The PowerShot A620 features a sleek new body design and powerful new features that lead the PowerShot A-Series line, without sacrificing the compact size, basic camera design and sensible control layout that have made other A-series digital cameras so popular. What's more, the new cameras feature some of the most advanced specifications in their class, including:

• 7.1 megapixel CCD
• 4x optical zoom lens with a focal length of 7.3 - 29.2 mm (35mm film equivalent: 35 - 140 mm) and a maximum aperture of f/2.8-4.1
• Canon's exclusive high-performance DIGIC II image processor
• A full range of manual and 20 Shooting Modes including 8 Special Scene Modes plus a 2.0-inch vari-angle LCD screen
• Full compatibility with wide-angle, telephoto and macro supplementary lenses.

Thanks to DIGIC II and a brighter AF Assist beam, the PowerShot A620 has reduced AF time by an impressive 60% and improved focusing ability by two full stops in low light conditions compared to their predecessor, thus enabling Dad to get the best quality picture as his child blows out his/her birthday candles. DIGIC II also makes the most of the cameras' superb all-glass Canon optics and high resolution CCD sensors to deliver exceptional image quality with vibrant yet natural color, low noise and fine detail.

9-point AiAF "Smart" autofocus
The PowerShot A620 is equipped with a 9-point AiAF "Smart" autofocus system and 20 shooting modes. The standard Shooting Modes are Full Auto, Program, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, Manual, and Custom with additional modes including Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, My Colors, Special Scene (including Night Snapshot, Kids and Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks and Underwater(2)), Stitch Assist and Movie. Both models are capable of recording 30 fps VGA movies with sound for up to 1GB per clip and 60fps QVGA fast frame rate movies for up to 60 seconds a piece, so families can capture their memories in motion.

Whether it is raising your camera above your head to get a shot of your child at her first dance recital or dropping your camera below your knees to watch your baby crawl for the first time, the large 2.0-inch vari-angle LCD screen increases the ability to get those hard to view, but essential shots. There's even a new, optional horizontal and vertical Grid Line function on the LCD screen that lets users compose their photos more accurately than before.