Canon PowerShot A570 IS

Online retail giant Amazon.com released its year-end "Best of 2007" last Friday, and Canon PowerShot A570 IS has took the title!

The Powershot A570 IS was recognized as Amazon.com's best-selling electronics item of 2007. The versatile, compact, and extremely affordable A570 IS has consistentlyranked it among the most searched cameras of the year. The 7.1 megapixels device, a 4x zoom, and a lens-shifting image stabilization system, making it one of the best values on the current digicam market.

Below are some of this winner features:

* 7.1 Megapixels
* 4x optical zoom with optical Image Stabilizer (35-140mm equiv.)
* Full photographic control with P, Av, Tv and M modes
* DIGIC III, Face Detection, AiAF
* Digital Tele-Converter and Safety Zoom
* 2.5” LCD with wide viewing angle and real-image optical viewfinder
* 19 shooting modes

PowerShot A570 IS specifications
Street price:
• US: $200
• UK: £150

Body Material: Plastic and metal

Sensor:
• 1/2.5 " Type CCD
• 7.1 million effective pixels

Image processor: DIGIC III

Image sizes:
• 3072 x 2304
• 2592 x 1944
• 2048 x 1536
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480
• 3072 x 1728 (16:9)
• 1600 x 1200 (Postcard Date Imprint)

Movie clips:
• 640 x 480 @ 60 / 30 / 15fps
• 320 x 240 @ 60 / 30 / 15fps
• 160 x 120 @ 15fps

Lens:
• 35-140mm (35mm equiv)
• 4x optical zoom
• F2.6-5.5

Optical Stabilization: Yes (shift-type)

Focus: TTL autofocus

Metering:
• Evaluative
• Center-weighted average
• Spot (center or linked to Face Detection AF frame)

Shooting modes:
• Auto
• Program AE
• Shutter Priority AE
• Aperture Priority AE
• Manual
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Night Snapshot
• Kids & Pets
• Indoor
• Stitch Assist
• Movie
• Special Scene

Scenes modes:
• Night Scene
• Foliage
• Snow
• Beach
• Fireworks
• Aquarium
• Underwater

Shutter speeds: 15-1/2000 sec

Apertures: F2.6-5.5

Exposure compensation: +/-2EV in 1/3EV stop increments

ISO Sensitivity:
• Auto
• ISO 80
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600

White Balance:
• TTL type
• Auto
• Daylight
• Cloudy
• Tungsten
• Fluorescent
• Fluorescent H
• Underwater
• Custom

Image parameters: My Colors: My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, B&W, Custom Color

Continuous: Approx continuous (1.7 fps) until card is full

Flash:
• Auto
• Manual Flash On / Off
• Red-eye reduction
• +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
• Face Detection FE
• Manual adjustment: 3 levels with internal flash
• 45cm - 3.5m (wide) 45cm - 2.2m (tele)

Storage:
• SD / SDHC / MMC card compatible
• 16 MB card supplied

Viewfinder: Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder

LCD monitor:
• 2.5-inch Amorphous Silicon TFT
• 115,000 pixels

Connectivity:
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• AV out

Power:
• 2x AA Alkaline or Ni-MH batteries
• Optional AC adapter kit

In the box:
• Canon PowerShot A570 IS
• 2 x AA Alkaline batteries
• 16MB card
• Wrist strap
• AV cable
• USB interface cable
• Software CD-ROM

Other features:
• Histogram
• 2,10 sec or custom self timer
• Optional Tele-converter 1.75x lens (TC-DC52A)
• Optional Wide-converter 0.7x lens (WC-DC52)
• Optional Close-Up Lens 250D (52mm)
• Optional High Power Flash (HF-DC1)
• Optional Waterproof case WP-DC12

Weight (inc batts): 225 g approx

Dimensions: 89.5 x 64.3 x 42.8mm (manufacturer)

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