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Canon PowerShot A310

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Review posted 7/23/2004 Click to take a QTVR tour of the PowerShot A310 Canon's new entry-level PowerShot, the A310 features a 3.2 megapixel imager with an all-glass 33mm equivalent fixed focal length Canon lens and 5.1x digital zoom. This compact and affordable camera incorporates advanced featuresRead more
Review posted 7/23/2004 Click to take a QTVR tour of the PowerShot A310 Canon's new entry-level PowerShot, the A310 features a 3.2 megapixel imager with an all-glass 33mm equivalent fixed focal length Canon lens and 5.1x digital zoom. This compact and affordable camera incorporates advanced featuresRead more
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Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • image quality and flexibility is maintained
  • solid and well-built

Cons

  • slightly pared down from its original design following an

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.312x3.984 mm
  • 3 Mpx
  • 2048, 1536 px
  • 8
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Multi-area, Single, Live View
  • 1.5 in
  • no

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Canon PowerShot A310 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
3 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2048 x 1536 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Canon PowerShot A310 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.21 in
Sensor photo detectors3.0 Mpx
Effective pixels3.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2048 x 1536 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom1.0 x
Digital zoom5.1 x
Minimum aperture3.6
Maximum aperture8
Focal length equiv< 33
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Macro focus range1.97 in
Number of focus points5
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash range2
Flash modesRedeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive2.2 fps
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
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Dimensions
Weight6.17 oz
Width4.33 in
Height1.44 in
Depth2.28 in
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Power
Battery technologyAlkaline
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensoryes
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Image
ISO
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
Maximum image resolution2048 x 1536 px
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Supported aspect ratios4:3
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.5 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots78000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage32.0 mB
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I
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Connectivity
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo

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