Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
SX220 HS
Canon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 12 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
- Sensor type
- BSI-CMOS
- Max resolution
- 4000 x 3000
- ISO
- Auto 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
- Uncompressed format
- No
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 28–392 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F3.1–5.9
- Optical zoom
- 14×
- Number of focus points
- 9
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Macro focus range
- 5 cm (1.97″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 15 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/3200 sec
- Continuous drive
- 3.2 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 (24fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30,120 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 240 fps)
- Format
- H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
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/MMC/ MMCplus/HC MMCplus
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion NB-5L rechargeable battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 210
- Dimensions
- 106 x 59 x 33 mm (4.17 x 2.32 x 1.3″)
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (Mini Connector)
- Remote control
- No
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Sources and dates
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