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Reviews of the Canon PowerShot A1000 IS (gray)

  • 8.0

    photographyblog.com

    By Mark Goldstein | September 9, 2008

    Review Summary: The A1000 IS also suffers from less than stellar image quality in low-light due to obvious noise appearing at ISO 400 and faster, a low-resolution LCD screen, annoyingly slow flash recycle times, and a slow continuous shooting speed. Which leaves us ...

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  • No Rating

    dcviews.com

    Review Summary: Canon announces two new additions to its A-series line, and one new ultra-zoom digital camera to its SX-series of ultra-zoom cameras. Sporting a new look, the PowerShot A1000 IS and A2000 IS digital cameras combine the robust feature-set, with a sleek ...

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  • No Rating

    letsgodigital.org

    By Ilse Jurriën | August 26, 2008

    Review Summary: Canon PowerShot A1000 IS digital camera : Canon re-imagines its PowerShot range with the launch of an extra-compact digital camera. Replacing the PowerShot A580, the 10 Megapixel PowerShot A1000 IS delivers outstanding PowerShot imaging in pocket ...

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  • No Rating

    photokina-show.com

    By Ilse Jurrien | August 26, 2008

    Review Summary: Canon re-imagines its PowerShot range with the launch of an extra-compact digital camera. Replacing the PowerShot A580, the 10 Megapixel PowerShot A1000 IS delivers outstanding PowerShot imaging in pocket-sized form, with designs around 25% smaller ...

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Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 3210B001

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Width 3.7 in
  • Depth 1.2 in
  • Height 2.4 in
  • Weight 5.5 oz
  • Enclosure Color Gray

Main Features

  • Resolution 10 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 10,300,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
  • 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, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Landscape, Kids & pets, Night scene, Portrait mode, Night snapshot, High sensitivity
  • Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Black & White, Custom Effect
  • Image Stabilizer Optical
  • Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Program, Automatic
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • Face Detection Yes
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light
  • Digital Video Format AVI
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 160 x 120

Memory / Storage

  • Flash Memory 32 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Digital Storage Media None
  • Image Storage JPEG 3648 x 2736, JPEG 2816 x 2112, JPEG 2272 x 1704, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 3648 x 2048

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 - 13 ft
  • Features AF illuminator

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 6.2 mm - 24.8 mm - F/2.7-5.6
  • Focal Length 6.2 mm - 24.8 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 140 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
  • Min Focus Range 19.7 in
  • Macro Focus Range 3-50cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.7-5.6
  • Optical Zoom 4 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 5 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 DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Audio recording, Histogram display, Resizing an image, PictBridge support, 16:9 widescreen mode, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, RGB primary color filter, Camera orientation detection

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom

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
  • Microphone Operation Mode Mono

Connections

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

Software

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

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows XP, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later

Miscellaneous

  • Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
  • Included Accessories Wrist strap
  • Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable

Power

  • Power Device None

Battery

  • Supported Battery AA
  • Supported Battery 2 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included ), 2 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Optional )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
  • Humidity Range Operating 10 - 90%

Product Photos

  • OVR
  • BK
  • TP
  • SD

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Canon PowerShot A1000 IS (gray)

Buying Choices

PowerShot A1000 IS Gray Digital Camera from 3 online stores: Lowest Price: $125.95

See prices from 3 stores

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