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  CCD:

Size:

1/2.5 inch

Effective Number of Pixels:

Approx. 5.0 MP

Total Number of Pixels:

Approx. 5.3 MP

Filter Array:

Primary colour filter (Bayer)

  Image Processor:

Processor:

DiG!C II

  Lens:

Focal Length (optical):

5.8 (W) - 17.4 (T) mm

35mm film equivalent:

35 - 105 mm

Maximum Aperture:

F2.8 (W) / F4.9 (T)

Shutter Speed :

15 - 1/1500 sec.

Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed):

Auto / ISO 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 equivalent

Construction:

  6 elements in 5 groups
  (including 2 aspherical UA lenses)

Optical Zoom:

Approx. 3x

Digital Zoom:

Approx. 4x

Max Combined Zoom:

Approx. 12x

Focusing Method:

  TTL Autofocus
  9-point AiAF / 1-point AF (fixed:centre)
  AF lock available

Focusing Range:

  Normal 30 cm - infinity
  Macro 3 - 50 cm (W), 30 - 50 cm (T)
  Infinity 3 cm - infinity

  Control/Balance:

Light Metering Method:

Evaluative / Centre-weighted average / Spot (Metering frame when Spot : Centre)

Exposure Control Method:

Program AE / AE Lock available

Exposure Compensation:

+/- 2 EV in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance Control:

TTL White Balance

White Balance Modes:

Auto + Pre-set (Daylight / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluorescent / Fluorescent H) + Custom

  LCD Monitor/Viewfinder:

Viewfinder:

Real-image optical zoom

LCD Monitor:

2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT colour LCD

  Flash:

Flash Modes:

Auto / Red-eye reduction in Auto or Flash On / Flash On / Flash Off / Slow-Synchro.

Flash Range [at ISO Auto equiv.]:

  Normal:50 cm - 3.5 m (W), 50 cm - 2.0 m (T)
  Macro: 30 cm - 50 cm (W/T)

  Selectable Shooting Modes:

Shooting Modes:

Auto / Manual (Long Shutter is available)/ Stitch Assist / Movie (Standard Fast Frame Rate)/ My Colours / Digital Macro/ Portrait/ Night Snapshot/ Special Scene (Kids & Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater.)

Photo Effects Mode:

Vivid colour / Neutral / Low sharpening / Sepia / Black & White

My Colours Mode:

Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Colour Accent, Colour Swap, Custom Colour

  Continuous Shooting :

Normal:

Approx 2.1 shots/sec. (until memory card becomes full*) *Depending on memory card speed/capacity. Low-level format may be required

  Image Recording Format:

Image File Format:

Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant

Still image:

JPEG compression method (Exif 2.2 compliant)

Video Data:

AVI Image data: Motion JPEG

JPEG Compression Levels:

Superfine / Fine / Normal

  Recording Pixels Still Images:

Large:

2592 x 1944

Middle 1:

2048 x 1536

Middle 2:

1600 x 1200

Small:

640 x 480

Postcard date imprint *Compression Fine:

1600 x 1200

  Recording Pixels Movie Images:

Large (VGA):

640 x 480

Medium (QVGA):

320 x 240

Small (QQVGA):

160 x 120

  Still Image Storage Capacity (with supplied memory):

Large/Super Fine:

5 images

Large/Fine :

9 images

Large/Normal:

19 images

Middle 1/Super Fine:

8 images

Middle1/Fine:

15 images

Middle1/Normal:

30 images

Middle2/Super Fine:

13 images

Middle2/Fine:

24 images

Middle2/Normal:

46 images

Small/Super Fine:

52 images

Small/Fine:

80 images

Small/Normal:

127 images

  Movie Storage Capacity (with supplied memory):

Movie Large:

  640 x 480 Approx. 6 sec. at 30 fps [until SD memory card becomes full*]
  640 x 480 Approx. 14 sec. at 15 fps [until SD memory card becomes full*]

Movie Middle:

  320 x 240 Approx. 10 sec. at 60 fps (Up to 1 min.)
  320 x 240 Approx. 40 sec. at 15 fps [until SD memory card becomes full*]
  320 x 240 Approx. 20 sec. at 30 fps [until SD memory card becomes full*]

Movie Small:

  160 x 120 Approx. 1 min. 39 sec. at 15 fps [max. approx. 3 min per recording]
  *When using a high-speed SD memory card. Low level format may be required

  Other Operations:

Playback Operations:

Single / Index (9 thumbnail images) / Slide Show / Movie Special Replay - Next frame, Previous frame, Fast forward, Rewind, First frame and Last frame / Slow motion/ Magnify (2x - 10x) / Auto vertical and horizontal image orientation with Intelligent Orientation Sensor / Still histogram display

File Operations:

DPOF - Print Order/ Slide show/Image transfer, Movie - unnecessary scenes can be erased (start-point to mid-point or end-point to mid-point). Sound Memos - max. record/play time is approx. 60 sec.

Direct Printing*:

Yes

PictBridge:

Yes

Print/Share Button:

Yes

ID Photo Print:

Yes (with compatible Canon Compact Photo printers)

Movie Print:

Yes (with compatible Canon Compact Photo printers)

Camera Settings:

Start-up image/ Start-up sound/ Shutter sound / Operation sound and Self-timer sound (Creation of on-camera content).

Menu Languages:

22 languages (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese)

Self-timer:

Operates with approx. 2 sec. or approx. 10 sec. count-down or custom.

  Interface:

Computer I/F:

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Video Output:

PAL or NTSC selectable

Audio Output:

Monaural

Memory Storage:

SD Memory Card

Supplied Memory:

16MB SD Memory Card

  Supported Operating Systems:

PC:

Windows 98 SE/Me/2000 (SP4)/XP (SP1, SP2)

Mac:

OS X (Version 10.2 - 10.4)

  Inclusions:

Software:

Canon Digital Camera Solution Disc

  Power Source:

Battery:

Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery NB-4L

Standard Charger:

Charger CB-2LVE

Optional AC Adaptor:

AC Adaptor Kit ACK-DC10 (Contains CA-DC10 and DR-10)

  Shooting Capacity (full charge):

LCD Monitor On:

Approx. 150 shots (CIPA Standard)

LCD Monitor Off:

Approx. 500 shots (Canon Standard)

Replay:

Approx. 180 min.

  Operating Environment:

Temperature:

0 - 40 C

Humidity:

10 - 90 %

Dimensions (W x H x D):

86 x 53.5 x 21.6 mm (ex. protrusions)

Weight:

Approx. 140 g (camera body only)

  *All data based on Canon's Standard Test Method:

  **Subject to change without notice:

  ***Please note - for a complete list of standard inclusions and optional accessories, contact your nearest Canon dealer. Not all items listed in the specifications come as standard:




                                                                                                                                                               
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