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Canon PowerShot A570 IS

  • Manufacturer: Canon USA
  • Part Number:1773B001

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Width 3.5 in
  • Depth 1.7 in
  • Height 2.5 in
  • Weight 6.2 oz

Main Features

  • Resolution 7.1 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
  • Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 80 , ISO 100 , ISO 200 , ISO 400 , ISO 800 , ISO 1600 , ISO auto
  • Digital Zoom 4 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Snow , Beach , Macro , Indoor , Foliage , Aquarium , Fireworks , Underwater , Kids & pets , Portrait mode
  • Special Effects Sepia , Vivid , Neutral , Black & White , Custom Effect
  • Image Stabilizer Optical
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
  • Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
  • Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot , Evaluative , Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Manual Program Automatic Shutter-priority Aperture-priority
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • Face Detection Yes
  • White Balance Custom , Presets , Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Cloudy , Daylight , Underwater , Fluorescent , Tungsten light , Fluorescent light (daylight)
  • Digital Video Format AVI
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • Continuous Shooting Speed 1.7 frames per second
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 7 sec - With 16MB card , AVI - 640 x 480 - 11 sec - With 16MB card , AVI - 320 x 240 - 22 sec - With 16MB card , AVI - 320 x 240 - 43 sec - With 16MB card , AVI - 160 x 120 - 107 sec - With 16MB card

Memory / Storage

  • Flash Memory 16 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 1728 : 6 - With 16MB card , Fine JPEG 3072 x 1728 : 10 - With 16MB card , Normal JPEG 3072 x 1728 : 21 - With 16MB card , Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 4 - With 16MB card , Fine JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 7 - With 16MB card , Normal JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 16 - With 16MB card , 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

Camera Flash

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm - F/2.6-5.5
  • Focal Length 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 140 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
  • Min Focus Range 17.7 in
  • Macro Focus Range 5-45cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.6-5.5
  • Optical Zoom 4 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Manufacturer Canon
  • Features Aspherical lens , Built-in lens shield

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec , 10 sec
  • Additional Features AE lock , AF lock , Safety zoom , DPOF support , Direct print , Face detection , Audio recording , Auto power save , Histogram display , PictBridge support , 16:9 widescreen mode , Digital image rotation , Digital tele-converter , Digital noise reduction , RGB primary color filter , In-camera red-eye removal , Camera orientation detection

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
  • Viewfinder Color Support Color

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 115,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB , 1 x Composite video/audio output
  • 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 Vista , Apple Mac OS X 10.2 or later
  • Peripheral Devices USB port , CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Carrying Case None
  • Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
  • Included Accessories Wrist strap
  • Cables Included 1 , 1 x 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 4.8
  • CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.8
  • CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.6
  • CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.3
  • CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.6
  • CNET Labs Wake up time 1.8

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