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Canon Powershot A720 IS Digital Camera
8 Megapixel , 6x Optical Zoom
, 2.5" LCD, Image Stabilization
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Accessories | Technical Specification
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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.

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.
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.

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

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Technical Specifications
for Canon Powershot A720IS |
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Type of Camera |
Compact digital still camera with built-in
flash, 6x Optical / 4x Digital / 24x Combined Zoom with
Image Stabilizer (IS) System |
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Image Capture Device |
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Type |
8.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled
Device (CCD) |
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Total Pixels |
Approx. 8.3 Megapixels |
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Effective Pixels |
Approx. 8.0 Megapixels |
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Lens |
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Focal Length |
5.8-34.8mm f/2.8-4.8 (35mm film equivalent:
35-210mm) |
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Digital Zoom |
4x |
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Focusing Range |
Normal: 1.8 ft./55cm-infinity
Macro: 0.39 in.-1.8 ft./1-55cm (WIDE) |
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Autofocus System |
TTL Autofocus |
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Viewfinders |
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Optical Viewfinder |
Real-image optical zoom viewfinder |
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LCD Monitor |
2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline
silicon TFT color LCD |
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LCD Pixels |
Approx. 115,000 pixels |
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LCD Coverage |
100% |
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Aperture and Shutter |
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Maximum Aperture |
f/2.8 (W) - f/4.8 (T) |
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Shutter Speed |
15-1/2000 sec. (settable in Tv and M) |
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Exposure Control |
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Sensitivity |
Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800
/1600 equivalent |
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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 |
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Exposure Control
Method |
Program AE, Manual, AE Lock |
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Exposure
Compensation |
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
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White Balance |
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White Balance
Control |
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten,
Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater), Custom |
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Flash |
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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 |
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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) |
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Recycling Time |
10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.0V) |
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Flash Exposure
Compensation |
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
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Shooting Specifications |
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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 |
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Photo Effects |
My Colors Vivid,
Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom |
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Self-Timer |
Activates shutter after an approx.
2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom |
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Wireless Control |
Not available |
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Continuous
Shooting |
Approx. 1.3 fps |
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Image Storage |
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Storage Media |
SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus
Card, HC MMC Plus Card |
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File Format |
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF
Version 1.1 |
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Image Compression |
Normal, Fine, SuperFine |
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JPEG Compression
Mode |
Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
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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) |
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Playback Specifications |
Playback Modes
File
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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 |
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Erasing Specifications |
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Erase Modes |
Still Image: single image, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie |
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Interfaces |
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Computer Interface |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack) |
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Video Out |
NTSC/PAL |
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Audio Out |
Monaural |
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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 |
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Power Supply |
Power Source
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1. AA-size Alkaline Battery (x2)
2. Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x2)
3. AC Adapter Kit ACK800 |
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Shooting Capacity |
Still Image: approx. 140 shots (AA-size
Alkaline Battery), approx. 400 shots (AA-size Ni-MH
Battery)* |
Playback Time
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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. |
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Physical
Specifications |
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Operating
Temperature |
32-104°F/0-40°C |
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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 |
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Weight |
Approx. 7.05 oz. / 200g (camera body only) |

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