Canon PowerShot S60 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
5.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3.6x
Display
1.8" LCD display
Battery Type
Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot S60
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.7 cm
Width 11.4 cm
Depth 3.9 cm
Weight 0.2 kg
Digital Zoom 4.1x
Optical Zoom 3.6x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot S60
Sensor Resolution 5.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 5,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 5,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8"
LENS Canon PowerShot S60
Type Zoom lens - 3.6x zoom - 5.8 - 20.7 mm - f/2.8-5.3
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 100mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 4-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot S60
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
AE/AF Control FlexiZone
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot S60
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 80%
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot S60
ISO (Max) 400
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
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, hi-speed shutter, slow shutter, stitch assist, night scene
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Vivid, Custom Effect
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), Underwater
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 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
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot S60
Type 1.8" LCD display
Display Format 118,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot S60
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.55 m - 4.2 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot S60
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW
MEMORY Canon PowerShot S60
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, Microdrive
Memory Card 32 MB CompactFlash
Image Storage RAW 2592 x 1944: 5 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 11 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 21 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944: 43 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 18 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 33 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 67 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 30 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 54 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 108 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 120 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 196 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 337 - with 32MB card
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 10 fps - 30 sec - max clip duration
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration
AVI - 640 x 480 - 10 fps - 46 sec - with 32MB card
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 91 sec - with 32MB built-in memory
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 242 sec - with 32MB card
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot S60
Battery Type Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 720 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot S60
Interface Composite video
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
System Requirements Details Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - Pentium - 150 MHz - 64 MB
Windows XP - Pentium - 300 MHz - 128 MB
MacOS 9.0 - 9.2 - PowerPC - 64 MB
MacOS X - PowerPC - 128 MB
Connector Type Composite video/audio output
USB
FEATURES Canon PowerShot S60
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 1.5 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock
OTHERS Canon PowerShot S60
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft VideoImpression, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon PhotoRecord
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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