| Image Sensor | Camera Effective Pixels | Approx. 12.1 million pixels |
| Lens | Focal Length | 5.0 (W) – 25.0 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) – 140 (T) mm) |
| Zoom Magnification | 5x |
| Focusing Range | Shooting
Mode | Focusing
Range | Maximum Wide Angle ( ) | Maximum Telephoto ( ) |
 | – | 1 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity | 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity |
 |   | 1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) | – |
|
| Other modes |  | 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity | 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity |
| * | 1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) | – |
| * | 1 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity | 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity |
* Not available in some shooting modes.
• Approximately 1.3x for underwater shots. |
| Image Stabilizer (IS) System | Lens-shift type |
| Waterproof Capability | IEC/JIS protection class "IPX8" equivalent*1
For use within a depth of 10 meters up to 60 minutes. |
| Dustproof Capability | IEC/JIS protection class "IP6X" equivalent*1 |
Shock Resistant
Capability | Canon standard based on MIL Standard 810F Method 516.5 Selecting Procedure IV (A US Defense Standard)*1*2 cleared |
| Imaging Processor | DIGIC 4 |
| LCD Monitor | Type | TFT color (wide viewing angle type) |
| Size | 3.0 type |
| Effective Pixels | Approx. 461,000 dots |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 |
| Features | Brightness adjustment (5 levels), Quick-bright LCD |
| Focus | Control System | Autofocus: Continuous (Auto only), Servo AF (follows Servo AE)
Manual focus |
| AF Frame | Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center |
| Metering System | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot |
| Exposure Compensation (Still Images) | ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
ISO Speed
(Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index) | Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200 |
| White Balance | Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom |
| Shutter Speed | mode, automatically set range: 1 – 1/1600 sec.
Range in all shooting modes: 15 – 1/1600 sec. |
| Aperture | Type | Circular |
| f/number | f/3.9, f/8.0 (W), f/4.8, f/10 (T) |
| Flash | Modes | Auto, on, Slow Synchro, off |
|
| Range | Maximum wide angle () : 30 cm – 3.5 m (12 in. – 11 ft.)
Maximum telephoto () : 1.0 – 3.0 m (3.3 – 9.8 ft.) |
| Shooting Mode | P, Auto*1, Movie Digest, Portrait, Smart Shutter *2, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Underwater, Underwater Macro, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Stitch Assist, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie
*1 Smart Auto also available for movies
*2 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer |
| Digital Zoom | Still images/Movies: Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 20x in combination with the optical zoom)
Safety Zoom, Digital tele-converter |
| Continuous Shooting | Mode Selection | Normal |
| Speed | Approx. 1.9 shots/sec. (In P mode)
Approx. 1.9 shots/sec. (In Low Light mode) |
| Number of Shots (Approximate)(CIPA compliant) | Approx. 280 |
| Recording Media | SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card |
| File Formats | Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant |
| Data Types | Still Images | Exif 2.3 (JPEG) |
| Movies | MOV (H.264 video data, Linear PCM (2 channel monaural) audio data) |
| GPS Log File | NMEA 0183 message format compliant |
| Number of Recording Pixels | Still Images | [16:9]
Large: 4000 x 2248, Medium 1: 2816 x 1584, Medium 2: 1920 x 1080, Small: 640 x 360
[3:2]
Large: 4000 x 2664, Medium 1: 2816 x 1880, Medium 2: 1600 x 1064, Small: 640 x 424
[4:3]
Large: 4000 x 3000, Medium 1: 2816 x 2112, Medium 2: 1600 x 1200, Small: 640 x 480
[1:1]
Large: 2992 x 2992, Medium 1: 2112 x 2112, Medium 2: 1200 x 1200, Small: 480 x 480 |
| Movies | [iFrame Movie]
1280 x 720 (30 fps*1)
[Super Slow Motion Movie]
640 x 480*2 / 320 x 240*3
[Miniature Effect]
1280 x 720*4 / 640 x 480*4
[Other than the above*5]
1920 x 1080 (24 fps*6), 1280 x 720 (30 fps*1), 640 x 480 (30 fps*1)
*1 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
*2 Shooting: 120 fps., Playback: 30 fps*1
*3 Shooting: 240 fps., Playback: 30 fps*1
*4 Shooting: 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps Playback: 30 fps*1
*5 Movies made in Movie Digest mode: 640 x 480 (30 fps*1) only
*6 Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps. |
| Interfaces | Hi-speed USB
HDMI output
Analog audio output (monaural)
Analog video output (NTSC/PAL) |
| Power | Battery Pack NB-6L
AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40 |
| Operating Temperature*3 | -10 － 40℃ (14 – 104 °F) |
| Dimensions (Based on CIPA Guidelines) | 112.3 x 70.8 x 28.0 mm (4.42 x 2.79 x 1.10 in.) |
| Weight (Based on CIPA Guidelines) | Approx. 228g (approx. 8.04 oz.; including battery and memory card)
Approx. 205g (approx. 7.23 oz.; camera body only) |