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PowerShot A3300 IS

PowerShot A3300 IS

PowerShot A3300 IS

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Marketed August 2011

The Canon PowerShot A3300 IS offers the same exceptional basic features as its predecessor, the PowerShot A3200 IS released in February 2011.

PowerShot A3300 IS incorporates a full range of fully automatic imaging features and a Live View Control function enabling even entry-level users to easily adjust various photo settings. In addition to a 16.0-megapixel image sensor—the highest pixel count to be offered by a Canon compact digital camera—the A3300 IS includes HD video capabilities, allowing users to enjoy shooting both high-quality still images and videos.

Image Sensor Camera Effective Pixels Approx. 16.0 million pixels
Lens Focal Length 5x zoom: 5.0 (W) – 25.0 (T)mm
(35mm film equivalent : 28 (W) – 140 (T)mm)
Focusing Range 3.0cm (1.2 in.) – infinity (W), 90cm (3.0 ft.) – infinity (T)
• Macro 3.0 – 50cm (W) (1.2 in. – 1.6 ft. (W))
Image Stabilizer System Lens-shift type
Imaging Processor DIGIC 4
LCD Monitor Type TFT color (wide viewing angle type)
Size 3.0 type
Effective Pixels Approx. 230,000 dots
Aspect Ratio 4:3
Features Brightness adjustment (5 levels)
Focus Control System Autofocus: Single (Continuous in Auto mode), Continuous, Servo AF (Servo AE)
AF Frame Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center
Metering System Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Exposure Compensation (Still Images)/
Exposure Shift (Movies)
±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
Shutter Speed 1 – 1/1600 sec.
15 – 1/1600 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Aperture Type Circular (Used together with ND filter)
f/number f/2.8 / f/8.0 (W), f/5.9 / f/18 (T)
Flash Modes Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off
Range 30cm – 4.0m (W), 50cm – 2.0m (T)
(12 in. – 13 ft. (W), 1.6 – 6.6 ft. (T))
Shooting Modes P, Live View Control, Auto, Easy, SCN*1, Creative Filters*2, Discreet, Movie*3

*1 Portrait, Landscape, Kids&Pets, Smart Shutter*4, Low Light, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter
*2 Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect
*3 Standard, Miniature Effect
*4 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer

Digital Zoom Still images/Movies: Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 20x in combination with the optical zoom)
Safety Zoom, Digital tele-converter
Continuous Shooting Mode Normal
Speed (Normal) Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (In P mode)
Approx. 2.5 shots/sec. (In Low Light mode)
Number of Shots (Approximate)
(CIPA compliant)
Approx. 230 images
Recording Media SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card
File Format Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Data Type Still Images Exif 2.3 (JPEG)
Movies MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels Still Images Large: 4608 x 3456, Medium 1: 3264 x 2448, Medium 2: 1600 x 1200, Small: 640 x 480, Widescreen: 4608 x 2592
• Fixed to 2304 x 1728 when in Low Light mode
Movies Standard: 1280 x 720 (30 fps*1), 640 x 480 (30fps*1), 320 x 240 (30 fps*1)
Miniature Effect: 1280 x 720*2, 640 x 480*2

*1 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps
*2 Shooting: 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps Playback: 30 fps*1

Interface Hi-Speed USB
Analog audio output (monaural)
Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
Direct Print Standard PictBridge
Power Source Battery Pack NB-8L
AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC60
Dimensions (CIPA compliant) 95.1 x 56.7 x 23.9mm (3.74 x 2.23 x 0.94 in.)
Weight (CIPA compliant) Approx. 149g (5.25 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card)
Approx. 130g (4.60 oz.) (camera body only)