Canon PowerShot A530 User Manual

Flash Exposure 
Compensation

: ±2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Modes

: Auto

Creative zone:
Program, Shutter-speed priority 
(PowerShot A540 only), Aperture priority 
(PowerShot A540 only), Manual
Image zone:
Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Special 
Scene

1

, Stitch assist and Movie

2

 1

Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, 
Beach, Fireworks, Underwater (PowerShot A540 
only), Color Swap and Color Accent.

 2

Standard, Fast Frame Rate (PowerShot A540

 

only), Compact, Color Accent and Color Swap.

Continuous Shooting

: PowerShot A540: Approx. 2.3 shots/sec. 

(Large/Fine mode)
PowerShot A530: Approx. 2.1 shots/sec. 
(Large/Fine mode)

Self-timer

: Activates shutter after an approx. 10-sec./

approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer

Recording Media

: SD memory card/MultiMediaCard

This camera has been tested with memory cards through 
2 GB. All memory card functions cannot be guaranteed.

File Format

: Design rule for camera file system and 

DPOF compliant

Data Type (Still images) : Exif 2.2 (JPEG)*

1

Sound Memo: WAVE (monaural)

(Movies)

: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: 

WAVE (monaural))

Compression

: Superfine, Fine, Normal

Number of 
Recording 
Pixels

(Still images) : PowerShot A540:

Large:

 2816 x 2112 pixels

Medium 1:

 2272 x 1704 pixels

Medium 2:

 1600 x 1200 pixels

Small:

 640 x 480 pixels

Postcard Date Imprint:

 1600 x 1200 pixels

Widescreen:

 2816 x 1584 pixels