Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot SX120 IS
Canon
Catalogue announcement:

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.
Manufacturer specifications
- Camera Effective Pixels
- Approx. 10.0 million
- Image Sensor
- 1/2.5-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 10.3 million)
- Lens
- 6.0 (W) – 60.0 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 36 (W) – 360 (T) mm f/2.8 (W) – f/4.3 (T)
- Digital Zoom
- Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 40x in combination with the optical zoom)
- LCD Monitor
- 3.0-inch type TFT LCD color monitor Approx. 230,000 dots, Picture coverage 100%
- AF Frame Mode
- Face Detect/Center
- Focusing Range (from end of lens)
- Auto, Easy: 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W)/ 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T) Normal: 50 cm (1.6 ft.) – infinity (W)/ 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T) Macro: 1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W) Manual Focus: 1 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity (W)/ 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T)
- Shutter
- Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter
- Shutter Speeds
- 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 80/100/200/400/800/1600
- White Balance
- Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
- Built-in Flash
- Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off * Flash exposure compensation/Flash output/Red-eye reduction/Red-eye correction/FE lock/Safety FE settings available
- Built-in Flash Range
- 50 cm – 4.0 m (1.6 – 13 ft.) (W)/ 1.0 – 2.5 m (3.3 – 8.2 ft.) (T)
- Shooting Modes
- M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, SCN*, Movie *Sunset, Night Scene, Fireworks, Beach, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, ISO 3200
- Continuous Shooting
- Continuous: Approx. 1.3 images/sec. Continuous Shooting AF: Approx. 0.9 images/sec. Continuous Shooting LV: Approx. 0.9 images/sec.
- Self-timer
- Approx. 10-sec./Approx. 2-sec. delay, FaceSelf-Timer, Custom Timer
- i-Contrast
- Auto/Off
- 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) Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE (Mono))
- Compression
- 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: 3648 x 2048 pixels Movies 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.) 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec. LP) 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
- Number of Possible Shots
- Approx. 130 images (Based on CIPA standardized measurement)
- Playback Function
- Single Image, Easy, Movie, Index, Jump, Magnified Focus, Magnified, Slideshow
- Editing Function
- Erase, Protect, Rotate, Resize, i-Contrast, Red-Eye Correction
- Direct Print Type
- PictBridge capable
- Interface
- Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector with unified type of digital, audio and video*) * mini-B compatible Video/Audio output (NTSC and PAL capable, mono audio)
- Communication Settings
- MTP, PTP
- Power
- 2 AA-size alkaline batteries 2 AA-size NiMH batteries (NB-3AH sold separately) AC adapter kit ACK-800 (sold separately)
- Operating Temperatures
- 0–40°C (32–104°F)
- Operating Humidity
- 10–90%
- Dimensions (excluding protrusions)
- 110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7 mm (4.35 x 2.77 x 1.76 in.)
- Weight (camera body only)
- Approx. 245 g (8.64 oz.)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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