Canon PowerShot A620 Review
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Review
Date: Jan 5, 2006 |
The Canon A620 features a shutter speed range
from 15-1/2,500 sec., full exposure flexibility
with 20 Shooting Modes, including 8 special easy-to-use
Scene Modes, and even Custom White Balance for
accurate colour reproduction under artificial
light.
Optional accessories for the Canon A620 include:
Deluxe Soft Compact Case PSC-60; Wide Converter
WC-DC58N and Tele Converter TC-DC58N (both require
Conversion Lens Adapter LA-DC58F); and 52mm Close-up
Lens 250D. Recognizing that the built-in flash
can sometimes be too weak to illuminate distant
subjects properly, Canon also provides an optional
High Power Flash HF-DC1. For those into underwater
photography, there is a Waterproof Case WP-DC90
effective at depths of up to 40 meters (130 feet).
| Canon
PowerShot A620 |
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| Camera Effective
Pixels |
Approx. 7.1
million |
| Image
Sensor |
1/1.8-inch
CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx 7.4 million) |
| Lens |
7.3 (W) - 29.2 (T) mm (35 mm
film equivalent: 35 - 140 mm)
f/2.8 (W) - f/4.1 (T) |
| Optical Zoom |
4x |
| Digital Zoom |
Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx.
16x in combination with the optical zoom) |
| Optical Viewfinder |
Real-image zoom viewfinder |
| LCD Monitor |
2.0-inch, low-temperature polycrystalline
silicon TFT color LCD, approx. 115,000 pixels |
| AF System |
TTL autofocus
AF lock and Manual focus are available
Focusing frame: 9-point (AiAF) / 1-point (AF)
(1-point focusing frame: any position is available) |
Shooting Distance
(From the front of the lens) |
- Normal: 45 cm (18 in.) - infinity
- Macro: 1 - 45 cm (0.4 - 18 in.)(W)
25 - 45 cm (9.8 - 18 in.)(T)
- Manual focus: 1 cm (0.4 in.) - infinity
(W)
25 cm (9.8 in.) - infinity (T) |
| Shutter |
Mechanical
shutter + electronic shutter |
| Shutter Speeds |
15 - 1/2500
sec.
* The shutter speed varies according to the
shooting mode.
* Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower
operate with noise reduction. |
| Metering System |
Evaluative, Center-weighted
average or Spot (Center/AF point) |
| Exposure Compensation |
±2.0 stops in 1/3-stop
increments, Safety Shift is available |
| ISO Speed |
Auto*, ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent
* Camera automatically sets the optimal speed. |
| White Balance |
TTL auto, pre-set (available
settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent,
Fluorescent H or Underwater) or custom |
| Built-in Flash |
Auto*, on*,
off
* Red-eye reduction is available.
FE Lock, Slow synchro/2nd-curtain flash and
flash output settings are available. |
| Flash Range |
- Normal:
45 cm - 4.2 m (18 in. - 14 ft.) (W)
45 cm - 3.0 m (18 in. - 10 ft.) (T)
- Macro: 25 cm - 45 cm (9.8 in. - 18 in.)
(W/T)
(When sensitivity is set to AUTO.)
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| Flash Exposure
Compensation |
± 2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments
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| Shooting Modes |
- Auto
- Creative zone: Program, Shutter-speed priority,
Aperture priority, Manual, Custom
- Image zone: Portrait, Landscape, Night scene,
Special Scene*1, My Colors, Stitch Assist,
Movie*2
*1: Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor,
Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks and Underwater.
*2: Standard, Fast Frame Rate, Compact, My
Colors. |
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 1.9 shots/sec. (Large/Fine
mode) |
| Self-timer |
Activates shutter after an approx.
10-sec./approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer |
| PC-controlled Shooting |
Available (USB connection only.
Exclusive software program is included in
the camera kit.) |
| Recording Media |
SD memory card/MultiMediaCard |
| File Format |
Design rule for camera file
system and DPOF compliant |
| Data Type |
Still images: Exif 2.2(JPEG)*1
Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio
data: WAVE (monaural))
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| Compression |
Superfine, Fine, Normal |
| Number of Recording Pixels (Still
Images) |
- Large: 3072 x 2304 pixels
- Medium 1: 2592 x 1944 pixels
- Medium 2: 2048 x 1536 pixels
- Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 pixels
- Small: 640 x 480 pixels
- Postcard Date Imprint Mode: 1600 x 1200
pixels |
| Number of Recording Pixels (Movies) |
Standard, My Colors:
640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec., 15 frames/sec.)
320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec., 15 frames/sec.)
Recording can continue until the memory card
is full* (can record up to a maximum of 1
GB at one time).
Fast Frame Rate: (can record for 1 min.)
320 x 240 pixels (60 frames/sec.)
Compact: (can record for 3 min.)
160 x 120 pixels (15 frames/sec.)
* Using super high-speed memory cards (SDC-512MSH
recommended). |
| Playback Modes |
Single (histogram displayable),
Index (9 thumbnail images), Magnified (approx.
10x (max.) in LCD monitor, advance or reverse
through magnified images possible), Jump (jumps
to every tenth or handredth image, to the
first image of those sharing a certain shooting
date or to movies. In index playback mode,
it displays 9 images at once.), Sound memos
(up to 60 sec.), Auto Play or Movie (edit/slow
motion play back possible). |
| Direct Print |
PictBridge compliant, and Canon
Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible |
| My Camera Settings |
Start-up image, start-up sound,
operation sound, self-timer sound, and shutter
sound. |
| Interface |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B), PTP
(Picture Transfer Protocol)
Audio/Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable,
monaural audio) |
| Power Source |
1. AA-size
alkaline batteries (included in camera kit)
2. AA-size rechargeable NiMH batteries NB4-200
(sold separately)
3. AC Adapter Kit ACK600 (sold separately) |
| Operating Temperature |
0 - 40 °C (32 - 104 °F) |
| Operating Humidity |
10 - 90 % |
| Included Accessories |
- SDC-32M
(SD Memory Card 32MB)
- AA-size Alkaline Batteries (x4)
- Wrist Strap WS-200
- AV Cable AVC-DC300
- USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
- Digital Camera Solution Disk (CD-ROM)
- User Guides
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| Dimensions (W x H x D, excluding
protrusions) |
104.8 x 66.0 x 49.1 mm /
4.13 x 2.60 x 1.93 in. |
| Weight (camera body only) |
Approx. 235 g /
8.29 oz. |
| MSRP |
US$399.95
/ CDN $700 |
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*1: This digital camera supports Exif 2.2
(also called "Exif Print"). Exif Print is
a standard for enhancing the communication
between digital cameras and printers. By
connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer,
the camera's image data at the time of shooting
is used and optimized, yielding extremely
high quality prints.
All data is based on Canon's standard testing
methods. Subject to change without notice.
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