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What is it: 10-megapixel superzoom with 20x zoom
What we think: Despite some irritating design quirks, it's one of the best superzooms available
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Full Specification
General
| Form factor | Superzoom |
|---|---|
| Size (W x H x D) | 127 x 89 x 89 mm |
| Weight | 680 g |
| Body material | Plastic |
| Battery type | AA |
| Batteries included | 4 |
| Included cables | 1x AV, 1x USB |
| Included accessories | Lens cap, lens hood, neck strap |
Main Features
| Sensor resolution | 10 megapixels |
|---|---|
| Optical sensor type | CMOS |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 |
| Digital zoom | 4 x |
| Shooting programs | Snow, beach, macro, indoor, sunset, foliage, aquarium, fireworks, landscape, colour swap, night scene, sports mode, colour accent, slow shutter, portrait mode, stitch assist, night snapshot, high sensitivity |
| Special effects | Sepia, vivid, neutral, vivid red, vivid blue, vivid green, black & white, custom effect, positive film, darker skin tone, lighter skin tone |
| Max shutter speed | 1/3200 s |
| Min shutter speed | 15 s |
| Continuous shooting speed | 2.9 fps |
| Exposure metering | Spot, evaluative, centre-weighted |
| Exposure modes | Manual, program, automatic, shutter-priority, aperture-priority |
| Exposure compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto exposure bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3 EV step |
| White balance | Custom, presets, automatic |
| White balance presets | Flash, cloudy, daylight, fluorescent, tungsten light, fluorescent light |
| Digital video format | H.264 |
Lens Systems
| Auto focus | TTL contrast detection |
|---|---|
| Lens type | Zoom |
| Focal length | 5-100 mm |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 28-560 mm |
| Focus adjustment | Automatic, Manual |
| Min focus range | 500 mm |
| Lens aperture | F/2.8-5.7 |
| Optical zoom | 20 x |
| Zoom adjustment | Motorised |
Camera Flash
| Flash type | Pop-up |
|---|---|
| External flash terminal | Hot shoe |
| Flash modes | Auto mode, fill-in mode, slow synchro, flash off mode, rear curtain sync, red-eye reduction |
| Red-eye reduction | Yes |
| Effective flash range | 0.4-4.8 m |
Viewfinder / Display
| Viewfinder type | LCD |
|---|---|
| Display type | LCD display -- TFT active matrix |
| Display mounting | Tilt and swivel |
| Display size | 71 mm |
| Display resolution | 230,000 pixels |
Memory / Storage
| Expansion slots | 1x SD card |
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Connections
| Type | 1x USB, 1x HDMI, 1x composite video/audio output |
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System Requirements for PC Connection
| Operating system | Windows XP SP2, Vista, Mac OS X 10.4 or later |
|---|---|
| Included software | Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX |
Additional Features
| Self timer | Yes |
|---|---|
| Self timer delay | 10 sec, 2 sec |
| Remote control | Yes |
| Microphone | Yes |
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