Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE

PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon

Regional names: .

Catalogue announcement:

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Camera Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 megapixels
Lens Focal Length
20x zoom: 4.5 (W) – 90 (T) mm(35mm film equivalent: 25 (W) – 500 (T) mm)
LCD Monitor
3.0 type color TFT LCDEffective Pixels: Approx. 461,000 pixels
File Formats
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (version 1.1) compliant
Data Types
Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)Movies: MOV (H.264 video data, Linear PCM (stereo) audio data)
Interfaces
Hi-speed USBHDMI outputAnalog audio output (stereo)Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
Power
Battery Pack NB-6LAC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40
Dimensions (Based on CIPA Guidelines)
106.3 x 61.0 x 32.7 mm (4.19 x 2.40 x 1.29 in.)
Weight (Based on CIPA Guidelines)
Approx. 224 g (approx. 7.90 oz.; including batteries and memory card) Approx. 201 g (approx. 7.09 oz.; camera body only)
Maximum Telephoto
1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity
Range in all shooting modes
15 – 1/3200 sec.
Tv mode available values (sec.)
15, 13, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3.2, 2.5, 2, 1.6, 1.3, 1, 0.8, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100, 1/125, 1/160, 1/200, 1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/640, 1/800, 1/1000, 1/1250, 1/1600, 1/2000, 1/2500, 1/3200
Av mode available values*
f/3.5, f/4.0, f/4.5, f/5.0, f/5.6, f/6.3, f/6.8, f/7.1, f/8.0 * Not all aperture values are available at all zoom positions.

02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE

Reviews and field reports

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03 / PROVENANCE

Sources and dates

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