Image Sensor
Camera Effective Pixels Approx 12.1 Million pixels CMOS
Lens
Focal Length 4.4x zoom: 4.3 (W) - 18.8 (T)mm,
(35mm film equivalent: 24(W) - 105(T)mm)
Focusing Range 3cm (1.2in.) - infinity (W), 40cm (1.3ft.) - infinity (T)
Macro: 3 - 50cm (1.2in. - 1.6ft.) (W)
Image Stabilizer (IS) System Lens-shift type
Imaging Processor DIGIC 4
LCD Monitor
Type TFT colour (with wide viewing angle)
Size 3.2-inch type
Effective Pixels Approx. 461,000 dots
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Features Brightness adjustment (5 levels), Touch panel
Focus
Control System Autofocus: Single (Continuous in Auto mode), Servo AF / Servo AE, Touch AF
AF Frame Face AiAF, Fixed Frame
Metering System Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Exposure Compensation (Still Images) / Exposure Shift (Movies) ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index) Auto, ISO 125 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
Shutter Speed 1 - 1/1600sec.
15 - 1/1600sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Aperture
Type Iris (used together with ND filter)
f/number f/2.0 - f/8.0 (W), f/5.8 - f/8.0 (T)
Flash
Modes Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off
Range 50cm - 5.0m (W), 50cm - 2.0m (T) (1.6 - 16ft. (W), 1.6 - 6.6ft. (T))
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes Auto*1, P, Tv, Av, Movie Digest, Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Smart Shutter*2, High-speed burst, Best Image Selection, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Creative Light Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie
* Movies are recorded by pressing the movie button.
*1 Smart Auto also available for movies.
*2 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer.
Digital Zoom Still images / Movies: Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 18x in combination with the optical zoom), Safety Zoom, Digital Tele-converter
Continuous Shooting Mode: Normal
Speed (Normal): Program: Approx. 3.4 shots/sec.
High-speed Burst: Approx. 8.2 shots/sec.
Number of Shots (Approximate)
(CIPA Compliant) Approx. 180 images
Recording Specifications
Recording Media SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card
File Format Design rule for camera file system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Data Type Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)
Movie: MOV
(Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo))
Number of Recording Pixels Still Images: 16:9
Large: 4000 x 2248,
Medium 1: 2816 x 1584,
Medium 2: 1920 x 1080,
Small: 640 x 360
3:2
Large: 4000 x 2664,
Medium 1: 2816 x 1880,
Medium 2: 1600 x 1064,
Small: 640 x 424
4:3
Large: 4000 x 3000,
Medium 1: 2816 x 2112,
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200,
Small: 640 x 480
1:1
Large: 2992 x 2992,
Medium 1: 2112 x 2112,
Medium 2: 1200 x 1200,
Small: 480 x 480
Movie: Super Slow Motion Movie: 640 x 480 (120fps*1 when shooting 30fps*2 during playback), 320 x 240 (240fps*3 when shooting 30fps*2 during playback)
Miniature Effect: 1280 x 720*4, 640 x 480*4 iFrame Movie: 1280 x 720 (30fps*2)
Movies Other than the above: 1920 x 1080 pixels (24fps*5), 1280 x 720 (30fps*2), 640 x 480 (30fps*2), 320 x 240 (30fps*2)
*1 Actual frame rate is 119.68fps.
*2 Actual frame rate is 29.97fps.
*3 Actual frame rate is 239.76fps.
*4 Shooting: 6fps / 3fps / 1.5fps. Playback: 30fps*2.
*5 Actual frame rate is 23.976fps.
Display Languages 26 languages
Interface Hi-Speed USB
HDMI output
Analog audio output (stereo)
Analog video output (NTSC / PAL)
Direct Print Standard PictBridge
Power Source Battery Pack NB-6L
Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (when used with DC Coupler DR10)
Dimensions (CIPA compliant) 100.6 x 55.4 x 25.0mm (3.96 x 2.18 x 0.98in.)
Weight (CIPA compliant) Approx. 185g (6.53oz.) (including battery & memory card)
Approx. 165g (5.82oz.) (Camera body only)
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