Camera Type Advanced Digital Camera with Long Zoom
 
  
Image Quality  
 
Image Sensor 1/2.5" 8.3 Megapixel CCD
 
Effective Resolution 8.0 million pixels
 
Color Depth 24-Bit RGB
 
Color Modes Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom Color
 
Image File Formats JPEG (Super Fine, Fine, Normal)
 
Recorded Resolution Large (3264 x 2448)
Widescreen (3264 x 1832)
Medium 1 (2592 x 1944)
Medium 2 (2048 x 1536)
Medium 3 (1600 x 1200)
Small (640 x 480)
 
Video Recording AVI Motion JPEG with Stereo Audio
640 x 480 @ 30 fps
640 x 480 @ 30 fps LP
320 x 240 @ 60 fps
320 x 240 @ 30 fps
Video clip limited to 4GB or 60 minutes
 
Audio Recording WAVE (Stereo)
record time up to 60 seconds with image 
 
  
Optics  
 
Lens Type Canon Zoom Lens
 
Optical Zoom 12x
 
Lens Focal Length 6.0mm - 72.0mm (36mm - 432mm equivalent)
 
Digital Zoom 4x
 
Minimum Focus Distance 0" (0cm)
 
Maximum Aperture f/2.7-3.5
 
Optical Image Stabilization Yes (Canon OIS)
 
Accessory Lens/Filter Mount 58mm with Canon LAH-DC20 Lens Adapter/Hood Set (optional)
 
  
Focus Control  
 
Focus Type TTL Autofocus (9-Point AiAF), 1 point AF (FlexiZone AF)
 
Focus Modes Continuous, Single, Face Detection AF
 
Focus Range Normal: 19.7" (50cm) - infinity
Macr 3.9" (10cm) - 19.7" (50cm) wide
Super Macr 0" (0cm) - 3.9" (10cm) wide ONLY
 
  
Exposure Control  
 
Sensitivity Auto
High ISO Auto
Selectable ISO (80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600)
 
Shutter Type Not Specified by Manufacturer
 
Shutter Speed 15-1/3200 seconds
 
Aperture Range f/2.7-3.5 (max.)
 
Exposure Metering Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
 
Exposure Modes Auto, Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual, AE Lock, Exposure Compensation (±2 EV stops in 1/3-stop increments)
 
White Balance Modes Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom
 
Scene Modes Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Indoor, Night Scene, Color Accent, Color Swap, Night Snapshot, Super Macro, Stitch Assist
 
  
Flash  
 
Built-in Flash Yes (Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash Off, FE lock, Safety FE available)
 
Effective Flash Range 1.0' (0.3m) - 17' (5.2m) 
 
External Flash Connection TTL Hot Shoe
 
External Flash Control Automatic E-TTL Flash with EX-series Speedlites 
 
  
Performance  
 
Start-Up Time 2.3 seconds
 
Shutter Lag Not Specified by Manufacturer
 
Time Between Shots Approximately 1 second
 
Burst Capability 1.5 fps Continuous
 
Self Timer 2 seconds, 10 seconds, Custom
 
Interval Recording No
 
Date & Time Stamp Yes
 
  
Memory & Power  
 
Built-in Memory No
 
Compatible Memory Cards Secure Digital (SD/SDHC) Card
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
 
Recording Capacity Includes 32MB Secure Digital Card
Still Image Capacity
 Super Fine  Fine  Normal 
Large  8  14  29 
Widescreen  11  18  39 
Medium 1  11  20  41 
Medium 2  18  32  64 
Medium 3  29  52  99 
Small  111  171  270 

Video Capacity
Video Mode  Record Time 
640 x 480 @ 30 fps  13 seconds 
640 x 480 @ 30 fps LP  25 seconds 
320 x 240 @ 60 fps  19 seconds 
320 x 240 @ 30 fps  34 seconds 

 
 
Battery Type 4x AA Batteries (Alkaline, Lithium, NiMH)
 
Power Adapter CA-PS700 Compact Power Adapter (optional)
 
  
Input/Output  
 
Computer Interface USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) mini-B jack
 
Direct Print Capable Yes (PictBridge, Canon Direct Print)
 
Remote Control No
 
Video Output Yes (NTSC & PAL)
 
Web-Cam Capable No
 
System & Software Requirements Windows System
Pentium 500MHz or higher processor
Windows 98/98SE, Me, 2000, XP
128MB RAM or more (256MB or more for Windows 2000 & XP)
300MB Hard Drive space or more
Built-in USB port
1024x768 pixel Monitor with High Color (16 bit) or better
CD-ROM Drive (for software installation)
Macintosh System

PowerPC Processor
Mac OS X (v10.1.5-10.3)
256MB RAM or more
200MB Hard Drive space or more
Built-in USB port
1024 x 768 pixel Monitor with 32,000 colors or better
CD-ROM Drive (for software installation)
 
 
  
Display  
 
Viewfinder Electronic Viewfinder (0.33" TFT Color LCD with 115,000 pixels)
 
LCD Display Vari-Angle 2.5" low-temp polysilicon TFT color LCD (207,000 pixels) with wide viewing angle
 
Language Options 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
 
Playback Options Single Image, Index (9 thumbnails), Magnification (2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, Histogram, Sound Memos, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, Movie (Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing, Auto Rotate, Resume)
 
  
Physical  
 
Dimensions (HxWxD) 3.2 x 4.6 x 3.1" (80 x 117 x 78mm)
 
Weight 15.9 oz. (450g) without batteries