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Canon Powershot A720 IS Digital Camera
8 Megapixel , 6x Optical Zoom , 2.5" LCD, Image Stabilization

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The PowerShot A720 IS is the quintessential A Series camera in a popular line that matches high-end image quality with fun, easy-to-use features that deliver excellent cost performance. Top-notch specifications include 8.0 megapixel resolution and a long 6x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer Technology for sharp images throughout the zoom range. Canon's DIGIC III Image Processor offers advanced Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction for fantastic images. Even expand your creative possibilities with wide-angle and telephoto converter lenses.

Canon Powershot A720IS Digital Camera

DIGIC III Image Processor with Genuine Canon Face Detection Technology sets the focus, exposure and flash automatically, leaving you free to compose a group, capture an unguarded moment or coax the perfect smile. Easy-to-use Mode Dial has a wide range of shooting modes from fully manual to fully automatic, plus AA batteries for convenience anywhere you are. Print/Share Button allows easy direct printing and downloading, plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with select PIXMA Photo Printers, CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers.

Features

  • 8 Megapixels
  • 6x optical zoom with optical Image Stabilizer
  • 4x digital zoom
  • Face Detection
  • Digic III
  • 2.5" LCD screen
  • ISO 1600
  • Red Eye Correction


 

Salient Features for Canon Powershot A720 IS

8.0 Megapixels
An 8 Megapixel sensor records your images in full, vivid detail - so you are free to crop, enlarge and enjoy every photo.

6x optical zoom with optical Image Stabilizer
Optical Image Stabilizer technology counteracts the effect of camera shake. Keep working at slower shutter speeds in low-light conditions. The 6x optical zoom affords framing flexibility with pin-sharp clarity.

Compact and Stylish Design

  • Packed with advanced processing power, this compact and ergonomically designed camera is easy to use and swift to operate.
  • 2.5” LCD screen with wide viewing angle
    • Night Display function automatically brightens with the subject on LCD screen for easy framing and viewing.

    Canon Powershot A720IS Digital Camera

Superb Image Quality

  • Powered by Canon’s proprietary advanced DIGIC III Imaging Processor
    Benefits:
    • Multiple-face detection
    • High speed ISO 1600 shooting
    • Red-eye correction
    • Low power consumption

Crystal Clear Images

  • Zoom in on distant details with the 6x optical zoom.
  • Reduce the AF frame 25% lesser than its original size for precise focusing.
  • Flexi Zone AF allows you to move the single-point AF frame freely for more accurate focusing when your main subject is not in the center of the frame.
  • Lens shift-type Optical Image Stabilizer uses the superior responsiveness of its ceramic ball support system to give you shake-free sharp images.
  • In-built High speed ISO 1600 & Auto ISO Shift,
    • Fast moving objects
    • Low-light conditions
    • Flash is prohibited

Perfect People Picture

  • Multiple Face Detection intellectually detects and priorities faces in the scene to give you stunningly photograph of subjects’ faces with sharpness and the right exposure.
  • Face Detection AE cleverly adjusts to the ideal exposure setting for that perfectly lit face.
  • Face Detection FE captures your main subject in the most flattering light regardless of your subject’s clothing or environment.
  • Correct and eliminate Red-Eye on your subject during playback.

Capture Moving footages

  • The New Long Play (LP) Movie function allows you to record longer footages with lesser memory consumption.

Canon Powershot A720IS Digital Camera

Ease of operations

  • Reduce the size of the photographs which you have just taken instantly with the NEW Resize on Playback.
  • Enjoy the flexibility of viewing your footages and images upright no matter if you turn your camera horizontally or vertically.

Unlimited Creativity Possibilities

  • Mode dial provides easy access to a variety of shooting modes.
    • Manual: P, Tv, Av and M
    • Point-and-shoot Automatic: Auto
    • Preprogrammed scenes: Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids and Pets, Indoor, Special Scene*, Stitch Assist and Movie
  • Special Scene Mode: Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium and Underwater
  • My Colors Mode: Neutral, Sepia, Black and White, Vivid & Custom Color

Shoot and Print Direct

  • Print up to A3 size directly from Canon direct photo printers and any PictBridge compliant printer without PC.
  • Easy print and transfer of images with just a simple touch of the Print/Share button.
  • Exif 2.2 compliant for greater colour fidelity when printing to EXIF compatible printers.

Connectivity

  • High speed USB 2.0 transfer rate.
  • Direct connectivity and transfer to both Windows (Window 2000 and above) and Mac computers (Mac OSX c10.1.5 and above).

 


 

Standard Accessories for Canon Powershot A720 IS

  • Canon PowerShot A720IS
  • Wrist Strap
  • 2 AA-type Alkaline Batteries
  • Interface Cable
  • AV Cable
  • 16MB Card
  • Canon Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM
  • User Guides


 

Technical Specifications for Canon Powershot A720IS
Type of Camera Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 6x Optical / 4x Digital / 24x Combined Zoom with Image Stabilizer (IS) System
Image Capture Device
Type 8.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels Approx. 8.3 Megapixels
Effective Pixels Approx. 8.0 Megapixels
Lens
Focal Length 5.8-34.8mm f/2.8-4.8 (35mm film equivalent: 35-210mm)
Digital Zoom 4x
Focusing Range Normal: 1.8 ft./55cm-infinity
Macro: 0.39 in.-1.8 ft./1-55cm (WIDE)
Autofocus System TTL Autofocus
Viewfinders
Optical Viewfinder Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor 2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD
LCD Pixels Approx. 115,000 pixels
LCD Coverage 100%
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture f/2.8 (W) - f/4.8 (T)
Shutter Speed 15-1/2000 sec. (settable in Tv and M)
Exposure Control
Sensitivity Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800 /1600 equivalent
Light Metering Method Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center or linked to the AF frame
Exposure Control Method Program AE, Manual, AE Lock
Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance
White Balance Control Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater), Custom
Flash
Built-in Flash Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro, Second-curtain synchro
Flash Range 1.0-11 ft./30cm-3.5m (W), 1.8-8.2 ft./55cm-2.5m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
Recycling Time 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.0V)
Flash Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes Auto, P, Av, Tv, M, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Night Scene, Aquarium, Underwater), Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Stitch Assist, Movie
Photo Effects My Colors Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom
Self-Timer Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
Wireless Control Not available
Continuous Shooting Approx. 1.3 fps
Image Storage
Storage Media SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card
File Format Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
Image Compression Normal, Fine, SuperFine
JPEG Compression Mode Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels Still Image: 3,264 x 2.448 (Large), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,264 x 1,832 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes, 160 x 120 (3 minutes at 15 fps)
Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File
 
Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Red-eye Correction, RAW playback, Resize
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback
Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes Still Image: single image, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie
Interfaces
Computer Interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
Video Out NTSC/PAL
Audio Out Monaural
Other Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable
Power Supply
Power Source
 
1. AA-size Alkaline Battery (x2)
2. Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x2)
3. AC Adapter Kit ACK800
Shooting Capacity Still Image: approx. 140 shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 400 shots (AA-size Ni-MH Battery)*
Playback Time
 
Approx. 540 min. (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 660 min. (AA-size Ni-MH Battery)

* LCD monitor on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.
Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature 32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity 10-90%
Dimensions
(W x H x D)
3.83 x 2.64 x 1.65 in. / 97.3 x 67.0 x 41.9m
Weight Approx. 7.05 oz. / 200g (camera body only)



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