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- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | September 2004 |
The Canon PowerShot A85, replacing the 3.2-megapixel A75 released in March 2004, combines a 1/2.7″ four-megapixel CCD sensor with a high-resolution 3x optical zoom lens (equivalent to 35-105 mm in the 35 mm format) to realize enhanced image quality.
The A85 offers a selection of 18 preset shooting modes, which include six Special Scene modes. Featuring such settings as Beach, Fireworks and Underwater, the Special Scene modes allow users to optimize white balance and other settings to the shooting conditions at the press of a button. Other advanced camera features include 9-point AiAF, a maximum shutter speed of 1/2000 of a second, a Print/Share button*, and Canon’s SI sensor, which automatically detects camera orientation to ensure optimum auto-focus, auto-exposure and auto-white-balance when used in the vertical position, and automatically orients the playback image correctly for previewing.
*The Print/Share button functions with Canon’s Direct Print-enabled inkjet and CP-series compact photo printers as well as any printer compatible with the PictBridge standard
| Camera Effective Pixels | Approx. 4.0 million | |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.7″ CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 4.2 million) | |
| Lens | 5.4 (W) – 16.2 (T) mm (35 mm film equivalent: 35 – 105 mm) f/2.8 (W) – f/4.8 (T) |
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| Digital Zoom | Approx. 3.6x (Up to approx. 11x in combination with the optical zoom) | |
| Optical Viewfinder | Real-image zoom viewfinder | |
| LCD Monitor | 1.8″ TFT color LCD, approx. 118,000 dots | |
| AF System | TTL autofocus AF lock and Manual focus are available. Focusing frame: 9-point AiAF/1-point AF (center) |
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| Shooting Distance (from the front of the lens) |
Normal AF | 46 cm (1.5 ft.) – infinity |
| Macro AF | 5 – 46 cm (2.0 in. – 1.5 ft.) (W)/ 26 – 46 cm (10 in. – 1.5 ft.) (T) |
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| Manual focus | 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W)/ 26 cm (10 in.) – infinity (T) |
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| Shutter | Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter | |
| Shutter Speeds | 15 – 1/2000 sec. 15 – 1.3 sec. or slower shutter speeds are available in Shutter-speed priority mode or Manual mode. Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction. |
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| Light Metering System | Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot | |
| Exposure Control System | Program AE/Shutter-speed priority AE/Aperture-priority AE/Manual exposure control | |
| Exposure Compensation | ± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments | |
| Sensitivity | Auto, ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent | |
| White Balance | Auto, pre-set (available settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H) or custom | |
| Built-in Flash | Auto*, on*, off *Red-eye reduction is available. |
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| Flash Range | Normal | 46 cm – 4.2 m (1.5 ft. – 14 ft.) (W) 46 cm – 2.5 m (1.5 ft. – 8.2 ft.) (T) |
| Macro | 26 – 46cm (10 in. – 1.5 ft.) (W/T) | |
(ISO speed set to Auto) |
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| Shooting Modes | Auto | |
| Creative zone | Program, Shutter-speed priority, Aperture priority, Manual | |
| Image zone | Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Fast shutter, Slow shutter, Special Scene Mode (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater and Indoor), Stitch assist and Movie | |
| Continuous Shooting | Approx. 1.5 images/sec. (Large/Fine mode, LCD monitor off) |
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| Self-timer | Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./approx. 10-sec. delay | |
| PC-controlled Shooting | Available (USB connection only. Exclusive software program is included in the camera kit.) | |
| Recording Media | CompactFlash™ (CF) card (Type I) | |
| File Format | Design rule for camera file system and DPOF compliant | |
| Image Recording Format | Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)* Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (monaural)) *This digital camera supports Exif 2.2 (also called "Exif Print"). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera’s image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints. |
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| Compression | Superfine, Fine, Normal | |
| Number of Recording Pixels | Still Images: Large: 2272 x 1704 pixels Medium1: 1600 x 1200 pixels Medium2: 1024 x 768 pixels Small : 640 x 480 pixels Movies : 640 x 480 pixels, 10 frames/sec. (Approx. 30 sec.)* 320 x 240 pixels, 15 frames/sec. (approx. 3 min.) 160 x 120 pixels, 15 frames/sec. (approx. 3 min.) |
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| The data in parentheses refer to the maximum movie length per shooting. *Recording time obtained when using the FC-32MH CF card (included with the camera) or the separately sold FC-256MH or FC-512MSH CF card (not sold in some regions). |
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| Playback Modes | Single (histogram displayable), Index (9 thumbnail images), Magnified (approx. 2-10x in LCD monitor), Auto play or Sound memos (up to 60 sec.). | |
| Direct Print | Canon Direct Print/Bubble Jet Direct/PictBridge compatible | |
| My Camera Settings | The start-up image, start-up sound, shutter sound, operation sound and self-timer sound can be customized using the following methods: 1.Using the images and sounds recorded on the camera. 2.Using downloaded data from your computer using the supplied software. |
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| Interface | USB (mini-B, PTP [Picture Transfer Protocol]) Audio/Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio) | |
| Power Source | AA-size alkaline batteries (included in the camera kit) AA-size rechargeable NiMH batteries (sold separately) AC Adapter Kit ACK600 (sold separately) |
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| Operating Temperature | 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) | |
| Operating Humidity | 10 – 90 % | |
| Dimensions (w x h x d) |
101.0 x 64.0 x 31.5 mm (4.0 x 2.5 x 1.2 in.) (excluding protrusions) |
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| Weight | Approx. 200 g (7.1 oz.) (camera body only) | |