Digital Photography Review
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| Street Price |
US$ 500
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| Max resolution |
1600 x 1200
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| Low resolution |
1024 x 768, 640 x 480
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| Image ratio w:h |
4:3
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CCD
pixels |
2.1 megapixels (1.92 effective)
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| CCD
size** |
1/2.7"
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| ISO
rating |
Auto (100 - 150)
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| Lens Aperture |
F2.7 - F4.8
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| Lens Thread | 52 mm with LA-DC52 adapter |
| Zoom
wide (W) |
35 mm
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| Zoom
tele (T) |
105 mm (3 x)
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| Digital
zoom |
Yes, smooth up to 2.5 x
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| Auto Focus |
Contrast detection, AiAF 3-point system
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| AF Illumination lamp |
Yes, visible light (orange), can not be disabled
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| Manual
Focus |
No, only infinity lock
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| Normal focus range |
76 cm (30") - Infinity
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| Macro focus range |
16 cm (6.3") - 76 cm (30")
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| White Balance |
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluoresecent
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| Min
shutter |
1 sec
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| Max
shutter |
1/1500
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| Built-in Flash |
Yes, internal
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| Flash Range |
Wide: 0.76 m - 4.2 m (2.5 - 13.8 ft) |
| Flash modes |
Auto, Anti Red-Eye Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Slow
Sync
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| Exposure
adjustment |
-2EV to +2EV in 1/3EV steps
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| Metering |
Center-weighted ("Evaluative")
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| Aperture
priority |
No
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| Shutter
priority |
No
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| Full
manual |
No
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| Continuous |
Yes, approx 2.5 fps for 6 images
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| Movie mode |
No
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| Tripod mount |
Yes, plastic
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| Self-timer |
Yes, 10s delay
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| Remote control |
Yes, PC controlled via USB cable
(software supplied)
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| Time-lapse recording |
Yes, PC controlled via USB cable
(software supplied)
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| Video out |
Yes, selectable NTSC / PAL
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| Storage media |
Compact Flash Type I
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| Storage included |
8 MB Compact Flash card
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| Uncompressed format |
No
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| Compressed format |
JPEG (EXIF)
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| Quality Levels |
Super-Fine, Fine, Standard
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| Viewfinder |
Optical
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| LCD |
1.5" TFT
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| Playback zoom |
Yes, 2.0x
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| Operating system |
Proprietary
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| Connectivity |
USB
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| Battery |
4 x AA Alkaline supplied, NiMH rechargeable recommended
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| Battery
charger |
No
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| Weight (inc. battery) |
375 g (13.2 oz)
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| Dimensions |
110 x 71 x 38 mm (4.3 x 2.8 x
1.5 in)
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click for pop-up help
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This measuring system is a leftover from the days of video TUBES and has nothing to do with the surface area of the chip in a direct sense. The Edmund Scientific Optics catalog has a sidebar that completely backs up the idea. For instance, a "one inch" chip has a 16mm diagonal sensor array. A "one half inch" chip has an array of only 8mm in the diagonal. This means that the 1/1.8 = 0.555 inch measurement means NOTHING about the sensor array size. Unless they have changed the entire measurement system just for this chip, the actual sensor patch is 11% larger than the 8mm of a 1/2 chip or 8.88mm in diagonal. (Mark Schubin of Videography Magazine) |
From:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/CanonA20/
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