Canon PowerShot A3500 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
16.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon NB-11L Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot A3500
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 5.6 cm
Width 9.77 cm
Depth 1.98 cm
Weight 135 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Silver | Red
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot A3500
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot A3500
Image Processor DIGIC 4
LENS Canon PowerShot A3500
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/2.8-6.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 3 cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot A3500
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot A3500
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, slow shutter, fireworks, low light, snow
Special Effects Fisheye, monochrome, miniature, Toy camera, Posterisation, Super Vivid
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot A3500
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot A3500
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 3 m (wide lens)
1 m - 2 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot A3500
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon PowerShot A3500
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture MOV - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 5 fps - Miniature Effect
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 2.5 fps - Miniature Effect
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 1.25 fps - Miniature Effect
MOV - 640 x 480 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect
MOV - 640 x 480 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect
MOV - 640 x 480 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot A3500
Battery Type Canon NB-11L Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-11L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 200 shots
Photo shooting - 265 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 5 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot A3500
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot A3500
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.8 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, built-in help guide, Smart AUTO, Intelligent Image Stabilisation (IS), Live View Control, GPS via mobile
OTHERS Canon PowerShot A3500
Included Accessories Battery charger, carrying case, USB cable, wrist strap
Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser EX, Canon CameraWindow
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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