| Basic Specifications | |
| Resolution: | 8.00 Megapixel |
| Lens: | 6.00x zoom |
| Viewfinder: | Optical / LCD |
| LCD Size: | 2.5 inch |
| ISO: | 80-1600 |
| Shutter: | 15-1/2000 |
| Max Aperture: | 2.8 |
| Mem Type: | SDHC / SD |
| Battery: | 2 x AA |
| Dimensions: | 3.8x2.6x1.7in |
| Weight: | 6.9 oz |
| MSRP: | $250 |
| Availability: | 09/2007 |
The Canon PowerShot A720 IS is based around the previous PowerShot A710 IS model, besides a 6x optical skyrocket lens - a carved figure of 35 to 210mm, forming the A720 graceful seeing appropriate photography. It besides includes a aroused arbitration eight megapixel sensor, more than enough for tack-sharp 11x14 inch prints with some cropping. Although the resolution has been increased from the prior A710 model, the Canon A720 IS offers an ISO range that's been extended at the top end for an equivalent of ISO 80 to 1600 - plenty for indoor low-light shots.
The Canon A720 sports a soaring 2.5" rear-panel LCD leverage codicil to its real-image optical viewfinder, also considering all told due to really automatic shooting authentic texture aperture-priority and shutter-priority exposure modes and even fully manual shooting, welcome options for more sophisticated users. There's also a wide range of twelve scene modes, including an underwater scene mode that adjusts color balance and exposure for use with an optional underwater housing. The Canon PowerShot A720 also offers a range of metering modes, including evaluative, center-weighted, spot, and face detection-linked metering.
The Canon PowerShot A720 stores its images on SD/SDHC awareness cards, with a not-so-generous 16MB included juice the trial bundle. A USB 2.0 High-Speed computer handicraft provides due to agile downloads, lickety-split enough that markedly users will pride no need for a separate card reader. There's also NTSC / PAL video connectivity. Power comes from two AA batteries, with disposable alkaline in the product bundle.
