Stylish Value - The Perfect First Camera!

Compact, stylish, and colored to suit your personality, the new PowerShot A800 digital camera puts the power to create beautiful quality digital photography in anyone's hands. Smart AUTO makes getting your best shot easy every time by automatically and intelligently selecting the proper settings for the camera based on 19 predefined shooting situations. Own the power of 10.0 Megapixels and a 3.3x Optical Zoom that let you capture a wealth of gorgeous detail up close. PowerShot A800 makes it easy and fun to inject creative options into your photography with exciting Scene Modes like Super Vivid and Poster Effect. New Blur Reduction ensures crisp, clear shots in all kinds of situations. The camera is powered with readily available AA batteries, so it's easy to keep the fun going wherever you find yourself. You'll see everything you're shooting through the clear, bright 2.5-inch LCD screen, so composing and focusing your shots is easier than ever. PowerShot A800 is perfect for young photographers, new photographers, and anyone who appreciates easy, high-quality digital photography and exceptional value.

Specifications

Type

Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3.3x Optical & 4x Digital & 13x Combined Zoom

Type

10.0 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)

Total Pixels

Approx. 10.6 Megapixels

Effective Pixels

Approx. 10.0 Megapixels

Focal Length

6.6 (W) - 21.6 (T)mm - 35mm (film equivalent: 37 - 122mm)

Digital Zoom

4x

Focusing Range

Normal: 0.4 in. (1cm) - infinity (W), 9.8 in. (25cm) - infinity (T)

Macro: 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft. (1-50cm) (W), 9.8 in. - 1.6 ft. (25 - 50cm) (T)

Autofocus System

TTL Autofocus

Optical Viewfinder

N/A

LCD Monitor

2.5-inch TFT color

LCD Pixels

Approx. 115,000 dots

LCD Coverage

Approx. 100%

Maximum Aperture

f/3.0(W) - f/5.8 (T)

Shutter Speed

1 - 1/2000 sec.

15 - 1/2000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Sensitivity

Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600

Low Light: ISO 500-3200

Light Metering Method

Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot

Exposure Control Method

AE Lock

Exposure Compensation

+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

    * Not available when shooting movies

White Balance Control

Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom?

*Facial color is evaluated in Face AiAF.

Built-in Flash

Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off

Flash Range

12 in.-9.8 ft. (W), 12 in.-6.6 ft. (T) (30cm-3.0m (W), 30cm-2.0m (T))

Recycling Time

10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 3.0 V)

    * LCD monitor will turn off while flash is charging (except when turning on the power)

Flash Exposure Compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

P, Auto, Scene*1, Movie*2

*1 Blur Reduction, Portrait, Kids & Pets, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Sunset, Fireworks, Long Shutter

*2 Standard

Photo Effects

My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom*

* Adjustment of contrast, sharpness and saturation available.

Self Timer

Approx. 10-sec delay, approx. 2-sec. delay, custom*?

* Delay time (0-15 sec. in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.

Wireless Control

N/A

Continuous Shooting

Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Approx. 2.2 shots/sec (in Low Light mode or Blur Reduction)

Storage Media

SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card

File Format

Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant

Image Recording Format

Normal, Fine

JPEG Compression Mode

Still Image: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)?

Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))

Number of Recording Pixels

Still Images: 3648 x 2736 (Large), 2816 x 2112 (Medium 1), 1600 x 1200 (Medium 2), 640 x 480 (Small), 3648 x 2048 (Widescreen)