Canon PowerShot A810 Point & Shoot

Canon PowerShot A810 Point & Shoot Specifications

Dimension

• Thickness
  29.8 mm
• Weight
  126 g
• Width
  94.7 mm
• Height
  61.3 mm

Zoom

• Optical Zoom
  5x
• Digital Zoom
  4x

Pixels

• Mega Pixel
  16 MP

Lens

• Auto Focus
  TTL
• Color Filter
  Primary (RGB) Color Filter
• Focal Length
  5.0 - 25.0 mm (35 mm Equivalent to 24 - 140 mm)

Flash

• Flash Modes
  Auto, On, Slow Sync, Off
• Flash Range
  50 cm - 3.0 m (W), 1.0 - 2.0 m (T)
• Built in Flash
  Yes

Image

• Image Format
  JPEG EXIF 2.3, DCF, DPOF 1.1
• Video Format
  MOV, H.264

Interface

• Microphone
  Mono
• USB Cable
  Hi-speed USB
• Audio Video Interface
  Audio / Video Output (NTSC, PAL)

Memory

• Upgradeable Memory
  Yes

Sensor

• Sensor Type
  CCD
• Sensor Size
  1/2.3 inch

Software

• Operating System
  Windows 7 SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3, MAC OS X 10.6, MAC OS X 10.7

Shutter Speed

• Minimum Shutter Speed
  15 sec
• Maximum Shutter Speed
  1 / 2000 sec

Battery

• Power Supply
  Power Adapter CA-PS800 (Included with AC Adapter Kit ACK800)
• Battery Type
  2 x AA Alkaline Battery

Additional Features

• Continuous Shots
  0.8 fps (P Mode), 2.8 fps (Low Light Mode)
• Image Sizing
  4608 x 3456 (L)
• White Balancing
  Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
• Metering
  Evaluative, Center Weighted Average, Spot
• Macro Mode
  3 - 60 cm (W)
• Shooting Modes
  Smart Auto (32 Scenes Detected), Program, Live View Control
• Memory Card Type
  SD / SDHC / SDXC
• PictBridge
  Yes
• Face Detection
  Yes
• Sales Package
  4 GB Card, Carry Case and Battery Charger
• Picture Angle
  28 mm Wide-angle
• LCD Screen Size
  2.7 inches
• ISO Rating
  Auto, ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• Additional Features
  5x Zoom Magnification, DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor, 5 Level Brightness Adjustment, Autofocus Control System: Continuous (Auto only), Servo AF (Follows Servo AE), AF Frame: Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center, Exposure Compensation: 2 EV in increments of 1/3 EV, Circular Aperture, Scene Mode: Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Discreet, iFrame Movie, Special Effects: Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Continuous Shooting Movie Recording Time: 1 hr 40 mins (Alkaline), 3 hrs (Ni-MH), Actual Usage Time: 1 hr (Alkaline), 2 hrs (Ni-MH), Analog Audio Output (Monaural), Lens Construction: 6 Elements in 5 Groups, AF Lock, AF Assist Beam, AE Lock, 100 % Frame Coverage, Slow Sync Speed: Fastest Speed 1/2000 sec, External Flash: Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1, Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2, Shooting Modes in Movie: Program, Live View Control, Portrait, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow
• Red Eye Reduction
  Yes
• Self Timer
  2 and 10 sec
• Audio Formats
  Linear PCM (2 Channel Stereo)
• Delete Function
  Yes
• LCD Display
  TFT Colour (Wide Viewing Angle)
• Image Display Resolution
  230,000 dots
• Video Display Resolution
  1280 x 720, 25 fps

Canon PowerShot A810 Point & Shoot Review

Canon PowerShot A810 Point & Shoot comes with a 6.8 cm TFT LCD monitor that works with approximately 230000 dots and gives almost 100 percent coverage. It has five levels for brightness adjustment level. The 16 megapixel camera comes with 1/2.3 type CCD image sensor and has primary colour filter type. The image processor is powered by the DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology. Canon PowerShot A810 Point & Shoot comes with various flash modes including Auto, manual flash on/off, slow Syncro. It also has the facility of red eye reduction and flash exposure compensation alongside face detection FE and smart flash exposure. There is external flash facility with canon high power flash HF-DC1 and canon high power flash HF-DC2. The device comes with various shooting modes including Smart Auto (32 scenes detected), P, Live View Control, Digital IS, Portrait, FaceSelf-Timer, Low Light (4.0MP), Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Discreet. Various modes in movie include P, Live View Control, Portrait, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, iFrame Movie. There  are numerous drive modes Single, Continuous, Self-Timer. Various still images formats supported by the device include JPEG compression, (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant while movie formats include MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (2 channel monaural) ]. The menu supports languages like English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Farsi, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Indonesian. The device is compatible with operating system including Windows 7 SP1/ Vista SP2/ XP SP3, Mac OS X v10.6 – 10.7. Various accessories offered by the device include soft case DCC-490, Battery Charger Kit CBK4-300, Ni-MH Batteries NB4-300, AC adapter kit ACK800 (DC Coupler DR-DC10 also required).  Canon PowerShot A810 Point & Shoot comes backed by the imagebrowser EX software for browsing and printing. The device comes with SD, SDHC, SDXC memory card that makes sure that the user gets to keep loads of data without worrying about the memory space running out. For computer interface it has Hi-Speed USB (MTP, PTP) dedicated connector (Mini-B compatible) while for others it has A/V output, dedicated connector (PAL/NTSC). The device comes with a playback zoom of Approx. 2x – 10x and a self timer of approx.  2 or 10 sec. or Custom. The custom setting allows the user to modify the time at which the camera will click the picture.