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Canon PowerShot A460 Digital Camera

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Canon PowerShot A460 Digital Camera
Key Features
  • 5.0 Megapixels
  • 4x Optical Zoom
  • 2" LCD Display
  • Powered By AA Batteries
The Canon PowerShot A460 Digital Camera is a compact camera that is simple to use and well suited to the amateur photographer. With a resolution of 5.0 megapixels and a 4x Optical zoom, the A460 provides the performance and features that are perfect for photographing family events, keeping up with children at play, or recording scenes and events during a vacation or business trip. The PowerShot A460 also features high quality construction, a stylish, pocket-size design, making it a perfect take-along camera.
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Canon A460 Overview

The Canon PowerShot A460 Digital Camera is a compact camera that is simple to use and well suited to the amateur photographer. With a resolution of 5.0 megapixels and a 4x Optical zoom, the A460 provides the performance and features that are perfect for photographing family events, keeping up with children at play, or recording scenes and events during a vacation or business trip. The PowerShot A460 also features high quality construction, a stylish, pocket-size design, making it a perfect take-along camera.

5.0 Megapixel Resolution
With 5.0 megapixels of resolution, you be able to capture superb detail and color resulting in beautiful prints with excellent sharpness and clarity at print sizes of over 11x14".
4x Optical Zoom Lens
The 4x Optical Zoom lens is made to Canon's demanding specifications, and is capable of shooting close-ups, group shots or scenery. The addition of the 4x digital zoom yields a total zoom of 16x and provides the ability to really single out details from a distance.
2" LCD Display
The bright 2" LCD display with 85,000 pixels of resolution makes shooting and playback easy.
Intuitive Mode Dial
Simply turn the Mode Dial to the needed setting to handle any shooting condition. Choose from Auto, Manual, Movie, or Special Scene where you can select from settings such as Night, Snow, Indoor, Beach and more to get the best possible image.
DIGIC II Image Processor with iSAPS Technology
Canon's DIGIC II Image Processor improves processing speed and image quality, and assures that every image is colorfully vibrant. iSAPS is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the DIGIC II Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance.
16:9 Widescreen Mode
The includes a 16:9 widescreen shooting option that lets you shoot still photos and movies in a format that's specially made for viewing on widescreen television sets or your computer monitor.
Powered By AA-size Batteries
The camera uses common AA-size batteries that can be purchased at any store so you don't need to worry about running out of batteries or recharging batteries - simply get new ones at a local grocery store or tourist kiosk. You can also use economical NiMH Rechargeable AA batteries.
Easy, Flexible Direct Printing Options
The Camera supports direct printing using the Canon Direct Print system or the PictBridge system, so you can print without a computer on many different brands and models of printers. The Direct Print feature also allows for image preview and editing (including cropping) on the camera before you begin printing, so your printed pictures are exactly what you need. Also, the Print/Share button is an easy way to transfer images directly to a computer when the camera is connected via the USB cable.

Canon A460 Specs

Camera Type
Compact Point-and-shoot Digital Camera
Image Quality
Image Sensor
1/3.0" 5.3 Megapixel CCD
Effective Resolution
5.0 million pixels
Color Depth
24-Bit RGB
Color Modes
Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom
Image File Formats
JPEG (SuperFine, Fine, Normal)
Recorded Resolution
Large (2592 x 1944)
Widescreen (2592 x 1456)
Medium 1 (2048 x 1536)
Medium 2 (1600x1200)
Small (640 x 480)
Video Recording
AVI Motion JPEG with sound
High (640 x 480 @ 10 fps)
Low (320 x 240 @ 30 fps)
Compact (160 x 120 @ 15 fps)
Clip length limited to 1GB or 60 minutes for High & Low quality; 3 minutes for Compact)
Audio Recording
WAVE (Monaural)
record time up to 60 seconds with image
Optics
Lens Type
Canon Zoom Lens
Optical Zoom
4x
Lens Focal Length
5.4mm - 21.6mm (38mm - 152mm equivalent)
Digital Zoom
4x
Minimum Focus Distance
0.4" (1cm)
Maximum Aperture
f/2.8-5.8
Optical Image Stabilization
No
Accessory Lens/Filter Mount
No
Focus Control
Focus Type
TTL Autofocus with AF assist lamp
Focus Modes
5-point AiAF, 1-point AF (fixed to center), AF Lock
Focus Range
Normal: 18" (47cm) - infinity
Macro: 2.0" (5cm) - 18" (47cm) wide
Super Macro: 0.4" (1cm) - 2.0" (5cm) wide only
Exposure Control
Sensitivity
Auto ISO
Selectable ISO (80, 100, 200, 400)
Shutter Type
Not Specified
Shutter Speed
15-1/2000 second
Aperture Range
f/2.8-5.8 - f/8.0
Exposure Metering
Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Exposure Modes
Program AE, Exposure Compensation (± stops in 1/3-stop increments)
White Balance Modes
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom
Scene Modes
Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot
Flash
Built-in Flash
Yes (Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Slow Synchro, Flash On, Flash Off)
Effective Flash Range
1.5' (0.5m) - 9.8" (3.0m)
External Flash Connection
No
External Flash Control
Not Applicable
Performance
Start-Up Time
Not Specified
Shutter Lag
Not Specified
Time Between Shots
Not Specified
Burst Capability
1.5 fps Continuous
Self Timer
2 seconds or 10 seconds
Interval Recording
No
Date & Time Stamp
No
Memory & Power
Built-in Memory
No
Compatible Memory Cards
SD Memory Card
SDHC Memory Card
MultimediaCard
Recording Capacity
Includes 16MB MultiMedia Card

Still Image Capacity

SuperFine Fine Normal
Large 5 10 21
Widescreen 7 14 28
Medium 1 9 16 33
Medium 2 14 26 50
Small 56 88 138

Video Capacity

Video Mode Record Time
High 23 seconds
Low 22 seconds
Compact 107 seconds
Battery Type
2x AA Batteries (Alkaline, NiMH)
Power Adapter
ACK800 AC Adapter Kit (optional)
Input/Output
Computer Interface
USB
Direct Print Capable
Yes (PictBridge)
Remote Control
No
Video Output
Yes (NTSC & PAL)
Web-Cam Capable
No
System & Software Requirements
Windows System
  • IBM PC/AT compatible with Pentium 500MHz or higher processor
  • Microsoft Windows 98/98SE, Me, 2000 SP4, XP
  • Built-in USB Port

Macintosh System

  • PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 Processor
  • Mac OS X (10.1 - 10.4)
  • Built-in USB Port
Display
Viewfinder
Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Display
2.0" low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD (86,000 pixels)
Language Options
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian
Playback Options
Single Image, Magnification (2x-10x), Rotate, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Auto Play, Movie Playback (Normal Playback, Special Playback), Erase (single image, all images, part of movie, all of movie)
Physical
Dimensions
2.1 x 4.2 x 1.6" (52 x 106 x 41mm)
Weight
5.8 oz. (165g) without batteries

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