Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE

PowerShot ELPH 510 HS

Canon

Regional names: IXY 51S / IXUS 1100 HS.

Marketed:

Canon PowerShot ELPH 510 HS
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Zoom Magnification
12x
Focusing Range
1 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity (W), 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T) • Macro 1 – 50 cm (W) (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft. (W))
Image Stabilizer System
Lens-shift type
Imaging Processor
DIGIC 4
Size
3.2 type
Effective Pixels
Approx. 461,000 dots
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Features
Touch panel Brightness adjustment (5 levels)
AF Frame
Face detect, 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 100/200/400/800/1600/3200 (In P mode)
White Balance
Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
Shutter Speed
1 – 1/4000 sec. 15 – 1/4000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
f/number
F3.4 – F6.3 (W), F5.9 – F10.0 (T)
Range
30 cm – 3.1 m (W), 1.0 – 1.7 m (T) (12 in. – 10.2 ft. (W), 3.3 – 5.6 ft. (T))
Shooting Modes
Auto*1, P, Movie Digest, Portrait, Kids&Pets, Smart Shutter*2, High-speed Burst, Best Image Selection, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie *1 Scenes are automatically determined (Smart Auto) *2 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
Digital Zoom
Still images/Movies: Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 48x in combination with the optical zoom) Safety Zoom, Digital tele-converter
Speed
Approx. 3.3 shots/sec. (In P mode) Approx. 7.8 shots/sec. (In High-speed Burst mode)
Number of Shots (CIPA compliant)
Approx. 170
Recording Media
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
File Format
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Movies
MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo))
Movies
iFrame Movie: 1280 x 720 (30 fps*1) Super Slow Motion Movie: 640 x 480 (120 fps*2 when shooting, 30 fps*1 during playback), 320 x 240 (240 fps*3 when shooting, 30 fps*1 during playback) Miniature Effect: 1280 x 720*4, 640 x 480*4 Other than the above: 1920 x 1080 (24 fps*5), 1280 x 720 (30 fps*1), 640 x 480 (30 fps*1) *1 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps. *2 Actual frame rate is 119.88 fps. *3 Actual frame rate is 239.76 fps. *4 Shooting: 6 fps/3 fps/1.5 fps, Playback: 30 fps*1 *5 Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps.
Interface
Hi-Speed USB HDMI output Analog audio output (stereo) Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
Direct Print Standard
PictBridge
Power Source
Battery Pack NB-9L Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC70)
Dimensions (CIPA compliant)
99.0 x 58.9 x 21.9 mm (3.90 x 2.32 x 0.86 in.)
Weight (CIPA compliant)
Approx. 206 g (7.27 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card) Approx. 183 g (6.46 oz.) (camera body only)

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