| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 1.25 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | LCD |
| Display Size | 1.5 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Canon |
| Model | PowerShot A10 1.25MP Digital Camera | IXUS 185 20MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot A10 | IXUS 185 |
| Model Number | A10 | 185 |
| Series | PowerShot | - |
| Color | Silver | Silver |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 1.25 MP | 20 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 110.3 x 71.0 x 37.6 mm | 95.25 x 54.3 x 22.1 cm |
| Weight | 250 GM | 126 GM |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 32 to 104 | 0 to 40 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.7 inch | 1/2.3 inch |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 |
| lens features |
| Focal Length | f/2.8 | 5 W - 40.0 T mm 35 mm Film Equivalent 28 W - 224 T mm |
| Digital Zoom | 2x | 8x |
| Aperture Range | f/2.8 - 4.8 5.4mm Wide angle - 16.2mm Telephoto 35 mm film equivalent 35 - 105mm | - |
| Optical Zoom | - | 8x |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Real-image optical zoom viewfinder | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 80% | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | Normal 76cm 2.5 ft. - infinity Macro 16 - 76cm 6.3 in. - 2.5 ft.Wide angle 26 - 76cm 10.2 in. - 2.5 ft.Telephoto | 1 cm - infinity W, 1.3 m - infinity T, Macro 1 - 50 cm W |
| Metering Modes | Evaluative metering linked to focusing point | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
| White Balancing | TTL Auto/Pre-set daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent/Black & White | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF |
| exposure features |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments | - |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program Auto |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1 - 1/1500 sec.* 1 sec. in manual mode with the flash off or in slow synchro mode.* Noise reduction processing on speeds slower than 1/6 sec. | 1 - 1/2000 sec, 15 - 1 sec Long Shutter Mode |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Approx. 2.5 images/sec Large/ Fine mode, LCD monitor off | - |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Red-eye reduction Auto/Auto/On/Off | - |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF compliant | - |
| Gross Pixel | 1.32 MP | - |
| Maximum Resolution | 1280 x 960 | - |
| Image Sizing | Large 1,280 x 960 pixels Medium 1,024 x 768 pixels Small 640 x 480 pixels | - |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | LCD |
| Display Size | 1.5 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Display Resolution | 117,600 dots | 230000 dots |
| LCD Display | TFT Color LCD | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 117600 dots | - |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | CompactFlash Card Type I | - |
| Power Supply | Four AA alkaline batteries or four AA rechargeable NiMH batteries Compact Power Adapter CA-PS500 | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Auto/Manual/Stitch Assist/Playback | Auto, P, Digital IS, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | - | 5152 x 3864 Pixels, 3648 x 2736 Pixels, 2048 x 1536 Pixels, 2560 x 1920 Pixels, 640 x 480 Pixels |
| Video Quality | - | HD |