Canon PowerShot A720 IS: First Look

Canon today (20 Aug 07) announce the elegant compact PowerShot A720 IS combines an 8.0 Megapixel CCD with a 6x optical zoom lens. Equipped with optical Image Stabilizer technology and advanced high ISO capabilities, both offer a comprehensive solution to image blur.

Replacing the PowerShot A710 IS , the PowerShot A720 IS also benefit from Canon’s DIGIC III processor, which powers Face Detection AF/AE/FE and Red-Eye Correction for improved people shots.

PowerShot A720 IS main features:

• 8.0 Megapixels and 6x optical zoom
• Optical Image Stabilizer and High ISO Auto to combat image blur
• DIGIC III with Face Detection AF/AE/FE and Red-Eye Correction in playback
• 2.5" LCD with real-image zoom optical viewfinder
• 19 shooting modes including full manual control and Long Play VGA movies
• Optional accessories including lenses and waterproof case

Additional Information

Printing

Both the PowerShot A720 IS feature a dedicated Print menu for quick access to direct print options. Full PictBridge support means users can print directly to any PictBridge compatible printer without the need for a PC. A Print/Share button allows one-touch printing and easy uploads to Windows or Mac systems.

Language

The PowerShot A720 IS user interface supports 25 languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian and Ukrainian.

Memory Card Support

In addition to SD, SDHC and MMC memory cards, the PowerShot A720 IS support the new MMCplus and HC MMCplus card formats for storage of up to 32GB. The A720 IS supplied with 16MB memory cards.

Software and CANON iMAGE GATEWAY

The PowerShot A720 IS come bundled with the following Canon Software:

• ZoomBrowser EX 6.0 (Windows), ImageBrowser 6.0 (Macintosh): For organizing and editing images, movies and slide shows, or creating and printing digital photo albums.
• PhotoStitch 3.1 (Windows), PhotoStitch 3.2 (Macintosh): For creating panoramic photos from multiple images.

The bundled software supports Windows 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2) and Vista and Macintosh OS X v10.3-v10.4. The camera supports PTP for driverless transfer to Windows XP and Macintosh OS X, along with MTP for image and movie transfers to Windows Vista.

Purchasers of the camera are eligible for membership of CANON iMAGE GATEWAY (Available in some country, Please see www.cig.canon-europe.com for available countries), 100MB of online ‘personal gallery’ space for sharing stills and video with family and friends.

Optional Accessories

Optional waterproof cases (the WP-DC18 and WP-DC16) allow users to bring the PowerShot A720 IS to depths of up to 40 meters for compelling underwater shots. Specially designed Weights (WW-DC1) are available to control camera buoyancy. Accessories are:

• Waterproof Case (WP-DC16)
• High Power Flash (HF-DC1)
• Soft Case (DCC-80)
• 1.75x Tele Converter (TC-DC58N)
• 0.7x Wide Converter (WC-DC58N)
• Close-up lens 250D (58mm)
• Battery Charger Kit CBK4-300
• Ni-MH Batteries NB4-300
• AC Adaptor Kit ACK800

Canon PowerShot A720 IS specifications (Compare with Canon PowerShot A650 IS)

	PowerShot A650 IS	PowerShot A720 IS
Sensor	• 1/1.7" Type CCD • 12.1 million effective pixels	• 1/2.5" Type CCD • 8.0 million effective pixels
Image sizes	• 4000 x 3000 • 4000 x 2248 • 3264 x 2448 • 2592 x 1944 • 1600 x 1200 • 640 x 480	• 3264 x 2448 • 2592 x 1944 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 640 x 480 • 3264 x 1832
Movie clips	• 640 x 480 @ 30fps • 320 x 240 @ 30fps • 160 x 120 @ 15fps
File formats	• JPEG (Exif v2.2) • DPOF 1.1 • AVI (Motion JPEG + WAVE)
Lens	• 35-210mm (35mm equiv) • 6x optical zoom • F2.8-4.8
Image stabilization	Yes (Lens-Shift)
Conversion lenses	Yes
Digital zoom	up to 4x
Focus	TTL
AF area modes	• Face Detection AiAF • 9-point AiAF • 1-point AF (center or FlexiZone) • Manual focus
AF lock	Yes (on/off selectable)
AF assist lamp	Yes
Focus distance	Closest focus distance 1cm
Metering	• Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame) • Center-weighted average • Spot (center or linked to Face Detection AF or FlexiZone AF frame) • AE lock
ISO sensitivity	• Auto • High ISO Auto • ISO 80 • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600
AE lock	Yes (on/off selectable)
Exposure compensation	+/- 2EV in 1/3 stop increments
Shutter speed	15-1/2000 sec
Modes	• Auto • Program AE • Shutter Priority AE • Aperture Priority AE • Manual • Custom • Portrait • Landscape • Night Snapshot • Kids & Pets • Stitch Assist • Movie • Special Scene	• Auto • Program AE • Shutter Priority AE • Aperture Priority AE • Manual • Portrait • Landscape • Night Snapshot • Kids & Pets • Indoor • Stitch Assist • Movie • Special Scene
Scene modes	• Portrait • Landscape • Night Snapshot • Kids & Pets • Stitch Assist • Movie • Night Scene • Indoor • Foliage • Snow • Beach • Fireworks • Aquarium • Underwater • ISO 3200	• Portrait • Landscape • Night Snapshot • Kids & Pets • Indoor • Stitch Assist • Movie • Night Scene • Foliage • Snow • Beach • Fireworks • Aquarium • Underwater
White balance	• Auto • Daylight • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Fluorescent H • Underwater • Custom
Self timer	2 or 10sec, custom
Continuous shooting	Approx 1.2fps until card is full	Approx 1.3fps until card is full
Image parameters	My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom Color)
Flash	• Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Slow Sync, Red-eye reduction • Flash compensation: +/- 2EV in 1/3 stop increments • Face Detection FE • Safety FE • Flash exposure lock • Second curtain sync • Range (Auto ISO): 50cm - 3.5m (wide) / 2m (tele)	• Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Slow Sync, Red-eye reduction • Flash compensation: +/- 2EV in 1/3 stop increments • Face Detection FE • Safety FE • Flash exposure lock • Second curtain sync • Range (Auto ISO): 30cm - 3.5m (wide) / 55cm - 2.5m (tele)
Viewfinder	Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder
LCD monitor	• 2.5-inch Variable-angle P-Si TFT • 173,000 pixels • 100% coverage	• 2.5-inch P-Si TFT • 115,000 pixels • 100% coverage
Connectivity	• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed • AV out (PAL / NTSC)
Print compliance	PictBridge
Storage	• SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus , HC MMCplus compatible • 32 MB card supplied	• SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus , HC MMCplus compatible • 16 MB card supplied
Power	• 4x AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries • Optional AC adapter ACK600	• 2x AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries • Optional AC adapter ACK800
Weight (no batt)	200g (7.0 oz)
Dimensions	97.3 x 67.0 x 49.1 mm (3.8 x 2.6 x 1.6 in)

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