The Canon PowerShot A460 digital camera has a resolution of five megapixels and a 2.0 inch 86,000 pixel LCD display -- up from last year's four megapixel A430 and its 1.8 inch LCD. The Canon A460 sports a Canon-branded 4x optical zoom lens along with an increasingly rare optical zoom viewfinder.
Technical Specifications for Canon Powershot A460
Type of Camera Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical/4x Digital/16x Combined Zoom
Image Capture Device
Type 5.0 Megapixel, 1/3.0 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels Approx. 5.3 Megapixels
Effective Pixels Approx. 5.0 Megapixels
Lens
Focal Length 5.4-21.6mm f/2.8-5.8 (35mm film equivalent: 38-152mm)
Digital Zoom 4x
Focusing Range Normal: 1.5 ft./47cm-infinity
Macro: 2.0 in.-1.5 ft./5-47cm (WIDE), 9.8 in.-1.5 ft./25-47cm (TELE)
Super Macro: 0.39-2.0 in./1-5cm (WIDE)
Autofocus System TTL Autofocus
Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor 2.0 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD
LCD Pixels Approx. 86,000 pixels
LCD Coverage 100%
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture f/2.8 (W) - f/5.8 (T)
Shutter Speed 15-1/2000 sec.
Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400 equivalent
(Standard Output Sensitivity. Recommended Exposure Index)
Light Metering Method Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot*
* Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method Program AE
Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance
White Balance Control Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom
Flash
Built-in Flash Auto, Auto w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Auto w/ Slow Synchro, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On w/ Slow Synchro, Flash Off
Flash Range Normal: 1.5-9.8 ft./47cm-3.0m (W), 1.5-6.6 ft./47cm-2.0m (T)
Macro: 1.0-1.5 ft./30-47cm (W/T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
Recycling Time 10 sec. or less (battery voltage = 3.0V)
Flash Exposure Compensation N/A
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes Auto, Camera M, Special Scene (Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), Super Macro, Movie
Photo Effects Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom
Self-Timer Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
Wireless Control N/A
Continuous Shooting Approx. 1.5 fps
Image Storage
Storage Media SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Multimedia Card
File Format Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
JPEG Compression Mode Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels Still Image: 640 x 480 (Small), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 2), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 1), 2,592 x 1,944 (Large), 2,592 x 1,456 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (10 fps) / 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 1GB or 1 hour for each file size, 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps)
Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Rotate, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Auto Play
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback
Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes Still Image: single image, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie
Interfaces
Computer Interface USB (mini-B jack)
Video Out NTSC/PAL
Audio Out Monaural
Other Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB cable
Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature 32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity 10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D) 4.17 x 2.04 x 1.58 in./106.0 x 51.8 x 40.2mm
Weight Approx. 5.82 oz. / 165g (camera body only)
