Canon PowerShot A430 (silver)

Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 0933B001

General

• Product Type Digital camera - Compact
• Point-and-shoot highlights Having video capture capability adds convenience for the user.
• Width 4.1 in
• Depth 1.6 in
• Height 2 in
• Weight 5.6 oz

Main Features

• Resolution 4 megapixels
• Color Support Color
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 4,200,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 4,000,000 pixels
• Light Sensitivity ISO 64, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO auto
• Digital Zoom 3.6 x
• Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
• Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Foliage, Fireworks, Kids & pets, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot
• Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Positive, My Colors, Color Swap, Color Accent, Black & White, Darker Skin Tone, Lighter Skin Tone
• Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 1 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
• 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 - MultiMediaCard
• Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
• Floppy Drive None
• Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 7 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 13 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 26 - 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 1024 x 768 : 25 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 45 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 : 80 - 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 2272 x 1280 : 9 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2272 x 1280 : 17 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2272 x 1280 : 34 - 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 39 - 156 mm
• Focus Adjustment Automatic
• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
• 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 AE lock, AF lock, DPOF support, Direct print, Audio recording, Auto power save, Date/time stamp, Built-in speaker, PictBridge support, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Camera orientation detection

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom

Display

• Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 1.8 in - Color
• Display Form Factor Built-in
• Display Format 77,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

• Type None

Microphone

• Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

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

Software

• Software Canon PhotoRecord, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, 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

• 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 5.5
• CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.8
• CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.7
• CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 0.9
• CNET Labs Typical burst speed 2.3
• CNET Labs Wake up time 1.9