Canon
Powershot Camera A630

Designed for Ease of Use
User friendly Design with Large 2.5 Vari-angle
LCD
Superb Image Quality
Powered by the DIGIC II Imaging Processor for:
Fast processing computing speed. Low power
consumption. True to life color reproduction
High ISO 800 for steady shots even for fast
moving objects or in low-light shooting
conditions.
NEW Safety Zoom
Possible with the high megapixel count of the
camera.
Intelligently sets to the maximum level that
digital zoom will not deteriorate in image
quality.
NEW Digital Tele-converter
Built into the camera to allow user to shoot
subjects at greater distance, as though an
external tele-converter is used.
Faster shutter speed at the same viewing
angle, creating greater resistance to blurring
even at large magnification. * The digital tele-converter
cannot be set when the recording pixels are set
to widescreen or Postcard Date Imprint.
16:9 Widescreen Still Shooting
Shoot, view and print still images in 16:9
widescreen format.
Choose to view 16:9 letterbox format in LCD
monitor and even on a conventional 4:3 TV.
Print 16:9 widescreen format when connected to
Canon CP printers* using Canons wide size
papers. * Under Pictbridge mode connection
for CP710/510/ 730/ 720 printers. When connected
to other CP printers, connectivity to computer
with software is needed.
Point & Shoot Simplicity
9-point AiAF (auto-focusing) or single point
AF (fixed to center) ensures the subject is
sharply focused even if it is not in the center.
21 shooting modes including 10 special scene
modes.
- The Special Scene modes are pre programmed
camera settings for specific shooting
conditions: Fireworks, Snow, Beach, Indoor, Kids
& Pets, Foliage, Night Snapshot, Underwater,
Color Accent, Color Swap
Vertical/ Horizontal Gridline Display for easy
photo composition and framing.
Smooth Continuous Shooting capability to shoot
continuously at the same speed until the memory
card is full. (Depends on the type of memory
card/ no of recording pixels/ compression rate
settings)
Self-timer function with Custom Timer, which
can set a delay between 0-10secs, 15s, 20s and
30s and number of shots from 1-10.
Enhanced My Colors Function
Freely retouch color of still images and
movies on the camera during shooting.
Real-time color change on LCD monitor while
shooting, hence saving the time and hassle of
retouching via computer.
New My Colors Playback even allows you to do
color retouching after shooting (for still
images).
Available modes in My Colors function:
- Vivid
- Neutral
- Sepia
- Black & White
- Positive Film
- Lighter Skin Tone
- Darker Skin Tone
- Vivid Blue
- Vivid Green
- Vivid Red
- Custom Color (to set balance of red, green,
blue and skin color. Fine adjustments such as
make blues a little more vivid or make skin
color a little brighter are possible.)
Movie Recording
4 Movie Modes: Compact /Standard / Color
Accent /Color Swap
Approx. 4x digital zooming while shooting of
movies (only in Standard mode).
Record movies continuously up to a max. of 1
GB or 60mins.
(Depends on the memory card capacity and data
writing speed.)
Image Playback Modes
New Over-exposure warning so user can easily
retake over-exposed pictures instantly.
New Resume Playback
- Safely turn off the power or remove memory
card and still resume playback from where the
last viewed image was left off.
With Auto Rotate function, images will be
displayed and oriented correctly during
playback, regardless when taken with camera held
vertically or horizontally.
Easy location and management of images through
enhanced Jump function with jump searches:
- Jump 10 images: Shows every tenth image
- Jump 100 images: Shows every hundredth image
- Jump shot date: Shows image taken at shooting
date.
- Jump to movie: Displays movie only.
- Jump to folder. Goes to folder where image is
stored.
NEW Printing Options
3:2 Print Guide
- Image outside the 3:2 aspect ratio will be
greyed out on the LCD monitor.
- Effective printing area can be previewed on
the LCD before printing.
Paper Types
- Fine Art : Print various genres of art ranging
from watercolor paintings to digital creations
of professional artwork standards.
- Semi-glossy : Toned down in reflectivity.
Ideal for exhibition panels, presentation
materials, point-of-purchase display etc.
More Printing Options (to Selphy printers)
ID Photo Print - crop images to passport size
for direct printing.
Movie Print - print a single or series of
selected frames from movie footage.
- Movie Print Single
Only a single selected frame is printed in a
single sheet.
When connected to Canon CP direct or
Pictbridge connection.
- Movie Print Sequence
A sequence of selected images are printed in a
single sheet.
When connected to Canon CP direct connection.
Shoot and Print/Transfer Direct
Print photos directly from Canon direct photo
printers and any PictBridge compliant printer
without PC.
Easy print and transfer of images with just a
touch of the Print/Share button.
Exif 2.2 compliant for greater colour fidelity
when printing to EXIF compatible printers.
Connectivity
High speed USB 2.0 transfer rate
Direct connectivity and transfer to both
Windows (Windows 98 SE and above) & Mac (Mac OS
X v10.1.5 and above) computers.
Specifications
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Camera
Effective Pixels |
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Approx 10.0
Million pixels |
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Focal
Length (35 mm film equivalent) |
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4x zoom: 35
(W) 140 (T) mm |
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Shooting
Distance (from the front of the lens)
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Normal: 45
cm infinity
Macro: 1 - 45cm (W), 25-45 cm (T) |
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DIGIC II |
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Real-image
optical zoom viewfinder |
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Type |
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2.5 inch
type, low temperature polycrystalline
silicon TFT color (Effective pixels:
Approx 115,000 pixels) |
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Functions |
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Vari-angle
type |
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9-point
AiAF and 1 point AF*
*Fixed to center or FlexiZone AF
selectableManual Focus, AF lock,
AF-assist beam |
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Evaluative,
Center-weighted average and Spot*
*fixed to center or linked to the AF
frame selectable |
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± 2 stops
in 1/3-stop increments |
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Auto, High
ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800
equivalent |
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Auto,
Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent,
Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom |
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Type |
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Mechanical
shutter and electronic shutter |
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Speed |
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15- 1/2500
sec |
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Type |
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Iris Type |
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f/number |
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f/2.8
f/8.0(W), f/4.1-f/8.0(T) |
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Modes |
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Auto*,
Flash on *, Flash off
*Red Eye reduction and slow synchro
settings are available |
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Range |
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Normal:
45cm - 4.2m (W), 45cm-3.0m (T)
Macro: 25 - 45cm (W/T) (ISO speed: Auto) |
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Functions |
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Manual
flash output setting (3 levels), Flash
output compensation, Automatic flash
adjustment, 1st/2nd curtain sync |
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Shooting
Modes |
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Auto, P, Tv,
Av, M, C, Portrait, Landscape, Night
Scene, Special Scene*, Stitch Assist,
movie
*Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor,
Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks,
Underwater, Color Accent, Color Swap |
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Digital
Zoom |
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Still
Images/Movies*: Approx 4.0x (up to
approx 16x in combination with the
optical zoom)
*In movie mode, digital zoom is only
available for the image quality set to
Standard and the optical zoom can be
used in shooting standby.
Safety Zoom
Digital Tele-converter (Approx 1.4x/
Approx 2.3x) |
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My Colors |
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My Colors
Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black &
White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone,
Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid
Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color |
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Photo
Effects |
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Integrated
with My Colors |
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Continuous
Shooting |
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Approx 1.5
shots /sec (Large and Fine) |
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Recording
Media |
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SD memory
card, Multimedia card, SDHC memory card |
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File Format |
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Design rule
for camera file system, DPOF (Version
1.1) compliant |
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Data Type |
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Still
Images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG Type),
Movies: AVI Type (Image data: Motion
JPEG Type/
Audio data: WAVE (Monaural) ) Sound
memo: WAVE (monaural) |
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Number of
Recording Pixels |
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Still
Images
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Large: 3648
x 2736,
Medium 1: 2816 x 2112,
Medium 2: 2272 x 1704,
Medium 3: 1600 x 1200,
Small: 640 x 480,
Postcard Date Imprint: 1600 x 1200
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Movies
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Standard,
Color Accent, Colour Swap:
640 x 480 (30/15fps)
320 x 240(30/15fps)
Compact: 160 x 120 (15fps) |
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Playback
Modes |
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Still
Images
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Single,
Index
My Colors, overexposure warning,
magnified, advancing and reversing
through magnified images, jump, auto
rotate, rotate, histogram, sound memos,
auto play, resume |
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Movies
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Normal
playback, special playback*, editing
*Slow motion available
-Built in microphone and speaker |
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Direct
Print |
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PictBridge,
Canon Direct Print, Bubble Jet Direct |
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25
languages |
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High Speed
USB 2.0 (mini-B, PTP), Audio/Video
output |
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AA alkaline
batteries x 4
AA rechargeable NiMH batteries (x4)
NB4-300/NB4-200
AC Adapter Kit ACK600 |
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109.4 x
66.0 x 49mm (excluding protrusions) |
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Approx.
245g (camera body only) |
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