The elegant A710 IS is fully equipped to help busy families capture and hold onto special memories. You’ll get up on the stage and down on the field with a powerful 6x optical zoom, and Canon’s Image Stabilizer Technology will keep your images clear and sharp at every point in the zoom - even in low light. Excellent 7.1 megapixel resolution, easy high-tech operability and a load of creative shooting modes will keep the fun - and great images - coming.
The Canon PowerShot A710 IS couples a 7 megapixel CCD imager sensor with an image stabilized 6x optical zoom lens that offers a 35mm-equivalent focal range of 35 to 210mm — a moderate wide angle to a useful telephoto. With a total range of 6x optical zoom, this is quite a bit more than most compact cameras offer, and the inclusion of a stabilizer should help ensure photos aren’t blurred from camera shake at the telephoto end of the zoom. Maximum apertures vary from f/2.8 to f/4.8 across the zoom range. The A710’s sensor yields an ISO range equivalent to 80 to 800, while shutter speeds from 1/2000 to 15 seconds are possible.
Canon PowerShot A710 Features
* 7.1 Megapixels
* 6x optical zoom with optical Image Stabilizer
(35-210mm equiv.)
* DIGIC II, iSAPS, 9-Point AiAF, FlexiZone AF/AE
* Digital Tele-Converter and Safety Zoom
* 2.5†LCD with wide viewing angle and real-image
optical viewfinder
* 20 shooting modes
Review By Canon
This camera is equipped with a 6x optical zoom lens with shift-method image stabilizer and a focal length of 5.8–34.8 mm (35 mm film equivalent 35–210 mm), f/2.8–f/4.8, which is ideal for a wide range of photography including snapshots and scenic shots.
Review By Reviews.cnet
Canon’s A-series cameras have a long tradition of providing solid performance and impressive but not over-the-top feature sets at a reasonable price. In the past, that has often come with a slightly utilitarian design, but Canon’s newest addition, the PowerShot A710 IS, looks practically classy, with its gently curved top; shiny, silver-plastic accents; and curved, dark-plastic section on its grip. Add to that the fact that it has a 6X optical, 35mm to 210mm (35mm equivalent), an f/2.8-to-f/4.8 zoom lens with optical image stabilization, a 7.1-megapixel CCD sensor, and a bunch of manual controls, and you’ve got one heck of a nice feature set for a camera in its price class.
Review By Dpreview
The A710 is more than a mere styling re-vamp (although it is a much better looking camera); it’s actually a pretty significant upgrade, with the addition of an optical image stabilization system top of the list (this is the first ‘A’ series model to get IS). The only downside is the slight reduction in battery life (still an impressive 360 shots or so from a decent pair of AA NiMH batteries).
Review By Amazon
DIGIC II
Canon’s purpose-built DIGIC II (DIGital Imaging Core) image processor links all primary camera functions for maximum efficiency. DIGIC II processes signals at high speeds, resulting in outstanding responsiveness, rapid autofocus, and extended continuous shooting ability. Advanced image processing algorithms deliver superb image detail and color reproduction with accurate white balance and minimal noise. DIGIC II operates efficiently to extend battery life, for longer shooting on a single charge.
Review By imaging-resource
At 6x optical zoom, the Canon A710’s lens is the longest (250mm) in the A-Series, all of which get as wide as 35mm (not terribly wide). It’s a fairly fast lens at f2.8-f4.8 and image stabilization makes it even faster in practical use.
The 7.1 megapixel sensor offers more resolution than the A700’s 6.0 megapixels, but less than the 10 megapixel A640 or the 8.0 megapixel A630. If that’s a concern for you, study the ISO noise images to see how these models compare. The more megapixels at this sensor size, the more noise.
Review By Trustedreviews
The main control is the big mode dial on the top plate, which has 11 settings including a full range of manual exposure options, as well as full auto, program auto, three scene programs (portrait, landscape and night scene) as well as a scene mode setting with 10 options. These include the usual selection of fireworks, snow, beach, night snapshot, kids & pets, indoor and foliage, but also include an underwater mode for use with the optional waterproof case, and a couple of special colour effect settings. The A710 also has a very good movie mode offering the now standard 640 x 480 at 30fps, as well as 320 x 240 at 60fps for capturing fast action. The zoom lens can also be used while filming.
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