Canon PowerShot A720 IS

Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 2092B001

General

• Product Type Digital camera - Compact
• Width 3.8 in
• Depth 1.7 in
• Height 2.6 in
• Weight 7.1 oz

Main Features

• Resolution 8 megapixels
• Color Support Color
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 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, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Landscape, Underwater, Kids & pets, Night scene, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot
• 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 1/2000 sec
• 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
• AE/AF Control FlexiZone
• 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
• TV Tuner None
• Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 160 x 120

Memory / Storage

• Flash Memory 16 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
• Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
• Floppy Drive None
• Image Storage JPEG 3264 x 2448, JPEG 2592 x 1944, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 3264 x 1832

Camera Flash

• Camera Flash Built-in flash
• Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Rear curtain sync, Red-eye reduction
• Red Eye Reduction Yes
• Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 11.5 ft
• Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation

Lens System

• Type Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 34.8 mm - F/2.8-4.8
• Focal Length 5.8 mm - 34.8 mm
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 210 mm
• Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
• Min Focus Range 21.7 in
• Macro Focus Range 1-55cm
• Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.8
• Optical Zoom 6 x
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Lens Construction 7 group(s) / 9 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, FE lock, Safety zoom, DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Audio recording, Auto power save, Histogram display, Resizing an image, PictBridge support, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital tele-converter, 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 Vista, MS Windows XP SP2, Apple Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.4, MS Windows 2000 SP4 or later

Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case None
• 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 )

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 4.3
• CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.8
• CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
• CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.2
• CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.4
• CNET Labs Wake up time 1.4