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PROS
• Broad feature set for the money.
• Accepts accessory lenses.
• Speedy and efficient performance.
CONS
• No rechargeable batteries included.
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Includes: Canon PowerShot A85 Digital Camera, 4 AA Alkaline battery, 32 MB CompactFlash, IFC-400PCU USB cable, AV Cable AVC-DC300, Wrist Strap, Digital Camera Solution Disk (CD-ROM), ArcSoft Camera Suite Disk (CD-ROM), User Guides.
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Canon added a megapixel to the popular PowerShot A75 to create the 4-megapixel PowerShot A85. Like the PowerShot A75, this camera offers a lot of versatility for an affordably priced model, including fully manual exposure, a good selection of automatic settings, and a broad range of adjustable controls. You can add a lens converter to the A85's 3X zoom lens to get a wider or longer view, and Canon also makes a compatible underwater housing for the camera. The A85 has been upgraded with several improvements we saw introduced in the PowerShot A75 including six new 'special scene modes', 9-point AiAF, VGA movie clips (10 fps, up to 30 secs) and a larger 1.8" LCD monitor. The A85 also features Canon's single-button Print/Share feature for immediate transfer to a USB connected PC or Printer.
Canon PowerShot A85 Major Features:
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3x Zoom Digital Camera featuring 4 effective megapixels. |
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4 effective megapixels for 2,272 x 1,704-pixel images. |
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1.8-inch low temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT Color LCD. |
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3x optical zoom lens, 5.4-16.2mm (equivalent to a 35-105mm lens on a 35mm camera) with auto and manual focus. |
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Digital zoom up to 3.6x magnification. |
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9-point AiAF or single centre point focusing. |
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Exclusive Canon XImage Processor and iSAPS Technology for faster processing and excellent image quality. |
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Exposure control: program AE, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual exposure. |
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Auto exposure mode for different recording situations (full auto, portrait, landscape, night scene, high shutter speeds, slow shutter speeds, foilage, beach, snow, fireworks, underwater, indoors). |
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Adjustable white balance for various light conditions (automatic, daylight sunny/overcast, incandescent light, two settings for fluorescent light, manual). |
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Various methods of exposure metering (matrix resp. evaluative metering coupled with/without active focus field, centre-weighted average metering, spot metering). |
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ISO sensitivity equivalents: 50, 100, 200, and 400. |
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Adjustable aperture settings from f/2.8 to f/4.8. |
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15 sec. - 1/2000 sec. shutter speed. |
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Flash modes: Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye On/Off). |
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Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia and Black & White photo effects. |
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Self timer (2sec. or 10sec.) |
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"My Camera" mode. |
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Stitch Assist mode for perfect panoramas. |
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Sound Memo (up to 60 sec.) |
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Movie mode w/sound, 640x480 for up to 30 secs, 320x240 up to 3 minutes. |
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Powered by 4 AA Alkaline battery, 4 NiMH rechargeable battery or AC Adapter. |
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Images saved to CompactFlash Type I memory cards (32MB card included). |
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DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) compatibility. |
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