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Specifications for Canon PowerShot A550 Digital Camera

Key Features

Camera Type

Standard Point and Shoot

Image Sensor Type

CCD

Resolution

7.4 Megapixel

Optical Zoom

Dimensions

Depth

1.7 in.

Height

2.52 in.

Width

3.59 in.

Weight

0.35 lb.

Flash

ISO Speeds

200 · 100 · 400 · Auto · 800 · 80

Flash Type

Built-in

Flash Functions

Flash Off · Auto Flash · Red-eye Reduction Flash · Slow Sync · Forced On

Power Supply

Battery Type

2 x AA Batteries

Battery Life

140 Images

Interfaces

Video Interface

Video Out

Interface Type

USB 2.0

Video

Video Resolutions

640 x 480 (VGA) · 320 x 240 (QVGA) · 160 x 120

Video Speed

30 fps

Max Movie Length

Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)

Video Format

AVI · Motion JPEG

Image Quality

Camera Resolution

7.4 Megapixel

Image Resolutions

1600 x 1200 · 640 x 480 · 2048 x 1536 · 2592 x 1944 · 3072 x 2304 · 3072 x 1728

Lens

Focus Type

Autofocus

Focal Length

5.8 - 23.2 mm

Interchangeable Lens

Not Interchangeable Lenses

35mm Zoom Lens

35 - 140 mm

Digital Zoom

Macro Focus Range

15 - 24 in. (w) / 13.2 - 18 in. (t)

Focus Range

18 in. to Infinity (w)

Exposure Control

Shutter Speed

15 sec

Frames per Second

1.7 Frames

Aperture Range

f2.6/f5.5 (w/t)

White Balance

Manual · Auto · Daylight / Sunny (Preset) · Fluorescent (Preset) · Tungsten (Preset) · Cloudy (Preset)

Storage

Memory Type

SD Card · MMC Card · SDHC Card

Compression Type

JPEG · DPOF 1.1 · EXIF 2.2

File Size (High Res.)

2.97 MB (43 images on 128MB card)

File Size (Low Res.)

0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card)

Built-in Memory Size

16 MB

Viewfinder / Display

Viewfinder

Optical

LCD Panel

With LCD Panel

LCD Panel Size

2 in.

LCD Screen Resolution

86,000 pixels

LCD Protected Position

Without LCD Protected Position

Included Features

Self Timer

12 Sec.

Canon Contact Information

Main support number1 800 828-4040

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