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Features
Features of Canon PowerShot S410 4MP Digital Elph with 3x
Optical Zoom
Updating the popular S400 Digital Elph, Canon's PowerShot S410
is both elegant and powerful. It features a 4-megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom,
and movie mode for videos of up to three minutes. Elegantly designed and super
compact, the S400 has a protective stainless steel shell with a celabrite finish,
which mixes metals and ceramics to produce a tough cool-toned exterior that is
visually stunning. It also features Canon's new Print/Share button, which helps
you quickly connect directly to a printer or send an image via e-mail.
Optics
and Resolution
The 4-megapixel PowerShot S410 can capture 2272 x 1704 images
for photo quality 11 x 14 print enlargements. It also has 1600 x 1200, 1024 x
768, and 640 x 480 resolution modes. The 3x optical zoom lens has a focal length
of 7.4-22.2mm (35mm equivalent: 36-108mm). It also has a 3.6x digital zoom.
Movie
Mode
The PowerShot S410 features 3-minute QVGA (320 x 240) or QQVGA (160
x 120) movie clips with sound recording, full playback and in-camera cutting and
editing. Individual video clips are limited to three minutes in length.
More
Camera Features
- 9-point Artificial Intelligence autofocus
(AiAF) for fast and sharp images, even with off-center subjects
- 1.5 inch low-temperature
polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD (118,000 pixels)
- Real-image optical
zoom viewfinder
- Built-in flash with auto, red-eye reduction, and slow sync
modes
- Record a voice memo of up to 60 seconds and attach to images
- Shutter
speed: 15 - 1/2,000 seconds
- White balance control: Auto, pre-set (daylight,
cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent H), or custom white balance
- Continuous
shooting: 2.5 frames (maximum 5 images)
- 2x to 10x zoom into captured images
while reviewing via the LCD
Canon Technology Features
- Digic Imaging Processor: While much technical discussion of digital
cameras centers around the optics and the CCD sensor, the complex task of image
rendering is the job of the image processor--the "brains" of a digital camera.
Canon's latest, exclusive DIGIC Imaging Processor significantly enhances digital
camera performance in numerous areas. DIGIC's high-speed signal processing is
combined with high-capacity buffering to give Canon digital cameras fast response
and continuous shooting capability unmatched by other digital cameras. DIGIC delivers
longer battery life and beautiful, rich color rendition with far fewer white saturation
problems. And DIGIC's unequaled precision delivers clear, noise-free images that
are demonstrably superior.
- iSAPS Technology: Canon iSAPS (Intelligent
Scene Analysis based on Photographic Space) technology dramatically improves the
performance of AF (Autofocus), AE (Auto Exposure), and AWB (Auto White Balance).
By analyzing a huge volume of photography data, accumulated over 60 years and
the manufacture of over 150 million cameras, Canon engineers arrived at statistical
relationships among focal length, focus distance, scene brightness, and other
factors. Equipped with this "fore knowledge" Canon PowerShot cameras can optimize
AF/AE/AWB settings for any given scene more rapidly and more effectively.
- Multi-point
AiAF: Canon's wide-area, multi-point AiAF (artificial intelligence autofocus)
automatically selects one or more focusing points based on factors, such as subject
position and motion. AiAF works in conjunction with iSAPS Technology to more quickly
and accurately achieve autofocus under a wide variety of shooting conditions.
You get fast, accurate AF whether you hold the camera horizontally or vertically,
with stationary or moving subjects, with off-center subjects, and even in low-light/low-contrast
lighting.
Direct Printing/Sharing
The PowerShot S410 introduces
a new Print/Share button that speeds and simplifies printing to compatible Canon
and PictBridge enabled printers and one-touch image transfer to Windows XP, Me,
2000, and 98 computers for use with image processing programs, uploading to the
Internet, or placement in e-mail. When connected to a Canon Compact Photo printer,
a Movie Print mode divides the selected clip into equal parts and prints thumbnails
of a maximum 63 equally spaced frames onto a single sheet of Postcard Size Paper.
Storage and Transfer
Images and video are stored on CompactFlash
memory cards (Type I only) and the included 32 MB card holds approximately 21
images at the Large/Fine setting. Images can be downloaded to either a Mac or
PC via USB 1.1 connectivity, which means the camera can be connected to any USB-based
Windows Me/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or later computer without installing any software.
Power and Size
The camera is powered by rechargeable lithium-ion
battery (NB-1LH). With the LCD on, you will get approximately 190 shots. It measures
3.43 x 2.24 x 1.09 inches and weighs 6.5 ounces (without batteries).
What's
in the Box
This package contains the PowerShot S410 digital camera, 32
MB CompactFlash memory card, rechargeable lithium-ion battery (NB-1LH), battery
charger (CB-2LS), USB and A/V cables, and wrist strap. The supplied software on
the CD-ROM includes browsing and printing software ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) and
ImageBrowser (Mac). Other software includes PhotoStitch, plus photo and movie
manipulation software ArcSoft PhotoStudio and VideoImpression.
Features
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PowerShot S410 4MP Digital Elph with 3x Optical Zoom
