Canon PowerShot A570 IS

Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 1773B001

General

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

Main Features

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

Memory / Storage

• Flash Memory 16 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
• Floppy Drive None
• Image Storage Normal JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 16 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 56 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 21 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 3072 x 1728 : 10 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 16 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 33 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 10 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 26 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 5 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 88 - 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 640 x 480 : 138 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 9 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 14 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 50 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 1728 : 6 - With 16MB card
• Flash memory 16 MB - SD Memory Card
• Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card

Lens System

• Type Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm - F/2.6-5.5
• Focal Length 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm
• Lens Manufacturer Canon

Additional Features

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

Camera Flash

• Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 11.5 ft
• Type Built-in flash
• Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Red-eye reduction
• Red Eye Reduction Yes
• Effective flash range 1 ft - 11.5 ft
• Features AF illuminator

Viewfinder

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

Display

• Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
• Mounting Built-in
• Resolution 115,000 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

Lens Systems

• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Type Zoom lens
• Focal length 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 140 mm
• Focus adjustment Automatic
• 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
• Features Aspherical lens, Built-in lens shield

Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case None
• Cables Included 1 x A/V cable, USB cable, 1
• Included Accessories Wrist strap
• Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
• Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F

Power

• Power Device None

System Requirements for PC Connection

• Operating system MS Windows ME, MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, Apple Mac OS X 10.2 or later
• Peripherals USB port, CD-ROM drive

Battery

• Supported Battery 2 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )

Software

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

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

• Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page<\/ref> 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