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Canon PowerShot A3100 IS

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CAMERA  
Type Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical/4x Digital/16x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE  
Type 12.1 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels Approx. 12.4 Megapixels
Effective Pixels Approx. 12.1 Megapixels
LENS  
Focal Length 6.2 (W) - 24.8 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 35-140mm)
Digital Zoom 4x
Focusing Range 3cm (1.2 in.) - infinity (W); 30cm (12 in.) - infinity (T)
Macro: 3 - 60 (W), 30 - 60 cm (T) (1.2 in. - 2.0 ft. (W), (12 in. - 2.0 (T))
Autofocus System TTL Autofocus
VIEWFINDER & MONITOR  
Viewfinder n/a
LCD Monitor 2.7-inch TFT color LCD
LCD Pixels Approx. 230,000 dots
LCD Coverage Approx. 100%
APERTURE & SHUTTER  
Maximum Aperture f/2.7 (W) - f/5.6 (T)
Shutter Speed 1 - 1/1600 sec.
15 - 1/1600 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
  • Shutter speeds differ depending on the shooting mode
  • Shutter speeds availabe in Long Shutter: 15, 13, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3.2, 2.5, 2, 1.6, 1.3, 1 (unit: sec.)
EXPOSURE CONTROL  
ISO Sensitivity Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent
(Camera automatically sets the optimal ISO speed according to shooting mode.)
Light Metering Method Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method AE Lock
Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
WHITE BALANCE  
White Balance Control Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
*Facial color is evaluated in Face AiAF.
FLASH  
Built-in Flash Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro, Smart Flash
Flash Range 30 cm - 4.0 m (W), 30 cm - 2.0 m (T) (12 in. - 6.6 ft., 12 in. - 13 ft. (T))
Image brightness may diminish depending on the shooting distance.
Recycling Time 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)
Flash Exposure Compensation n/a
SHOOTING SPECIFICATIONS  
Shooting Modes P, Auto*, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, SCN**, Movie
  • *Automatically detects shooting scene
  • **Face Detection Self-Timer, Low Light, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter
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*
* Shooting start time (0-10 sec (in one-second increments), 15/20/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 (in one-second increments)) can be specified.
Wireless Control N/A
Continuous Shooting Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (approx. 2.6 shots/sec/ in Low Light)
IMAGE STORAGE  
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
JPEG Compression Mode Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels Still Image: 4000 x 3000 (Large), 3264 x 2448 (Medium 1), 2592 x 1944 (Medium 2), 1600 x 1200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 4000 x 2248 (Widescreen), Low Light 1600 x 1200
Number of Recordable Images
  Large (L) Medium 1 (M1) Medium 2 (M2) Medium 3 (M3)
F N F N F N F N
File Size (KB) 3,084 1,474 2,060 980 1,395 695 558 278
4GB 1,231 2,514 1,828 3,771 2,681 5,247 6,352 12,069
16GB 5,042 10,295 7,487 15,443 10,981 21,486 26,010 49,420

  Small (S) Widescreen (W)
F N F N
File Size (KB) 150 84 2,311 1,105
4GB 20,116 30,174 1,630 3,352
16GB 82,367 123,550 6,667 13,727
Time of Recordable Movies
  Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap
640 x 480 320 x 240
30 fps 30 fps LP 30 fps
Movie size (KB/sec.) 1,932 972 672
4GB 32 min. 26 sec. 1 hr. 2 min. 51 sec. 1 hr. 31 min. 25 sec.
16GB 2 hr. 12 min. 50 sec. 4 hr. 17 min. 23 sec. 6 hr. 14 min. 23 sec.
Note: N=Normal F=Fine
Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canon'™s standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.
PLAYBACK & ERASING SPECIFICATIONS  
Playback Modes File - Easy, Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Resume Playback, Image Advance (Operation Tools, Transition effects, Scroll Display), Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Jump, Slide Show (Playback Interval, Repeat, Effect, Playlist)
- Still Images: Single, Index, Magnification, Trimming, Resize, Focus Check, Histogram, Overexposure Warning
- Movies: Normal Playback*, Editing, slow motion **, pause, first frame, last frame, next frame, previous frame, fast forward, fast rewind * Auto settings available in 5 levels
** 5 levels (including normal playback), sound not available.
Erase Modes Still Image: single image, select range, all images
Movie: any movie file
INTERFACES  
Computer Interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed USB (dedicated female connector with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Video Out NTSC/PAL
Audio Out Monaural
Other Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable
POWER SUPPLY  
Power Source Battery Pack NB-8L, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC60
Shooting Capacity Approx. 240 shots
Playback Time Approx. 6 hours *LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.
OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS  
Operating Temperature 32-104 °F/0-40 °C
Operating Humidity 10-90%
Dimensions (WxHxD) 3.83 x 2.29 x 1.11 in./97.2 x 58.2 x 28.1
Weight Approx. 5.47 oz./155g (camera, including batteries and memory card)
Note 26 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian, Farsi)

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