Canon PowerShot A530
May 18, 2010 Canon, Digital Cameras
Canon PowerShot A530 is equipped with an approximately 5.0 million camera effective pixel 1/2.5-inch Charge Coupled Device (CCD). It is equipped with the 4x optical zoom lens, which covers a 35mm film equivalent focal length ranging from 35 mm (Wide Angle) to 140 mm (Telephoto) and an f/2.6 (Wide Angle) – f/5.5 (Telephoto) aperture.
Camera Flash
- Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Effective Flash Range 1 ft – 11.5 ft
Main Features
- Video Capture AVI – 640 x 480 – 10 fps – 23 sec – with 16MB card ¦ AVI – 320 x 240 – 20 fps – 33 sec – with 16MB card ¦ AVI – 160 x 120 – 15 fps – 107 sec – with 16MB card
- Continuous Shooting Speed 2.1 frames per second
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Digital Video Format AVI
- White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)
- White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Exposure Modes Program, automatic, manual
- Exposure Metering Evaluative, center-weighted, spot
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Positive, Neutral, Vivid, My Colors, Color Accent, Color Swap, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone
- Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, night scene, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, night snapshot, snow
- Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO auto
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5″
- Effective Sensor Resolution 5,000,000 pixels
- Total Pixels 5,300,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Color Support Color
- Resolution 5.0 Megapixel
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
Battery
- Supported Battery Details 2 x AA alkaline battery ( included )
- Supported Battery AA
Microphone
- Type Microphone – built-in
Software
- Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon PhotoRecord
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included A/V cable ¦ USB cable
- Included Accessories Wrist strap
General
- Weight 6 oz
- Height 2.5 in
- Depth 1.7 in
- Width 3.5 in
- Product Type Digital camera
Lens System
- Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
- Lens Construction 5 group(s) / 7 element(s)
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Optical Zoom 4 x
- Lens Aperture F/2.6-5.5
- Min Focus Range 17.7 in
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 – 140mm
- Focal Length 5.8 mm – 23.2 mm
- Type Zoom lens – 5.8 mm – 23.2 mm – f/2.6-5.5
- Macro Focus Range 5-45cm
Additional Features
- Additional Features Audio recording, direct print, USB 2.0 compatibility, built-in speaker, RGB primary color filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, DPOF support, display brightness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, PictBridge support, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, MOTION PRINT
- Self Timer Delay 10 sec, 2 sec
- Self Timer Yes
Memory / Storage
- Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 5 – with 16MB card ¦ Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 10 – with 16MB card ¦ Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 21 – with 16MB card ¦ Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 9 – with 16MB card ¦ Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 16 – with 16MB card ¦ Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 33 – 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 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 2592 x 1456 : 7 – with 16MB card ¦ Fine JPEG 2592 x 1456 : 14 – with 16MB card ¦ Normal JPEG 2592 x 1456 : 28 – with 16MB card
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Flash Memory 16 MB flash – MultiMediaCard
Display
- Display Format 77,000 pixels
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Type LCD display – TFT active matrix – 1.8″ – color
Environmental Parameters
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Peripheral Devices USB port, SVGA monitor, CD-ROM drive
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows ME, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS X 10.2 – 10.4
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical – real-image zoom
Connections
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
- Connector Type 1 x USB ¦ 1 x composite video/audio output ¦ 1 x DC power input
