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PowerShot A4000 IS

PowerShot A4000 IS

PowerShot A4000 IS

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Marketed February 2012

Incorporating Smart AUTO and Intelligent IS, the new Canon PowerShot A4000 IS compact digital camera enables users to capture high-quality images with ease by automatically detecting and applying optimal camera settings based on up to 78 different shooting situations.

The A4000 IS incorporates an 8x optical zoom lens (28-224 mm* / f/3.0-f/5.9) in a svelte body design measuring only 24.3 mm thick.

The Canon PowerShot A4000 IS includes a Help Button that, when pressed, displays guidance for operating the camera and selecting different settings.
Furthermore, regardless of the shooting mode being used, one press of the Auto button returns the camera to Auto Mode. In addition to featuring a stylish body design, the A4000 IS incorporates an approximately 16.0-megapixel CCD sensor and a DIGIC 4 image processor, and supports the capture of HD 1,280 x 720 pixel video at 25 frames per second.

* 35 mm film equivalent

Camera Effective Pixels Approx. 16 million pixels
Lens Focal Length 8x zoom: 5.0 (W) – 40.0 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) – 224 (T) mm)
LCD Monitor 3.0 type color TFT LCD
Effective Pixels: Approx. 230,000 dots
File Formats Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (version 1.1) compliant
Data Types Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)
Movies: MOV (H.264 video data, Linear PCM (monaural) audio data)
Interfaces Hi-Speed USB
Analog audio output (monaural)
Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
Power Battery Pack NB-11L
AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC90
Dimensions (Based on
CIPA Guidelines)
95.3 x 56.3 x 24.3 mm (3.75 x 2.22 x 0.96 in.)
Weight (Based on
CIPA Guidelines)
Approx. 145 g (approx. 5.11 oz.) (Including battery and memory card)
Approx. 130 g (approx. 4.59 oz.) (Camera body only)
Shutter Speed Auto mode,
automatically set range
1 – 1/2000 sec.
Range in all shooting modes 15 – 1/2000 sec.
Shooting Range
(Shooting Mode: AUTO)
Maximum Wide Angle 1 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity
Maximum Telephoto 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity
Aperture f/number f/3.0 / f/9.0(W), f/5.9 / f/18(T)