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PowerShot A2300 Black

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PowerShot A2300
Item Code: 6191B001 Estimated Retail Price: $139.99

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Specifications
Type Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 5x Optical, 4x Digital, and 20x Combined Zoom

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Image Capture Device

Type 16.0 Megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD Total Pixels 16.6 Megapixels Effective Pixels 16.0 Megapixels

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Lens
Focal Length 5.0 (W) - 25.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 140 (T) mm) Optical Zoom 5x Digital Zoom 4x Focusing Range Normal: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W), 3.9 ft. (1.2m) - infinity (T) Auto: 1.2 in. (3cm) - infinity (W), 3.9 ft. (1.2m) - infinity (T) Macro: 1.2 in. - 2.0 ft. (3-60cm) (W) Autofocus System TTL Autofocus

Viewfinders
Optical Viewfinder N/A LCD Monitor 2.7-inch TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle LCD Pixels Approx. 230,000 dots LCD Coverage Approx. 100%

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Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture f/2.8 (W) - f/6.9 (T) Shutter Speed 1 - 1/2000 sec. 15 - 1/2000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Exposure Control
Sensitivity Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600 (in P mode) Light Metering Method Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot** * Facial brightness is evaluated in Face Detect (Face Detect AE) ** Fixed to center Exposure Control Method AE Lock Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3 stop increments (Not available when shooting movies)

White Balance
White Balance Control Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom *Facial color is evaluated in Face Detect (Face Detect WB)

Flash
Built-in Flash Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect. Flash Range 1.6 - 9.8 ft. (W), 3.3 - 6.6 ft. (T) (50 cm - 3.0 m (W), 1.0 - 2.0 m (T) Recycling Time 10 seconds or less (Battery Voltage: 3.7V) Flash Exposure Compensation N/A

Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes Auto, P, Live View Control, Digital IS, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Discreet, iFrame Movie* *Shooting movies is possible with the movie button. Photo Effects N/A Self Timer Approx. 10-sec delay/approx 2-sec delay/custom* * Delay time (0 - 15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1 - 10 shots (in one-shot increments) can be specified. Wireless Control N/A Continuous Shooting Approx: 0.8 shots/sec. (In P Mode) Approx. 2.8 shots/sec. (In Low Light Mode)

Image Storage
Storage Media SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card File Format Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant JPEG Compression Mode Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG) Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (2 channel monoaural)) Number of Recording Pixels

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Still Images: [Large]: 4608 x 3456 [Medium 1]: 3264 x 2448 [Medium 2]: 1600 x 1200 [Small]: 640 x 480 [Widescreen]: 4608 x 2592 Movies: [Miniature Effect] 1280 x 720*1, 640 x 480*2 [iFrame Movie] 1280 x 720 (25 fps) [Other than the above] 1280 x 720 (25 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps*3) *1 Shooting: 5 fps / 2.5 fps / 1.25 fps Playback: 25 fps *2 Shooting: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps Playback: 30 fps*3 *3 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.

Number of Recordable Images

Image data
Large (L) File Size (KB) 8GB 32GB 4,093 1,903 7,684 Medium 1 (M1) 2,060 3,721 15,020 Medium 2 (M2) 558 12,927 52,176 Small (S) 150 40,937 165,225 Widescreen (W) 3,069 2,531 10,219

Medium* 1,144 6,638 26,792

*When shooting in Digital IS or Low Light *The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.

Time of Recordable Movies

Movie data
iFrame Movie HD: 1280 x 720 5x 25 fps 5 fps Video Size (KB/sec.,) 8GB 4,704 27 min. 28 sec. 487 4 hr. 00 min. 48 sec. 2.5 fps 243 7 hr. 34 min. 51 sec. 30 hr. 35 min. 50 sec.

Miniature Effect HD: 1280 x 720 10x 20x 1.25 fps 122 13 hr. 38 min. 45 sec. 55 hr. 04 min. 31 sec. 5x 6 fps 246 7 hr. 34 min. 51 sec. 30 hr. 35 min. 50 sec. 640 x 480 10x 3 fps 123 13 hr. 38 min. 45 sec. 55 hr. 04 min. 31 sec. 20x

Other HD:1280 x 720 640 x 480

25 fps 1.5 fps 61 22 hr. 44 min. 36 sec. 91 hr. 47 min. 32 sec. 2,621 49 min. 18 sec. 3 hr. 19 min. 03 sec.

30 fps

1,416 1 hr. 28 min. 59 sec. 5 hr. 59 min. 10 sec.

32GB

16 hr. 1 hr. 50 min. 11 min. 52 sec. 54 sec.

*The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.

Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File Still Images and Movies: Discreet, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Search Jump (Shot Date, 10 images, 100 images, Movies, Still Images), Slideshow Still Images: Single, Index (4-100 Thumbnails), Magnification (Approx. 2x-10x), Information Display, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Resume Playback, Red-Eye Correction, i-Contrast, Resize, Movies: Normal Playback*1, Pause, Skip Backward*2, Previous Frame*3, Next Frame*3, Skip Forward*2 Displays playback position and shooting time *1 Audio settings available in 5 levels *2 Approximately 4 seconds *3 Rewind and Fast-forward are also available

Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes Single Image*, Erase All The image data in the memory card stored with the design rule for camera file systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).

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* Movies can be erased individually.

Interfaces
Computer Interface Hi-Speed USB*1 (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video*2) *1 Use of USB logomark is not allowed. *2 mini-B compatible. Video Out NTSC/PAL (unified type dedicated connector (female)) with digital, audio and video Audio Out Monaural (unified type dedicated connector (female)) with digital, audio and video Other Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable Power Source 1. Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery NB-11L 2. Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC90) Shooting Capacity Approx. 210 shots Playback Time Approx. 5 hours

Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature 32-104F/0-40C Operating Humidity 10-90% Dimensions (W x H x D) 3.72 x 2.13 x 0.79 in. (94.4 x 54.2 x 20.1mm) Weight Approx. 4.41 oz. / 125 g (Including the battery and memory card) Approx. 3.84 oz. / 109 g (Camera body only) Note: 30 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Ukrainian, Malaysian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Greek, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Vietnamese, and Japanese) All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice. Canon, DIGIC, ELPH, PIXMA, PowerShot and SELPHY are registered trademarks of Canon Inc. in the United States and may also be registered trademarks or trademarks in other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. All other products and brand names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries.

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