Canon PowerShot A300 Service Manual page 4

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
CONTENTS
1 Development Background
1-1 Development Objectives --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-1
1-2 Product Concept ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-1
1-3 Design Concept ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-4
- The PowerShot A300 design concept: Slim, clean, simple, easy and high quality ------------------------------- 1-4
1-4 The PowerShot A300 and PowerShot A200 Specifications Comparison ------------------------------------------- 1-5
2 Features
2-1 High Image Quality --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-7
- Approx. 3.2M camera effective pixel CCD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-7
- High resolution single-focus 5mm f/3.6 lens -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-7
- High definition and fast processing with the Digital Imaging Processor "DIGIC" ------------------------------ 1-7
- High speed AF and high definition AE/AWB based on iSAPS technology --------------------------------------- 1-8
- High-precision white balance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-8
2-2 Full Features ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-9
- 5-point AiAF and 1-point AF selectable ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-9
- Digital zoom function with continuously changing angle of view ------------------------------------------------- 1-9
- Three types of metering function -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-10
- Total of 12 image quality modes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-10
- Settable display times for rec review --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-10
- Direct Print function compatible -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-10
- Sound memos of up to 60 seconds can be appended during replay ---------------------------------------------- 1-11
- My Camera function -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-11
- FAT12/FAT16 and FAT32 support ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-11
2-3 Fulfiled Movie Function ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-12
- Three types of recording pixels for movie mode -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-12
- Long movie recording with audio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-12
- Unwanted scenes can be deleted in movie replay mode ----------------------------------------------------------- 1-13
- First frame, Last frame, Next frame, previous frame, Fast forward and Rewind
available during movie replay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-13
2-4 Operation Ease --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-14
- 1.5-inch amorphous silicon TFT LCD monitor with low power consumption back light --------------------- 1-14
- Slide type lens cover suggests easy operation ------------------------------------------------------------------------1-14
- New UI ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-14
- Convenient operation with cross-buttons and tact switchs ---------------------------------------------------------1-15
- Computer connections with Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) support ------------------------------------------- 1-15
- Twelve languages international support UI ---------------------------------------------------------------------------1-15
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