PowerShot SX1 IS

Manufacturer specifications

Camera Effective Pixels

Approx. 10.0 million

Image Sensor

1/2.3-inch type CMOS (Total number of pixels: Approx. 11.6 million pixels)

Lens

Aspect ratio of 4:3 5.0 (W)–100.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W)–560 (T) mm) Aspect ratio of 16:95.0 (W)–100.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 29 (W)–560 (T) mm) f/2.8 (W)–f/5.7 (T)

Digital Zoom

Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 80x in combination with the optical zoom)

Viewfinder

Color LCD finder, 0.40-inch type TFT color, picture coverage rate 100% Dioptric adjustment: -6.0 to +2.0 m-1 (dpt)

LCD Monitor

2.8-inch type, TFT color LCD, 230,000 dots, picture coverage 100% (Wide viewing angle and Vari-angle type), aspect ratio 16:9

AF System

TTL autofocus (continuous/single)AF lock and manual focus are availableAF frame mode: Face Detect*1 *2 /Center/FlexiZone*3 *1 AF frame can be moved and fixed to specified face. *2 If no face is detected, Center (1-point) is used. *3 AF frame size can be selected.

Focusing Range (From the front of the lens)

Normal: 50 cm (1.6 ft.)–infinity/1 m (3.3 ft.)–infinity (T)Macro: 10–50 cm (W) (3.9 in.–1.6 ft. (W))Super Macro: 0–10 cm (0–3.9 in.) (W only)Manual focus: 10 cm (3.9 in.)–infinity(W)/1 m (3.3 ft.)–infinity(T)Sports mode:1 m (3.3 ft.)–infinity (W)/4 m (13.1 ft.)–infinity (T)

Shutter

Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter

Shutter Speeds

1/8–1/3200 sec.15–1/3200 sec. (Total shutter speed range)Slow shutter speeds of 15 to 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction.

Image Stabilization

Lens-shift typeContinuous/Shoot Only*1 /Panning*1 /Off *1 Still images only.

Metering System

Evaluative*1 /Center-weighted average/Spot*2 *1 Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF. *2 Fixed to center or linked to the AF frame.

Exposure Compensation

±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments, Auto exposure bracketing (AEB), Safety Shift

ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)

Auto*1 , High ISO Auto*1 , ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 *1 Camera automatically sets the optimal speed.

White Balance

Auto*1 , Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Custom *1 The colors of faces are evaluated in Face Detect AF.

Built-in Flash

Auto, on, offFlash output compensation (±2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments), Red-Eye Correction, Red-Eye Reduction, flash output settings (3 steps), FE Lock, Slow Synchro, 2nd-curtain Synchro and Safety FE are available.Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF.

Built-in Flash Range

50 cm–5.2 m (1.6 in.–17.0 ft.) (W)/1.0 m–2.8 m (3.3–9.2 ft.) (T)Brightness of image periphery may reduce depending on shooting distance.

External Flash

Flash output compensation (±3.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments), Red-Eye Correction, Red-eye Reduction, flash output settings (19 levels*1 ), FE Lock, Slow Synchro, 2nd-curtain Synchro, High- Speed Sync, Safety FE and wireless flash (On/ Off) are available (580EX II only). *1 22 levels with 580EX II

Terminals for External Flash

Hot shoe flash-sync contactsUse of the following external flashes is recommended:Canon Speedlite 220EX, 430EX II and 580EX II.

Shooting Modes

AutoCreative zone:P Program, Tv Shutter-speed priority, Av Aperture priority, M Manual, C CustomImage zone:Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Sports, Special Scene*1 , Stitch Assist, Movie *1 Night Scene, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Longshutter, ISO 3200, Color Accent and Color Swap.

Continuous Shooting

Approx. 4.0 shots/sec.Approx. 1.1 shots/sec. (Continuous Shooting AF)Approx. 1.2 shots/sec. (Continuous Shooting LV)Under the conditions where the flash does not fire automatically.

Self-timer

Self-timer: Approx. 10-sec./approx. 2-sec. delay, custom or FaceSelf-timer/Wireless Delay

Wireless Controller

Shooting and playback are available (wireless controller is included in the camera kit)

Recording Media

SD memory card/SDHC memory card/MultiMediaCard/MMCplus card/HC MMCplus card

File Format

Design rule for camera file system and DPOF compliant

Data Type

Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)*1 Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo)) Sound Memo and Sound Recorder: WAVE (stereo) *1 This digital camera supports Exif 2.2 (also called “Exif Print”). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera’s image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints. *2 Use Digital Photo Professional to process these files.

Compression

Superfine, Fine, Normal

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 (L): 3840 x 2160 pixels Widescreen (S): 1920 x 1080 pixels Movies Full HD: 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.) 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) 1920 x 1080 pixels (30 frames/sec.) Recording can continue until the memory card is full (can record up to a maximum of 4 GB*1 at one time) *1 Even if the file size has not reached 4 GB, the recording is stopped when the recording time reaches one hour. Depending on memory card capacity and data write speed, recording may stop before the file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches one hour.

Audio

Quantization Bit Rate: 16 bitSampling RateSound Memos: 11.025 kHzMovies: 44.100 kHzSound Recorder: 44.100 kHz

Playback Modes

Single (histogram displayable), Index (12 images), Magnified (approx. 2x to 10x max.), Resume Playback, Image Inspection Tool, Jump, My Category, Trimming, Movie Playback (editing/slowmotion playback possible), Rotate, Slide Show, Red-Eye Correction, i-Contrast, My Colors, Resize, Sound (recording/playback up to 1 min.), Sound Recorder (up to 2 hours sound-only recording/playback possible) or Protect. * In 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 4:3

Direct Print

PictBridge compliant, and Canon Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible

My Camera Settings

Start-up image, start-up sound, operation sound, self-timer sound, and shutter sound.

Interface

Hi-Speed USB (mini-B)HDMI Mini Output TerminalAudio/Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio)

Communication Settings

MTP, PTP

Power Source

AA-size alkaline batteries (included in the camera kit)AA-size NiMH batteries (NB-3AH) (sold separately*1 ) Compact Power Adapter (CA-PS700) (sold separately) *1 Supplied with the separately sold NiMH Battery NB4-300 set or the Battery and Charger Kit CBK4-300

Operating Temperatures

0–40°C (32–104°F) (when NB-3AH is used, 0–35°C (32–95°F))

Operating Humidity

10–90%

Dimensions (excluding protrusions)

127.5 x 88.3 x 87.7 mm (5.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 in.)

Weight (camera body only)

Approx. 585 g (20.6 oz.)