Bridge / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot SX540 HS
Canon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 20 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
- Sensor type
- BSI-CMOS
- Max resolution
- 5184 x 3888
- ISO
- Auto, ISO 80-3200
- Uncompressed format
- No
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 24–1200 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F3.4–6.5
- Optical zoom
- 50×
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Macro focus range
- 0 cm (0″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 15 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 5.9 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- No
- Timelapse recording
- No
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- No
- Headphone port
- No
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 461,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery description
- NB-6LH lithium-ion battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 205
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 442 g (0.97 lb / 15.59 oz)
- Dimensions
- 120 x 82 x 92 mm (4.72 x 3.23 x 3.62″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (mini-HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via smartphone)
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Reviews and field reports
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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