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PowerShot A450

PowerShot A450

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Marketed February　2007

Fast, affordable and feature packed, all within a pocket-sized body. The easy to use PowerShot A450 is the perfect camera for newcomers todigital photography. With a high resolution 5.0MP sensor and a Canon3.2x optical zoom lens this camera is capable of capturing images that will produce superb prints up to A3 size. Boasting high speed start-up,fast autofocus, faster overall processing and superb image quality thanks to the revolutionary DIGIC II Imaging Processor, the PowerShotA450 will never miss a shot.

Camera Effective Pixels Approx. 5.0 Megapixels
Image Sensor 1/3.0-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 5.3 megapixels)
Lens 3.2x Optical Zoom Lens
Digital Zoom Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 13x in combination with the optical zoom)
LCD Monitor 2.0-inch type, TFT color LCD Approx. 86,000 dots, Picture coverage 100%
AF System TTL autofocus
Shutter Speed 1/500 second
Metering System Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot (fixed to center)
Exposure Compensation +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
ISO Speed

* Standard Output Sensitivity ·
Recommended Exposure Index

 AUTO, ISO 80/100/200/400
White Balance Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
Built-in Flash Shoot with Auto*, On*, Slow Synchro or Off.

* Red-eye reduction is available.
Focusing Range (From the front of the lens) Normal: 47 cm (1.5 ft.) – infinity
Macro: 5-47 cm (2.0 in.-1.5 ft.) (W), 25-47 cm (9.8 in.-1.5 ft.) (T)
Super Macro: 1-5 cm (0.3-2.0 in.) (W)
Infinity: 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity
Shutter Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter
Shooting Interval (except for shutter speed)

* Focus settings: Normal shooting at max wide angle, Large and Fine.

 LCD Monitor On: Approx. 1.4 sec.
LCD Monitor Off: Approx. 1.8 sec.
Release Time Lag Approx. 0.1 sec. or less
Recording Media memory card
File Format Design rule for camera file system,DPOF compliant
Data Type
  • Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
    Sound memo: WAVE (monaural)
  • Movies: AVI
    Image data: Motion JPEG
    Audio data: WAVE (monaural)
Compression Superfine, Fine, Normal
Number of Recording Pixels Still Images
Large: 2592 x 1944 pixels
Medium 1: 2048 x 1536 pixels
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200 pixels
Small: 640 x 480 pixels
Postcard: 1600 x 1200 pixels
Widescreen: 2592 x 1456 pixels
Movies
Standard: 640 x 480 pixels (10 frames/sec.), 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
Recording can continue until the memory card is full *
(can record up to a maximum of 1GB** at one time)
Compact:
160 x 120 pixels (15 frames/sec.)
Can record for 3 min.

* Using super high-speed memory cards (SDC-512 MSH recommended).
** Even if the clip size has not reached 1GB, recording will stop at the moment the clip length reaches 1 hour. Depending on the volume and data writing speed of the memory card, recording will stop after one hour of continuous recording even if the recorded data volume has not reached 1GB.
Direct Print PictBridge, Canon Direct print, Bubble Jet Direct
Interface USB (mini-B), MTP (Media Transfer Protocol), PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) Audio/Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio)
Power Source
  • 2 AA-size alkaline batteries (included with the camera)
  • 2 AA-size NiMH batteries NB-3AH (sold separately)
  • AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (sold separately)
Operating Temperature 0-40°C (32-104F), (NB-3AH: 0-35°C (32-95F)
Operating Humidity 10-90 %
Dimensions (W x H x D) 106.0 x 51.8 x 40.2 mm (4.2 x 2.0 x 1.6 in.)
Weight Approx. 165 g (5.8 oz.)