Canon Powershot A480 Digital Camera
The Canon PowerShot A480 has been launched as a replacement for the year-old PowerShot A470 model. Compared to that camera, the Canon A480 has a quite restyled body that's about a quarter smaller overall, has a further typic shape, and simplifies the user interface by removing the framework dial again adding dedicated buttons for govern of zoom, operating mode besides playback.
The 3.3x optical shoot up lens in the Canon A480 is ever since slightly wider-angle and less productive than the 3.4x zoom of the A470, also offers 35mm spit focal lengths from a moderately beggarly 37mm wide aspect to a 122mm telephoto. maximum aperture ranges from f/3.0 to f/5.8 across the zoom align. The sensor resolution has been boosted from seven to lavish megapixels, from a 1/2.3"-type CCD theory sensor, and the Canon A480 is based around the previous generation of DIGIC III view processor. The cover of commotion modes has again been increased from ten to fifteen.
The good news is despite the lower price tag it is still able to take good quality photos. I was very impressed by the sharpness of photos when taking standard outdoor scenes. The Powershot A480 will certainly give other entry level models a run for their money when it comes to sharpness. I was also impressed by the brightness and colour of the photos the camera produced.
For close up work the camera can focus from 1cm away from the subject. This is closer than most cameras can manage, even those that are much more expensive. The quality of the macro shots is good with plenty of detail showing.
As you would expect the camera powershot is not perfect in every way. The LCD screen could be better in bright light. Canon has only used 115,000 pixels for the screen. This is half the amount normally used and this may well have contributed to making the screen difficult to see in brighter light. If you are planning to reel off a few photos using flash the Powershot A480 will noticeably slow down. Otherwise shutter delay and turn on times are inline with similar cameras.
In terms of size the Powershot A480 is over 30mm wide. This makes it a bit of a squeeze for fitting into a pocket. Although it does not really compare with some of the more stylish models available it looks good enough to my eye. There are four colour versions, blue, silver, black and blue.
This is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 3.3x optical zoom lens. This is a fairly standard specification for the price, although you may find other cameras now carry a little extra zoom compared to the Powershot A480. Other features include face detection focusing for sharper portraits. Another more recent innovation to help with portrait shots is red eye correction. This occurs after the photo has been taken. You can either instruct the camera to clean up any red eye itself or you can perform the task manually yourself. There are also a small number of colour filters you can use to create different effects. These include black and white and sepia.
Power is supplied and shop by two AA batteries. Using these batteries instead of the more common lithium ion ones helps to explain why the Powershot A480 is a little larger in size than most digital cameras. Canon estimates you should be able to take around 200 shots before a standard set of batteries run out. Personally I feel this is looking on the bright side and it may be worth you budgeting for a set of rechargeable batteries to help minimize running costs.
Powershot A480 From youtube.com
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