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PowerShot A50 - Specifications
| Image Sensor | 1/3", 1,310,000 pixel CCD sensor (total) |
| Number of recording pixels | Large: 1,280 x 960 Small: 640 x 480 |
| Sensitivity (ISO Equivalent) |
100 (automatically adjusts film speed up to 400 in low-light conditions : small mode only) |
| Quantization | 24-bit color 10bit per colour signal processing |
| Lens Focal Length | 28-70mm (f/2.6-f/4.0) 35mm equivalent |
| Focus Range | 0.5m to infinity 0.17m to 0.5m (macro) |
| Focusing System | TTL auto-focus |
| Exposure Control | Program AE |
| Shutter Speeds | 1/6 - 1/750 seconds (slow shutter mode off) 2 - 1/750 seconds (slow shutter mode on) |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 2 EV in 1/3 step increments |
| White Balance | Automatic with manual overide Manual selections: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent |
| Flash Mode | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye reduction Second curtain sync in slow shutter mode |
| Flash Range | 0.17 - 3.5m (wide) 0.1 - 2.5m (tele) |
| Storage Media | CompactFlashTM card (ships with 8MB card) |
| Image Compression | JPEG standard |
| File Format | Default & CIFF-(Camera Image File Format) |
| Image Quality Modes | Fine, Normal, CCD RAW |
| Continuous Shooting | 1 frame per second up to 15 frames Small size 640 x 480 only |
| Image Storage Capacity | Fine : 23 - 61 images Normal : 43 - 105 images with 8MB CF card |
| Interface | Serial, CF, and video-out |
| Special Features | Panoramic assist Slow shutter mode Night Scene mode Buffer memory for shorter shooting interval |
| Viewfinder | Optical & LCD |
| LCD Display | 2" low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD (130K pixels) |
| Power Supply | Dedicated NiMH rechargeable battery, AC adapter or 2CR5 lithium battery |
| Dimensions | 103mm (W) x 68mm (H) x 37.5mm (D) |
| Weight | Approx. 260 g excluding batteries and CompactFlash card |
| Other features | 10s self-timer Stitch Assist Night Scene LCD menus localised to 10 languages for European models English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish |
