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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - compact |
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| Height | 6.2 cm |
| Width | 9.4 cm |
| Depth | 3.1 cm |
| Weight | 175 g |
| Enclosure Colour | Silver |
| Digital Zoom | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 3.3x |
| SENSOR Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 10.0 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 10,300,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 10,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.3" |
| PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC III |
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| LENS Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 3.3x zoom - 6.6 - 21.6 mm - f/3.0-5.8 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 37 - 122mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic |
| Min Focus Distance | 5 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 1-50cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 6 groups / 7 elements |
| Features | Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens |
| FOCUSING Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 5 |
| Face Detection | Yes |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| ISO (Max) | 1600 |
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| 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 | Landscape, portrait mode, slow shutter, fireworks, low light, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, night snapshot, snow |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), 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 A490 |
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| Type | 2.5" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 115,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| FLASH Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| Camera Flash | Built-in flash |
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| 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 A490 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI, MJPEG |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono |
| MEMORY Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus |
| Image Storage |
JPEG 3648 x 2736 JPEG 2816 x 2112 JPEG 2272 x 1704 JPEG 1600 x 1200 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 3648 x 2048 |
| Video Capture |
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| Battery Type | AA - Alkaline - standard form factor |
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| Details |
2 x AA alkaline battery (included) AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional) |
| CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support |
| Connector Type |
USB Composite video/audio output |
| FEATURES Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 0.9 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, Scene Detection Technology, in-camera red-eye fix, digital tele-converter, Motion Detection Technology |
| OTHERS Canon PowerShot A490 |
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| Included Accessories | USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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