Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact

ISO (Max)
1600

Sensor Resolution
8.0 Megapixel

Sensor Type
CCD

Optical Zoom
10x

Display
2.5" LCD display

Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Full Specifications and Details

design and dimensions sensor lens focusing exposure & white balance display flash videography / camcorder memory battery and charging connections features others

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Product Type	Digital camera - compact
Height	7.1 cm
Width	10.8 cm
Depth	4.7 cm
Weight	266 g
Enclosure Colour	Black \| Silver
Digital Zoom	4x
Optical Zoom	10x

SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Sensor Resolution	8.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	CCD
Total Pixels	8,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	8,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	1/2.5"
Image Stabiliser	Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser	Yes

LENS Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Type	Zoom lens - 10x zoom - 6 - 60 mm - f/2.8-4.3
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera	36 - 360mm
Focus Adjustment	Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance	50 cm
Macro Focus Range	1-50cm
Zoom Adjustment	Motorised drive
Lens Construction	9 groups / 10 elements
Features	Aspherical lens

FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
Face Detection	Yes

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

ISO (Max)	1600
Light Sensitivity	ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering	Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes	Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs	Landscape, portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, night scene, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, night snapshot, snow, aquarium
Special Effects	Black & White, Sepia, Colour, Neutral, Vivid
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight
Max Shutter Speed	1/2500 sec
Min Shutter Speed	15 sec
Exposure Compensation	±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps

DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Type	2.5" LCD display
Display Format	172,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Built-in
Display Features	Display brightness control

FLASH Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Camera Flash	Pop-up flash
Flash Modes	Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction	Yes
Features	AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range	0.5 m - 3 m

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Digital Video Format	AVI
Image Recording Format	JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode	Mono

MEMORY Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Memory Card Slot	SD card
Supported Memory Cards	MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Memory Card	16 MB SD
Included Memory Card	16 MB SD
Image Storage	JPEG 3264 x 2448 JPEG 2592 x 1944 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 1600 x 1200 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 3264 x 1832 JPEG 320 x 240
Video Capture	AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps

BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Battery Type	AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details	2 x AA alkaline battery (included) AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional)

CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Interface	Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard	Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Connector Type	USB Composite video/audio output

FEATURES Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Self-Timer Delay	10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	0.8 frames per second, 1.3 frames per second
Additional Features	Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix

OTHERS Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Included Accessories	USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software	Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	0 °C

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