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PowerShot A2100 IS

PowerShot A2100 IS

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Marketed March 2009

The Power Shot A2100 IS, features a 12.1-megapixel CCD sensor and 6x zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilizer, you’ll get the awesome image quality you’ve always dreamed of. The bold, bright, supersized 3.0-inch LCD offers a clear view of everything. Evolved Face Detection Technology and Face Detection Self-timer give you new control when shooting moving subjects and group self-portraits. Smart AUTO makes getting great shots astonishingly easy.

Camera Effective Pixels Approx. 12.1 million
Image Sensor 1/2.3-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels:
Approx. 12.7 million)
Lens 6.4 (W) – 38.4 (T) mm
35mm film equivalent: 36 (W) – 216 (T) mm
f/3.2 (W) – f/5.9 (T)
Digital Zoom Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 24x in combination with
the optical zoom)
LCD Monitor 3.0-inch type TFT LCD color monitor
Approx. 230,000 dots, picture coverage 100%
AF Frame Mode Face AiAF/Center
Focusing Range (from end of lens) Auto, Easy: 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W)/
50 cm (1.6 ft.) – infinity (T)
Normal: 50 cm (1.6 ft.) – infinity
Macro: 1 – 50 cm (0.39 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W)
Infinity: 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity
Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity
Shutter Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter
Shutter Speed 1– 1/1600 sec.
15 – 1/1600 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Image Stabilization Lens-shift type
Metering Type Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot
Exposure Compensation ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
ISO speed
(Standard Output Sensitivity,
Recommended Exposure Index)
Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
White Balance Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent,
Fluorescent H, Custom
Built-in Flash Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off

* Red-eye reduction/Red-eye correction/FE Lock settings available

Built-in Flash Range 30 cm – 3.5 m (12 in. – 11.5 ft.) (W)/
50 cm – 2.0 m (1.6 ft. – 6.6 ft.) (T)
Shooting Modes Auto, Easy, Program AE, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Special scene mode*,Movie

* Sunset, Night Scene, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Beach, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, ISO3200

Continuous Shooting Approx. 1.1 images/sec.
Self-timer Approx. 10-sec./Approx. 2-sec. delay, FaceSelf-Timer,Custom Timer
i-Contrast Auto/Off
Recording Media SD memory card, SDHC memory card,
MultiMediaCard, MMCplus memory card,
HC MMCplus memory card
File Format Design rule for camera file system and DPOF
compliant
Data Type Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data:
WAVE (Mono))
Compression Fine, Normal
Number of Recording Pixels Still images:
Large: 4000 x 3000 pixels
Medium 1: 3264 x 2448 pixels
Medium 2: 2592 x 1944 pixels
Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 pixels
Small: 640 x 480 pixels
Widescreen: 4000 x 2248 pixels
Movies:
640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec. LP)
320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
Number of Possible Shots Approx. 160 images (Based on CIPA standardized
measurement)
Playback Function Single Image, Easy, Movie, Index, Jump, Magnified
Focus, Magnified, Slideshow
Editing Function Erase, Protect, Rotate, Resize, i-Contrast, Red-Eye
Correction
Direct Print Type PictBridge capable
Interface Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector (female) with
unified type of digital, audio and video*)

* mini-B compatible

Video/Audio output (NTSC and PAL capable, mono
audio)

Communication Settings MTP, PTP
Power 2 AA-size alkaline batteries
2 AA-size NiMH batteries (NB-3AH sold separately)
Operating Temperatures 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
Operating Humidity 10 – 90%
Dimensions (excluding protrusions). 101.9 x 63.5 x 31.9 mm (4.01 x 2.50 x 1.26 in.)
Weight (camera body only) Approx. 185 g (6.53 oz.)