Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot SD4000 IS DIGITAL ELPH
Canon
Regional names: IXY 30S / IXUS 300 HS.
Marketed:

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.
Manufacturer specifications
- Camera Effective Pixels
- Approx. 10.0 million
- Image Sensor
- 1/2.3-inch type CMOS (Total number of pixels: Approx.10.6 million)
- Lens
- 4.9 (W) – 18.6 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) – 105 (T) mm f/2.0 (W) – f/5.3 (T)
- Zoom Magnification
- Approx. 3.8x (Up to approx. 15x in combination with the digital zoom)
- LCD Monitor
- 3.0-inch type TFT LCD color monitor Approx. 230,000 dots, Picture coverage approx. 100%
- AF Frame Mode
- Face AiAF/Center
- Servo AF
- On / Off
- Focusing Range (from end of lens)
- Auto: 3 cm (1.2 in.) – infinity (W)/30 cm (12 in.) – infinity(T) Normal: 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W)/30 cm (12 in.) – infinity(T) Macro: 3 – 50 cm (1.2 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W) Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity
- Shutter
- Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter used together
- Shutter Speed
- 1 – 1/2500 sec. 15 – 1/2500 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
- Image Stabilization
- Lens-shift type
- Metering System
- Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot
- Exposure Compensation
- ±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, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
- Built-in Flash
- Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off *Red-eye correction/Red-eye reduction/FE lock settings available
- Built-in Flash Range
- 30 cm – 6.0 m (W)/50 cm – 2.0 m (T) (12 in. – 20 ft. (W)/1.6 – 6.6 ft. (T))
- Shooting Modes
- Auto, Av, Tv, P, Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), High-speed Burst, Low Light, Color Accent, Color Swap, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist Movie Mode: Standard, Super Slow Motion Movie, Color Accent, Color Swap
- Continuous Shooting
- Approx. 3.7 images/sec. (Low Light: Approx. 6.0 images/ sec., High-speed Burst: Approx. 8.4 images/sec.)
- Self-timer
- Approx. 10-sec./Approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer
- i-Contrast
- Auto/Off
- Recording Media
- SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus memory card, HC MMCplus memory card
- File Format
- Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF compliant (version 1.1)
- Data Type
- Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264, Audio data: Linear PCM) (Stereo)
- Number of Recording Pixels
- Still images: Large: 3648 x 2736 pixels Medium 1: 2816 x 2112 pixels Medium 2: 2272 x 1704 pixels Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 pixels Small: 640 x 480 pixels Widescreen: 3648 x 2048 pixels
- Compression (Still images)
- Fine, Normal
- Number of Possible Shots(CIPA compliant)
- Approx. 250 images
- Playback Function
- Single Image, Movie, Magnified Focus, Index, Magnified, Filtered Playback, Slideshow, Scroll Display, Smart Shuffle
- Editing Function
- Erase, Protect, My Category, Favorites, Resize, My Colors, i-Contrast, Trimming, Rotate, Red-Eye Correction
- Direct Print Type
- PictBridge capable
- Interface
- Digital input/output: Hi-Speed USB (mini-B compatible)* HDMI (HDMI mini connector) Analog audio output: Stereo* Analog video output: NTSC/PAL selectable* * Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio/video
- Communication Settings
- MTP, PTP
- Power
- Battery Pack NB-6L (rechargeable lithium-ion battery) AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40 (sold separately)
- Operating Temperatures
- 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
- Operating Humidity
- 10 – 90%
- Dimensions(CIPA compliant)
- 100.0 x 54.1 x 23.6 mm (3.94 x 2.13 x 0.93 in.)
- Weight (CIPA compliant)
- Approx. 175 g (6.17 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card) Approx. 150 g (5.29 oz.) (Camera body only)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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