| Camera Effective Pixels | Approx. 9.0 million |
| Image Sensor | 1 / 2.3-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels : Approx. 10.3 million pixels) |
| Lens | 6.0 (W) - 60 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent : 36 (W) - 360 (T) mm)
f / 2.8 (W) - f / 4.3 (T) |
| Digital Zoom | Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 40x in combination with the optical zoom) |
| LCD Monitor | 3.0-inch type, TFT color LCD, approx. 230,000 dots, picture coverage 100% |
| AF System | TTL autofocus
AF lock and Manual focus are available
AF frame : Face Detect*1*2 / Center*3
*1 AF frame can be moved and fixed to specified face.
*2 If no face is detected, center 1-point is used.
*3 Size of AF frame can be selected.
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Focusing Range
(From the front of the lens) | Normal : 50 cm (1.6 ft.) - infinity (W) / 1 m (3.3 ft.) - infinity (T)
Macro : 1 - 50 cm (W) (0.39 in. - 1.6 ft. (W))
Manual focus :
1cm (0.39 in.) - infinity (W),
1m (3.3 ft.) - infinity (T)
Easy mode : 5 cm (2.0 in.) - infinity (W) / 1m (3.3 ft.) - infinity (T)
Kids&Pets : 1 m (3.3 ft.) - infinity (W/T) |
| Shutter | Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter |
| Shutter Speeds | 1/8 - 1/2500 sec.
15 - 1/2500 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
- Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction. |
| Image Stabilization | Lens-shift type
Continuous / Shoot Only* / Panning* / Off
*Still images only. |
| Metering System | Evaluative*1, Center-weighted average or Spot*2
*1 Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF.
*2 Fixed to center. |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 2 stops in 1 / 3 - stop increments
Safety Shift is available. |
ISO speed
(Standard Output Sensitivity,
Recommended Exposure Index) | Auto*1, High ISO Auto*2, ISO 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600
*1 Camera automatically sets the optimal speed according to shooting mode and subject brightness.
*2 Camera automatically sets the optimal speed according to shooting mode, subject brightness, subject movement and camera shake. However, the ISO speed is set relatively higher than Auto. |
| White Balance | Auto*, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Custom
*The colors of faces are evaluated in Face Detect AF. |
| Built-in Flash | Auto, on, off
Flash output compensation (+/-2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments), Red-Eye Correction, Red-Eye Reduction, flash output settings (3 steps), FE Lock, Slow Synchro and Safety FE are available.
- Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF. |
| Built-In Flash Range | 50 cm – 3.0 m (1.6 – 9.8 ft.) (W)
1.0 m – 2.0 m (3.3 – 6.6 ft.) (T)
- Brightness of image periphery may reduce depending on shooting distance. |
| Shooting Modes | Auto
Easy
Creative zone :
Program, Shutter-speed priority, Aperture priority, Manual
Image zone :
Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Special Scene*1 and Movie*2
*1 Night Scene, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, and ISO 3200.
*2 Standard and Compact
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| Continuous Shooting | Approx. 1.2 shots / sec.
Approx. 0.7 shots / sec. (Continuous Shooting AF)
Approx. 0.7 shots / sec. (Continuous Shooting LV)
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| Self-timer | Approx. 10-sec. / approx. 2-sec. delay or custom |
| Recording Media | SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card |
| File Format | Design rule for Camera File System and DPOF compliant |
| Data Type | Still images : Exif 2.2 (JPEG)*
Movies : AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (monaural))
Sound memos : WAVE (monaural)
*This digital camera supports Exif 2.2 (also called "Exif Print"). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera's image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints. |
| Compression | Superfine, fine, normal |
Number of Recording Pixels
(Still images) | Large : 3456 x 2592 pixels
Medium 1 : 2816 x 2112 pixels
Medium 2 : 2272 x 1704 pixels
Medium 3 : 1600 x 1200 pixels
Small : 640 x 480 pixels
Date Stamp :1600 x 1200 pixels
Widescreen : 3456 x 1944 pixels |
Number of Recording Pixels
(Movies) | Standard :
640 x 480 pixels (30 frames / sec.)
640 x 480 pixels (30 frames / sec. LP)
320 x 240 pixels (30 frames / sec.)
Recording can continue until the memory card is full (can record up to a maximum of 4GB* at one time)
Compact :
160 x 120 pixels (15 frames / sec.)
Maximum recording length per clip: 3 min.
*Even if the file size has not reached 4GB, the recording is stopped when the recording time reaches one hour. Depending on memory card capacity and data write speed, recording may stop before the file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches one hour. |
| Audio | Quantization Bit Rate : 8 bit
Sampling Rate
Sound Memos and Movies : 11 kHz |
| Remote Shooting | Shooting possible when connected to a computer using supplied software. |
| Playback Modes | Single (histogram displayable), Index (9 images), Magnified (approx. 2x to 10x max.), Resume Playback, Image Inspection Tool, Jump, My Category, Movie Playback (slow motion available), Rotate, Slide Show, Red-Eye Correction, Resize, Sound Memo (recording / playback up to 1 min.) or Protect. |
| Direct Print | PictBridge compliant, and Canon Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible |
| Interface | Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video*)
* mini-B compatible.
Audio / Video output: NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio |
| Communication Settings | MTP, PTP |
| Power Source | 2 AA-size alkaline batteries
2 AA-size NiMH batteries NB4-300 (sold separately)
AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (sold separately) |
| Operating Temperatures | 0 - 40 deg C (32 - 104 deg F)
(0 – 35 deg C (32 – 95 deg F) when NB-3AH is used.) |
| Operating Humidity | 10 - 90% |
Dimensions
(excluding protrusions) | 110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7 mm (4.35 x 2.77 x 1.76 in.) |
Weight
(camera body only) | Approx. 245 g (8.64 oz.) |