Canon PowerShot A430

PowerShot A430 · 2006 · camera

Specifications

Lens: 5.4-21.6 mm f/2.8-5.8 (39-156 mm equivalent), 4x optical zoom plus 3.6x digital zoom, Super Macro down to 1 cm
Ports: USB
Sensor: 1/3" CCD, 4.0 effective megapixels (approx 4.2 MP total), DIGIC II processor
Battery: 2 × AA (alkaline included, NiMH supported)
Display: 1.8" TFT LCD, approx 77,000 dots
Storage: SD card / MultiMediaCard (16 MB MMC included)
Connectivity: USB, PictBridge direct printing
Release Price: about $180 list, commonly sold near $125 (2006)

Variants

Colors

Silver Grey2006

Gold2006, some markets

Red2006, some markets

Blue2006, some markets

Upgrade paths

other

CHDK (Canon Hack Development Kit) loaded from the memory card · CHDK runs from the card without touching the ROM and adds RAW capture, scripting, motion detection, and manual controls. The A430 port (firmware 1.00b) was a community effort that started in 2009 and landed in the CHDK trunk in 2010. The A430 was not one of the first Canons hacked: CHDK began in 2007 on the PowerShot A610, though the A-series as a family is the heart of the CHDK scene.

free

EASY

storage

SD/MMC cards tested to 2 GB officially · Ships with a tiny 16 MB MMC; any period SD card is a huge practical upgrade.

EASY