Specifications for PowerShot A70

Article ID: ART159040 | Date published: 06/09/2015 | Date last updated: 08/18/2015
 

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Specifications for PowerShot A70

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All data is based on Canon's standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice.

PowerShot A70
Camera effective pixels Approx. 3.2 million
Image Sensor 1/2.7 in. CCD (Total number of pixels: approx. 3.3 million)
Lens 5.4 (W) - 16.2 (T) mm (35 mm film equivalent: 35 - 105 mm), F 2.8 (W) - 4.8 (T)
Digital Zoom Maximum approx. 3.2X (Maximum approx. 9.6X with optical zoom)
Optical Viewfinder Real-image zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor 1.5-inch, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD, approx. 78,000 pixels, picture coverage=100%
Autofocus TTL Autofocus

5-point AiAF/1-point AF 1-point AF: center

Focusing Range Normal : 46 cm (1.5 ft.) - inf.

Macro : 5 - 46 cm (2.0 in. - 1.5 ft.) (W)/26 - 46 cm (10 in. - 1.5 ft.) (T)

Shutter Mechanical + electronic
Shutter Speed 15 - 1/2000 sec.
  • 15 - 1.3 sec. in Shutter-priority AE mode or manual mode only
  • Noise reduction processing on speeds slower than 1.3 sec.
Light Metering Method Evaluative metering (linked to focusing point) / Center-weighted average metering / Spot metering
Exposure Control Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE or Manual exposure
Exposure Compensation +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Sensitivity AUTO/ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent
White Balance TTL auto/preset (daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent H) or Custom white balance
Flash Auto, On, Off

Red-eye reduction On: Red-eye reduction auto/Redeye reduction On/Flash Off

Red-eye reduction Off: On/Off

Flash Range Normal Mode: 46 cm - 4.2 m (1.5 - 14 ft.) (W), 46 cm - 2.5 m (1.5 - 8.2 ft.) (T)

Macro Mode: 26 - 46cm (10 in. - 1.5 ft.) (W/T)

Shooting Modes Auto

Creative zone: Program, Shutter Speed Priority, Aperture Priority and Manual

Image zone: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Fast Shutter, Slow Shutter, Stitch Assist and Movie

Continuous Shooting Approx. 2.2 images/sec.
Self-Timer Shoots after approx. 2 sec. or approx.10 sec.
PC Connected Shooting Available (USB connection only. Exclusive software program "RemoteCapture" is included in the camera kit.)
Recording Media CompactFlash card (Type I)
File Format Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF compliant
Image Recording Format Still Images: JPEG (Exif 2.2)*1

Movies: AVI (Image data : Motion JPEG, Audio data:WAVE [monaural])

Compression Superfine/fine/normal
Number of Recording Pixels Still images : Large: 2048 x 1536 pixels

Medium 1: 1600 x 1200 pixels

Medium 2: 1024 x 768 pixels

Small: 640 x 480 pixels

Movies*2 : 640 x 480 pixels (Approx. 30 sec.)

320 x 240 pixels (Approx. 3 min.)

160 x 120 pixels (Approx. 3 min.)

Replay Modes Single image replay/index replay (9 thumbnails)/zoomed view (LCD monitor zooms images up to maximum of approx. 10x)/ auto play / sound memos (up to 60 sec.) / Image output to Card Photo Printer CP-100/CP-10 and Bubble Jet Printer with the direct print function
Display languages English, Deutsch, Francais, Nederlands, Dansk, Suomi, Italiano, Norsk, Svenska, Espanol, Chinese or Japanese (depending on the region)
My Camera Settings (customizing) The Start-up image, Start-up Sound, Shutter Sound, Operation Sound and Selftimer Sound can be customized using the following methods.

1. Using the images and sounds recorded on the camera.

2. Using downloaded data from your computer using the supplied software.

Interface Universal Serial Bus (USB) (mini-B, PTP [Picture Transfer Protocol]), Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio)
Power Source Four AA alkaline batteries (included)

Four AA rechargeable NiMH batteries (optional)

AC Adapter Kit ACK600 (optional)

Operating Temperatures 0o - 40o C (32o - 104o F)
Operating Humidity 10 - 90 %
Dimensions (w x h x d) 101.0 X 64.0 X 31.5 mm (4.0 X 2.5 X 1.2 in.) (excluding protrusions)
Weight Approx. 215 g (7.6 oz.)

(excluding batteries and CF card)

*1 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.

*2 This is the maximum recording time per movie clip for the optional Canon FC-256MH CF card (not sold in some regions).

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