Name: PowerShot A30
Brand: Canon
SKU: 40122
Rating: 4.2 (6 reviews)

Colour accuracy was excellent and thanks to the relatively comprehensive settings
LCD provides a detailed view and is moderately well protected by
The white balance and metering systems have performed well here

Noise levels in shadow areas at ISO100 are very low
Replay or delete images from your CF card
Noise levels were low

Sensor type: CCD
Sensor size: 5.312x3.984 mm
Effective pixels: 1 Mpx
Max resolution: 1280, 960 px
Maximum aperture: 4.8
Autofocus: Contrast Detect (sensor), Multi-area, Single, Live View
Screen size: 1.5 in
Touch screen: no

Canon PowerShot A30 - Pros & Cons

Colour accuracy was excellent and thanks to the relatively comprehensive settings
LCD provides a detailed view and is moderately well protected by
The white balance and metering systems have performed well here
low noise levels and a good degree of colour accuracy
reliable and well featured introduction to digital photography
solid and well-built
amazing quality
a wide range of features and an incredible price
easiest and fastest way to get superb photo prints
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
Auto Play: Automatically plays all captured images in a slide show
superb design
sharp lenses
and excellent color
Color
detail
and resolution were all great
very straightforward with only two pages of options to navigate through
Vivid and Neutral color settings

Noise levels in shadow areas at ISO100 are very low
Replay or delete images from your CF card
Noise levels were low
slightly pared down from its original design following an
falloff in the corners of the frame
digital zoom decreases the overall image quality
Sets the camera's internal calendar and clock
Protected images cannot be deleted or manipulated
Erases all files on the memory card

Canon PowerShot A30 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	1.5 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in
Effective pixels	1 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
Max resolution	1280 x 960 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Canon PowerShot A30 - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CCD
Sensor size	0.21 in
Sensor photo detectors	1.0 Mpx
Effective pixels	1.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h	4:3
Max resolution	1280 x 960 px
Other resolutions	1024x768 640x480

Optical zoom	3.0 x
Digital zoom	2.0 x
Minimum aperture	2.8
Maximum aperture	4.8
Focal length equiv	35 - 105
Autofocus	Contrast Detect Multi-area Single Live View
Manual focus	No
Normal focus range	29.92 in
Macro focus range	6.3 in
Number of focus points	3

Minimum shutter speed	15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed	1.0 s
Shutter priority	no
Aperture priority	no
Exposure compensation plus	2
Exposure compensation minus	-2
Expousure compensation steps	1/3
Built-in flash	yes
Flash range	2.5
Flash modes	Auto
External flash	no
Continuous drive	2.5 fps
Self-timer	yes
Self-timer options	2 10

Weight	8.82 oz
Width	4.34 in
Height	1.48 in
Depth	2.8 in

USB version	1.0
Remote control	No

ISO	Auto 80 100 200 400
White balance presets	6
Custom white balance	no
Image stabilization type	No
Uncompressed format	No

Screen size	1.5 in
Screen technology	LCD
Touch screen	no
Live view	yes
Viewfinder	Optical

Body type	Compact
Colour of product	Silver
Environmentally sealed	no

Storage types	Compact Flash Type I

Timelapse recording	no
Orientation sensor	no

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Canon Powershot A30 Review - Steve's Digicams

Playback Mode Screens & Menus When you flip the Mode Dial to the Play position the last picture captured is displayed full screen with the information shown above. Pressing the DISP button toggles the extended exposure information that includes the recording mode (auto or manual), the

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IN-DEPTH review of the Canon PowerShot A30 digital camera, with actual sample images, and a detailed data sheet.

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Review posted 3/29/02 Click to take a QTVR tour of the A30 The PowerShot A30 has a 1.2 megapixel CCD, a 3x optical zoom lens and offers features and image quality normally found in more expensive models. Features such as a movie mode; a shutter speed range of 15 seconds to 1/1500 second; manual exposure;