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| Model Name: | Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Photo Gallery URL: | Photo Gallery |
| Device Forum URL: | Forum |
| Manufacturer URL: | Mfr. Website |
| General | |
| Model Number: | SX1 IS |
| Camera Format: | EVF |
| Currently Manufactured: | No |
| Retail Price: | $599.99 |
| Street Price: | |
| Date Available: | 2009-04-15 |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes |
| Weight: | 20.6 oz (585 g) |
| Weight With Batteries? | No |
| Size: | 5.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 in. (128 x 88 x 88 mm) |
| Waterproof: | No |
| Image Capture | |
| Image Resolution: | 3648 x 2736 (10.0 MP, 4:3), 3640 x 2160 (7.9 MP, Other), 2816 x 2112 (5.9 MP, 4:3), 2272 x 1704 (3.9 MP, 4:3), 1920 x 1080 (2.1 MP, 16:9), 1600 x 1200 (1.9 MP, 4:3), 640 x 480 (0.3 MP, 4:3) |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 3.8 |
| Movie Resolution: | 1920x1080, 640x480, 320x240 |
| Movie Frame Rate: | 30, 30, 30 |
| Movie Audio: | Yes |
| CMOS Sensor (Megapixels): | 10.30 |
| CMOS Size (inches): | 1/2.3" |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | n/a |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3, 16:9 |
| Sensor Type: | CMOS |
| Effective Megapixels: | 10.00 |
| Lens | |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 28 - 560 mm |
| Zoom Ratio: | 20.00x |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | Up to 4x |
| Auto Focus: | Yes |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | Yes |
| Manual Focus: | No |
| Normal Focus Range: | 50 cm to Infinity 19.7 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range: | 0 - 10 cm 0.0 - 3.9 in |
| Aperture Range: | f/2.8 (W) - f/5.7(T) |
| Lens Thread: | |
| Lens Thread Type: | |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder: | Yes |
| Viewfinder Type: | EVF type; 0.4" color LCD, 148K dots |
| Display | |
| Optical Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Size (inches): | 2.8 |
| LCD Resolution: | 230,000 dots |
| Touchscreen: | |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 10.0x |
| Exposure | |
| ISO Settings: | Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200* (*special scene mode) |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 15 - 1/3200 |
| Exp Adj Range (EV): | +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot, Face Detect AE |
| Program AE: | Yes |
| Aperture Priority: | Yes |
| Shutter Priority: | Yes |
| Full Manual Exposure: | Yes |
| Creative Exposure Modes: | Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Sports, Stitch Assist, Special Scene (Indoor, Night Scene, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Aquarium, ISO 3200¹, Color Accent, Color Swap), Super Macro |
| Self Timer: | 1 - 30 seconds |
| Flash | |
| Internal Flash: | Yes |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro |
| Flash Guide Number (Meters): | n/a |
| Flash Range Description: | 50cm-4.8m (W) / 1.0m-2.6m (T) |
| Ext Flash Connection: | Hot-Shoe |
| Image Storage | |
| Usable Memory Types: | SD / SDHC |
| Memory Included (MB): | |
| Uncompressed Format: | RAW |
| CCD Raw Format: | Yes |
| Movie File Format: | MOV (Image: H.264, Audio: PCM) |
| Connectivity | |
| Video Out: | Yes |
| Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): | Yes |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | |
| External Connections: | USB 2.0 High Speed |
| Other Connection: | HDMI Mini Connector |
| Included Software: | Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM (ZoomBrowser EX, ImageBrowser, PhotoStitch) |
| OS Compatibility: | Windows XP SP2/Vista, Mac OS |
| Power | |
| Battery Form Factor: | 4 x AA |
| Usable Battery Types: | Alkaline disposeables, NiMH rechargeables |
| Batteries Included: | 4 x AA Alkaline disposeables |
| Battery Charger Included: | No |
| CIPA Rating: | 420 |
| Notes & Features: | Optical Image Stabilization, Motion Detection Technology, Face Detection, Vari-angle LCD, 1080p HD. |
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