Focus Range:

Normal: 2.0 in (5cm) - infinity (W) ; 3.3 ft (1m) - infinity (T)
Macro: 2.0 in - 1.6 ft (5 - 50cm) (W)

Shown here is the built-in flash that pops up anytime the camera is powered on. The SX230 HS has a range of up to 11.5 ft. (W) or 6.6 ft. (T). Flash options include: Auto, Manual (3 levels), Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE Lock, Safety FE, and Slow Synchro.

The only controls on the top of the SX230 are the shutter release and the zoom control toggle that is wrapped around it. You'll also notice the the top of the flash when closed, along with the the built-in speaker and GPS unit.

Framing and viewing your images is accomplished on the 3-inch wide screen LCD with approx. 461,000 pixels. This unit offers 100% frame coverage, and automatic brightness adjustment. You can also manually adjust the brightness via the setup menu.

Controls on the back of the SX230 are all on the right hand side starting with the On/Off button at the top. Next you will see the Mode dial, that is used to select which shooting mode you would like to use. Underneath the Mode dial is the red Movie Record button that starts and stops video recording, and the blue Playback button that sends the camera into Playback mode. Next is the 4-way control dial which surrounds the FUNC/SET button. This is used to navigate through all camera menus and the set button will select any desired options. This is also used as a shortcut dial when in record mode. Up will access the exposure compensation, down is the self-timer, left is the focus mode, and right will access the flash settings; depending on the exposure mode being used. On the bottom are the DISP button and the MENU button. The Display button will change the amount of information shown on the LCD in any mode and the menu button will grant you access to all menus that correspond to what mode the camera is in.

The SX230 is equipped with a standard AV port (top) for displaying SD (Standard Definition) video on a TV set with the supplied cables, as well as USB connection to a Mac or PC, and direct printing with compatible printers. It also has an HDMI port (bottom) which will stream HD video to any television with HDMI set up.

The SX230 HS accepts SD/SDHC/SDXC, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus, and HC MMC Plus type memory cards. Canon also notes this camera is Eye-Fi compliant. The camera is shown above with a SanDisk Extreme, 30MB/s, 4GB SDHC memory card.

Image data

		16:9			3:2
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (1)	F	2,311	1,630	6,677	2,738	1,386	5,680
	N	1,105	3,352	13,727	1,309	2,873	11,766
Medium (1)	F	1,210	3,094	12,671	1,436	2,623	10,743
	N	585	6,034	24,709	694	5,247	21,486
Medium (2)	F	604	6,034	24,709	496	7,099	29,070
	N	300	10,972	44,927	246	13,410	54,911
Small (S)	F	113	24,139	98,840	133	20,116	82,367
	N	63	40,233	164,734	75	30,174	123,550
Medium* (M)	F	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	N	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

		4:3			1:1
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (1)	F	3,084	1,231	5,042	2,301	1,652	6,769
	N	1,474	2,514	10,295	1,100	3,352	13,727
Medium (1)	F	1,620	2,320	9,503	1,210	3,094	12,671
	N	780	4,641	19,007	585	6,034	24,709
Medium (2)	F	558	6,352	26,010	420	8,046	32,946
	N	278	12,069	49,420	208	15,087	61,775
Small (S)	F	150	20,116	82,367	113	24,139	98,840
	N	84	30,174	123,550	63	40,233	164,734
Medium* (M)	F	836	4,310	17,649	N/A	N/A	N/A
	N	418	8,046	32,946	N/A	N/A	N/A

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.

* When in High-Speed Burst, Best Image Selection and Low Light mode.

Movie data

	Standard				iFrame Movie
	Full HD: 1920 x 1080	HD: 1280 x 720	640 x 480	320 x 240	HD: 1280 x 720
	24 fps	30 fps	30 fps	30 fps	30 fps
Movie Size (KB/sec.)	4,355	3,054	1,416	495	4,701
4GB	14 min. 34 sec.	20 min. 43 sec.	43 min. 43 sec.	1 hr. 58 min. 19 sec.	13 min. 35 sec.
16GB	59 min. 40 sec.	1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec.	2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec.	8 hr. 4 min. 30 sec.	55 min. 38 sec.

	Super Slow Motion Movie		Miniature Effect
	640 x 480	320 x 240	HD: 1280 x 720			640 x 480
	120 fps	240 fps	5x	10x	20x	5x	10x	20x
			6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps	6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps
Movie Size (KB/sec.)	4,914	2,457	573	287	143	246	123	61
4GB	12 min. 58 sec.	25 min. 46 sec.	1 hr. 45 min. 52 sec.	3 hr. 21 min. 9 sec.	5 hr. 35 min. 16 sec.	3 hr. 43 min. 30 sec.	6 hr. 42 min. 20 sec.	11 hr. 10 min. 33 sec.
16GB	53 min. 7 sec.	1 hr. 45 min. 35 sec.	7 hr. 13 min. 30 sec.	13 hr. 43 min. 40 sec.	22 hr. 52 min. 47 sec.	15 hr. 15 min. 11 sec.	27 hr. 27 min. 20 sec.	45 hr. 45 min. 35 sec.