Canon PowerShot A495 Digital Camera - 10 Megapixel + Bonus Morissey Wallet and Crumpler Case
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The Canon PowerShot A495 features a 10.0 MP CCD sensor, 3.3x optical zoom and DiG!C III processor allowing you to get quality photos from an entry level camera. The improved Auto function, automatically selects up to 13 different scenes allowing you to take great shots with ease. The PowerShot A495 has a durable and solid form, is perfect for newcomers to photography and, a popular and accessible choice for families. RRP $119.
Movie Feature – captures video with audio up to 640 x 480 resolution at 30 frames per second. Continuous recording up to capacity of card (32 min 26 seconds on a 4gb card at highest quality).
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What are the features and how will they benefit you? |
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10 Megapixel – delivers photo quality prints up to A3 size.
Intelligent Auto - New Auto mode with Scene Detection (18 scenes detected), Face Detection, Motion Detection and Noise Reduction makes it even easier to get the perfect shot.
Intelligent Flash Exposure - Automatically detects whether flash is required and adjusts the flash output, shutter speed, aperture and ISO speed to best suit the photo being taken.
Special Scene Modes - allow you to choose from a variety of predetermined settings including new Poster Effect and Super Vivid modes, to get more creative.
DIG!C III - Canon's newest processor gives you clearer images with more vibrant colours, fast start-up time, super-fast image processing, and low power consumption.
ISO to 1600 - this will help you take better photos in low lighting – reduces blur caused by camera shake.
Face Detection – focuses and sets correct exposure on faces rather than other objects that may appear in the frame.
Red Eye Correction - this camera lets you fix red eyes in the camera, which is great if you're printing straight to a pictbridge compatible printer.
Motion Detection - Analyses subject movement and adjusts image capture settings to freeze the action. |
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Canon PowerShot A495 Digital Camera
Wrist Strap WS-800
2 x AA Alkaline Batteries
USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
AV Cable AVC-DC300
User Guides
Digital Camera Solution Disc including ZoomBrowser EX (PC), ImageBrowser (Mac), PhotoStitch, CameraWindows, MovieEdit
12 Month Warranty from Canon Australia |
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Specifications
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PowerShot A490 Technical Specifications |
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CCD / Image Processor |
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Effective Number of Pixels |
Approx 10.0 MP CCD |
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Size / Filter Array |
1/2.3 inch / Primary colour filter (Bayer) |
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Processor |
DiG!C III |
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Lens |
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Focal Length (optical) |
6.6 (W) – 21.6 (T) mm |
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35mm film equivalent |
37 (W) – 122 (T) mm |
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f/number |
f/3.0 - f/4.5 (w) - f/5.8 - f/9.0 (T) |
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Shutter Speed |
1 - 1/2000 sec. |
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Zoom |
Approx. 3.3x Optical, 4x Digital |
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Focusing |
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Focus System |
TTL Autofocus |
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Face Detection |
Face Detect, AiAF1 (9-points), Center |
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Other Shooting Features |
Normal: 5cm–infinity (W), 25cm-infinity (T) , Macro: 1cm-50cm (W), 25-50cm (T) |
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Shooting Functions |
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Face Detection |
Auto Focus and AiAF, Auto Exposure, White Balance, Flash Exposure, Auto Red-Eye correction |
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Other Shooting Features |
Image Inspection Tool, Night Display |
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Continuous Shooting (Large/Fine) |
Approx 0.9 shots/sec (2.5 shots/sec in Low Light) |
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Self-timer |
Approx. 10sec or 2sec delay, or custom. |
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Control/Balance |
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Light Metering Method |
Evaluative2, Center-weighted average, Spot3 |
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Exposure Control Method |
Program AE |
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Exposure Compensation |
± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
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Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed) |
Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600 |
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White Balance Modes |
Auto4, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
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LCD Monitor |
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LCD Monitor |
2.5 inch TFT LCD monitor (approx 115,000 dots) with wide viewing angle |
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Flash |
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Flash Modes |
Auto4, on, off, Slow Synchro, Auto Red Eye Correction, Red Eye Reduction |
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Flash Range |
Normal: 30cm – 3.0m (W) 30cm - 2.0m (T) |
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Selectable Shooting Modes |
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Shooting Modes |
Auto (18 scenes detected), P, SCN (Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Face Self Timer, Low Light, Sunset, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Movie, Super Vivid, Poster Effect) |
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My Colours |
Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom Colour |
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Image Recording Format |
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Still image |
JPEG Compression (EXIF 2.2 Compliant) |
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Colour Space / Compression Levels |
sRGB: Fine, Normal |
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Movies |
AVI (Image Data: Motion JPEG; Audio Data: WAVE monaural) |
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Microphone/Speaker |
Available |
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Recording Pixels |
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Still Images and Capacity on a 4GB card at Fine Image Setting |
Large: 3648 x 2736 (1471), Medium 1: 2816 x 2112 (2320), Medium 2: 2272 x 1704 (3352), Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 (6352), Small: 640 x 480 (20116), Widescreen: 3648 x 2048 (1978), Low Light: 1600 x 1200 |
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Movie Frame Rate and Capacity on a 4GB card |
Standard: 640 x 480 (30 fps (32min.26sec.)/ 30 fps LP (1hr.2min.51sec.)), 320 x 240 (30 fps (1hr.31min.25sec.)) |
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Other Operations |
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Playback Operations |
Red-Eye Correction, Slideshow, Resize, Image Inspection Tool, Advancing and Reversing through magnified images, Jump, Rotate, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Transition Effect |
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PictBridge |
Yes |
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Interface |
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Supported Operating Systems |
PC: Windows 7, Windows Vista (incl SP1/SP2), XP SP2/SP3; Mac: OS X v10.4 - v10.6 |
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Computer I/F |
Hi-Speed USB (mini-B connector) |
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Video Output |
PAL or NTSC selectable |
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Audio Output |
Monaural |
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Memory Storage |
SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card |
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Menu Languages |
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian, Farsi and Japanese |
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General Features |
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Battery |
Size AA Alkaline battery (x2) or rechargeable NiMH battery (x2) NB-3AH |
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Shooting Capacity (full charge) |
LCD Monitor On 400 shots; Playback 10hours (with NB-3AH) |
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Dimensions (W x H x D) |
93.5 x 61.7 x 30.6mm (ex. protruding parts) |
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Weight (Ex battery) |
Approx. 130g |
* Specifications subject to change by the manufacturer without notice
Disclaimers
1. If no face is detected, AiAF (9 points is used)
2. Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AiAF
3. Fixed to center
4. The colours of faces are evaluated in AiAF
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