| Canon
PowerShot A460 |
QuickFact™
Sheet
|
US | CAN | UK | BeBit |
 |
| Camera
Effective Pixels |
Approx.
5.0 million |
| Image
Sensor |
1/3.0-inch
type CCD |
| Lens |
5.4–21.6 mm
(35 mm film equivalent 38–152
mm), f/2.8–f/5.8 |
| Optical Zoom |
4x |
| Digital Zoom |
Approx. 4x (Up to
approx. 16x in combination with
the optical zoom) |
| Viewfinder |
Real-image zoom
viewfinder |
| LCD Monitor |
2.0-inch type, low-temperature
polycrystalline silicon TFT color
LCD
Approx. 86,000 pixels, Picture
coverage 100%
|
| AF System |
TTL autofocus
Focusing frame: 5-point AiAF/1-point
AF (fixed to center) |
Shooting Distance
(From the front of the lens) |
- Normal: 47 cm
(1.5 ft.) - infinity
- Macro: 5 - 47 cm (W)/25 - 47
cm (T)
(2.0 in. - 1.5 ft. (W)/9.8 in.
- 1.5 ft. (T))
- Super Macro: 1.5 - 5 cm (W)
(0.6 in. - 2.0 in) (W)
- Infinity: 3.0 m (9.8 ft.) -
infinity |
| Shutter
Speeds |
15–1/2000 sec.
Noise reduction applied when
shutter speeds are slower than
1.3 seconds to eliminate the
noise. The fastest shutter speed
for flash synchronization is
1/500 second.
|
| Light Metering System |
Evaluative, Center-weighted
average or Spot (center or AF
Point) |
| Exposure Compensation |
±2.0 stops
in 1/3-stop increments |
| ISO Speed |
Auto, ISO 80, ISO
100, ISO 200, and ISO 400 equivalent. |
| White Balance |
Auto, Day Light,
Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent,
Fluorescent H |
| Built-in
Flash |
Auto,
On, Slow Synchro or Off |
| Flash
Range |
-
Normal: 47 cm–3.0 m (1.5–9.8
ft.) (W), 47 cm–2.0 m (1.5–6.6
ft.) (T)
- Macro: 30–47 cm (12 in.–1.5
ft.)
(When ISO speed is set to AUTO.) |
| Shooting Modes |
Auto, Manual (Long
Shutter mode available), Super
Macro, Special Scene (Portrait,
NightSnapshot, Kids&Pets,
Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach and
Fireworks) and Movie (Standard,
Compact)
|
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 1.5 shots/sec.
(Large/ Fine settings. This figure
reflects Canon's testing standard,
the actual figures will vary according
to the subject and shooting conditions.) |
| Self-timer |
10 sec., 2 sec.,
Custom |
| Recording Media |
SD memory card,
SDHC memory card or MultiMediaCard |
| File Format |
- Design rule for
camera file system
- DPOF compliant |
| Data Type |
- Still images:
Exif 2.2 (JPEG)*4
Sound memo: WAVE (monaural)
- Movies: AVI
Image data: Motion JPEG
Audio data: WAVE (monaural) |
| Compression |
Superfine, Fine,
Normal |
| Number of Recording
Pixels (Still Images) |
- Large: 2592 x
1944 pixels
- Medium 1: 2048 x 1536 pixels
- Medium 2: 1600 x 1200 pixels
- Small: 640 x 480 pixels
- Postcard: 1600 x 1200 pixels
- Widescreen: 2592 x 1456 pixels |
| Number of Recording
Pixels (Movies) |
- Standard:
640 x 480 pixels (10 frames/sec.)
320 x 240 pixels ((30 frames/sec.)
Recording can continue until
the memory card is full (*5)
(can record up to a maximum
of 1GB (*6) at one time)
- Compact:
160 x 120 pixels (15 frames/sec.)
Can record for 3 min.
*5 Using super high-speed memory
cards (SDC-512 MSH recommended).
*6 Even if the clip size has
not reached 1GB, recording will
stop at the moment the clip
length reaches 1 hour. Depending
on the volume and data writing
speed of the memory card, recording
will stop after one hour of
continuous recording even if
the recorded data volume has
not reached 1GB
|
| Playback Modes |
- Single, Index,
Magnified
- Slide Show, Sound memos
- Movie
Review movies by operating the
Movie Control Panel |
| Direct Print |
PictBridge, Canon
Direct print, Bubble Jet Direct |
| Interface |
USB (mini-B), MTP
(Media Transfer Protocol), PTP
(Picture Transfer Protocol) Audio/Video
output (NTSC or PAL selectable,
monaural audio) |
| Power
Source |
- 2 AA-size alkaline batteries
(included with the camera)
- 2 AA-size NiMH batteries NB-3AH
(sold separately)
- AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (sold
separately)
Shooting Capacity: Still Image:
approx. 120 shots (AA-size Alkaline
Battery), approx. 400 shots
(AA-size Ni-MH Battery)
|
| Operating Temperature |
0–40degreeC
(32–104degreeF)
(NB-3AH: 0–35degreeC (32–95degreeF)) |
| Operating Humidity |
10–90 % |
| Included
Accessories |
-
Memory Card
- 2 AA-size Alkaline Batteries
- AV Cable AVC-DC300
- Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
- CD-ROM
- Wrist Strap WS-800 |
| Dimensions |
106.0 x 51.8 x 40.2
mm /
4.2 x 2.0 x 1.6 in. |
| Weight |
Approx. 165 g (5.8
oz.) |
| MSRP |
US
$149.99 |
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