 | Effective resolution: Approximately 8.0 million pixels |
| Recording pixels: 3264 x 2448 |
| Sensor type: Interline Transfer CCD |
| Sensor size: 1/2.5-inch type |
| Lens focal length: 5.8-34.8mm (equivalent to 35-210mm, in 35mm format) |
| Zoom ratio: 6x (optical) / 4x (digital) |
| Lens construction: 9 elements in 7 groups (including 1 dual-sided aspherical lens element) |
| Maximum aperture: f2.8 (wide) to f4.8 (telephoto) |
| Image stabilization: Optical; approximately 3 stops correction. IS modes: Off, Continuous, Shoot Only, Panning |
| Closest focusing distance: Normal: 1.6 feet; macro: 0.39 inches (lens at wide-angle) |
| Autofocus: Face Detect AF (up to 35 faces recognized); 9-point AiAF; Single AF point (center of frame); FlexiZone (single AF point can be moved over most of picture area); AF Frame size selectable: normal or small |
| Manual focus: Yes |
| Still image recording: 8-bit JPEG; three compression settings (Super-Fine", Fine", and Normal") |
| RAW file recording: None |
| Movie recording: AVI (image data: Motion JPEG; audio data: WAVE mono) |
| Data recording format: DCF (Design rule for Camera Filing system); DPOF ver. 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format) EXIF 2.2 compatible |
| Reduced resolution options: 3264 x 1832 (16:9 Widescreen); 2592 x 1944 (Medium 1); 2048 x 1536 (Medium 2); 1600 x 1200 (Medium 3); 640 x 480 (Small) |
| Sound memos for still images: Up to 60 second sound file can be recorded for each picture during playback (11 kHZ sampling rate) |
| Storage media: Secure Digital (SD), SD High Capacity (SDHC), Multi-Media Card (MMC), or High Capacity Multi-Media (HC MMCplus) memory cards |
| Format function: Normal and low level format |
| Color space: sRGB |
| Red-eye correction: Uses Face Detection function to automatically remove red-eye from playback menu option. If no face is detected, user can set frame to remove red-eye. |
| Shooting modes: On Mode Dial: Full auto, Program, Tv, Av, M, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids and Pets, Indoor, Stitch Assist, Special Scene, and Movie |
| Special Scene Modes: Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater |
| "My Colors" mode: Limited type: My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black and White, Custom Color (adjustments for contrast, sharpness, and saturation) |
| Noise reduction: Available when shutter speed is set between 15 seconds and 1.3 seconds |
| White Balance: Three options available: Auto; Pre-set White Balance (daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent H, and underwater); Custom setting (read and set WB off of white object or neutral gray object) |
| Self-timer: 2-second delay, 10-second delay, and Custom Timer; Custom Timer: user can set delay 0 to 10, 15, 20, or 30 seconds, and number of shots from 1 thru 10 (camera takes shots continuously after pre-set delay) |
| Wireless control: Not available; computer-controlled shooting not possible |
| Exposure metering: Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot (at center or linked to single AF point), and Face Detect AE; incorporates face brightness when using Face Detection; concentrates metering on faces |
| Autoexposure lock: Available Program Shift / Safety Shift none |
| Exposure compensation: +/- up to 2 stops, 1/3-stop increments |
| ISO sensitivity: Auto, High ISO Auto (uses high ISOs when needed, up to 800); or user-set 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
| Shutter speed range: 15 seconds to 1/2000 second |
| Aperture: f2.8 to f8.0 (wide) / f4.8 to f8.0 (telephoto) |
| LCD monitor: 2.5-inch (diagonal) TFT LCD monitor; resolution: approximately 115,000 pixels; 100% coverage of actual image; horizontal and vertical grid lines display option; Night Display available |
| Brightness adjustment: None |
| Eye-level viewfinder: Real-image optical zoom viewfinder; no diopter adjustment possible |
| Special playback features: Enlarged playback (2x to 10x) with free scrolling to any part of image; advance or reverse through magnified images is available; image is automatically rotated when camera is in either vertical or horizontal; Jump: 10/100 images, shot date, movie, or by folder; Slide Show: Playback interval 3-10 sec., 15 sec., 30 sec. (3 types available); Transition Effects: 2 types available; Movie playback: Normal, Slow Motion, Pause |
| Histogram: Playback histogram available with overexposure warning |
| Imaging processor: DIGIC III |
| Continuous shooting speed: Approximately 1.3 shots per second Large/Fine (with AF locked) |
| Camera start-up time: Approximately 1.3 seconds |
| Movie Mode resolution: Standard: 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 frames per second [fps]/30 fps LP (Long Play) / 320 x 240 (QVGA) at 30 fps; Compact: 160 x 120 (QQVGA) at 15 fps |
| Recording length: Up to 4GB or 1 hour per movie clip (approximately 32 minutes at higher-quality setting) |
| Features during movie recording: AF lock, AE lock, exposure shift, digital zoom (Standard mode only), MF, grid line display; continuous IS (Image Stabilization), autoexposure, WB; mono sound recording: 8-bit, 11 kHz; long play mode increases compression rate for longer video recording |
| Movie playback: On camera's LCD (with sound); standard TV monitor using video-out cord; or within Macintosh or Windows PC using Apple QuickTime software; view first frame, previous frame, next frame, and last frame; editing not possible; fast forward, fast rewind, and slow motion; (five different slow-motion speeds available in addition to standard playback speed); no audio during slow-motion playback |
| Built-in flash: Yes |
| Flash modes: Automatic firing; Flash On; Flash Off Face Detection Flash Yes, Face Detect FE (Flash Exposure) |
| Manual flash output: Yes, 3 steps |
| Slow sync: First and second-curtain sync available |
| Flash exposure lock: Available |
| Flash output compensation: +/- 2 stops in 1/3 stop increments |
| Maximum distance: 11 feet (wide) / 8.2 feet (telephoto); ISO set to Auto |
| Flash sync speed: 1/500 second (maximum) |
| Compatible accessory flashes: Canon High-Power HF-DC1 flash |
| Direct connection to computer: USB (mini-B); via dedicated Canon USB cable IFC-400PCU (supplied with camera); USB speed: 2.0 Hi-speed |
| Communication settings: PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) and MTP (Media Transfer Protocol); certified Windows Vista compatible |
| Computer controlled shooting: None |
| Video out to TV monitor: Yes, via supplied AV cable IFC-400PCU (NTSC or PAL; selectable on camera's menu) |
| Compatible printers: Canon Compact Photo printers: prints directly to Canon CP and SELPHY printers; Canon inkjet printers: prints directly to compatible Direct-print Canon printers; third-party inkjet printers: prints directly to PictBridge-compatible printers |
| Printing features: Print with shooting data, image optimizer (face brightener), select paper size, ID Photo print (possible on CP printer), single frame Movie print (print thumbnails of movie frames with select CP printers) |
| Print/Share button: Yes |
| Battery type : 2 (two) AA Alkaline batteries, or 2 (two) AA rechargable NiMH batteries (Canon NB-3AH) |
| Recording capacity: LCD on: Approximately 140 shots (alkaline, CIPA standard); LCD Off: Approximately 500 shots (alkaline); LCD On: approximately 400 shots (NiMH, CIPA standard); LCD off: approximately 900 shots (NiMH) |
| LCD playback time: Approximately 9 hours for alkaline type, approximately 11 hours NiMH type AC adapter (optional) AC adapter kit ACK800 |
| Languages: 25 languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Arabic, traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Romanian, Ukrainian, and Japanese |
| Clock function: Internal clock; automatic calendar up to year 2037; date imprinting on images possible in Postcard Date Imprint mode only |
| Dimensions (W x H x D): 3.8 x 2.6 x 1.7 inches; excluding protrusions |
| Weight (without battery or SD card): 7.0 ounces |
| What's in the box: PowerShot A720IS digital camera body, AA-size alkaline battery (x 2), 16MB SD memory card SCD-16M, wrist strap WS-200, Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM, USB interface cable IFC-400PCU, AV cable AVC-DC300 |
