The Canon PowerShot A480 has a simplified button layout, with special individual buttons mode, playback and zoom. It has an easy user interface and is easy to carry along as well as to operate. The 3.3x optical zoom allows for the flexible framing of shots while up to 4x digital zoom allows the user to zoom in afterwards.

Sensor  

• 1/2.3 ” Type CCD
• 10.0 million effective pixels

 

  

Image Processor

• DIGIC III with iSAPS technology

 

  

Image sizes

• 3648 x 2736
• 2816 x 2112
• 2272 x 1704
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480
• 3648 x 2048
• 320 x 240

 

  

Movie clips

• 640 x 480 @ 20fps
• 320 x 240 @ 30fps

 

  

File formats

• JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
• AVI [Motion JPEG compression]
• WAVE audio (mono)

 

  

Lens

• 3.3x optical zoom
• 37 – 122mm (35mm equivalent)
• 6.6 - 21.6 mm
• f/3.0 - f/5.8

 

  

Digital zoom

• Up to 4x

 

  

Focus

• TTL autofocus

 

  

AF area modes

• AiAF (Face Detection/5-point)
• 1-point AF (fixed centre or Face Select and Track)

 

  

AF assist lamp

• Yes

 

  

Closest focus distance

• 1cm from front of lens (Super Macro mode)

 

  

Metering

• Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame)
• Centre-weighted average
• Spot (centre)

 

  

ISO sensitivity

• AUTO, High ISO Auto (incorporating Motion Detection Technology), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

 

  

Exposure compensation

• +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

 

  

Shutter speed

• 1/60 - 1/2000 sec (factory default)
• 15 - 1/2000 sec (total range - varies by shooting mode)

 

  

Aperture

• f/3.0 - f/5.8

 

  

Scene modes

• Auto, P, Special Scene (Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Long Shutter, Super Macro), Movie

 

  

White balance

• Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom

 

  

Self timer

• 2 or 10 sec, custom

 

  

Continuous shooting

• Approx. 0.8 shots/sec (until the memory card is full)

 

  

Image parameters

• My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom Color (limited))

 

  

Flash

• Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow sync, red eye reduction
• Range: 30cm - 3.0m (wide), 2.0m (tele)

 

  

LCD monitor

• 2.5” TFT
• approx. 115,000 dots

 

  

Connectivity

• USB (Mini-B, MTP, PTP)
• AV out (PAL/NTSC))

 

  

Print compliance

• EXIF Print
• DPOF 1.1

Storage

• SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus.
• 32MB memory card supplied

 

  

Power

• 2x Size-AA Alkaline or NiMH Batteries (Alkalines supplied)
• Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK800

 

  

Weight (no batt)

• 140 g

 

  

Dimensions 

• 92 x 62 x 31 mm