Review
Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot SX730 HS
Canon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 21 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.)
- 24–960 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F3.3–6.9
- Optical zoom
- 40×
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Macro focus range
- 1 cm (0.39″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 15 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/3200 sec
- Continuous drive
- 5.9 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- No
- Shutter priority
- No
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- No
Video and audio
- 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
- 922,000
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC card
- Battery description
- NB-13L lithium-ion battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 250
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 300 g (0.66 lb / 10.58 oz)
- Dimensions
- 110 x 64 x 40 mm (4.33 x 2.52 x 1.57″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (micro HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via smartphone)
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Sources and dates
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