TTL White Balance
White Balance Modes
Auto, Pre-set (Daylight / Cloudy / Tungsten /
Fluorescent / Fluorescent H), Custom
Shutter Speed
1–1/1500 sec.
Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed)
Auto / ISO 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 equivalent
LCD MONITOR / VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder
Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor
1.5 inch Low-temperature polycrystalline
silicon TFT colour LCD
FLASH
Flash Modes
Auto*, On*, Off
*Red-eye Reduction is available
Flash Range
47cm–2.0m (W/T), 30–47cm (Macro)
(at ISO equivalent)
Auto
SELECTABLE SHOOTING MODES
Shooting Modes
Auto, Manual, Stitch Assist, Movie
Special Scene modes: Portrait, Night Scene, Foliage,
Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor
Photo Effects Mode
Vivid, Neutral, Low sharpening, Sepia, Black & White
CONTINUOUS SHOOTING
Normal
Approx. 1.3 shots / sec (shooting speed can
be maintained up to 12 images)
[Large / Fine mode, when LCD monitor is turned off]
IMAGE RECORDING FORMAT
Image File Format
Design rule for camera file system,
DPOF Version 1.1 compliant
Still Image
JPEG (Exif 2.2 compliant)
Movie
AVI Image data: Motion JPEG
Sound Annotation / Audio Data
WAVE (monaural)
JPEG Compression Levels
Superfine / Fine / Normal
PowerShot A400 Specifications
RECORDING PIXELS – STILL IMAGES
Large
2048 x 1536
Medium 1
1600 x 1200
Medium 2
1024 x 768
Small
640 x 480
Postcard Date Imprint
1600 x 1200, compression is set to Fine
RECORDING PIXELS – MOVIE IMAGES
Large (VGA)
640 x 480 10 fps
Medium (QVGA)
320 x 240 15 fps
Small (QQVGA)
160 x 120 15 fps
Frames Per Second
10 or 15 depending on resolution
OTHER OPERATIONS
Playback Operations
Single / Index (9 thumbnail images) / Slide Show /
Movie Special Replay – Next frame, Previous frame,
Fast forward, Rewind, First frame and Last frame /
Magnify (2x–10x) / auto vertical and horizontal image
orientation with Intelligent Orientation Sensor / still
histogram display.
File Operations
DPOF – Print Order / Image transfer,
Movie – unnecessary scenes can be erased
Sound Annotations – max. record/play time is
approx. 60 sec.
Direct Printing
Yes
PictBridge
Yes
Print / Share Button
Yes
ID Photo Print
Yes (with compatible Canon Compact Photo printers)
Movie Print
Yes (with compatible Canon Compact Photo printers)
Camera Settings
Start-up image / Start-up sound / Shutter sound /
Operation sound / Self-timer sound
Menu Languages
14 languages (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish,
Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, simplified
Chinese, Russian, Portuguese and Japanese)
Self-timer
Approx. 2 sec. or 10 sec. count-down
INTERFACE
Computer I / F
USB
Video Output
PAL or NTSC selectable
Audio Output
Monaural
Memory Storage
SD Memory Card
Supplied Memory
16MB
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS
PC
Windows
®
98 (including SE) / ME / 2000 / XP
Mac
OS 9.0–9.2, OS X (Version 10.1 / 10.2 / 10.3)
POWER SOURCE
Battery
AA Alkaline battery (x2) or AA rechargeable
NiMH battery (x2) (NB-2AH is recommended)
Optional Charger / AC Adaptor
CBK4-200 / AC Adaptor Kit ACK-800
(contains CA-PS800)
DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT
Temperature
0–40°C
Humidity
10–90%
Dimensions (W x H x D)
107 x 53.4 x 36.8mm (excluding protrusions)
Weight
Approx. 165g (camera body only)
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES AND SOFTWARE
– Wrist Strap WS-200, 2 x AA Alkaline Batteries,
16MB SD Memory Card, AV Cable AVC-DC300,
USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU, Camera User
Guide, Software Starter Guide, Quick Start Guide,
Direct Print Guide.
– Canon Digital Camera Solution Disc
– ArcSoft Camera Suite Disc
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