Canon PowerShot A470 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
7.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3.4x
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot A470
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.5 cm
Width 10.5 cm
Depth 4.1 cm
Weight 165 g
Enclosure Colour Blue | Silver | Green | Red | Grey | Orange
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 3.4x
Bundled with Canon SELPHY CP740 Compact Photo Printer
SENSOR Canon PowerShot A470
Sensor Resolution 7.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
LENS Canon PowerShot A470
Type Zoom lens - 3.4x zoom - 6.3 - 21.6 mm - f/3.0-5.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 132mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 47 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 6 groups / 7 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot A470
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot A470
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, macro, fireworks, sunset, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, night snapshot, snow, aquarium
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot A470
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 115,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Canon PowerShot A470
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 0.3 m - 3 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot A470
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG
MEMORY Canon PowerShot A470
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Memory Card 32 MB SD
Included Memory Card 32 MB SD
Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 2304: 9 - with 32MB card - 3 MB
Fine JPEG 3072 x 2304: 15 - with 32MB card - 1.9 MB
Normal JPEG 3072 x 2304: 32 - with 32MB card - 902 KB
Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 11 - with 32MB card - 2.5 MB
Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 20 - with 32MB card - 1.4 MB
Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944: 41 - with 32MB card - 695 KB
Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 18 - with 32MB card - 1.6 MB
Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 32 - with 32MB card - 893 KB
Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 64 - with 32MB card - 445 KB
Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 29 - with 32MB card - 1 MB
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 52 - with 32MB card - 558 KB
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 99 - with 32MB card - 278 KB
Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 111 - with 32MB card - 249 KB
Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 171 - with 32MB card - 150 KB
Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 270 - with 32MB card - 84 KB
Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 1728: 12 - with 32MB card - 2.3 MB
Fine JPEG 3072 x 1728: 20 - with 32MB card - 1.4 MB
Normal JPEG 3072 x 1728: 42 - with 32MB card - 678 KB
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 20 fps - 22 sec - with 32MB built-in memory
AVI - 640 x 480 - 20 fps - 45 sec - with 32MB built-in memory
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps - 43 sec - with 32MB built-in memory
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 210 sec - with 32MB built-in memory
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot A470
Battery Type AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details 2 x AA alkaline battery (included)
AA NiMH rechargeable battery
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot A470
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot A470
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.9 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image
OTHERS Canon PowerShot A470
Included Accessories USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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