2.7-inch TFT color LCD widescreen with wide viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots
LCD Coverage
100%
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture
f/2.8 (W) - f/5.9 (T)
Shutter Speed
15-1/1500 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1-15 sec.
Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent
(Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face AiAF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method
Program AE, i-Contrast; AE Lock
Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance
White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
*The color of the faces is evaluated in Face AiAF
Flash
Built-in Flash
Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro
Flash Range
1-13 ft./30cm-4.0m (W), 1.6-6.6 ft./50cm-2.0m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
Recycling Time
10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
N/A
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes
Auto, Program, Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks,
Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night
Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Long Shutter, Stitch
Assist, Movie
Photo Effects
My Colors
My Colors Off, Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral,
Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin
Tone, Custom
Self-Timer
Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Face Detection Self-timer
Wireless Control
Not available
Continuous Shooting
Approx. 0.8 fps
Image Storage
Storage Media
SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card
File Format
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
Image Compression
Normal, Fine
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (Monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels
Still Image: 4,000 x 3,000 (Large), 3,264 x 2,448 (Medium 1), 2,592 x
1,944 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480
(Small), 4,000 x 2,248 (Widescreen)
Movie: High Definition: 1,280 x 720 (30 fps); Standard Definition: 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Available up to 4GB or 10 min. (HD)/60 min. (SD) per clip
Number of Recordable Images
Large (L)
Medium 1 (M1)
Medium 2 (M2)
Medium 3 (M3)
F
N
F
N
F
N
F
N
File Size (KB)
3,084
1,474
2,060
980
1,395
695
558
278
2GB
626
1,280
930
1,920
1,365
2,672
3,235
6,146
8GB
2,505
5,116
3,721
7,675
5,457
10,679
12,927
24,562
Small (S)
Widescreen (W)
F
N
F
N
File Size (KB)
150
84
2,311
1,105
2GB
10,245
15,368
830
1,707
8GB
40,937
61,406
3,318
6,822
Time of Recordable Movies
High Definition
Standard Definition
1,280 x 720
640 x 480
320 x 240
30 fps
30 fps
30 fps
Movie size (KB/sec.)
2,955
1,316
394
2GB
10 min. 53 sec.
23 min. 49 sec.
1 hr. 13 min. 10 sec.
8GB
43 min. 32 sec.
1 hr. 35 min. 11 sec.
4 hr. 52 min. 24 sec.
Note: N=Normal F=Fine
Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is
estimated from Canon's standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie
Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.
Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File
Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Auto Rotate,
Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, By Date, By Folder, By File
Type, Transition Effects, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Index (4-130
thumbnails), Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, Trimming, Resize, Image
Inspection Tool, i-Contrast
Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes
Still Image: single image, select range, select by date, select by category, select by folder, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie
Interfaces
Computer Interface
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
Video Out
NTSC/PAL
Audio Out
Monaural
Other
Mini-HDMI cable: connection to high definition monitor; Memory card
slot: direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA
Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable
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