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Canon PowerShot Point-and-Shoot Digital Cameras Feature Comparison Chart
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Key Features |
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS |
Canon PowerShot A650 IS |
Canon PowerShot A720 IS |
Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
Canon PowerShot A580 |
Canon PowerShot A470 |
| Choice of Designer Colors |
Silver
Blue
Pink
Gold
Brown |
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Silver / Gray
Silver / Blue
Silver / Red
Silver / Orange |
| CCD (Effective Pixels) 1 |
Approx. 8.0 million |
Approx. 12.1 million |
Approx. 8.0 million |
Approx. 8.0 million |
Approx. 8.0 million |
Approx. 7.1 million |
| Maximum Resolution (pixels) |
3264 x 2448 |
4000 x 3000 |
3264 x 2448 |
3264 x 2448 |
3264 x 2448 |
3072 x 2304 |
| MMC/SD Card Storage Media 2 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| MMC/SD Card Included |
32MB SD |
32MB SD |
16MB SD |
32MB MMC Plus |
32MB MMC Plus |
16MB SD |
| High Speed USB 2.0 Interface 3 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Zoom Lens 4 |
3x Optical, 12x Digital |
6x Optical, 24x Digital |
6x Optical, 24x Digital |
4x Optical, 16x Digital |
4x Optical, 16x Digital |
3.4x Optical, 14x Digital |
| LCD Monitor 5 |
2.5" |
2.5" |
2.5" |
2.5" |
2.5" |
2.5" |
| DIGIC III Image Processor 6 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| iSAPS Technology 7 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Key Features |
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS |
Canon PowerShot A650 IS |
Canon PowerShot A720 IS |
Canon PowerShot A590 IS |
Canon PowerShot A580 |
Canon PowerShot A470 |
| Built-In Flash 8 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Direct Print 9 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Selectable Light Metering 10 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| 9-Point AiAF and Single-Point Autofocus 11 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Optical Image Stabilizer 12 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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| Program Auto Exposure |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Shutter Speeds |
15 - 1/1,500 sec. |
15 - 1/2,000 sec. |
15 - 1/2,000 sec. |
15 - 1/2,000 sec. |
15 - 1/2,000 sec. |
15 - 1/2,000 sec. |
| Sensitivity (ISO equivalent) |
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
3.4" x 2.2" x 0.9" |
4.4" x 2.7" x 2.2" |
3.8" x 2.6" x 1.7" |
3.7" x 2.6" x 1.6" |
3.7" x 2.6" x 1.6" |
4.1" x 2.2" x 1.6" |
| Weight (approx.) Excluding Battery and Memory Card |
4.4 oz. |
10.6 oz. |
7.05 oz. |
6.2 oz. |
6.2 oz. |
5.8 oz. |
- 1 - MegaPixel CCD
- Resolution in a digital camera determines how much detail will be in your pictures and how large a file they produce. Resolution is the number of pixels in a digital camera imaging sensor -- the more pixels, the finer the detail and the larger the file size. These PowerShots have a total of 3.2, 4.0, 5.0 or 7.1 million pixels and allow a selection of image quality modes. The best quality prints are obtained in the large superfine mode, but images that are going to be shown on a television or computer screen or emailed to someone can be created in a lower mode.
- 2 - SD Card Image Storage
- Canon PowerShot Digital ELPH and A Series cameras now use the incredibly tiny SD memory cards. Get expanded capacity and high-speed writing from a memory card the size of a postage stamp.
- 3 - High-Speed USB Connection
- Part of being digital is about communication. Specifically, it's about the ability of your PowerShot camera to communicate with your computer. PowerShot cameras bring your communications into the digital universe with their cross-platform USB connection. By connecting your PowerShot to your computer (PC or Macintosh) via the included USB cable you can download your photographs at 20 times the rate of the older serial connections. With today's high-capacity storage devices, a quicker download is essential, and with the USB connection, you can now communicate at digital speed.
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Port: Image transfer speed is accelerated (when used with a USB 2.0 compatible computer, printer or other peripheral), thanks to the inclusion of a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port in most of these new models. The USB 2.0 port is backwards compatible (at no increased speed) with computers featuring standard USB 1.1 connections.
- 4 - Zoom Lens
- With the all-glass aspherical Canon lenses in every PowerShot camera, you get the image quality you need. Look at the world through your mind's eye, but photograph it through a Canon lens. PowerShots come equipped with a high-quality Canon optical zoom lens, capable of shooting a wide range of images from scenery to snapshots. Built-in digital teleconverters extend the zoom range of the lens when used in conjunction with the camera's optical zoom capabilities.
- 5 - LCD Monitor
- The PowerShot SD1000 and SD450 Digital ELPH cameras offer a big 2.5-inch LCD screen, while retaining Canon's famed functionality and optical viewfinder.
- 6 - DIGIC II Image Processor
- Canon's proprietary image processor, called DIGIC, was developed specifically for use with its line of digital cameras and combines the jobs of image processing and camera function control into one chip. Canon's DIGIC (short for Digital Imaging Integrated Circuit) is much faster at image processing than a general purpose CPU because it employs parallel processing rather than the sequential, one pixel at a time processing methods used by conventional digital cameras. The extra speed of DIGIC makes it possible to incorporate higher quality signal processing algorithms than conventional digital cameras, while at the same time improving buffer performance and consuming less battery power because signal processing is completed more quickly on a per-image basis.
However, DIGIC does much more than image processing. Because it was specifically designed for use in a digital camera, it is also capable of handling nearly every digital camera function including JPEG compression/expansion; memory card control; LCD/Video control and processing; gain control (control of CCD signal amplification); Auto Exposure; Auto Focus; Auto White Balance control and most other functions of the camera. The result is a camera that offers faster and more powerful AF than ever before, faster image processing, longer battery life, and the ability to record 3-minute movie clips with sound.
The latest-generation DIGIC II processor delivers dramatically improved camera response. Power consumption has been further reduced for even longer battery life. Color reproduction, too, is significantly better, with a more natural rendition of bright, high-saturation subjects and more precise auto white balance. Color accuracy and noise performance in low light have also been much improved.
- 7 - iSAPS Technology
- Over the past 68 years, Canon has accumulated a vast amount of photographic data and know-how and used it to create some of the most innovative camera products in the marketplace. Now, using that same data and know-how, Canon has developed an exclusive technology called iSAPS (Intelligent Scene Analysis based on Photographic Space) that can predict certain camera settings such as focusing distance, exposure and optimum white balance based on zoom focal length, overall light level and tonal distribution data. Canon refers to this collective data as "Photographic Space." By incorporating iSAPS technology into its PowerShot line, the cameras can analyze a scene just before the image is made and in doing so, increase the speed and precision of the camera's autofocus, auto exposure and auto white balance.
- 8 - Built-In Flash
- Each day and every situation has different lighting conditions. That's why Canon PowerShots are fitted with built-in Flash Functions. You can set the PowerShot to Autoflash, manually select your own exposure, or use the Fill Flash setting to open deep shadows on bright sunny days. And to achieve natural backgrounds with well-illuminated foreground subjects, thees camera alsos feature slow-sync speed flash mode. This makes for dramatic sunset images or sparkling nighttime cityscapes. PowerShots provide you with the potential to be more creative.
- 9 - Direct Print
- Equipped with a Direct Print function, these PowerShots allow you to create high-quality prints without a computer. To print, you simply plug the camera directly into one of Canon's compact digital printers -- like the Canon Card Photo Printer CP-330 -- or Exif 2.2-compatible Bubble Jet Direct Photo Printers like the S830D and S530D. During Direct Printing, cropping capability also allows you to expand and print a selected area of an image.
- 10 - Selectable Light Metering
- Selectable Light Metering offers 3 settings. In the Evaluative setting, linked to the focusing point, the camera reads multiple points across the frame for optimal overall exposure. The Spot Metering setting concentrates on a single area of the image for greater precision in high contrast situations. Centerweighted Averaging Metering, with emphasis on the center of the viewfinder, averages metering out over the entire picture area.
- 11 - 9-Point or 5-Point AiAF Autofocus System and Single-Point AF
- These PowerShots' autofocus systems represent a significant enhancement. Their intelligent AiAF system reads information from 5 or 9 separate points, depending on model. This makes it possible to frame shots without being constrained by the subject's position. You may also select the standard single center point AF setting to accurately pull the shot into focus.
- 12 - Canon Optical Image Stabilizer Technology
- The Canon Image Stabilizer uses gyroscopic sensors to detect motion and generate a corrective signal to reduce blur caused by camera movement. An image-stabilizing lens group along the optical axis is shifted in response to the detected motion, providing effective cancellation of unwanted lens movement and vibration. Result -- photos taken while zoomed in and at slower shutter speeds are not blurry, even without a tripod.
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