Canon PowerShot A800

Image Sensor (CCD)

Camera Effective Pixels

Approx. 10 million pixels

Lens

Focal Length

3.3x zoom:

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

Focusing Range

1cm (0.4in.) - infinity (W), 25cm (9.8in.) - infinity (T)

Macro:

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

Image Stabilizer (IS) System

-

Imaging Processor

DIGIC III

Optical Viewfinder

-

Electronic Viewfinder

-

LCD Monitor

Type

TFT colour

Size

2.5-inch type

Effective Pixels

Approx. 115,000 dots

Aspect Ratio

4:3

Features

-

Focus

Control System

Autofocus:

Single (Continuous in Auto mode)

AF Frame

Face AiAF, Center

Metering System

Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot

Exposure Compensation (Still Images) / Exposure Shift (Movies)

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

ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)

Auto, ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 (In P mode)

White Balance

Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom

Shutter speeds

1 - 1/2000sec. 
15 - 1/2000sec. (Total Shutter Speed Range)

Aperture

Type

Circular (Used together with ND filter)

f/number

f/3.0 / f/9.0 (W), f/5.8 / f/17 (T)

Flash

Modes

Auto, on, Slow Synchro, off

Hot Shoe

-

Range

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

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes

P, Auto, Easy, SCN*1, Movie*2 
*1 Blur Reduction, Portrait, Kids&Pets, Face Self Timer, Low Light, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Sunset, Fireworks, Long Shutter. 
*2 Standard.

Digital Zoom

Still images / Movies:

Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 13x in combination with the optical zoom), Safety Zoom, Digital Tele-converter

Continuous Shooting

Mode:

Normal

Speed (Normal):

Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (In P mode) 
Approx. 2.2 shots/sec. (In Blur Reduction and Low Light mode)

Recording Specifications

Number of Shot (CIPA)

Alkaline:

Approx. 300

NiMH:

Approx. 500

Recording Media

SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCpluscard, HC MMCplus card

File Format

Design rule for camera file system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant

Data Type

Still Images:

Exif 2.3 (JPEG)

Movies:

AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE (mono))

Number of Recording Pixels

Still Images:

Large: 3648 x 2736, 
Medium 1: 2816 x 2112, 
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200, 
Small: 640 x 480, 
Widescreen: 3648 x 2048

Movies:

Standard: 640 x 480 (30fps*, 30fps LP*), 
320 x 240 (30fps*) 
* Actual frame rate is 29.97fps.

Interface

Hi-Speed USB 
Analog audio output (monaural) 
Analog video output (NTSC / PAL)

Direct Print

PictBridge

Power Source

AA alkaline batteries (AA NiMH batteries NB-3AH) x 2 
Compact Power Adapter CA-PS800 (Use together with DC Coupler DR-DC10)

Dimensions (CIPA compliant)

94.3 x 61.6 x 31.2mm (3.71 x 2.43 x 1.23in.)

Weight (CIPA compliant)

Approx. 186g (6.56oz.) (including battery & memory card) 
Approx. 138g (4.87oz.) (Camera body only)