Shooting Distance

Normal:

47 cm (1.5 ft.) – infinity

(From the front of

Macro:

5 – 47 cm (W)/25 – 47 cm (T)

the lens)

 

(2.0 in. – 1.5 ft. (W)/9.8 in. – 1.5 ft. (T))

 

Super Macro: 1 – 5 cm (W)

 

 

(0.39 in. – 2.0 in) (W)

 

Infinity:

3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity

 

 

Shutter

Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter

Shutter Speeds

1 – 1/2000 sec.

 

The shutter speed varies according to the

 

shooting mode. Slow shutter speeds of 1 to 1/6

 

sec. operate with noise reduction.

Metering System

Evaluative, Center-weighted average, or

 

Spot (fixed to center)

Exposure

± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Compensation

 

 

ISO Speed Auto*, ISO 64/100/200/400 equivalent

*Camera automatically sets the optimal speed for each shooting mode.

White Balance Auto, pre-set (available settings: Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent or Fluorescent H), or custom

Built-in Flash Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, flash on with red-eye reduction, flash on, flash off, and slow synchro

Flash Range Normal: 47 cm – 3.0 m (W)/47 cm – 2.0 m (T) (1.5 – 9.8 ft. (W)/1.5 – 6.6 ft. (T))

Macro: 30 – 47 cm (12 in. – 1.5 ft.) (W/T) (When ISO speed is set to AUTO.)

Shooting Modes Auto, Manual, Super macro*1, Color Accent*1, (Still images) Color Swap*1, Special Scene*2, Stitch assist*1 (Movie) Standard, Compact, Color Accent, Color Swap

*1 Selectable in Manual mode.

*2 Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks

Continuous

PowerShot A430:

Shooting

Approx. 2.3 shots/sec. (Large/Fine mode)

 

 

 

PowerShot A420:

 

Approx. 2.3 shots/sec. (Large/Fine mode)

Appendix

Self-timer

Activates shutter after an approx. 10-sec./

 

 

 

approx. 2-sec. delay or a Custom Timer

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