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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - compact |
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| Height | 5.8 cm |
| Width | 11.2 cm |
| Depth | 4.2 cm |
| Weight | 0.3 kg |
| Body Material | Aluminium |
| Enclosure Colour | Metallic silver |
| Digital Zoom | 3.6x |
| Optical Zoom | 3x |
| SENSOR Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 4.0 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 4,100,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 4,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/1.8" |
| LENS Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 7.1 - 21.3 mm - f/2.8-4.9 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 35 - 105mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 80 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 10-80cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 5 groups / 7 elements |
| Features | Aspherical lens |
| FOCUSING Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Auto Focus | Active |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 3 |
| VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - real-image zoom |
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| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 82% |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| ISO (Max) | 400 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50 |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, spot AF area, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, slow shutter, night mode, stitch assist, sports mode |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Saturation, Neutral, Vivid |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/1500 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 15 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3 EV step |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec |
| DISPLAY Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Type | 1.8" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 117,600 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| FLASH Canon PowerShot S40 |
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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 | Flash +/- compensation |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.35 m - 4.8 m |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono |
| MEMORY Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Memory Card Slot | CompactFlash Card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | CompactFlash |
| Memory Card | 16 MB CompactFlash |
| Image Storage |
High RAW 2272 x 1704: 4 - with 16MB card Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704: 7 - with 16MB card Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704: 13 - with 16MB card Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704: 26 - with 16MB card Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 14 - with 16MB card Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 26 - with 16MB card Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 52 - with 16MB card Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 25 - with 16MB card Fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 46 - with 16MB card Normal JPEG 1024 x 768: 84 - with 16MB card Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 58 - with 16MB card Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 94 - with 16MB card Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 165 - with 16MB card |
| Video Capture |
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 61 sec - with 16MB card AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 223 sec - with 16MB card AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 30 sec - max clip duration AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 120 sec - max clip duration |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Battery Type | Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Li-ion rechargeable battery - 570 mAh (included) |
| CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Interface | Component video |
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| Print Standard | DPOF support |
| Connector Type |
USB Composite video/audio output |
| FEATURES Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 2.5 frames per second, 1.5 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, AE/FE lock |
| OTHERS Canon PowerShot S40 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, hand strap, USB cable, audio / video cable |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft VideoImpression, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year |
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