An upgrade to the short–lived Canon PowerShot A700, the A710 IS received a design facelift and a few feature tweak’s, the biggest and most welcome of which ‘is that the new model adds optical image stabilization. In addition, upgrad’ing from 6 mega pixel to 7 mega pixel provides for improved image quality. Is the A710 IS a worthy successor to the popular A700 ?

Here are the main features:

* 7.1 Megapixels

* 6x optical zoom through optical Image Stabilizer (35–210mm equiv.’)

* DIGIC II, iSAPS, 9–Point AiAF, FlexiZone AF/AE

* Digital Tele–Converter and Safety Zoom

* 2.5&rdquo ; LCD through wide view’ing angle and real–image optical viewfinder

* 20 shoot’ing modes

What else has changed ?

Although a better look’ing camera, the A710 IS ‘is more than mere style, with the addition of the optical image stabilization system, the just d0wnside of which ‘is the slight decrease in battery life. Still, one can get an impressive 360 shots from a good pair of rechargeable AA NiMH batteries.

Additional changes include&hellip ;.

* 60fps (QVGA’) movie mode

* MyColors effects in playback mode

* Playback overexposure warn’ing

* 3:2 overlay on live view

* SDHC card support

* Underwater scene mode (for use through new optional 40m underwater case’)

* Slightly reduced continuous shoot’ing speed (1.7fps vs 2.0fps’)

* 10g (0.36oz’) heavier

Here are the full list of features and specifications:

* Sensor: 1/2.5&rdquo ; Type CCD, 7.1 million pixels

* Image Processor: DIGIC II through iSAPS technology

* Image Sizes: 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 1728, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480

* Movie Clips: 640 x 480 &ndash ; 15/30 fp’s, up to 1 GB or 1 hour. 320 x 240 &ndash ; 15/30/60 fsp, up to 1 GB or 1 hour (15/30 fps’) or 1 minute (60 fps). 160 x 120 &ndash ; 15 pf’s, up to 3 minutes. AVI motion JPEG.

* Lens: 6x optical zoom, 35–210 mm equivalent, F2.8 &ndash ; F4.8

* Optical Stabilization: Yes (shift type’)

* Focus: TTL auto focu’s, AF illuminator, 9–point AiAF or 1 point AF (any position or fixed center), 1 cm macro mode

* Metering: Evaluate, Center–weighted average, Spot (center or linked to focus’ing frame’)

* Shoot’ing Mode: 13 different mode’s, includ’ing Night Scene, Shutter Priority AE and Aperture Priority AE

* Shutter Speeds: 15 &ndash ; 1/2000 second

* Apertures: F2.8 &ndash ; 8 (Wide’) F4.8 &ndash ; 8 (Tele’)

* Exposure Compensation: +/– 2EV in 1/3 stop increments

* Sensitivity: Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80 &ndash ; 800

* White Balance: 8 setting’s, includ’ing underwater

* Image parameters: 12 different setting’s, includ’ing photo–stitch

* Continuous: Continuous (1.7 fps’) until memory ‘is full

* Flash: 5 mode’s, includ’ing red–eye reduction. Range: 55cm &ndash ; 3.5m (wide’) / 2.5 m (tele’)

* Storage: SD, SDHC, MMC compatible. 16 MB card included

* Viewfinder: Real–image zoom, optical viewfinder

* LCD Monitor: 2.5&rdquo ; P–Si TFT, 115,000 pixels

* Connectivity: USB 2.0 Hi–Speed, AV out

* Power: 2x AA batteries (alkaline included, but NiMH recommended), optional AC adapter

* Optional Accessories: 3 lense’s, high–power flash, waterproof case

* Dimensions: 97.5mm x 66.5mm x 41.2mm

Generally, users of th’is camera give good review’s, cit’ing the advantages of us’ing 2 batteries over 4, the convenience of us’ing SD disk’s, date/time feature, overall quality and ease of use. Some users find that us’ing the zoom feature ind0ors lowers image quality and the limits of the 1 GB file (about 8 minutes of video’) and the limited storage capacity of the provided 16MB card.

The camera retails for around $300 US.

Originally posted 2009-12-08 01:33:50.

Tags: sensor, mega, included, jpeg, optional, sensitivity, weight, shots, reviews, design, batteries, balance, red-eye, stabilization, movie, specifications, mode, size

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