Canon PowerShot SX160 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact

ISO (Max)
1600

Sensor Resolution
16.0 Megapixel

Sensor Type
CCD

Optical Zoom
16x

Display
3" LCD display

Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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Canon PowerShot SX160 IS Full Specifications and Details

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

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Product Type	Digital camera - compact
Height	7.25 cm
Width	11.1 cm
Depth	4.41 cm
Weight	243 g
Enclosure Colour	Black \| Red \| Silver
Digital Zoom	4x
Optical Zoom	16x

SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Sensor Resolution	16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	CCD
Total Pixels	16,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser	Optical (Dynamic Image Stabilizer)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser	Yes

PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Image Processor	DIGIC 4

LENS Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Type	Zoom lens - 16x zoom - 5 - 80 mm - f/3.5-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera	28 - 448mm
Focus Adjustment	Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance	1 cm
Macro Focus Range	1cm
Zoom Adjustment	Motorised drive
Lens Construction	9 groups / 11 elements
Features	UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens

FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control	Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection	Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

ISO (Max)	1600
Light Sensitivity	ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering	Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes	Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs	Portrait mode, fireworks, low light, self-portrait with self-timer, snow
Special Effects	Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, monochrome, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, Toy camera, Posterisation, Super Vivid
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed	1/3200 sec
Min Shutter Speed	15 sec
Exposure Compensation	±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed	1/2000 sec

DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Type	3" LCD display
Display Format	230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Built-in
Display Features	Contrast control

FLASH Canon PowerShot SX160 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 (wide lens) 0.6 m - 2 m (tele lens)

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Digital Video Format	H.264, MOV, iFrame
Image Recording Format	JPEG
Max Video Resolution	1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode	Stereo
Microphone Features	Wind noise reduction

MEMORY Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Memory Card Slot	SD card
Supported Memory Cards	SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage	JPEG 4608 x 3456 JPEG 4608 x 3072 JPEG 4608 x 2592 JPEG 3456 x 3456 JPEG 3264 x 2448 JPEG 3264 x 2176 JPEG 3264 x 1832 JPEG 2448 x 2448 JPEG 1600 x 1200 JPEG 1600 x 1064 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 1200 x 1200 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 640 x 424 JPEG 640 x 360 JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture	H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps iFrame - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps iFrame - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 5 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 2.5 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 1.25 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect

BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Battery Type	AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details	2 x AA alkaline battery (included) AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional)
Battery Life	Photo shooting - 140 shots (alkaline batteries) Photo shooting - 380 shots (NiMH batteries) Playback - 7 hours (alkaline batteries) Playback - 10 hours (NiMH batteries)

CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

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

FEATURES Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Self-Timer Delay	10 sec, 2sec, 0 - 15 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	0.8 frames per second, 0.5 frames per second, 2.8 frames per second, 0.6 frames per second
Additional Features	RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, Scene Detection Technology, highlight point display, face detection, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, built-in help guide, Subject Detection technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Smart AUTO, Intelligent Image Stabilisation (IS)

OTHERS Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

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

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