Product Description

4.0 Megapixels in the palm of your hand with a 4x Optical Zoom and 1.8 LCD screen DIGIC II Image Processor and iSAPS Technology for superior image quality, faster operation and lower power consumption Get super close with 0.4 inch Super Macro mode Record your movies in VGA (640 x 480) Movie Mode with sound Power on the go with 2 AA-size batteries ISO range 64-400, and 16:9 Widescreen for full-screen viewing on widescreen TVs and computer monitors Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading, plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers Included: PowerShot A430 Body AA-size Alkaline Battery (x2) MultiMediaCard MMC-16M Wrist Strap WS-800 Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU AV Cable AVC-DC300

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #131 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Canon
• Model: 0933B012AA
• Released on: 2006-02-24
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 4.06" h x 1.57" w x 2.05" l, 2.40 pounds

Features

• Compact, affordable and incredibly easy, the PowerShot A430 is the ideal take-anywhere camera for users of any age 4.0 Megapixels 1.8" LCD screen 4x optical zoom 15 shooting modes and My Colours WxDxH: 103x51.8x40.2mm Weight: 160g...

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Editorial Reviews

Manufacturer's Description
4.0 Megapixels - A 4.0 Megapixels CCD sensor captures every scene with enough detail for large photo quality prints.

4x optical zoom - The 4x optical zoom lens lets you get close to the action without sacrificing quality. It combines with digital zoom for 14x magnification.

Cutting edge technology - Canon's advanced DIGIC II processor delivers fast, responsive camera performance and superior image processing. iSAPS technology analyses each scene to optimise key camera settings even before a shot is taken.

Shooting modes and My Colors - Choose from 15 shooting modes to get that perfect shot. Eight easy-to-use Special Scene modes help with great results in tricky lighting conditions, including Beach, Foliage and Snow. My Colors allows special in-camera colour effects to be applied in real time to images and movies.

Movies - Make extra long² VGA quality movie clips with full audio. View them on the camera's LCD screen, or connect to a TV or PC for full screen playback.

Auto Focus and 1cm Super Macro mode - 9-point AiAF ensures that even off-centre subjects remain sharp and in focus. With Super Macro mode, you can focus as close as 1cm from your subject - perfect for capturing the fine detail of tiny objects.

Widescreen recording - Shoot still images in Widescreen 16:9 mode for seamless playback on widescreen TV or printing on wide size paper to a SELPHY CP printer - perfect for viewing panoramas in all their glory.

1.8" LCD screen - A 1.8" LCD brings pleasure to framing and reviewing your creations. The selectable Grid Line Display helps with composition, while Night Display aids screen visibility after dark.

Direct printing - Printing is almost instant with the PowerShot A430. Connect to any PictBridge compatible printer and push the Print/Share button for a full colour print within seconds. Connect to a Canon SELPHY CP printer and you can also print ID photos and movie stills.

Editing and sharing - Canon's ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) and ImageBrowser (Macintosh) are included for editing and organising photos, movies and slide shows. CANON iMAGE GATEWAY³ provides 100MB of web space for sharing photos online.

Box Contents

• Canon Powershot Digital Camera
  
• Wrist strap WS-800
  
• 2 AA-type alkaline batteries
  
• AV cable AVC-DC300
  
• Interface cable IFC-400PCU
  
• Memory card (16Mb)
  
• Software (CD-ROM)

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Customer Reviews

Quality Camera
I bought this camera as my second camera - I have a digtal SLR and needed a small pocket sized point and shoot. This camera fits the bill perfectly.

Excellent picture quality for the money - better than that of many more expensive cameras.
Simple to use - even my wife has shown an interest!

The only bad thing I have to say about the camera is that it is power hungry. The batteries that came with it didn't last very long. My advice is invest in rechargeables - lots available on Amazon.

One last thing - get a bigger memory card. All in all a great buy.

Fantastic performance for the money
We bought this camera for our 10 yr old daughter and we've all been highly impressed by the results. There are excellent features for the money (4x optical zoom, use of AA batteries, auto-rotation of portrait images, in-camera panorama stitch, very easy to use, excellent Cannon software, optical viewfinder as well as LCD screen). The camera gives very good results indoors and outdoors on it's point and shoot mode, and there are a number of manual features accessible if you want them. Superb build quality - not the most compact model in the world and it is only 4MP, but in terms of value for money it is truly outstanding.

Superb
What a fab little camera. Canon have, again, pulled out the stops. I bought this as a cheap, easy, simple alternative to a 35mm film camera whilst on holiday. I didn't want to buy anything too expensive just in case of loss or damage, but I did want quality and value. I found exactly that with this camera. The large LCD screen is superb. The menus and options are great. Use of standard AA batteries is a huge bonus (as they are readily available everywhere!). The zoom is good. Its well manufactured and impact resistant (I've dropped it already!). And most importantly, the end result is superb photos.

To make this camera totally worthwhile, I recommend you buy an additional 1GB SD card and a stack of AA batteries. Why... because the included SD card will take about 20 photos before it's full, and because the camera is so brilliant you'll want to take loads of photos which requires additional batteries. I DO NOT recommend you use rechargeable batteries, just buy a bulk pack of energiser or duracell as these will give your camera that tiny bit more responsiveness. A lot of friends have snubbed the fact that this model can only take a maximum of 4 mega pixels pictures. Frankly this is ample and anything more would suck the memory from my computer let alone the camera.

So... a few extras and the camera has 6 stars! At the end of the day, for the piece and spec, you won't/can't go far wrong.