Specifications

Type
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3.3x Optical & 4x Digital & 13x Combined Zoom

Image Capture Device

Type
10.0 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)

Total Pixels
Approx. 10.6 Megapixels

Effective Pixels
Approx. 10.0 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length
6.6 (W) - 21.6 (T)mm - 35mm (film equivalent: 37 - 122mm)

Digital Zoom
4x

Focusing Range
Normal: 0.4 in. (1cm) - infinity (W), 9.8 in. (25cm) - infinity (T)

Macro: 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft. (1-50cm) (W), 9.8 in. - 1.6 ft. (25 - 50cm) (T)

Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder
N/A

LCD Monitor
2.5-inch TFT color

LCD Pixels
Approx. 115,000 dots

LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture
f/3.0(W) - f/5.8 (T)

Shutter Speed
1 - 1/2000 sec.

15 - 1/2000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600

Low Light: ISO 500-3200

Light Metering Method
Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot

Exposure Control Method
AE Lock

Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

• Not available when shooting movies

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, On, Slow Synchro, Off

Flash Range
12 in.-9.8 ft. (W), 12 in.-6.6 ft. (T) (30cm-3.0m (W), 30cm-2.0m (T))

Recycling Time
10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 3.0 V)

• LCD monitor will turn off while flash is charging (except when turning on the power)

Flash Exposure Compensation
N/A

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
P, Auto, Scene^*1, Movie<sup>*2

*1</sup> Blur Reduction, Portrait, Kids & Pets, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Sunset, Fireworks, Long Shutter

^*2 Standard

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*?

* Delay time (0-15 sec. in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.

Wireless Control
N/A

Continuous Shooting
Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Approx. 2.2 shots/sec (in Low Light mode or Blur Reduction)

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

Image Recording Format
Normal, Fine

JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)?

Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))

Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images: 3648 x 2736 (Large), 2816 x 2112 (Medium 1), 1600 x 1200 (Medium 2), 640 x 480 (Small), 3648 x 2048 (Widescreen)

Number of Recordable Images

Image data

Time of Recordable Movies

Movie data

* Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File
Still Image: Single, Index, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x)

Videos: Normal playback^*1, slow motion^*2, skip backward^*3, previous frame^*4, next frame^*4, skip forward^*3

• Displays playback position and shooting time.

^*1 Audio settings available in 5 levels.

^*2 5 levels (including playback), sounds not available.

^*3 Approx. 4 seconds.

^*4 Rewind and Fast forward are also available.

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes
Still Image: single image, all images

Video: any video file

Interfaces

Computer Interface
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (mini-B jack)

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
1. 2 AA Alkaline batteries (NiMH batteries NB-3AH x2)

2. Compact Power Adapter CA-PS800 (Used together with DC Coupler DR-DC10)Alkaline batteries: approx. 300 shots

AA NiMH batteries: approx. 500 shots Alkaline batteries: approx. 11 hours

AA NiMH batteries: approx. 12 hours

Power Source
1. 2 AA Alkaline batteries (NiMH batteries NB-3AH x2)

2. Compact Power Adapter CA-PS800 (Used together with DC Coupler DR-DC10)

Shooting Capacity
Alkaline batteries: approx. 300 shots

AA NiMH batteries: approx. 500 shots

Playback Time
Alkaline batteries: approx. 11 hours

AA NiMH batteries: approx. 12 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C

Operating Humidity
10-90%

Dimensions (W x H x D)
3.71 x 2.43 x 1.23 in. / 94.3 x 61.6 x 31.2mm

Weight
Approx. 6.56 oz. / 186g (Including the battery and memory card)

Approx. 4.87 oz. / 138g (camera body only)

Note: 27 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, and Hindi).

All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.

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What's in the Box

	PowerShot A800 Body
	AA-size Alkaline Battery (x2)
	Wrist Strap WS-800
	USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
	Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM