Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE

PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Camera Effective Pixels
Approx. 14.1 million
Image Sensor
1/2.3-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 14.5 million)
Lens
5.0 (W) – 70.0 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) – 392 (T) mm f/3.1 (W) – f/5.9 (T)
Zoom Magnification
Approx. 14x (Up to approx. 56x 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 Detect/Center
Servo AF
On/Off
Focusing Range (from end of lens)
Auto, Easy, Normal: 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W)/1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T) Macro: 5 – 50 cm (2.0 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W) Manual Focus: 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W)/1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T) Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (W)/3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity (T)
Shutter
Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter used together
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, 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
75 cm – 3.5 m (W), 1.0 – 2.0 m (T) (2.5 – 11.5 ft. (W), 3.3 – 6.6 ft. (T))
Shooting Modes
M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, SCN, Movie SCN Mode: Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer, Low Light, Color Accent, Color Swap, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist Movie Mode: Standard / Color Accent / Color Swap
Continuous Shooting
Continuous: Approx. 0.7 images/sec. (Low Light: 2.6 images/sec.) Continuous Shooting AF: Approx. 0.5 images/sec. Continuous Shooting LV: Approx. 0.5 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: 4320 x 3240 pixels Medium 1: 3456 x 2592 pixels Medium 2: 2592 x 1944 pixels Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 pixels Small: 640 x 480 pixels Widescreen: 4320 x 2432 pixels Movies 1280 x 720 pixels (30 frames/sec.) 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.) 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) * Actual frame rate is 29.97 frames/sec.
Compression (Still images)
Fine, Normal
Number of Possible Shots (CIPA compliant)
Approx. 260 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, iContrast, 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-5L (rechargeable lithium-ion battery) AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30
Operating Temperatures
0–40°C (32–104°F)
Operating Humidity
10–90%
Dimensions(CIPA compliant)
105.8 x 59.3 x 31.9 mm (4.17 x 2.33 x 1.26 in.)
Weight (CIPA compliant)
Approx. 215 g (7.58 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card) Approx. 188 g (6.63 oz.) (Camera body only)

02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE

Reviews and field reports

03 / PROVENANCE

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