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| Effective Pixels |
Approx.10.0M |
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| Colour Filter Type |
Primary Colour |
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| Type |
DIGIC II with iSAPS technology |
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| Focal Length |
7.3 – 29.2 mm (35mm
equivalent 35-140 mm) |
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| Zoom |
Optical 4x. Digital approx.
4x (with Digital Tele-converter approx. 1.4x
or 2.3x and Safety Zoom �) �. Combined approx.
16x |
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| Maximum f/number |
f/2.8-f/4.1 |
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| Construction |
8 elements in 7 groups (2 aspherical
elements) |
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| AF System / Points
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9-point AiAF, 1-point AF (Any
position is available or fixed centre) |
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| AF Point Selection |
Manual selection using FlexiZone
AF/AE |
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| AF Lock |
On/Off Selectable |
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| Closest Focusing
Distance |
1cm |
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| Metering Modes |
Evaluative, Centre-weighted
average, Spot (centre or linked to focusing
frame) |
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| AE Lock |
Locked when shutter button
is pressed half way |
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| Exposure Compensation |
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments |
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| ISO Speed Equivalent |
AUTO, High ISO Auto, 80, 100,
200, 400, 800 |
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| Speed |
15 – 1/2,500 sec
(Available shutter speeds vary depending on
the shooting mode) |
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| Settings |
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten,
Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom |
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| Viewfinder |
Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder |
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| Monitor |
Vari-angle 2.5” P-Si
TFT, approx. 115,000 pixels |
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| Modes |
Auto, Manual Flash On / Off |
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| Flash Exposure Compensation |
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments |
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| Flash Exposure Bracketing |
Yes |
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| Built-in Flash Range |
45cm - 4.2m (W) / 3m (T) (at
ISO AUTO equivalent) |
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| External Flash |
Canon's High Power Flash HF-DC1 |
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| Modes |
Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority
AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, Portrait,
Landscape, Night Scene, Stitch Assist, Movie,
Special Scene (Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets,
Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater,
Color Accent, Color Swap) |
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| Photo Effects |
My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid,
Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Lighter Skin
Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Positive Film, Custom
Color) |
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| Drive Modes |
Single, Continuous, Self-Timer |
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| Continuous Shooting |
Approx.1.5 fps � (until memory
card becomes full) � |
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RECORDING
PIXELS / COMPRESSION |
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| Image Size |
(L) 3648 x 2736, (M1) 2816 x
2112, (M2) 2272 x 1704, (M3) 1600 x 1200, (S)
640 x 480, (W) 3648 x 2048 (Postcard Date Imprint)
1600 x 1200 |
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| Compression |
Superfine, Fine, Normal |
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| Movies |
(L)640 x 480, 30/15fps
(M)320 x 240, 30/15fps (S)160 x 120, 15fps |
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| Movie Length |
Up to 1GB or 1 hour (L and M).
Up to 3 min (S) � |
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| Still Image Type |
JPEG compression, (Exif 2.2
[Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera
File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF]
Version 1.1 compliant |
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| Movies |
AVI [Motion JPEG compression
+ WAVE (monaural)] |
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| Sound Files |
WAVE (monaural) |
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| Canon Printers |
Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers
and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge (ID
Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print
supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only) |
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| My Camera |
Start-up image and camera sounds
customisation |
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| Sound Memo |
Up to 60 sec per image |
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| Intelligent Orientation
Sensor |
Yes |
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| Playback Zoom |
Approx. 2x - 10x |
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| Self Timer |
Approx. 2 or 10 sec. or Custom |
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| Menu Languages |
English, German, French, Dutch,
Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish,
Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional),
Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek,
Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic,
Ukrainian, Romanian |
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| Computer |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B, PTP) |
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| Other |
A/V output (PAL/NTSC) |
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| Type |
Secure Digital (SD) Card or
Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Card or
MultiMediaCard (MMC),
32MB Memory card supplied |
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SUPPORTED
OPERATING SYSTEM |
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| PC |
Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 SP4
/ XP / XP SP1-2 |
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| Macintosh |
OS X v10.2 - 10.4 |
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| Browsing &
Printing |
ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser |
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| Other |
PhotoStitch, RemoteCapture |
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| Drivers |
TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000),
WIA (Windows Me) |
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| Batteries |
4x Size-AA Alkaline or NiMH
Batteries(NB4-200) (Alkalines supplied) |
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| Battery Life |
Approx. 280 shots � (with supplied
batteries)
Approx. 500 shots (with optional Canon NB-2AH
batteries) �
Approx. 20 hours. playback (with supplied batteries)
Approx. 20 hours. playback (with Canon NB-2AH
batteries) |
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| AC Power Supply |
Optional, AC Adapter CA-PS500 |
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| Waterproof / Weatherproof
Case |
Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC8
, Waterproof Case Weight WW-DC1 |
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| Lenses |
Conversion Lens Adapter, LA-DC58F
Tele-Converter 1.75x TC-DC58N,
Wide converter 0.7x WC-DC58N |
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| Flash |
High Power Flash HF-DC1 |
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| Power Supply &
Battery Chargers |
Battery Charger Kit CBK4-300,
Ni-MH Batteries NB4-300, AC Adapter Kit ACK600 |
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| Operating Environment |
0 - 40 �C, 10 - 90% humidity |
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| Dimensions |
109.4 x 66.0 x 49.1mm (excluding
protrusions) |
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| Weight (body only) |
Approx. 245g |
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Zoom
� Depending on the image size selected
� Digital zoom available for still image and standard
movie modes only. Optical zoom may not be available
during movie recording. |
Continuous Shooting
� Large/Fine with LCD monitor off
� Depending on memory card speed / capacity |
Movie Length
� Depending on memory card speed / capacity |
Battery Life
� Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries
and memory card format supplied with the camera, except
where indicated |
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