Powershot A620 digital camera
  • Rental ID: R302357-C
Available in Edmonton

Overview

There are 7 wonders in the world. Here's another. You've never seen anything quite like the PowerShot A620. Loaded with features, this high-performance camera has a 7.1 Megapixel CCD to give you magnificent pictures at a price that will amaze you. And it's easy to use. Everything about this superb camera has been designed for your picture-taking pleasure. And that makes it fun! It uses AA Batteries so you can use this camera all around the world because the AA Battery is available virtually anywhere. PictBridge and DirectPrint mean you can print images without using a computer. If you do have a computer, it transfers images via USB to Windows PC and Macintosh computer models. Another nice feature gives you the ability of taking still pictures as well as movies. They can also be viewed directly from the camera to a TV. Easy to use, the A620 is truly wonderful.

Key Features

7.1 Megapixel Resolution - Still Image: 3,072 x 2,304 (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) / Movie: 640 x 480/320 x 240 (30 fps/15 fps), 320 x 240 (1 min. at 60 fps), 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps)
4x Optical Zoom 7.3 - 29.2mm f/2.8-4.1 (35mm film equivalent: 35-140mm) / 4x digital-zoom
Autofocus and Program AutoExposure modes
Selectable shooting modes - Auto; Creative: P, Av, Tv, M, C; Image: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), My Colors, Stitch Assist, Movie
Built-in Multimode Electronic-Flash
Self Timer
PictBridge and DirectPrint modes
2" VariAngle LCD screen with menu display in up to 22 selectable languages / Real-image optical viewfinder
Flexible playback and erase modes
Compression modes - Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) / Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))

What's Included

PowerShot A620 Body 
AA-size Alkaline Battery (x4) 
SD Memory Card SDC-32M
Wrist Strap WS-200
Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM Software 
USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
Audio/Video Cable AVC-DC300

Product Specifications

Image Capture Device
Type Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3x Optical/4x Digital/12x Combined Zoom
Total Pixels 1/1.8 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
7.4 Megapixel
Effective Pixels Approx. 7.1 Megapixels

Lens
Optical Zoom 3x
Focal Length 7.7 - 23.1mm f/2.8-4.9 (35mm film equivalent: 37-111mm)
Digital Zoom 4x
Focusing Range Normal AF: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
Macro AF: 2.0 in.-1.6 ft./5-50cm (WIDE), 1.0-1.6 ft./30-50cm (TELE)
Digital Macro: 2.0 in. - 1.6 ft./5-50cm (WIDE)
Aperture Range Maximum Aperture f/2.8 (W) - f/4.9 (T)

Focusing System
Focusing Type TTL Autofocus (continuous/single)

Exposure Control
Sensitivity AUTO, ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent
Shutter Speed 15-1/2000 sec.; Slow shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.
Light Metering Method Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot* * Metering frame with Spot Mode is fixed to center or linked to AF frame.
Exposure Control Modes Exposure Control Method: Program AE
Photo Effects (Color Modes) Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White
Exposure Compensation +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance System Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom
Scene Modes Auto; Manual, Special Scene (Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), Digital Macro, My Colors, Stitch Assist, Movie

Flash
Flash Modes Operation Modes: Auto, On/Off, Red-Eye Reduction On/Off, Slow Synchro
Flash Range Normal: 1.6-16 ft./50cm - 5.0m (W), 1.6-9.8 ft./50cm - 3.0m (T)
Macro: 1.0-1.6 ft./30-50cm (W/T) (When ISO is set to Auto).
Recycling Time Approx. 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)
Flash Exposure Compensation n/a

Performance
Continuous Shooting Approx. 2.0 fps
Self-Timer Activates shutter after an approx. 2 sec./10 sec. delay, Custom

Image Storage
Storage Media SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
File Format Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format)
Image Compression Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
JPEG Compression Modes Normal, Fine, SuperFine
Adjustable Resolutions Still Image: 3,072 x 2,304 (Large), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 1,600x 1,200 (Medium 3), 640 x 480 (Small)
Movie: 640 x 480/320 x 240 (30 fps/15 fps) available up to 1GB, 320 x 240 (1 min. at 60 fps), 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps)

Input/Output
Computer Interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Video Output NTSC/PAL
Audio Out Monaural
Other Memory card slot. Direct connection to Canon CP, SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge compatible printers via camera's USB cable.

Display
Viewfinder Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Display 2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD LCD Pixels
LCD Pixels: Approx. 115,000 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%
Playback Options Playback Modes File : Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotation, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Slow Motion, Editing
Erase Modes: Still Image: Single image, All images Movie: Part of movie, All of movie

Power Supply
Power Source 1. Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-3L
2. AC Adapter Kit ACK900
Shooting Capacity Still Image: approx. 150 shots (NB-3L/LCD on), approx. 600 shots (NB-3L/LCD off)* * CIPA standard

Physical Specifications
Dimensions 3.52 (W) x 2.24 (H) x 1.08 (D) in./89.5 (W) x 57.0 (H) x 27.4 (D) mm
Weight Approx. 6.0 oz./170g (camera body only)
Operating Temperature 32-104°F/0-40°C

System Requirements
Windows Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition/Me/2000 SP4/XP (including SP1 and SP2) Computer Model: The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports CPU: Pentium 500MHz or higher processor Interface: USB (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP pre-installed models only)

Mac Mac OS X (v10.2-10.4) Computer Model: The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports CPU: PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 Mac OS X (v10.2-10.4) Computer Model: The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports CPU: PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 Interface: USB (Models with Apple genuine USB interface only)