The 2006 Canon Powershot A530 is a Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical zoom, 4x Digital zoom that adds up to 16x Combined Zoom (35mm film equivalent: 35-140mm). The camera uses a 5.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD) with Approximately 5.3 Megapixels effective pixels. The focusing range of the A530 is 1.5 foot (45cm) to infinity and 2 inches (5cm) to 1.5 feet (45cm) in Macro mode. Some features are TTL Autofocus, Real-image optical zoom viewfinder, 1.8 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD monitor with approximately 77,000 pixels plus 100% LCD Coverage, maximum aperture of f/2.6 (W) - f/5.5 (T), shutter speeds of 15 seconds to 1/2000 of a second (settable in M), auto ISO 80/100/200/400/800 equivalent, auto exposure control, auto White Balance Control Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Auto Built-in Flash with Red-Eye Reduction (Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash Off), flash Recycling Time is 10 seconds or less (battery voltage=3.0V), Self-Timer activates shutter after an approximately 2 seconds to 10 seconds delay, Continuous Shooting of approximately 2.1 fps, SD Memory Card slot in the battery compartment, JPEG still image format, Movie format AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural)) JPEG Compression Mode, 23 languages capable, and many image settings plus modes. Still Image: 640 x 480 (Small), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 2), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 1), 2,592 x 1,944 (Large), 2,592 x 1,456 (Widescreen) and Movie: 640 x 480 (10 fps) / 320 x 240 (20 fps) available up to 1GB or 1 hour for each file size, 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps). Shooting Modes are Auto; Creative: P, M; Image: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap), My Colors, Stitch Assist, and Movie. Photo Effects are Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, and Custom Color. The camera can also playback movies or review images and erase movies or images. Other features are USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack), Video Out, Audio Out, and is powered by two AA batteries (Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH/AA-size Alkaline) or AC Adapter Kit ACK800.