Bridge / CAMERA REFERENCE

PowerShot SX40 HS

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon PowerShot SX40 HS
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Zoom Magnification
35x
Focusing Range
0 cm (0 in.) – infinity (W), 1.4 m (4.6 ft.) – infinity (T) • Macro 0 – 50 cm (W) (0 in. – 1.6 ft. (W))
Image Stabilizer (IS) System
Lens-shift type
Imaging Processor
DIGIC 5
Electronic Viewfinder
Effective dots: Approx. 202,000 (67,000 x 3) • Dioptric adjustment and 5 levels of brightness adjustment
Size
2.7 type
Effective Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Features
Brightness adjustment (5 levels), Quick-bright LCD Variangle type (Movement: approx. 175 degrees horizontal, approx. 270 degrees rotational)
AF Frame
Face Detect, Tracking AF, Center, FlexiZone
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, Flash, Custom
Shutter Speed
1 – 1/3200 sec. 15 – 1/3200 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
f/number
f/2.7 – f/8.0 (W), f/5.8 – f/8.0 (T)
Hot Shoe
Available
Range
50 cm – 7.0 m (W), 1.4 – 3.0 m (T) (1.6 – 23 ft. (W), 4.6 – 9.8 ft. (T))
Shooting Modes
C2, C1, M, Av, Tv, P, Auto*1, Sports, SCN*2, Creative Filters*3, Movie*4 • Shooting movies is possible with the movie button *1 Smart Auto also available for movies *2 Movie Digest, Portrait, Landscape, Smart Shutter*5, High-speed Burst HQ, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist *3 Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, 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
Digital Zoom
Still images/Movies: Approx. 4x (up to approx. 140x in combination with the optical zoom) Safety Zoom, Digital tele-converter
Speed
Approx. 2.4 shots/sec. (In P mode) Approx. 10.3 shots/sec. (In High-speed Burst HQ mode)
Number of Shots (CIPA compliant)
Approx. 400 shots (Viewfinder) Approx. 380 shots (LCD monitor)
Recording Media
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory 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))
Movies
[Super Slow Motion Movie] 640 x 480 (120 fps when shooting, 30 fps*1 during playback), 320 x 240 (240 fps when shooting, 30 fps*1 during playback) [Miniature Effect] 1280 x 720*2 / 640 x 480*2 [iFrame Movie] 1280 x 720 (30 fps*1) [Other than the above] 1920 x 1080 (24 fps*3) / 1280 x 720 (30 fps*1) / 640 x 480 (30 fps*1) *1 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps. *2 Shooting: 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps Playback: 30 fps*1 *3 Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps.
Interface
Hi-Speed USB HDMI output Analog audio output (stereo) Digital video output (NTSC/PAL)
Direct Print Standard
PictBridge
Power Source
Battery Pack NB-10L Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 (when used with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80)
Dimensions (CIPA compliant)
122.9 x 92.4 x 107.7 mm (4.84 x 3.64 x 4.24 in.)
Weight (CIPA compliant)
Approx. 600 g (Approx. 21.2 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card) Approx. 557 g (Approx. 19.6 oz.) (camera body only)

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03 / PROVENANCE

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