5/24/2008

Canon PowerShot A720IS 8MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom


Product Features

  • 8-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
  • 6x image-stabilized optical zoom; 2.5-inch wide-viewing-angle LCD display
  • Face Detection technology and in-camera red-eye fix
  • 19 shooting modes, including 7 special scene modes; Print/Share button
  • Powered by 2 AA-size batteries (2 alkaline batteries included); stores images on SD memory cards (16MB memory card included)


Technical Details

  • Color: Silver
  • Type: 1/2.5-inch Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
  • Total pixels: Approximately 8.3 megapixels
  • Effective pixels: Approximately 8.0 megapixels
  • Focal length: 5.8 to 34.8mm (35mm film equivalent: 35 to 210mm)
  • Aperture: f/2.8 to f/4.8
  • Optical zoom: 6x
  • Digital zoom: 4x (24x combined zoom)
  • Focusing range: Normal: 1.8 feet to infinity; macro: 0.39 inches to 1.8 feet (wide)
  • Autofocus system: TTL
  • Viewfinder: Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
  • Display: 2.5-inch amorphous silicon TFT color LCD
  • LCD pixels: Approximately 115,000
  • LCD coverage: 100 percent
  • Shutter speed: 15 to 1/2,000 of a second (settable in Tv and M)
  • ISO sensitivity: Auto, high ISO auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1,600 equivalent (standard output sensitivity, recommended exposure index)
  • Light metering method: Evaluative, center-weighted average, spot
  • Exposure control method: Program AE, manual, AE lock
  • Exposure compensation: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
  • White balance control: Auto, preset (daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent H), custom
  • Built-in flash: Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, flash on, flash on with red-eye reduction, flash off, FE lock, slow synchro, second-curtain synchro
  • Flash range: Normal: 1.0 to 11 feet (wide), 1.8 to 8.2 feet (tele), when sensitivity is set to ISO auto
  • Recycling time: 10 seconds or less
  • Flash exposure compensation: +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
  • Shooting modes: Auto, P, Av, Tv, M, portrait, landscape, special scene (foliage, snow, beach, fireworks, night scene, aquarium, underwater), indoor, kids and pets, night snapshot, stitch assist, movie
  • Photo effects: My colors (vivid, neutral, sepia, black and white, custom)
  • Self-timer: Activates shutter after approximately 2- to 10-second delay, custom
  • Wireless control: N/A
  • Continuous shooting : Roughly 1.3 fps
  • Storage media: SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus card, HC MMC Plus card
  • File format: Design rule for camera file system, DPOF v. 1.1
  • JPEG compression mode: Still image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG); movie: AVI (image: motion JPEG, audio: WAV)
  • Number of recording pixels: Still image: 640 x 480 (small), 1,600 x 1,200 (medium 3), 2,048 x 1,536 (medium 2), 2,592 x 1,944 (medium 1), 3,624 x 2,448 (large), 3,264 x 1,832 (widescreen); movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4 GB or 1 hour per clip, 160 x 120 (3 minutes at 15 fps)
  • Playback modes: Still image: single, magnification (2x to 10x), jump, auto rotate, rotate, resume, histogram, index (9 thumbnails), sound memos, red-eye correction, RAW playback, resize; movie: normal, special playback
  • Erase modes: Still image: single image, all images; movie: part of movie, all of movie
  • Computer interface: USB 2.0 high 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 high-speed cable
  • Power source: 2 AA-size alkaline batteries, two rechargeable AA-size NiMH batteries, AC adapter
  • Shooting capacity: Still image: approximately 140 shots (AA alkaline batteries); approximately 400 shots (NiMH batteries)
  • Playback time: Approximately 540 minutes (AA); approximately 660 minutes (NiMH)
  • Item width: 3.83 inches
  • Item height: 2.64 inches
  • Item depth: 1.64 inches
  • Item weight: 7.05 ounces
  • Warranty: 1 year parts and labor
  • In the box: PowerShot A720 IS, 2 AA-size alkaline batteries, SD memory card, wrist strap, Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM, USB cable, AV cable, user's manual

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

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.

PowerShot A720IS Highlights

8.0-megapixel resolution, high-power 6x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer Top-notch core specifications allow the PowerShot A720 IS to produce a level of image quality that’s fully competitive with that of much higher-end cameras. A full 8.0 megapixels of resolution ensure rich depth and detail, and let you enlarge and crop images freely.

Canon PowerShot 720IS Features and Highlights
1x zoom/6x zoom
The camera is equipped with a genuine Canon 6x optical zoom to get you up close when it counts. Canon’s sophisticated Optical Image Stabilizer Technology keeps your shots blur-free, even in low light and at the long end of the zoom range. Miniature gyroscopic sensors detect motion, then send a corrective signal, effectively reducing camera shake.

DIGIC III Image Processor with Genuine Canon Face Detection Technology With DIGIC III, your images boast superior quality, the camera operates at top efficiency and battery life is enhanced. What’s more, DIGIC III enables Canon’s Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction to give you better, more true-to-life people shots. Simply press the Shutter button halfway down, and the camera automatically pinpoints the faces in the scene and chooses the ideal focus point. The camera controls exposure settings and flash to keep every face looking bright and natural. Red eyes can be corrected during playback.

DIGIC III features Face Detection technologies, giving the you best possible results in any shooting situation. Face Detection AF/AE sets the focus point and exposure for the faces of your subjects. Face Detection FE adjusts the flash to correctly illuminate your subject to provide the best balance between your subject and the overall scene, eliminating the common problems of over- and underexposed faces.
Flip Video Ultra Camcorder Features and Highlights
Face Detection in action


Red-eye correction detects and corrects red-eye during playback. In unusual cases where red-eye is not automatically detected, it can easily be corrected manually during playback mode.

iSAPS technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the fast DIGIC III Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance.

Easy-to-use Mode Dial with a wide range of shooting modes With a simple Mode Dial, the PowerShot A720 IS makes it easy to access the features of the camera you’ll use most. Select a scene mode, and the camera automatically sets shooting parameters to get you the best possible shot in that situation. You can also access Stitch Assist, Auto, Movie and Manual modes from the Mode Dial. And the convenience of using AA-size batteries, no special power adapters or chargers are needed wherever you go.

With 19 Shooting Modes including 7 Special Scene Modes, you’re ready for whatever shot comes your way.

Compatible with a wide range of accessories including wide-angle and telephoto lens converters The PowerShot A720 IS is compatible with many of shooting accessories such as wide and tele converter lenses, High-Power Flash designed for all of the PowerShot models. Also, a waterproof case is available for your underwater shooting.

Print/Share button for easy direct printing and downloading The PowerShot A720 IS's Print/Share button makes direct printing easier than ever. Simply connect the A720 IS to a Canon CP, Selphy or Pixma Photo Printer or any PictBridge compatible photo printer, press the lighted Print/Share button and print! Also use the Print/Share button to transfer images to a computer (Windows and Macintosh).

Print your own ID photos in 28 different sizes or use the Movie Print function to output multiple stills from a recorded movie on a single sheet with a Canon Selphy Compact Photo Printer.

Direct photo printers For desktop large-format printing, try one of the direct photo printers that allow you to print without a computer in one of two ways: plug your compatible PowerShot camera into the direct photo printer using the supplied USB interface cable, or simply insert a memory card into the supplied adapter. You can also connect the printer to your computer for more options. Print high-resolution, borderless images as postcards or 8.5 x 11-inch sheets within minutes.

Compact photo printers Compact photo printers let you produce versatile, fun 4 x 6-inch postcards, 4 x 8-inch wide greeting cards or credit card size prints in just two easy steps: connect and press/print. Control the printer right from your camera's LCD screen. You get durable, dye-sublimated prints quickly with or without borders. Assorted paper types let you create mini or credit card size labels. You can even take select compact photo printers to a party or an outdoor picnic using an optional rechargeable battery.



Product Description
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.

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