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Image Sensor

Type: 1/2.3 inch Canon CMOS
Effective Pixels: Approx 10.0 million
Colour Filter Type: Primary Colour

Image Processor

Type: DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology

Lens

Focal Length: 5.0 - 100.0 mm (35mm equivalent: 28-560mm ( 4:3 aspect ratio ) / 29-580mm ( 16:9 aspect ratio ))
Zoom: Optical 20x. Digital approx 4x. Combined approx 80x
Maximum f/number: f/2.8 - f/5.7
Construction: 13 elements in 11 groups (including 1 UD & 1 aspherical element)
Image Stabilisation: Yes (shift type)
USM Motor: Yes, zoom

Focusing

Type: TTL
AF System / Points: Face Detection, 1-point AF (Any position is available, fixed to centre or Face Select and Track)
AF Modes: Single, Continuous, Servo AF
AF Point Selection: Manual using Flexizone, AF/AE, Size (normal, small)
AF Lock: On/Off Selectable
AF Assist Beam: Yes
Focus Bracketing: Yes
Manual Focus: Yes
Closest Focusing Distance: 0cm

Exposure Control

Metering Modes: Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to Face Detection AF or Flexizone AF frame)
AE Lock: Yes
Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
AEB: 1/3 - 2EV in 1/3 steps
ISO Sensitivity: AUTO, High ISO Auto (incorporating Motion Detection Technology), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Shutter

Speed: 1/8 - 1/3200 sec (factory default)
15 - 1/3200 sec (total range varies by shooting mode)

White Balance

Type: TTL
Settings: Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom

Viewfinder

Viewfinder: EVF (0.40" type), aspect ratio 16:9, approx. 148,000 dots
Dioptre Correction: Yes

LCD Monitor

Monitor: Vari-angle 2.8 TFT, aspect ratio 16:9, approx. 230,000 dots
Coverage: 100%
Brightness: Adjustable to 1 of 2 levels

Flash

Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On / Off
Slow Sync Speed: Yes
Red-eye Reduction: Yes
Flash Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 EV in 1/3 steps. Face Detection FE. Safety FE.
Flash Exposure Lock: Yes
Manual Power Adjustment: 3 levels with internal flash (up to 19 levels with external EX Speedlites 220EX and 430EX II. 22 levels with 580EX II )
Second Curtain Synchronisation: Yes
Built-in Flash Range: 50cm - 4.8m (W) / 1.0m-2.8m (T)
External Flash: E-TTL with EX series Speedlites , Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1

Shooting

Modes: Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Sports, Stitch Assist, Movie, Special Scene (Indoor, Night Scene, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Aquarium, ISO 3200, Colour Accent, Colour Swap), Super Macro  
Photo Effects: My Colours (My Colours Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive, Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Colour)
Drive Modes: Single, Continuous, Self-Timer, Face Self-Timer
Continuous Shooting: Approx. 4.0 shots/sec.(6), AF: Approx. 1.1 shots/sec., LV: Approx. 1.2 shots/sec.(6) (until memory card becomes full)

Recording Pixels / Compression

Image Size: (L) 3648 x 2736, (M1) 2816 x 2112, (M2) 2272 x 1704, (M3) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (LW) 3640 x 2160, (SW) 1920 x 1080. Resize in playback (M3, S, 320 x 240. LW to SW)
Compression: Superfine, Fine, Normal
Movies: (HD) 1920 x 1080, 30fps (1080p), (L)640 x 480, 30fps, (M)320 x 240, 30fps
Movie Length: HD) Up to 4GB or 29 min. 59 sec. (L and M) Up to 4GB or 1 hour

File Types

Still Image Type: JPEG compression, (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
Movies: MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (stereo)]
Sound Files: WAVE (stereo)

Direct Print

Canon Printers: Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only)
PictBridge: Yes

Other Features

Red-Eye Correction: Yes, during shooting and playback
My Camera / My Menu: Start up image & camera sounds customisation, Menu customisation.
My Category: Image tagging feature
Sound Memo: Up to 60 sec per image
Intelligent Orientation Sensor: Yes
Histogram: Yes, Live Histogram
Playback Zoom: Approx. 2x  10x
Self Timer: Approx. 2 or 10 sec, Custom or Face Self-Timer
Menu Languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Farsi

Interface

Computer: USB Hi-Speed (Mini-B, MTP, PTP)
Other: A/V output (PAL/NTSC)

Memory Card

Type: SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus.

Supported Operating System

PC Macintosh: Windows XP SP2 / Vista (inc SP1) Mac OS X v10.4 - 10.5

Software

Browsing & Printing: ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser
Other: PhotoStitch

Power Source

Batteries: 4x Size-AA Alkaline or NiMH Batteries (NB4-300) (Alkalines supplied)
Battery Life: Approx. 160 shots (with supplied batteries)
Approx. 420 shots (with optional Canon NB4-300 batteries)
Approx. 720 min. playback (with supplied batteries)
Approx. 840 min. playback (with Canon NB4-300 batteries) 
AC Power Supply: Optional, AC Adapter Kit CA-PS700

Accessories

Case: Soft Case DCC-800
Flash: Canon Speedlites (220EX, 430EX II, 580EX, 580EX II ), Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3
High Power Flash HF-DC1
Remote Switch:  Wireless Controller WC-DC300
Power Supply & Battery Chargers: Compact AC power adapter CA-PS700, Battery Charger Kit CBK4-300, Ni-MH Batteries NB4-300

Physical Specifications

Operating Environment: 0 40 °C, 10  90% humidity
Dimensions: 127.5 x 88.3 x 87.7 mm
Weight (body only): Approx 585g