The Canon
PowerShot
The PowerShot products is a line of consumer and prosumer grade digital cameras, launched by Canon in 1996. () In 1996 a model of PowerShot was introduced to the market, The Powershot 600. The production of The PowerShort came shortly after Can ...
A is a now discontinued series of
digital cameras
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released by
Canon
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. The A-series started as a budget line of cameras, although over time its feature set varied from low-end point-and-shoot cameras to high-end
prosumer cameras capable of rivalling Canon's
G-series.
Models
The series began with the A5 series, which was a very basic point-and-shoot camera line. The Axx series that followed offered full manual control (on most models) in a fairly bulky body. The A100/200/3xx/4xx series cameras are stripped-down with very little manual controls. The Axx series has branched off into the A5xx (replaced by the A1xxx series), A6xx, and A7xx series (the latter replaced by the A2xxx series). A-series camera are generally powered by 2
AA batteries
AA, Aa, Double A, or Double-A may refer to:
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.
Features
Software by Breezesys adds remote capture capability from a computer over the
USB
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that establishes specifications for cables, connectors and protocols for connection, communication and power supply (interfacing) between computers, peripherals and other computers. A broad ...
interface on early Canon PowerShot A models until around 2006. More recent models generally do not support remote capture.
Many models from the A450 to the A720 can run the
CHDK firmware add-on adding features such as recording
raw image files and remotely triggering the camera shutter using a USB cable.
Sample photographs
File:Holy bible.jpg, A495
File:University Hills park.jpg, A540
File:University Hills Park2.jpg, A540
File:A Butterfly on a flower.jpg, A540
File:Dandelionclock.jpg, A540
File:Rosa multiflora white flower.jpg, A540
File:SnowIMG01.jpg, unknown Powershot model
File:KansaiSushi.jpg, A40
File:Blue light emitting diodes over a proto-board.jpg, A720 IS
File:Theviewofprovidencerifromacove .jpg, A530
File:Poble Espanyol Barcelona Spain 01.JPG, A610
File:Fahrzeugmuseum Chemnitz frühe Motorisierung 2.jpg, A630
File:Sääksjärvi lake.JPG, A480
File:Canon Powershot A3100 IS Sample2.jpg, A3100 IS
See also
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Canon PowerShot
The PowerShot products is a line of consumer and prosumer grade digital cameras, launched by Canon in 1996. () In 1996 a model of PowerShot was introduced to the market, The Powershot 600. The production of The PowerShort came shortly after Can ...
*
Canon PowerShot G
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Canon PowerShot S
The Canon PowerShot S is a series of digital cameras released by Canon, as part of the wider PowerShot range. The S-series was originally a line of compact point-and-shoot cameras, slowly evolving into a prosumer line of cameras slotting right ben ...
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Canon Digital IXUS or PowerShot Digital ELPH
References
External links
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