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Canon PowerShot A530 digital camera specifications
Canon PowerShot A530
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Announced 21-Feb-06
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Format
Compact
Price (street)
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Release Status
Discontinued
Max resolution
2592 x 1944
Low resolution
2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h
4:3
Effective pixels
5.0 million
Sensor photo detectors
5.3 million
Sensor size
1/2.5 "
(5.75 x 4.31 mm, 0.24 cm²)
Pixel density
20 MP/cm²
Sensor type
CCD
Sensor manufacturer
Unknown
ISO rating
Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800
Zoom wide (W)
35 mm
Zoom tele (T)
140 mm
(4 x)
Digital zoom
Yes, 4x
Image stabilization
No
Auto Focus
AiAF TTL 9-point or center
Manual Focus
Yes
Normal focus range
45 cm
Macro focus range
5 cm
White balance override
5 positions plus manual
Aperture range
F2.6 - F5.5
Min shutter
15 sec
Max shutter
1/2000 sec
Built-in Flash
Yes
Flash range
3.5 m
External flash
No
Flash modes
Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye On/Off)
Exposure compensation
-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Metering
Evaluative, Center Weighted, Spot
Aperture priority
No
Shutter priority
No
Focal length multiplier
Lens thread
No
Continuous Drive
Yes, 2.1 fps, unlimited
Movie Clips
Yes, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 20/10 fps
Remote control
No
Self-timer
Yes, 2 or 10 sec
Timelapse recording
No
Orientation sensor
Yes
Storage types
SD/MMC card
Storage included
16 MB MMC card
Uncompressed format
No
Quality Levels
Super-Fine, Fine, Normal
Viewfinder
Optical (Tunnel)
LCD
1.8 "
LCD Dots
77,000
Live View
No
USB
USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)
HDMI
No
Wireless
No
Environmentally sealed
No
Battery
AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended)
Weight (inc. batteries)
220 g
(7.8 oz)
Dimensions
90 x 64 x 43 mm
(3.5 x 2.5 x 1.7 in)
Notes
Resolution Chart
Colour Patches