What Makes a Bestseller? - Canon PowerShot S410

Canon PowerShot S410 4MP Digital Elph with 3xphotography data, accumulated over 60 years and the
Optical Zoommanufacture of over 150 million cameras, Canon
The Canon PowerShot S410 4MP digital camera is theengineers arrived at statistical relationships among
bestseller among the 4 - 4.9 MegaPixel cameras.focal length, focus distance, scene brightness, and
What makes this camera the best? The features, theother factors. Equipped with this "fore knowledge"
look, the price?Canon PowerShot cameras can optimize AF/AE
Let's see...AWB settings for any given scene more rapidly and
Product Descriptionmore effectively.
Updating the popular S400 Digital Elph, Canon's* Multi-point AiAF: Canon's wide-area, multi-point AiAF
PowerShot S410 is both elegant and powerful. It(artificial intelligence autofocus) automatically selects
features a 4-megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom, andone or more focusing points based on factors, such as
movie mode for videos of up to three minutes.subject position and motion. AiAF works in conjunction
Elegantly designed and super compact, the S400 haswith iSAPS Technology to more quickly and
a protective stainless steel shell with a celabrite finish,accurately achieve autofocus under a wide variety of
which mixes metals and ceramics to produce a toughshooting conditions. You get fast, accurate AF
cool-toned exterior that is visually stunning. It alsowhether you hold the camera horizontally or vertically,
features Canon's new Print/Share button, which helpswith stationary or moving subjects, with off-center
you quickly connect directly to a printer or send ansubjects, and even in low-light/low-contrast lighting.
image via e-mail.Direct Printing/Sharing
Optics and ResolutionThe PowerShot S410 introduces a new Print/Share
The 4-megapixel PowerShot S410 can capture 2272button that speeds and simplifies printing to compatible
x 1704 images for photo quality 11 x 14 printCanon and PictBridge enabled printers and one-touch
enlargements. It also has 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, andimage transfer to Windows XP, Me, 2000, and 98
640 x 480 resolution modes. The 3x optical zoom lenscomputers for use with image processing programs,
has a focal length of 7.4-22.2mm (35mm equivalent:uploading to the Internet, or placement in e-mail. When
36-108mm). It also has a 3.6x digital zoom.connected to a Canon Compact Photo printer, a
Movie ModeMovie Print mode divides the selected clip into equal
The PowerShot S410 features 3-minute QVGA (320parts and prints thumbnails of a maximum 63 equally
x 240) or QQVGA (160 x 120) movie clips with soundspaced frames onto a single sheet of Postcard Size
recording, full playback and in-camera cutting andPaper.
editing. Individual video clips are limited to three minutesStorage and Transfer
in length.Images and video are stored on CompactFlash
More Camera Featuresmemory cards (Type I only) and the included 32 MB
* 9-point Artificial Intelligence autofocus (AiAF) for fastcard holds approximately 21 images at the Large/Fine
and sharp images, even with off-center subjectssetting. Images can be downloaded to either a Mac or
* 1.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFTPC via USB 1.1 connectivity, which means the camera
color LCD (118,000 pixels)can be connected to any USB-based Windows Me
* Real-image optical zoom viewfinder2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or later computer without
* Built-in flash with auto, red-eye reduction, and slowinstalling any software.
sync modesPower and Size
* Record a voice memo of up to 60 seconds andThe camera is powered by rechargeable lithium-ion
attach to imagesbattery (NB-1LH). With the LCD on, you will get
* Shutter speed: 15 - 1/2,000 secondsapproximately 190 shots. It measures 3.43 x 2.24 x 1.09
* White balance control: Auto, pre-set (daylight, cloudy,inches and weighs 6.5 ounces (without batteries).
tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent H), or custom whiteWhat's in the Box
balanceThis package contains the PowerShot S410 digital
* Continuous shooting: 2.5 frames (maximum 5 images)camera, 32 MB CompactFlash memory card,
* 2x to 10x zoom into captured images while reviewingrechargeable lithium-ion battery (NB-1LH), battery
via the LCDcharger (CB-2LS), USB and A/V cables, and wrist
Canon Technology Featuresstrap. The supplied software on the CD-ROM includes
* Digic Imaging Processor: While much technicalbrowsing and printing software ZoomBrowser EX
discussion of digital cameras centers around the optics(Windows) and ImageBrowser (Mac). Other software
and the CCD sensor, the complex task of imageincludes PhotoStitch, plus photo and movie manipulation
rendering is the job of the image processor--thesoftware ArcSoft PhotoStudio and VideoImpression.
"brains" of a digital camera. Canon's latest, exclusiveFeatures
DIGIC Imaging Processor significantly enhances digital* Next-Generation 4 Megapixel Digital ELPH with 3x
camera performance in numerous areas. DIGIC'sOptical/4x Digital/12x Combined Zoom
high-speed signal processing is combined with* Exclusive Canon "DiG!C" imaging processor and
high-capacity buffering to give Canon digital camerasiSAPS technology for superior image quality and faster
fast response and continuous shooting capabilityprocessing speed
unmatched by other digital cameras. DIGIC delivers* Direct downloads and printing made easy with the
longer battery life and beautiful, rich color rendition withNew Print/Share button
far fewer white saturation problems. And DIGIC's* Full range of print features including ID Photo Print
unequaled precision delivers clear, noise-free imagesand Movie Print
that are demonstrably superior.* Print direct to any Canon Direct Printer or any
* iSAPS Technology: Canon iSAPS (Intelligent ScenePictBridge-supported printer
Analysis based on Photographic Space) technology* High-precision 9-point AiAF with Intelligent Orientation
dramatically improves the performance of AFMore info on Canon PowerShot S410 and buying
(Autofocus), AE (Auto Exposure), and AWB (Autooptions ($200 Off Price ) [
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