Canon PowerShot PSHOT720IS digital camera

8.0 Megapixel PowerShot A720 IS with Image Stabilizer, Experience the next level

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
PSHOT720IS
24-01-2008
The 8 MP PowerShot A720 IS packs a powerful punch in an affordable package. Be creative with features that give you as much control as you want, like ISO 1600 and a 6x zoom with optical Image Stabilizer.
- 8.0 Megapixels
- 6x optical zoom with optical Image Stabilizer
- DIGIC III with Face Detection AF/AE/FE
- 9-point AiAF and FlexiZone AF/AE
- 19 shooting modes
- 2.5" wide-view LCD
- Digital Tele-Converter and Safety Zoom
- ISO 1600
- Smooth VGA movies
- Range of accessories

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 
Black, Silver
Weight 
200g
Self-timer 
10s
Camera shutter speed 
15 - 1/2000s
Viewfinder type 
optical
Built-in flash 
Y
Battery life (max) 
9h
Compatible operating systems 
Windows 2000, XP, Vista<br />

Ports & interfaces

PictBridge 
Y

Power

Battery technology 
Alkaline
Battery type 
AA
Number of batteries supported 
2

Display

Display 
LCD

Technical details

Display diagonal 
6.35 cm (2.5")

Audio

Voice recording
Y
Audio formats supported 
WAVE

Lens system

Optical zoom 
6x
Digital zoom 
4x
Aperture range (F-F) 
2.8 - 4.8
Focal length range (f-f) 
5.8 - 34.8 mm

Camera

White balance 
auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Scene modes 
beach, Children, Fireworks, Landscape, Night, party (indoor), Portrait, Underwater
Photo effects 
black&white, Neutral, Sepia, Vivid
Playback zoom (max)
2x
Custom colour
Y
Histogram
Y
Languages support 
25

Focusing

Auto focusing (AF) modes 
flexible spot auto focus, multi point auto focus
Focus
TTL
Focus adjustment
Auto / Manual
Closest focusing distance
0.01m
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
Y
Auto Focus (AF) lock
Y

Light exposure

ISO sensitivity 
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Spot

Flash

Flash modes 
auto, Flash off, manual, Red-eye reduction, second curtain synchro, Slow synchronization
Flash exposure lock
Y
Flash range (tele)
0.3 - 2.5m
Flash range (wide)
0.3 - 3.5m

System requirements

Mac compatibility 
Y
Minimum system requirements for Macintosh
Mac OS X v10.3 - 10.4

Operational conditions

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

Picture quality

Megapixel 
8 MP
Sensor type 
CCD
Image sensor size
25.4/63.5 mm (1/2.5")
Maximum image resolution 
3264 x 2448 pixels
Image stabilizer 
Y
Still image resolution(s) 
640 x 480, 1600 x 1200, 2048 x 1536, 2592 x 1944, 3264 x 1832, 3264 x 2448
Image formats supported 
JPEG

Weight & dimensions

Width 
9.73 cm
Depth 
4.19 cm
Height 
6.7 cm

Other features

Video capability 
Y
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
35 - 210 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
Effective sensor resolution
8 pixels
Digital SLR 
N