Specifications

Type
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 30x Optical, 4x Digital and 120x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer

Image Capture Device

Type
16.1 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CMOS

Total Pixels
Approx. 16.8 Megapixels

Effective Pixels
Approx. 16.1 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length
4.5mm (W) - 135.0mm (T) (35mm film equivalent: 25-750mm)

Digital Zoom
4.0x

Focusing Range
Auto: 0.4 in. (1 cm) - infinity (W), 4.6 ft. (1.4 m) - infinity (T);
Normal: 2.0 in. (5 cm) - infinity (W), 4.6 ft. (1.4 m) - infinity (T);
Macro: 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft. (1 - 50 cm);
Sports: 3.3 ft. (1 m) - infinity (W), 26.0 ft. (8m) - infinity (T)

Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder
Not available

LCD Monitor
3.0-inch TFT Colour LCD with wide viewing angle (4:3)

LCD Pixels
Approx. 922,000 dots

LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture
f/3.2 (W), f/6.9 (T)

Shutter Speed
1 - 1/3200 sec.
15 - 1/3200 sec. (in Tv and M Modes)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 100-3200
Available in 1-step increments

Light Metreing Method
Evaluative^*1, Center-weighted average, Spot<sup>*2

*1</sup> Facial brightness is evaluated (Face Detect AE) in Face Detect.
^*2 Fixed to Center, linked to AF frame

Exposure Control Method
AE Lock

Exposure Compensation
±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance

White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom, Multi-area White Balance

* Facial colour is evaluated in Face Detect (Face Detect WB).
 

• Adjusts the white balance separately for the main subject and the background when the flash fires

Flash

Built-in Flash
Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off
 

• Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect

Flash Range
1.6 - 11 ft. (W), 3.3 - 6.6 ft. (T) / (50cm - 3.5m (W), 1.0 - 2.0m (T))

 

• Image brightness at the corners may diminish depending on the shooting distance

Recycling Time
10 seconds or less (battery voltage: 3.7 V)

Flash Exposure Compensation
±2 stops in 1/3 increments

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot^*1, Live View Control, Sports, SCN^*2, Creative Filters^*3, Movie^*4

 

• Shooting movies is possible with the movie button

^*1 Auto, Retro, Monochrome, Special, Natural categories
^*2 Portrait, Smart Shutter^*5, High-Speed Burst HQ, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Snow, Fireworks
^*3 Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Soft Focus, Poster Effect
^*4 Standard, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie
^*5 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer

Photo Effects
My Colours Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Colour*

* Adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available.

Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec. delay, Approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom

Wireless Control
Not Available

Continuous Shooting
Normal: Approx. 3.1 shots/sec. (in P mode)
Normal: Approx. 8.5 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst HQ)

 

• Under conditions where the flash does not fire automatically.

• Differs depending on the zoom position.

Image Storage

Storage Media
SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Cards

File Format
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant

Image Recording Format
JPEG (Superfine, Fine)

JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.3 JPEG
Video: MP4 (Image data: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio data: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (Stereo))

Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images:
1) 16:9 - Large: 4608 x 2592; Medium 1: 3264 x 1832; Medium 2: 1920 x 1080; Small: 640 x 360

2) 3:2 - Large: 4608 x 3072; Medium 1: 3264 x 2176; Medium 2: 2048 x 1368; Small: 640 x 424

3) 4:3 - Large: 4608 x 3456; Medium 1: 3264 x 2448; Medium 2: 2048 x 1536; Small: 640 x 480

4) 1:1 - Large: 3456 x 3456; Medium 1: 2448 x 2448; Medium 2: 1536 x 1536; Small: 480 x 480

Videos:
Full HD 1920 x 1080: 60 fps (59.94), 30 fps (29.97)
iFrame Movie 1920 x 1080: 30 fps (29.97)
HD 1280 x 720: 30 fps (29.97)
Digest Movie 1280 x 720: 30 fps (29.97)
Miniature Effect 1280 x 720^*1: 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps
Miniature Effect 640 x 480^*1: 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps
Super Slow Motion 640 x 480^*1: 120 fps
Super Slow Motion 320 x 240^*1: 240 fps
640 x 480: 30 fps (29.97)

^*1 Playback: 30 fps (29.97)

Number of Recordable Images

Image data
 

Note: SF=Superfine / F=Fine
* When in Low Light.
• The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.

Time of Recordable Movies

Movie data
 

*¹ Playback frame rate is 30 fps*².
*² Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
*³ Actual frame rate is 59.94 fps.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File
Still Images & Videos:
Auto Rotate, Transition Effects (Off, Fade), Scroll Display, Rotate, Favourites, Search Jump (Favourites, Date, Still Images, Movies, Digest, Jump 10 Images, Jump 100 Images), Smart Shuffle, Group Playback, Movie Digest, Filtered Playback, Slideshow

Still Images:
Single, Index, Magnification (Approx. 2x-10x), Thumbnails, Information Display, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Resume Playback, Red-Eye Correction, Cropping, i-Contrast, Resize, My Colours

Videos:
Normal Playback, Skip Backward, Previous Frame, Next Frame, Skip Forward, Resume Playback, Erase Clip, Edit Digest Movie

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes
Select^*1, Select Range, Select All Images

 

• The image data in memory card stored with the design rule for camera file systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).

• RAW+JPEG images can be erased individually.

^*1 Movies can be erased individually.

Interfaces

Video Out
Analog: NTSC or PAL, Digital: HDMI (HDMI™ micro connector)

Audio Out
Stereo

Other
SD memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY, PIXMA and PictBridge-compatible printers

Power Source
Battery Pack NB-6LH, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40

Shooting Capacity
Approx. 250 Shots
Approx. 360 Shots in ECO Mode

Playback Time
Approx. 4 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C

Operating Humidity
10-90%

Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.44 x 2.59 x 1.37 in. / 112.7 x 65.8 x 34.8mm

Weight
Approx. 9.49 oz. / 269g (CIPA standard)
Approx. 8.64 oz. / 245g (Body only)

Note: 30 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Hindi, Malaysian, Indonesian, Vietnamese).

All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.

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