| Sensor: | 1/1.8" Type CCD, 5 million effective pixels |
| Image sizes: | 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 |
| File formats: | Still |
| Movie clips: | 640 x 480 at 10fps up to 30 seconds; 320 x 240 at 15fps up to three minutes; 160 x 120 at 15fps up to three minutes |
| Focal length: | 38 to 114 millimeters (35mm equivalent) |
| Aperture: | F2.8-F4.9 |
| Optical zoom: | 3x |
| Digital zoom: | 4.1x |
| Focus: | TTL, 9-point AiAF, 1-point AF (any position or fixed center) |
| Focus distance: | Macro |
| Shooting modes: | Auto, Manual, Shutter priority, Program AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, Stitch Assist, Movie |
| Shooting effects: | Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White |
| Special Scene modes: | Portrait, Landscape, Fast Shutter, Slow Shutter, Foliage, Party, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater |
| Metering: | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot (center or linked to focusing frame) |
| Sensitivity equivalent: | Auto, ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400 |
| Exposure compensation: | -2.0 to +2.0 EV, 0.3 EV steps |
| Shutter speed: | 15 to 1/2000 second, Noise reduction for shutter speeds slower than 1.3 sec and more available in Manual and Shutter priority AE modes |
| White balance: | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Viewfinder: | Optical |
| LCD monitor: | 1.8-inch vari-angle TFT LCD 118,000 pixels |
| Self-timer: | 2 or 10 seconds |
| Continuous shooting: | High Speed at approx. 2.0 fps ( for up to 14 images), Normal at approx. 1.5 fps ( for up to 17 images) |
| Flash: | Auto, manual, on/of, red-eye reduction, Flash range |
| Print compliance: | DPOF Version 1.1 compliant, Canon Photo Printers, Canon Pixma printers supporting PictBridge, PictBridge |
| Connectivity: | USB, AV out |
| Power: | 4 AA batteries (alkaline or NiMH) |
| Storage: | Compact Flash Type I, 32 MB card supplied |
| Width: | 3.9 inches |
| Height: | 2.5 inches |
| Depth: | 1.4 inches |
| Weight: | 8.2 ounces |
| What's in the box: | Canon A95, 4 AA batteries, 32 MB CompactFlash memory card, wrist strap, AV cable, USB cable, CD software, instruction manual, warranty/registration card |