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Canon PowerShot A420

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General

Color options

Blue, Gray, Gold, Red
 

Dimensions

103.3 x 51.8 x 40.2 mm
 

Weight

150 g

Inside The Camera

Optical sensor

CCD
 

Resolution

4 megapixels
 

Photodetectors (effective)

4 million
 

Zoom range

3
 

Focal length

39mm to 125mm (25mm equivalent)
 

Digital zoom

3.6x
 

Light sensitivity (auto)

64, 100, 200, 400 ISO
 

Light sensitivity

Auto ISO 64/100/200/400
 

White balance (new)

Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
 

Lens aperture

F2.8 to F5.1
 

Macro focus range (min)

1 cm
 

Shutter speed

1/2000 to 1 second
 

Metering

Multi-segment/Multi-pattern, Center-weighted average, Spot

Outside The Camera

LCD size (new)

1.8 inch
 

Viewfinder type

Optical
 

Type of flash

Built-in
 

Connection (new)

USB, PictBridge
 

Battery type(s) (new)

AA
 

Storage type(s)

Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Internal memory
 

Hotshoe

No

Image Capture

Still image format (new)

JPEG
 

Max. image resolution (new)

2272 x 1704
 

Digital video capture

Yes
 

Digital video format (new)

AVI
 

Max video resolution (new)

640 x 480 @ 10 fps