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Camera Type Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4.4x Optical Zoom & 4x Digital & 18x Combined Zoom and Optical Image Stabilizer
Sensor Type 12.1 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CMOS
Total Pixels Approx. 12.8 Megapixels
Effective Pixels Approx. 12.1 Megapixels
Focal Length 4.3 (W) - 18.8mm (T) (35 mm film equivalent: 24 (W) - 105mm (T))
Digital Zoom Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 18x in combination with the optical zoom)
Focusing Range Normal AF: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W); 1.3 ft (40 cm) - infinity (T)
Macro AF: 1.2 in. - 1.6 ft (3-50cm) (W)
Autofocus System TTL Autofocus
Optical Viewfinder N/A
LCD Monitor 3.2-inch TFT LCD with wide viewing angle and Touch Panel Technology
LCD Pixels Approx. 461,000 dots
LCD Coverage Approx. 100%
Maximum Aperture f/2.0 (W) - f/5.8 (T)
Shutter Speed 1-1/1600sec.
15-1/1600 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Sensitivity Auto*, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200
*Camera automatically sets the optimal ISO speed according to shooting mode.
Light Metering Method Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
Facial brightness is evaluated in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method AE Lock
Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance Control Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
* Facial colour is evaluated in Face AiAF
Built-in Flash Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE Lock, Smart Flash
Flash Range 1.6 - 16 ft. (50cm-5.0m) (W), 1.6 - 6.6 ft. (50cm-2.0m) (T)
* Image brightness my diminish depending on the shooting distance
Recycling Time 10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 3.7 V)
Flash Exposure Compensation N/A
Shooting Modes P, Auto1, Av, Tv, Movie Digest, Portrait, Kids & Pets, Smart Shutter2, High-speed Burst, Best Image Selection, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Creative Light Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Movie3
1Smart Auto also available for videos

2Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer

3Standard, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie, Miniature Effect for Movies (Videos are recorded by pressing the movie button)
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
Shooting start time (0-10 sec. (in one-second increments), 15/20/30 sec.) number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.
Wireless Control N/A
Continuous Shooting Approx. 3.4 shots/sec. (in P mode)
Approx. 8.2 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst)
Storage Media SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card, Eye-Fi Card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus Card, HC MMCplus Card
File Format Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Image Recording Format Normal, Fine
JPEG Compression Mode Still Image: Exif. 2.3 (JPEG)
Video: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (Stereo))
Number of Recording Pixels 16:9
4000 x 2248 (Large), 2816 x 1584 (Medium 1), 1920 x 1080 (Medium 2), 640 x 360 (Small)
3:2
4000 x 2664 (Large), 2816 x 1880 (Medium 1), 1600 x 1064 (Medium 2), 640 x 424 (Small)

4:3
4000 x 3000 (Large), 2816 x 2112 (Medium 1), 1600 x 1200 (Medium 2), 640 x 480 (Small)

1:1
2992 x 2992 (Large), 2112 x 2112 (Medium 1), 1200 x 1200 (Medium 2), 480 x 480 (Small)
Image data
  16:9 3:2 4:3
File Size (KB) 4 GB 16 GB File Size (KB) 4 GB 16 GB File Size (KB) 4 GB 16 GB
Large (L) F 2,311 1,630 6,677 2,738 1,386 5,680 3,084 1,231 5,042
N 1,105 3,352 13,727 1,309 2,873 11,766 1,474 2,514 10,295
Medium 1(M1) F 1,210 3,094 12,671 1,436 2,623 10,743 1,620 2,320 9,503
N 585 6,034 24,709 694 5,247 21,486 780 4,641 19,007
Medium 2(M2) F 604 6,034 24,709 496 7,099 29,070 588 6,352 26,010
N 300 10,972 44,927 246 13,410 54,911 278 12,069 49,420
Small (S) F 113 24,139 98,840 133 20,116 82,367 150 20,116 82,367
N 63 40,233 164,734 75 30,174 123,550 84 30,174 123,550
Medium* (M) F N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 836 4,310 17,649
N N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 418 8,046 32,946


  1:1
File Size (KB) 4 GB 16 GB
Large (L) F 2,301 1,652 6,769
N 1,100 3,352 13,727
Medium 1 (M1) F 1,210 3,094 12,671
N 585 6,034 24,709
Medium 2 (M2) F 420 8,046 32,946
N 208 15,087 61,775
Small (S) F 113 24,139 98,840
N 63 40,233 164,734
Medium* (M) F NA NA NA
N NA NA NA

* When in High-Speed Burst, Best Image Selection or Low Light

Note: N=Normal F=Fine

Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canon's standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.
Movie data  
  Standard
Full HD: 1920 x 1080 HD: 1280 x 720 640 x 480 320 x 240
24 fps 30 fps 30 fps 30 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.,) 4,355 3,054 1,416 495
4GB 14 min.
34 sec.
20 min.
43 sec.
43 min.
43 sec.
1 hr. 58 min.
19 sec.
16GB 59 min. 40 sec. 1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec. 2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec. 8 hr. 4 min. 30 sec.
 
 
  iFrame Super Slow Motion Movie Miniature Effect
HD: 1280 x 720 640 x 480 320 x 240 HD: 1280 x 720 640 x 480
30 fps 120 fps 240 fps 5x 10x 20x 5x 10x 20x
6 fps 3 fps 1.5 fps 6 fps 3 fps 1.5 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.,) 4,701 4,914 2,457 537 287 143 246 123 61
4GB 13 min. 35 sec. 12 min. 58 sec. 25 min. 46 sec. 1 hr. 45 min. 52 sec. 3 hr. 21 min. 9 sec. 5 hr. 35 min. 16 sec. 3 hr. 43 min. 30 sec. 6 hr. 42 min. 20 sec. 11 hr. 10 min. 33 sec.
16GB 55 min. 38 sec. 53 min. 7 sec. 1 hr. 45 min. 35 sec. 7 hr. 13 min. 30 sec. 13 hr. 43 min. 40 sec. 22 hr. 52 min. 47 sec. 15 hr. 15 min. 11 sec. 27 hr. 27 min. 20 sec. 45 hr. 45 min. 35 sec.
Playback Modes File - Stills & Images: Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Resume Playback, Image Advance (Operation Tools, Transition effects, Scroll Display), Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Smart Shuffle, Filtered Playback, Slide Show (Playback Interval, Repeat, Effect, Playlist)

- Still Images: Single, Index (4-100 thumbnails), Magnification (2-10x), Information Display, Red-eye Correction, i-Contrast, Trimming, Resize, My Colours, Focus Check, Histogram, Overexposure Warning

- Videos: Normal Playback*, Slow Motion**, Special Playback, Editing, Resume

* Auto settings available in 5 levels
** 5 levels (including normal playback), sound not available.
Erase Modes Select image, select range, all images (all filtered images)
- The image data in the memory card stored with the Design rule for Camera File systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).
- Using the Movie editing function, beginning/end sections of the movie (1 sec. increments) can be deleted.
Computer Interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed USB (dedicated female connector with unified type of digital, audio and video) mini-B compatible.
Video Out NTSC/PAL (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Mini-HDMI connector
Audio Out Stereo (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Other Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-speed cable
Power Supply Battery Pack NB-6L, Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (when used with DC Couple DR-40) Approx. 180 shots Approx. 4 hours
Power Source Battery Pack NB-6L, Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (when used with DC Couple DR-40)
Shooting Capacity Approx. 180 shots
Playback Time Approx. 4 hours
Operating Temperature 32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity 10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D) 3.96 x 2.18 x 0.98 in / 100.6 x 55.4 x 25.0mm
Weight 6.53 oz. / 185g (including the battery and memory card)
5.82 oz. / 165g (camera body only)
Notes 26 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).

All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method.

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