Canon manual PowerShot A400 Specifications, Ccd

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PowerShot A400 Specifications

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

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

All data is based on Canon’s standard testing methods.

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Canon reserves the right to change specifications without notice.

manufacturers in their markets and/or countries.

*Compatible printer required for Direct Printing. Compatible Windows computer required for direct download.

 

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