PowerShot SX20 IS

Manufacturer specifications

Camera Effective Pixels

Approx. 12.1 million

Image Sensor

1/2.3-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 12.4 million)

Lens

5.0 (W) – 100.0 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 28 (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

0.44-inch type TFT color, approx. 235,000 dots, picture coverage rate 100% Dioptric adjustment: –6.0 – +2.0 m–1 (dpt)

LCD Monitor

2.5 TFT LCD color monitor Approx. 230,000 dots, Picture coverage 100%

AF Frame Mode

Face Detect/Center/FlexiZone

Servo AF

On/Off

Focusing Range (from end of lens)

Auto: 10 cm (3.9 in.) – infinity (W)/1.0 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T) Normal: 50 cm (1.6 ft.) – infinity (W)/1.0 m (3.3 ft.) –infinity (T) Macro: 10 – 50 cm (3.9 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W) Super Macro: 0 – 10 cm (0 – 3.9 in.) Sports mode: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (W)/ 4.0 m (13 ft.) – infinity (T) Manual Focus: 10 cm (3.9 in.) – infinity (W)/ 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T)

Shutter

Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter

Shutter Speeds

1 – 1/3200 sec. 15 – 1/3200 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, Flash, Custom

Built-in Flash

Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off * Flash exposure compensation/Flash output/2ndcurtain synchro/Red-eye reduction/Red-eye correction/FE lock/Safety FE settings available

Built-in Flash Range

50 cm – 6.8 m (1.6 – 22 ft.) (W)/1.0 – 3.7 m (3.3 – 12 ft.) (T)

Terminals for External Flash

Hot shoe flash-sync contacts

Shooting Modes

Shooting Mode: C, M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Sports, SCN, Stitch Assist, Movie SCN Mode: Indoor, Sunset, Night Scene, Fireworks, Beach, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, ISO 3200, Color Accent, Color Swap

Continuous Shooting

Continuous: Approx. 1.0 images/sec. Continuous Shooting AF: Approx. 0.7 images/sec. Continuous Shooting LV: Approx. 0.7 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 memory card, HC MMCplus memory card

File Format

Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF compliant

Data Type

Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264, Audio data: Linear PCM) (Stereo)

Compression

Fine, Normal

Number of Recording Pixels (Still images)

(Still images) Large: 4000 x 3000 pixels Medium 1: 3264 x 2448 pixels Medium 2: 2592 x 1944 pixels Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 pixels Small: 640 x 480 pixels Widescreen: 3840 x 2160 pixels (Movies) 1280 x 720 pixels (30 frames/sec.) 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.) 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)

Number of Possible Shots.

LCD Monitor On: Approx. 340 images (Based on CIPA standardized measurement) Viewfinder On: Approx. 350 images

Number of Possible Shots

Approx. 220 images (Based on CIPA standardized measurement)

Playback Function

Single Image, Movie, Magnified Focus, Index, Magnified, Filtered Playback, Slideshow, Scroll Display

Editing Function

Erase, Protect, My Category, Resize, My Colors,i-Contrast, Trimming, Rotate, Red-Eye Correction

Direct Print Type

PictBridge capable

Interface

Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector with unified type of digital, audio and video*) HDMI (HDMI mini connector) * mini-B compatible Video/Audio output (NTSC and PAL capable, stereo audio)

Communication Settings

MTP, PTP

Power

4 AA-size alkaline batteries 4 AA-size NiMH batteries (NB-3AH sold separately) Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 (sold separately)

Operating Temperatures

0–40°C (32–104°F)

Operating Humidity

10–90%

Dimensions (excluding protrusions)

124.0 x 88.3 x 86.9 mm (4.88 x 3.48 x 3.42 in.)

Weight (camera body only)

Approx. 560 g (19.8 oz.)