Canon PowerShot A460
Specs
Image Sensor Type CCD
Resolution 5.3 Megapixel
Optical Zoom 4x
Camera Type Standard Point and Shoot
Lens
Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses
Optical Zoom 4x
35mm Zoom Lens 38 - 152 mm
Digital Zoom 4x
Focus Type Autofocus
Focus Range 18 in. to Infinity (w)
Macro Focus Range 2 - 18 in. (w) / 0.39 - 2 in. (t)
Focal Length 5.4 - 21.6 mm
Image Quality
Camera Resolution 5.3 Megapixel
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2592 x 1944 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 2592 x 1456
Video
Video Resolutions 320 x 240 (QVGA) • 640 x 480 (VGA) • 160 x 120
Video Speed 15 fps
Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Video Format AVI • Motion JPEG
Exposure Control
Aperture Range f5.8 (w) - f2.8 (w)
Shutter Speed 15 - 1/2000 sec
White Balance Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset)
Frames Per Second 1.5 Frames
Storage
Memory Type MMC Card • SD Card
Compression Type EXIF 2.2 • DPOF 1.1
File Size (High Res.) 1.89 MB (68 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.) 0.084 MB (about 1,524 images on 128MB card)
Flash
ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 80
Flash Type Built-In
Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder Optical
LCD Panel With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size 2 in.
LCD Screen Resolution 86,000 pixels
LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Interfaces
Interface Type USB
Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply
Battery Type 2 x AA Batteries
Battery Life 400 Images
Included Features
Self Timer 2 Sec. • 10 Sec.
Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker
Dimensions
Width 4.17 in.
Depth 1.58 in.
Height 2.04 in.
Weight 0.36 lb.

by Fiona Erna on November 8, 2009:
“The camera is rather big, but it's still quite compact. It'll fit into a shirt pocket, purse, or a small pouch. I think the camera can be made smaller by using a proprietary battery (instead of the AAs). Even if you are using alkaline, they will be dead in...” More...