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Part of Canon's A-Series, the PowerShot A490 is a 10-megapixel point-and-shoot includes Smart Auto mode which can automatically recognize a variety of scenes and adjust the camera settings accordingly for the best result.

Description

  • Status: Available
  • Availability date: Jan. 5, 2010

Availability

  • Camera type: Point-and-shoot
  • Width: 3.68 inches
  • Height: 2.43 inches
  • Depth: 1.2 inches
  • Weight: 0.39 pounds
  • Color: Silver

Hardware

  • Sensor size: 1/2.3"
  • Sensor type: CCD
  • Effective pixels: 10 megapixels

Sensor

  • Minimum ISO: 80
  • Maximum ISO: 1600
  • Fastest shutter speed (1/n seconds): 2000
  • Slowest shutter speed (n seconds): 15 seconds
  • Max. continuous shooting speed: 2.5 FPS

Controls

  • Size: 2.5 inches
  • Resolution: 115000 dots

Display

  • Video capture: Yes
  • Max. resolution: VGA
  • Standard framerate(s): 30
  • NTSC / PAL recording: NTSC, PAL

Video

  • Focal length (35mm equivalent - wide): 37 mm
  • Focal length (35mm equivalent - telephoto): 122 mm
  • Widest aperture / f-stop: 3
  • Optical zoom: 3.3 x
  • Digital zoom: 4 x
  • Combined zoom: 13 x

Lens

  • Supported media: SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC

Storage

  • Video out: Yes
  • Connection(s): USB

Ports

  • Model: AA
  • Removable: Yes

Battery

Yes (Built-in)

Flash

AV Cable AVC-DC300

Bundled accessories

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