Canon PowerShot A430 User Manual

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Table of Contents
Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera
functions or procedures.
Please Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images) 30
Magnified Close-Up Shooting (Super Macro). . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Postcard Date Imprint Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Self-Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Movie Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Changing the Colors and Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching between Focusing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock). . . . . . . . . . . 47
Switching between Metering Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Conventions Used in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Before Using the Camera—The Components Guide . . . . . .12
Before Using the Camera—Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . .15
Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Canon PowerShot A430 Specifications

General

Megapixel	4 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Maximum image resolution	2272 x 1704 pixels
Still image resolution(s)	1600 x 1200
Digital zoom	3.6 x
Optical zoom	4 x
Combined zoom	14 x
Focal length range	5.4 - 21.6 mm
Metering	Evaluative, Centre-weighted Average, Spot
Interface	USB
Digital SLR	No
Built-in flash	Yes
Camera shutter speed	1 – 1/2000 s
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 SP4 / XP / XP SP1-2 OS X v10.2 - 10.4
ISO sensitivity	64, 100, 200, 400, AUTO
Internal memory	16 MB
Compatible memory cards	mmc, sd
Display diagonal	1.8 \
Display resolution (numeric)	77.000 pixels
I/O ports	USB (Mini-B, PTP) A/V output (PAL/NTSC)
Bundled software	ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser PhotoStitch TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000), WIA (Windows Me) ArcSoft PhotoStudio
Maximum video resolution	640 x 480 pixels
Product color	Blue
Playback zoom (max)	2 x
Battery type	2x AA Alkaline
Battery technology	Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH)
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Flash modes	Auto, Red-eye reduction

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	51.8 mm
Width	103 mm
Height	40.2 mm
Weight	160 g