Canon PowerShot A4050 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
16.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
8x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon NB-11L Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 5.63 cm
Width 9.53 cm
Depth 2.43 cm
Weight 145 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Black
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 8x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 16,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 25 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Image Processor DIGIC 4
LENS Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Type Zoom lens - 8x zoom - 5 - 40 mm - f/3.0-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 224mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 5 cm
Macro Focus Range 1-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Smile Shutter
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, slow shutter, fireworks, low light, self-portrait with self-timer, snow, super vivid, poster effect, fisheye effect, miniature effect, toy camera effect, monochrome
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 3 m (wide lens)
1 m - 2 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV, iFrame
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
iFrame - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Battery Type Canon NB-11L Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-11L Li-ion rechargeable battery - 680 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 175 shots
Playback - 4 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 30 sec, 20sec, 0 - 15 sec, 25 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.8 frames per second, 2.8 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, AE/FE lock, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AF lock, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, Scene Detection Technology, in-camera red-eye fix, face detection, built-in help guide, Smart AUTO, Intelligent Image Stabilisation (IS)
OTHERS Canon PowerShot A4050 IS
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser EX
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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