Advanced capabilities and chic style set PowerShot A4000 IS digital camera apart from the crowd. In a new high for the A-Series, it's equipped with a powerful 8x Optical Zoom to get you close to the action fast, and a 28mm Wide-Angle lens and Optical Image Stabilizer that deliver beautifully clear images with more excitement in every frame. This chic, compact camera in a range of appealing colors has a 16.0 Megapixel Image Sensor with DIGIC 4 Image Processor to ensure superior resolution and fast performance. Beautiful images are easy thanks to Smart AUTO that picks the perfect camera settings for 32 predefined shooting situations, and Intelligent IS that automatically optimizes image stabilization based on the shooting conditions. Touch a button and you'll be shooting brilliantly lifelike 720p HD video!

Specifications

Type:
Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 5x Optical, 4x Digital, and 20x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer

Image Capture Device

Type:
16.0 Megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD

Total Pixels:
16.6 Megapixels

Effective Pixels:
16.0 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length:
5.0 (W) - 40.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 224 (T) mm)

Digital Zoom:
4x

Focusing Range:
Normal: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W), 3.3 ft. (1m) - infinity (T)
Auto: 0.4 in. (1cm) - infinity (W), 3.3 ft. (1m) - infinity (T)
Macro: 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft. (1-50cm) (W)

Autofocus System:
TTL Autofocus

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder:  Yes

LCD Monitor:
3.0-inch TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle

LCD Pixels:
Approx. 230,000 dots

LCD Coverage:
Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture:
f/3.0 (W) - f/5.9 (T)

Shutter Speed:
1 - 1/2000 sec.
15 - 1/2000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity:
Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600 (in P mode)

Light Metering Method:
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face Detect (Face Detect AE)
** Fixed to center

Exposure Control Method:
AE Lock

Exposure Compensation:
+/-2 stops in 1/3 stop increments
(Not available when shooting movies)

White Balance

White Balance Control:
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom

*Facial color is evaluated in Face Detect (Face Detect WB)

Flash

Built-in Flash:
Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off

Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect.

Flash Range:
1.6 - 9.8 ft. (W), 3.3 - 6.6 ft. (T) (50 cm - 3.0 m (W), 1.0 - 2.0 m (T)

Recycling Time:
10 seconds or less (Battery Voltage: 3.0V)

Flash Exposure Compensation:
N/A

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes:
Auto, P, Live View Control, Digital IS, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Discreet, iFrame Movie*

*Shooting movies is possible with the movie button.

Photo Effects:
N/A

Self Timer:
Approx. 10-sec delay/approx 2-sec delay/custom*

* Delay time (0 - 15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1 - 10 shots (in one-shot increments) can be specified.

Wireless Control:
N/A

Continuous Shooting:
Approx: 0.8 shots/sec. (In P Mode)

Approx. 2.8 shots/sec. (In Low Light Mode)

Image Storage

Storage Media (Not Included):
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card

File Format:
Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant

JPEG Compression Mode:
Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)

Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (2 channel monoaural))

Number of Recording Pixels

Still Images:

[Large]: 4608 x 3456
[Medium 1]: 3264 x 2448
[Medium 2]: 1600 x 1200
[Small]: 640 x 480
[Widescreen]: 4608 x 2592

Movies:

[Miniature Effect]
1280 x 720*1, 640 x 480**

[iFrame Movie]
1280 x 720 (25 fps)

[Other than the above]
1280 x 720 (25 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps***)

* Shooting: 5 fps / 2.5 fps / 1.25 fps
Playback: 25 fps
** Shooting: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps
Playback: 30 fps*3

*** Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File:

Still Images and Movies:
Discreet, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Search Jump (Shot Date, 10 images, 100 images, Movies, Still Images), Slideshow

Still Images:
Single, Index (4-100 Thumbnails), Magnification (Approx. 2x-10x), Information Display, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Resume Playback, Red-Eye Correction, i-Contrast, Resize,

Movies:
Normal Playback*1, Pause, Skip Backward*2, Previous Frame*3, Next Frame*3, Skip Forward*2

Displays playback position and shooting time

*1 Audio settings available in 5 levels
*2 Approximately 4 seconds
*3 Rewind and Fast-forward are also available

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes:
Single Image*, Erase All

The image data in the memory card stored with the design rule for camera file systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).

* Movies can be erased individually.

Interfaces

Computer Interface:

Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video*)

*mini-B compatible.

Video Out:
NTSC/PAL (unified type dedicated connector (female)) with digital, audio and video

Audio Out:
Monaural (unified type dedicated connector (female)) with digital, audio and video

Other:
Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable

Included Power Source: 
Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery NB-11L

Optional Power Source:
Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC90)

 All above components are sold separately.

Shooting Capacity: Approx. 175 Shots

Playback Time

Using AA Alkaline Batteries:
Approx. 4 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature:
32-104°F/0-40°C

Operating Humidity:
10-90%

Dimensions (W x H x D):
3.75 x 2.22 x 0.96 in. (95.3 x 56.3 x 24.3mm)

Weight:
Approx. 5.11 oz. / 145 g (Including the battery and memory card)

Approx. 4.59oz. / 130 g (Camera body only)

Note: 30 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Ukrainian, Malaysian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Greek, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Vietnamese, and Japanese)

Specifications are subject to change without notice