First introduced in January, 2010, Canon PowerShot A3000 IS is a 10 MP Compact with a 1/2.3 (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sized CCD sensor.
Canon A3000 IS comes with a 6.16 x 4.62 mm CCD sensor, which has a diagonal of 7.7 mm (0.3").
Sensor resolution of Canon A3000 IS ~ 3646 x 2742 pixels.
Canon A3000 IS has Crop Factor: 5.62
The sensor has a surface area of 28.5 mm².
There are approximate 9,997,332 photosites (pixels) on this area.
Get to know this camera closer. Let's look at the features and characteristics of this model. Compare Canon PowerShot A3000 IS with competitors in small sensor compact cameras.
| Pros |
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| Built-in Wireless |
| 1.0 fps Continuous Shooting |
| 9 Focus Points |
| ±2 AE Bracketing Range |
| Optical Image Stabilization |
| 2.7 Lens at Wide |
| 165g Light Body |
| 35 mm Wide Angle Lens |
| Cons |
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| No Bluetooth |
| No Touch Screen |
| No Environmental Sealing |
| No External Flash |
| Low Max Native ISO: 1600 |
| Slow Lens at Tele: F5.6 |
| Low Screen Resolution: 230k dots |
| No Articulating Screen |
| No Full HD Video |
| No AF Face Detection |
| No Built-in Viewfinder |
| No Manual Exposure Mode |
| Slow Lens at Wide: F2.7 |
| Small LCD Screen: 2" |
| Slow Continuous Shooting: 230 fps |
| Type Scores |
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Canon PowerShot A3000 IS has an Overall Score of 32/100 and ranked #649 out of 802 in Compact cameras, and ranked #1067 out of 1222 in all cameras.
Here is the front and top view image of Canon PowerShot A3000 IS with the dimensions:
| Model | Weight | PowerShot A3000 IS | Dimensions | PowerShot A3000 IS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fujifilm XF1 | 255 g | 165 g | 108 x 62 x 33 mm | 97 x 58 x 28 mm |
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Canon G16 | 356 g | 165 g | 109 x 76 x 40 mm | 97 x 58 x 28 mm |
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Canon S120 | 217 g | 165 g | 100 x 59 x 29 mm | 97 x 58 x 28 mm |
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Nikon P7800 | 399 g | 165 g | 119 x 78 x 50 mm | 97 x 58 x 28 mm |
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Fujifilm X20 | 353 g | 165 g | 117 x 70 x 57 mm | 97 x 58 x 28 mm |
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Canon S100 | 198 g | 165 g | 99 x 60 x 28 mm | 97 x 58 x 28 mm |
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Nikon P7000 | 310 g | 165 g | 114 x 77 x 45 mm | 97 x 58 x 28 mm |
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Leica D-LUX 5 | 271 g | 165 g | 110 x 66 x 43 mm | 97 x 58 x 28 mm |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Canon |
| Model | PowerShot A3000 IS |
| Announced | January, 2010 |
| Body Type | Compact |
| Lens | |
| Lens Mount | fixed lens |
| Manual Focus | |
| Focal Lens Multiplier | |
| Number of Lenses | 0 |
| Macro Focus Range | 3 |
| Screen | |
| Screen Size | 2" |
| Screen Type | Fixed |
| Screen Resolution | 230k pixels |
| Touch Screen | |
| Live View | |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | None |
| Viewfinder Resolution | no electronic viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | n/a% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.0 |
| Autofocus | |
| AF Touch | |
| AF Continuous | |
| AF Single | |
| AF Tracking | |
| AF Selective | |
| AF Center | |
| AF Multi Area | |
| AF Live View | |
| AF Face Detection | |
| AF Contrast Detection | |
| AF Phase Detection | |
| Number of Focus Points | 9 |
| Number of Cross Focus Points | 0 |
| Photography Features | |
| RAW Support | |
| Min Shutter Speed | 1/15 sec |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/1600 sec |
| Continuous Shooting | 1.0 fps |
| Shutter Priority | |
| Aperture Priority | |
| Manual Exposure Mode | |
| Exposure Compensation | |
| Custom White Balance | |
| Image Stabilization | |
| Built-in Flash | |
| Flash Range | 3.00 |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync |
| External Flash | |
| AE Bracketing | |
| AE Bracketing Range | ±2 EV |
| WB Bracketing | |
| Sensor | |
|---|---|
| Sensor Size | 1/2.3 |
| Sensor Type | CCD |
| Sensor Dimensions | 6.16 x 4.62 mm |
| Sensor Area | 28.5 mm² |
| Sensor Resolution | 10 MP |
| Max Image Resolution | 3648 x 2736 |
| Max Native ISO | 1600 |
| Min Native ISO | 100 |
| Max Boosted ISO | 0 |
| Min Boosted ISO | 0 |
| Video Features | |
| 4K | |
| Max Video Resolution | 640 x 480 |
| Video Formats | Motion JPEG |
| Timelapse Recording | |
| Microphone Port | |
| Headphone Port | |
| Exposure Modes | |
| Multi-Segment | |
| Average | |
| Spot | |
| Partial | |
| AF-Area | |
| Center Weighted | |
| Connectivity | |
| GPS | None |
| Wireless Connectivity | Built-In |
| Bluetooth | |
| HDMI | |
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| Battery | |
| Battery Life | 0 shots |
| Battery Type | |
| Battery Model | NB-8L |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 165 g |
| Physical Dimensions | 97 x 58 x 28 mm |
| Environmental Sealing | |
| Water Proof | |
| Dust Proof | |
| Shock Proof | |
| Crush Proof | |
| Freeze Proof | |
| Shock Proof | |
| Storage | Storage Type | SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HD MMCplus |
| Storage Slots | 1 |
| Other Features | |
| Self Timer | |
| Selfie Friendly | |
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