Canon PowerShot A460

General

• Product Type Digital camera - Compact
• Width 4.2 in
• Depth 1.6 in
• Height 2 in
• Weight 5.8 oz
• Available Body Colors Blue, red, silver

Main Features

• Resolution 5 megapixels
• Color Support Color
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 5,300,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 5,000,000 pixels
• Optical Sensor Size 1/3 in
• Light Sensitivity ISO 80 , ISO 100 , ISO 200 , ISO 400 , ISO auto
• Digital Zoom 4 x
• Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
• Shooting Programs Snow , Beach , Macro , Indoor , Foliage , Fireworks , Kids & pets , Portrait mode
• Special Effects Sepia , Vivid , Neutral , Black & White , Custom Effect
• Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
• X-sync Speed 1/500 sec
• Exposure Metering Spot , Evaluative , Center-weighted
• Exposure Modes Manual ,  Program ,  Automatic
• Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
• White Balance Custom , Presets , Automatic
• White Balance Presets Cloudy , Daylight , Fluorescent , Tungsten light , Fluorescent light (daylight)
• Digital Video Format AVI
• Still Image Format JPEG
• Continuous Shooting Speed 30 frames per second
• TV Tuner None
• Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 23 sec - With 16MB card , AVI - 320 x 240 - 22 sec - With 16MB card , AVI - 160 x 120 - 107 sec - With 16MB card

Memory / Storage

• Flash Memory 16 MB Flash
• Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard ,  SD Memory Card
• Floppy Drive None
• Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 5 - With 16MB card , Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 10 - With 16MB card , Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 21 - With 16MB card , Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 9 - With 16MB card , Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 16 - With 16MB card , Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 33 - With 16MB card , Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 14 - With 16MB card , Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 26 - With 16MB card , Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 50 - With 16MB card , Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 56 - With 16MB card , Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 88 - With 16MB card , Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 138 - With 16MB card , Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1456 : 7 - With 16MB card , Fine JPEG 2592 x 1456 : 14 - With 16MB card , Normal JPEG 2592 x 1456 : 28 - With 16MB card

Camera Flash

• Camera Flash Built-in flash
• Flash Modes Auto mode ,  Fill-in mode ,  Slow synchro ,  Flash OFF mode ,  Red-eye reduction
• Red Eye Reduction Yes
• Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 10 ft
• Features AF illuminator

Lens System

• Type Zoom lens - 5.4 mm - 21.6 mm - F/2.8-5.8
• Focal Length 5.4 mm - 21.6 mm
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 152 mm
• Focus Adjustment Automatic
• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Auto Focus Points (Zones) 5
• Min Focus Range 18.5 in
• Macro Focus Range 1-47cm
• Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.8
• Optical Zoom 4 x
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Lens Construction 6 group(s) / 7 element(s)
• Features Aspherical lens , Built-in lens shield

Additional Features

• Self Timer Yes
• Self Timer Delay 2 sec , 10 sec
• Additional Features AF lock , Safety zoom , DPOF support , Direct print , Audio recording , Auto power save , PictBridge support , 16:9 widescreen mode , Digital image rotation

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom

Display

• Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2 in - Color
• Display Form Factor Built-in
• Display Format 86,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

• Type None

Microphone

• Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

• Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output , 1 x USB
• Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

• Software Canon ImageBrowser , Drivers & Utilities , Canon ZoomBrowser EX

System Requirements for PC Connection

• Operating System Support MS Windows ME , MS Windows XP , MS Windows 2000 , MS Windows 98 SE , Apple Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4
• Peripheral Devices USB port , CD-ROM drive , SVGA monitor

Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case None
• Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
• Included Accessories Wrist strap
• Cables Included A/V cable , USB cable

Power

• Power Device None

Battery

• Supported Battery AA
• Supported Battery 2 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )

Environmental Parameters

• Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
• Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

• Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
• CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 6.0
• CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.5
• CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
• CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.2
• CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.5
• CNET Labs Wake up time 1.7

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