PowerShot SX230 HS

Manufacturer specifications

Focusing Range

5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W), 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T) Macro 5 – 50 cm (W) (2.0 in. – 1.6 ft. (W))

Image Stabilizer System

Lens-shift type

Imaging Processor

DIGIC 4

Size

3.0 type

Effective Pixels

Approx. 461,000 dots

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Features

Brightness adjustment (5 levels), Quick-bright LCD

AF Frame

Face Detect, Tracking AF, Center

Metering System

Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot

Exposure Compensation (Still Images) / Exposure Shift (Movies)

±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)

Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200

White Balance

Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom

Shutter Speeds

1 – 1/3200 sec. 15 – 1/3200 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

f/number

f/3.1 – f/8.0 (W), f/5.9 – f/8.0 (T)

Range

75 cm – 3.5 m (W), 1.0 m – 2.0 m (T) (2.5 – 11.5 ft. (W), 3.3 – 6.6 ft. (T))

Shooting Modes

M, Av, Tv, P, Auto*1, Easy, Movie Digest, Portrait, Landscape, Kids&Pets, SCN*2, Creative Filter*3, Movie*4 •Movies are recorded by pressing the movie button. *1 Smart Auto also available for movies *2 Smart Shutter*5, High-speed Burst, Best Image Selection, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Beach, Underwater, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist *3 Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect*6, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap *4 Standard, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie *5 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer *6 Also available for movies

Digital Zoom

Still images/Movies: Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 56x in combination with the optical zoom) Safety Zoom, Digital tele-converter

Speed (Continuous Shooting)

Approx. 3.2 shots/sec. (In P mode) Approx. 8.1 shots/sec. (In High-speed Burst mode)

Number of Shots (Approximate) (CIPA compliant)

Approx. 210 images

Recording Media

SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card

File Format

Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant

Movies

MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM(stereo))

GPS Log File

NMEA 0183message format compliant

Movies

Smart Auto, Standard: 1920 x 1080 pixels (24 fps*1), 1280 x 720 (30 fps*2), 640 x 480 (30 fps*2), 320 x 240 (30 fps*2) Super Slow Motion Movie: 640 x 480 (120 fps*3), 320 x 240 (240 fps*4) Miniature Effect: 1280 x 720*5, 640 x 480*5 iFrame movie: 1280 x 720 (30 fps*2) *1 Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps. *2 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps. *3 Actual frame rate is 119.88 fps. *4 Actual frame rate is 239.76 fps. *5 Shooting: 6 fps/3 fps/1.5 fps, Playback: 30 fps*2

Interface

Hi-Speed USB HDMI output Analog audio output (stereo) Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)

Direct Print Standard

PictBridge

Power Source

Battery Pack NB-5L AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30

Dimensions (CIPA compliant)

105.7 x 61.6 x 33.2 mm (4.16 x 2.42 x 1.31 in.)

Weight (CIPA compliant)

Approx. 223 g (7.87 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card) Approx. 195 g (6.88 oz.) (camera body only)