| Camera Effective Pixels | : Approx. 8 million |
| Image Sensor | : 1 / 2.5-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 8.3 million pixels) |
| Lens | 5.8 (W) - 23.2 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent: 35 (W) - 140 (T) mm)
f / 2.6 (W) - f / 5.5 (T) |
| Digital Zoom | : Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 16x in combination with the optical zoom) |
| Optical Viewfinder | : Real-image zoom viewfinder |
| LCD Monitor | : 2.5-inch type, amorphous silicon TFT color LCD,
approx. 115,000 pixels (Picture coverage 100%) |
| AF System | : TTL autofocus /
Manual focus are available
AF frame mode: Face Detect*1*2 / AiAF (9-point) / Center
*1 AF frame can be moved and fixed to specified face.
*2 If no face is detected, AiAF (9-points) is used. |
Focusing Range
(From the front of the lens) | : Normal: 45 cm (1.5 ft.) - infinity
Macro: 5 - 45 cm (W) (2.0 in. - 1.5 ft. (W)),
30 - 45 cm (T) (12 in. - 1.5 ft.(T))
Manual focus / Easy:
5 cm (2.0 in.) - infinity (W),
30 cm (12 in.) - infinity (T)
Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.) - infinity (W / T)
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| Shutter | : Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter |
| Shutter Speeds | : 1 / 60 - 1 / 2000 sec.
15 - 1 / 2000 sec. (Shutter speed range throughout all shooting modes)
- Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction.
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| Image Stabilization | : Lens-shift type
Continuous / Shoot Only / Panning / Off |
| 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 |
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 and subject movement. 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
- Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF. |
| Built-in Flash Range | : 30 cm - 3.5 m (12 in. - 11 ft.) (W) / 30 cm - 2.2 m (12 in. - 7.2 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 and Aquarium.
*2 Standard and Compact. |
| Continuous Shooting | : Approx. 1.4 shots / sec. |
| 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 Memo: 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 : 3264 x 2448 pixels
Medium 1 : 2592 x 1944 pixels
Medium 2 : 2048 x 1536 pixels
Medium 3 : 1600 x 1200 pixels
Small : 640 x 480 pixels
Date Stamp : 1600 x 1200 pixels
Widescreen : 3264 x 1832 pixels
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Number of Recording Pixels
(Movies) | : Standard
: 640 x 480 pixels (20 frames / sec.)
640 x 480 pixels (20 frames / sec. LP)
: 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames / sec.)
Recording can continue until the memory full*1
(can record up to a maximum of 4 GB one time*2)
Compact: 160 x 120 pixels (15 frames / sec.)
Maximum recording length per clip: 3 min.
*1 Using super high-speed memory cards (SDC- 512 MSH recommended).
*2 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 4GB or the recording time reaches one hour. |
| Playback Modes | : Playback Modes: Single (histogram displayable), Index (9 thumbnail 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 memos (it is possible to record and playback up to 1 min.), Protect |
| Direct Print | : PictBridge compliant, and Canon Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible |
| Interface | : Hi-Speed USB (mini-B)
Audio / Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio) |
| Communication Settings | MTP, PTP |
| Power Source | : 2AA-size alkaline batteries
2AA-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) | : 94.3 x 64.7 x 40.8 mm
(3.71 x 2.55 x 1.61 in.) |
Weight
(camera body only) | : Approx. 175 g (6.17 oz.) |
