Canon PowerShot A630

PowerShot A630 Digital Compact Camera

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
1288B011
29-08-2006
See the world differently with the 8.0 Megapixel PowerShot A630. Swivel the vari-angle screen to explore new perspectives. Expand your vision with the 4x optical zoom lens and optional accessories.

Features:
- 8.0 Megapixels.
- 4x optical zoom.
- 2.5" vari-angle LCD.
- DIGIC II and iSAPS.
- 9-point AiAF and FlexiZone AF/AE.
- 21 shooting modes and My Colors.
- High-speed ISO 800.
- 1cm Macro mode.
- Safety Zoom & Digital Tele-converter.
- 30fps VGA movies.
- Range of accessories.

8.0 Megapixels
An 8.0 Megapixel sensor gives you the freedom to crop, trim and create new compositions while retaining all the fine detail needed for high quality poster size prints.

4x optical zoom
A 4x optical zoom lens gives you the flexibility to frame shots up close or at a distance without sacrificing quality.

2.5" Vari-angle LCD screen
The large 2.5" Vari-angle LCD twists in all directions - ideal for self portraits and creative shots at unusual angles. Night Display mode aids visibility in low light while a selectable Grid Line display helps with composition. A useful 3:2 ratio overlay indicates the printable area for standard photo prints.

Visionary Technology
Canon's DIGIC II image processor manages all camera functions and processes images at high speed for excellent responsiveness and extended battery life. iSAPS is a built-in assistant that uses scene information to optimize camera settings before the shot is taken.

Flexible focusing
Rely on 9-point AiAF to keep even off-centre subjects sharply in focus, or use FlexiZone AF/AE to manually select a focus point.

Shooting modes and My Colors
21 shooting modes include a full creative zone for manual control and 10 Special Scene modes for tricky lighting conditions, including Snow, Beach and Underwater. My Colors allows colour effects to be applied to images and movies.

Great indoor and night shots
A high-speed ISO 800 setting allows you to shoot correctly exposed images in low light conditions without using a flash. ISO 800 also enables shooting at higher shutter speeds, reducing the risk of image blur.

1cm Macro mode
Focus as close as 1cm and capture all the intricate detail of tiny subjects.

Safety Zoom and Digital Tele-Converter
Safety Zoom offers extra zoom magnification without affecting image quality¹. Use the Digital Tele-Converter feature for extra reach on every shot - just like adding a tele-converter lens to the camera.

High quality movies
Shoot extra long² 30fps VGA quality movies with full audio, View them on the camera's LCD screen, or connect to a TV or PC for full screen playback.

Accessories
A complete range of optional accessories includes wide and tele-converter lenses and a slave flash. A waterproof case allows for underwater shooting at depths of up to 40 metres.

Storage

Compatible memory cards 
mmc, sd

Video

Maximum video resolution 
640 x 480 pixels
Video formats supported 
Avi, M-JPEG

Technical details

Interface 
USB
Colour of product 
Silver
Camera shutter speed 
15 – 1/2500s
Viewfinder type 
optical
Built-in flash 
Y
Compatible operating systems 
Microsoft Windows 98<br />Microsoft Windows Me<br />Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4<br />Microsoft Windows XP<br />Apple Mac OS X v10.2 - 10.4

Ports & interfaces

PictBridge 
Y
DC-in jack 
Y
I/O ports 
USB 2.0<br />A/V out (PAL/NTSC)

Power

Battery technology 
Alkaline
Battery type 
AA
Number of batteries supported 
2

Display

Display 
LCD
Display resolution (numeric) 
115000 pixels

Technical details

Display diagonal 
6.35 cm (2.5")

Audio

Built-in microphone 
Y
Voice recording
Y

Lens system

Optical zoom 
4x
Digital zoom 
4x
Focal length range (f-f) 
7.3 - 29.2 mm

Camera

Shooting modes
Auto, Manual, Movie
Photo effects 
Neutral, Positive Film, Sepia, Vivid

Focusing

Focus
TTL
Focus adjustment
Auto

Light exposure

ISO sensitivity 
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, AUTO

Flash

Flash modes 
Red-eye reduction
Flash working distance
0.55 - 3.5 m

System requirements

Mac compatibility 
Y

Operational conditions

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

Packaging content

Bundled software 
ZoomBrowser EX<br />ImageBrowser<br />PhotoStitch

Picture quality

Megapixel 
8 MP
Sensor type 
CCD
Image sensor size
25.4/45.7 mm (1/1.8")

Weight & dimensions

Width 
10.94 cm
Depth 
4.91 cm
Height 
6.6 cm

Other features

Video capability 
Y
Digital SLR 
N
Lens system 
8/7/2
Metering
Evaluative, Centre-weighted Average, Spot