Canon PowerShot A450

Camera Effective Pixels

Approx. 5.0 million

Image Sensor

1/3.0-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 5.3 million)

Lens

PowerShot A460:
5.4 (W) – 21.6 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent: 38 (W) – 152 (T) mm)
f/2.8 (W) – f/5.8 (T)
PowerShot A450:
5.4 (W) – 17.3 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent: 38 (W) – 122 (T) mm)
f/2.8 (W) – f/5.1 (T)

Digital Zoom

PowerShot A460:
Stills: approx. 4.0x (maximum of approx. 16x with optical zoom combined).
Movies: approx. 2.0x (maximum of approx. 8.1x with optical zoom combined).
PowerShot A450:
Stills: approx. 4.0x (maximum of approx. 13x with optical zoom combined).
Movies: approx. 2.0x (maximum of approx. 6.5x with optical zoom combined).

Optical Viewfinder

Real-image zoom viewfinder

LCD Monitor

2.0-inch type, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD, approx. 86,000 pixels
(Picture coverage 100%)

AF System

TTL autofocus
AF frame: AiAF (5-point)/AF (1-point fixed to centre)

Focusing Range
(From the front of the lens)

Normal: 47 cm (1.5 ft.) – infinity
Macro: 5 – 47 cm (W), 25 – 47 cm (T)
(2.0 in. – 1.5 ft. (W), 9.8 in. – 1.5 ft. (T))
Super Macro: 1 – 5 cm (0.3 – 2.0 in.) (W)
Infinity: 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity

Shutter

Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter

Shutter Speeds

15 – 1/2000 sec.
• The shutter speed varies depending on the shooting mode.
• Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction.

Metering System

Evaluative, Centre-weighted average or Spot*
*Fixed to centre

Exposure Compensation

± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

ISO speed
(Standard Output
Sensitivity, Recommended
Exposure Index)

Auto*, ISO 80/100/200/400
* Camera automatically sets the optimal speed according to subject brightness.

White Balance

Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Custom

Built-in Flash

Auto*, on*, off
* Red-eye reduction is available. Slow Synchro is available.

Flash Range

Normal: 47 cm – 3.0 m (1.5 – 9.8 ft.) (W),
47 cm – 2.0 m (1.5 – 6.6 ft.) (T)
Macro: 30 – 47 cm (12 in. – 1.5 ft.) (W/T)
(ISO speed : Auto)

Shooting Modes
(Still images)

Auto, Manual1, Super Macro2, Special Scene Mode3
1 Long shutter mode available.
2 Selectable in Manual mode.
3 Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach and Fireworks.

Shooting Modes (Movies)

Standard, Compact

Continuous Shooting

Approx. 1.5 shots/sec.
(Large/Fine mode)/SDC-512MSH used

Self-timer

Activates shutter after an approx. 10-sec./ approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer

Recording Media

SD memory card/SDHC memory card/ MultiMediaCard

File Format

Design rule for camera file system and DPOF compliant

Data Type (Still images)

Exif 2.2 (JPEG)*
Sound memos: WAVE (monaural)
*This digital camera supports Exif 2.2 (also called “Exif Print”). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera’s image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints.

Data Type (Movies)

AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (monaural))

Compression

Superfine, Fine, Normal

Number of Recording Pixels
(Still images)

Large: 2592 x 1944 pixels
Medium 1: 2048 x 1536 pixels
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200 pixels
Small: 640 x 480 pixels
Postcard: 1600 x 1200 pixels
Wide: 2592 x 1456 pixels

Number of Recording Pixels
(Movies)

Standard:
640 x 480 pixels (10 frames/sec.)
320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
Recording can continue until the memory card is full* (can record up to a maximum of 1GB at one time)**
Compact: (can record for 3 min.)
160 x 120 pixels (15 frames/sec.)
* Using super high-speed memory cards (SDC- 512 MSH recommended).
** Even if the clip size has not reached 1GB, recording will stop at the moment the clip length reaches 1 hour. Depending on memory card capacity and data write speed, recording may stop before the file size reaches 1 GB or the recording time reaches one hour.

Playback Modes

Single, Index (9 thumbnail images),
Magnified (approx. 10x (max.) in LCD monitor, advance or reverse through magnified images possible), Slide Show, My Colours (playback), Sound memos (up to 1 min.) or Movie playback (slow motion available)

Direct Print

PictBridge compliant, and Canon Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible

Interface

USB (mini-B)
Audio/Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio)

Communication Settings

MTP, PTP

Power Source

2 AA-size alkaline batteries
2 AA-size NiMH batteries NB4-300 (sold separately)
AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (sold separately)

Operating Temperatures

0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
(0 – 35 °C (32 – 95 °F) when NB-3AH is used.)

Operating Humidity

10 - 90%

Dimensions (excluding protrusions)

106 x 51.8 x 40.2 mm
(4.17 x 2.04 x 1.58 in.)

Weight (camera body only)

Approx. 165 g (5.82 oz.)