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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - compact |
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| Height | 5.7 cm |
| Width | 8.6 cm |
| Depth | 2.7 cm |
| Weight | 170 g |
| Body Material | Metal |
| Digital Zoom | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 3x |
| SENSOR Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 7.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 7,400,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 7,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/1.8" |
| PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC II |
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| LENS Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 7.7 - 23.1 mm - f/2.8-4.9 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 37 - 111mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic |
| Min Focus Distance | 50 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 5-50cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Features | Built-in lens shield |
| FOCUSING Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 9 |
| VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - real-image zoom |
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| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| ISO (Max) | 400 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual |
| Shooting Programs | Portrait mode, stitch assist, Underwater, indoor, kids & pets, digital macro, night snapshot |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Vivid |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight) |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 15 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| DISPLAY Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Type | 2" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 118,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| Display Features | Display brightness control |
| FLASH Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Camera Flash | Built-in flash |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes |
| Features | AF illuminator |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.5 m - 4.8 m |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono |
| MEMORY Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card |
| Memory Card | 32 MB SD |
| Image Storage |
Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 2304: 9 - with 32MB card Fine JPEG 3072 x 2304: 15 - with 32MB card Normal JPEG 3072 x 2304: 31 - with 32MB card Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 11 - with 32MB card Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 20 - with 32MB card Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944: 40 - with 32MB card Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 17 - with 32MB card Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 32 - with 32MB card Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 63 - with 32MB card Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 28 - with 32MB card Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 51 - with 32MB card Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 97 - with 32MB card Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 109 - with 32MB card Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 168 - with 32MB card Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 265 - with 32MB card |
| Video Capture |
AVI - 320 x 240 - 60 fps - 60 sec - max clip duration AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 14 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps - 42 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 320 x 240 - 60 fps - 21 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 84 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 206 sec - with 32MB card |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Battery Type | Canon NB-3L Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Li-ion rechargeable battery - 790 mAh (included) |
| CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Interface | Composite video, USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support |
| Connector Type |
USB Composite video/audio output |
| FEATURES Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 2 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock |
| OTHERS Canon PowerShot ELPH SD500 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft VideoImpression, Canon ImageBrowser |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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