Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot N Facebook ready
Canon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 12 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 4000 x 2248
- ISO
- Auto 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400
- Uncompressed format
- Unknown
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 28–224 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F3–5.9
- Optical zoom
- 8×
- Macro focus range
- 1 cm (0.39″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 15 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 2.3 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Built-in flash
- Yes (LED flash)
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 ( 240 fps)
- Format
- H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 2.8″
- Screen dots
- 461,000
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion NB-9L rechargeable battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 200
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 195 g (0.43 lb / 6.88 oz)
- Dimensions
- 79 x 60 x 29 mm (3.11 x 2.36 x 1.14″)
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Wireless
- Built-In
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
An independent review has not yet been added to this record.
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.
Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →