| Camera Effective Pixels | : Approx. 14.7 million |
| Image Sensor | : 1 / 1.7-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels : Approx. 15.0 million pixels) |
| Lens | : 6.1 (W) – 30.5 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent : 28 (W) – 140 (T) mm)
f / 2.8 (W) – f / 4.5 (T) |
| Digital Zoom | : Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 20x in combination with the optical zoom) |
| Optical Viewfinder | : Real-image zoom viewfinder
Picture coverage approx. 77% (representative value)
Eyepoint : 15 mm (0.59 in.)
Dioptric adjustment : –3.0 to +1.0 m-1 (dpt) |
| LCD Monitor | : 3.0-inch type, TFT color LCD (Pure Color LCD II),
461,000 dots, picture coverage 100% |
| AF System | : TTL autofocus (continuous / single)
AF lock and manual focus are available
AF frame mode : Face Detect*1*2 / AiAF (9-point)*3 / Center / FlexiZone*3
*1 AF frame can be moved and fixed to specified face.
*2 If no face is detected, AiAF (9-point) is used.
*3 AF frame size can be selected.
|
Focusing Range
(From the end of the lens) | : Normal : 50 cm (1.6 ft.) - infinity
Macro : 1 – 50 cm (W) (0.39 in. – 1.6 ft. (W)) / 30 – 50 cm (T) (12 in. – 1.6 ft. (T))
Manual focus : 1 cm (0.39 in.) – infinity (W) / 30 cm (12 in.) – infinity (T)
Sports mode : 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (W) / 2 m (6.6 ft.) – infinity (T)
Kids&Pets : 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity |
| Shutter | : Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter |
| Shutter Speeds | : 1 / 60 – 1 / 4000 sec.
15 – 1 / 4000 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*, Center-weighted average or Spot**
* Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF.
** Fixed to center / AF-point |
| Exposure Compensation | : +/- 2 stops in 1 / 3-stop increments |
ISO Speed
(Standard Output Sensitivity,Recommended Exposure Index) | : Auto*, High ISO Auto*, ISO 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600
* Camera automatically sets the optimal speed. |
| ND Filter (built-in) | : Light intensity reduction: 3 stops (Intensity becomes 1 / 8 of actual level) |
| White Balance | : Auto*, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom 1 or Custom 2
* 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, 2nd-curtain Synchro and Safety FE are available.
- Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF. |
| Built-in Flash Range | : 30 cm – 4.6 m (12 in – 15 ft.) (W) / 50 cm – 2.8 m (1.6 – 9.2 ft.) (T)
- Brightness of image periphery may reduce depending on shooting distance. |
| External Flash | : Flash output compensation (+/- 3.0 stops in 1 / 3-stop increments), Red-Eye Correction, Red-eye Reduction, flash output settings (19 levels*), FE Lock, Slow Synchro, 2nd-curtain Synchro, High-Speed Sync, Safety FE and wireless flash (On / Off only) are available.
* 22 levels with 580EX II |
| Terminals for External Flash | : Hot shoe flash-sync contacts
Use of the following external flashes is recommended : Canon Speedlite 220EX, 430EX II and 580EX II. |
| Shooting Modes | : Auto
Creative zone :
 Program,  Shutter-speed priority,  Aperture priority,
 Manual,  Custom 1,  Custom 2
Image zone :
Special Scene*, Stitch Assist, Movie**
* Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200, Color Accent and Color Swap.
** Standard, Color Accent and Color Swap. |
| Continuous Shooting | : Approx. 1.3 shots / sec.
Approx. 0.7 shots / sec. (Continuous Shooting AF)
Approx. 0.7 shots / sec. (Continuous Shooting LV)
- Under the conditions where the flash does not fire automatically. |
| Self-timer | : Self-timer : Approx. 10-sec. / approx. 2-sec. delay, custom or FaceSelf-timer |
| Remote Shooting (PC) | : Shooting possible when connected to a computer using supplied software. |
| Remote Switch | : Connecting possible (RS60-E3) |
| 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)* / RAW (CR2)**
: Movies : MOV (Image data : H.264; Audio data : Linear PCM (monaural))
: Sound Memo and Sound Recorder : 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.
** Use Digital Photo Professional to process these files. |
| Compression | : Superfine, Fine, Normal |
Number of Recording Pixels
(Still images) | : Large : 4416 x 3312 pixels
Medium 1 : 3456 x 2592 pixels
Medium 2 : 2592 x 1944 pixels
Medium 3 : 1600 x 1200 pixels
Small : 640 x 480 pixels
Widescreen : 4416 x 2480 pixels
RAW : 4416 x 3312 pixels |
Number of Recording Pixels
(Movies) | : Standard, Color Accent and Color Swap
: 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames / sec.)
: 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames / sec.)
Recording can continue until the memory card is full (can record up to a maximum of 4 GB* at one time)
* Even if the file size has not reached 4 GB, 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 : 16 bit
Sampling Rate
Sound Memos : 11.025 kHz
Movies : 44.100 kHz
Sound Recorder : 11.025 kHz / 22.050 kHz / 44.100 kHz |
| Playback Modes | : Single (histogram displayable), Index (9 images), Magnified (approx. 2x to 10x max.), Resume Playback, Image Inspection Tool, Jump, My Category, Trimming, Movie Playback (editing / slowmotion playback possible), Rotate, Slide Show, Red-Eye Correction, i-Contrast, My Colors, Resize, Sound Memos (recording / playback up to 1 min.), Sound Recorder (up to 2 hours sound-only recording / playback possible) or Protect. |
| Direct Print | : PictBridge compliant, and Canon Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible |
| My Camera Settings | : Start-up image, start-up sound, operation sound, self-timer sound, and shutter sound. |
| Interface | : Hi-Speed USB (mini-B)
Audio / Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio) |
| Communication Settings | : MTP, PTP |
| Power Source | : Battery Pack NB-7L (Rechargeable lithium-ion battery)
AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC50 |
| Operating Temperatures | : 0 - 40 deg C (32 – 104 deg F) |
| Operating Humidity | : 10 - 90% |
Dimensions
(excluding protrusions) | : 109.1 x 77.7 x 45.9 mm (4.30 x 3.06 x 1.81 in.) |
| Weight (camera body only) | : Approx. 350 g (12.3 oz.) |