Canon PowerShot A420

Powershot A420 - 4MP, 1/3” CCD, DIGIC II + ISAPS, 5.4 - 17.3mm, 1.8” P-Si TFT, TTL, 2272 x 1704, USB

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
0929B008
08-10-2009
The PowerShot A420 has everything your family needs to take terrific photos in one compact, affordable package. With all the Canon quality and performance to make every moment special.

Features
- 4.0 Megapixels
- 3.2x optical zoom
- DIGIC II and iSAPS
- 15 shooting modes and My Colors
- 5-point AiAF and 1cm Super Macro mode
- VGA movies
- 1.8" LCD screen
- PictBridge and Print/Share button
- CANON iMAGE GATEWAY

Simply point and shoot

4.0 Megapixels
A 4.0 Megapixels CCD sensor captures every scene with enough fine detail for large photo quality prints.

3.2x optical zoom
The PowerShot A420's 3.2x optical zoom lens ensures that even distant images come out crisp and bright. It combines with digital zoom for 11x magnification.

Cutting edge technology
Canon's advanced DIGIC II processor delivers fast, responsive camera performance and superior image processing. iSAPS technology analyses each scene to optimise key camera settings even before a shot is taken.

Shooting modes and My Colors
Choose from a range of 15 shooting modes to get that perfect shot. Eight easy-to-use Special Scene modes help with great results in tricky lighting conditions, including Beach, Foliage and Snow. My Colors allows special in-camera colour effects to be applied in real time to images and movies.

Auto Focus and 1cm Super Macro mode
5-point AiAF ensures that even off-centre subjects remain sharp and in focus. With Super Macro mode, you can focus as close as 1cm from your subject - perfect for capturing the fine detail of tiny objects.

Movies
Record up to 3 minutes of full-motion video for playback with friends and family. Shoot large VGA quality movies at 10fps, or extra smooth QVGA movies at 30fps.

1.8" LCD screen
A 1.8" LCD brings pleasure to framing and reviewing your creations. The selectable Grid Line Display helps with composition, while Night Display aids screen visibility after dark.

Easy Printing
Printing is instant with the PowerShot A420. Simply connect to any PictBridge compatible printer and push the Print/Share button for a full colour print within seconds. Connect to a Canon SELPHY CP Series printer and you can also print ID photos and movie stills.

Editing and sharing
Canon's ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) and ImageBrowser (Macintosh) are included for editing and organising photos, movies and slide shows. CANON iMAGE GATEWAY provides 100MB of web space for sharing photos online.

Storage

Compatible memory cards 
MMC, SD

Technical details

Internal memory 
16 MB

Video

Maximum video resolution 
640 x 480 pixels
Video formats supported 
AVI
Motion JPEG frame rate
30 fps

Technical details

Interface 
USB
Colour of product 
Silver
Weight 
150g
Dimensions (WxDxH) 
103.3 x 51.8 x 40.2 mm
Camera playback
movie, single image
Camera shutter speed 
1 - 1/2000s
Viewfinder type 
optical
Built-in flash 
Y
Battery life (max) 
12h
Compatible operating systems 
Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 SP4 / XP / XP SP1-2

Ports & interfaces

PictBridge 
Y

Power

Battery technology 
Alkaline
Battery type 
AA

Display

Display 
LCD
Display resolution (numeric) 
77000 pixels
Field of view
100%

Technical details

Display diagonal 
4.57 cm (1.8")

Lens system

Optical zoom 
3.2x
Digital zoom 
3.6x
Lens structure (elements/groups) 
7/6
Focal length range (f-f) 
5.4 - 17.3 mm
Combined zoom
11x

Camera

Camera type 
Compact camera
White balance 
Auto, Cloudy, Custom modes, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Scene modes 
Beach, Children, Fireworks, Landscape, Party (indoor), Portrait, Snow
Photo effects 
Black&White, Neutral, Positive film, Skin tones, Vivid
Playback zoom (max)
2x
Date imprinting
Y
Built-in processor
DIGIC II + ISAPS

Focusing

Auto focusing (AF) modes 
Single Auto Focus
Focus
TTL
Focus adjustment
Auto
Closest focusing distance
0.01m
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
Y
Auto Focus (AF) lock
Y

Light exposure

ISO sensitivity 
100, 200, 400, Auto
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Spot

Flash

Flash modes 
Auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Flash range (tele)
0.47 - 2m
Flash range (wide)
0.47 - 3m

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T) 
0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
10 - 90%

Battery

Battery life (CIPA standard)
90 shots

Packaging content

Bundled software 
ZoomBrowser EX<br />ImageBrowser

Picture quality

Megapixel 
4 MP
Sensor type 
CCD
Image sensor size
25.4/76.2 mm (1/3")
Still image resolution(s) 
640 x 480, 1024 x 768, 1600 x 1200, 2272 x 1704

Weight & dimensions

Width 
10.33 cm
Depth 
5.18 cm
Height 
4.02 cm

Other features

Video capability 
Y
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
39 - 125 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
Digital SLR 
N