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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot A510 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - compact |
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| Height | 6.4 cm |
| Width | 9.1 cm |
| Depth | 3.8 cm |
| Weight | 0.2 kg |
| Digital Zoom | 3.2x |
| Optical Zoom | 4x |
| SENSOR Canon PowerShot A510 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 3.2 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 3,300,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 3,200,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.5" |
| PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot A510 |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC |
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| LENS Canon PowerShot A510 |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 5.8 - 23.2 mm - f/2.6-5.5 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 35 - 140mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 45 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 5-45cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 5 groups / 7 elements |
| Features | Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens |
| FOCUSING Canon PowerShot A510 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 9 |
| VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot A510 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - real-image zoom |
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| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot A510 |
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| ISO (Max) | 400 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, hi-speed shutter, slow shutter, stitch assist, beach/snow, fireworks, night scene, Underwater, indoor, foliage, kids & pets, night snapshot |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Vivid |
| 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 A510 |
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| Type | 1.8" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 115,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| FLASH Canon PowerShot A510 |
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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, flash +/- compensation |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.45 m - 3.5 m |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot A510 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG |
| MEMORY Canon PowerShot A510 |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card |
| Memory Card | 16 MB MMC |
| Image Storage |
Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 9 - with 16MB card Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 16 - with 16MB card Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 33 - with 16MB card Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 14 - with 16MB card Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 26 - with 16MB card Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 50 - with 16MB card Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 25 - with 16MB card Fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 45 - with 16MB card Normal JPEG 1024 x 768: 80 - with 16MB card Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 56 - with 16MB card Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 87 - with 16MB card Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 138 - with 16MB card |
| Video Capture |
AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps - 30 sec - max clip duration AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps - 22 sec - with 16MB card AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 43 sec - with 16MB card AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 107 sec - with 16MB card |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot A510 |
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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 A510 |
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| Interface | Composite video |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support |
| System Requirements Details |
Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - Pentium - 150 MHz - 64 MB Windows XP - Pentium - 300 MHz - 128 MB MacOS X - PowerPC - 128 MB |
| Connector Type |
USB Composite video/audio output DC power input |
| FEATURES Canon PowerShot A510 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 2.3 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock |
| OTHERS Canon PowerShot A510 |
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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, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon PhotoRecord, Canon Remote Capture |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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