| Type: | Compact digital still camera with built-in flash |
| Zoom capabilities: | 3x optical zoom amd 3.6x digital zoom for 11x combined zoom |
| Image capture device: | 1/2.5-inch charge-coupled device (CCD) |
| Total pixels: | Approximately 4.2 million |
| Effective pixels: | Approximately 4.0 million |
| Lens focal length: | 5.8 (wide) to 17.4 (telephoto) millimeters, f2.8 to 4.9 (35mm film equivalent |
| Digital zoom: | 3.0x |
| Focusing range: | Normal: 1.0 foot/30 centimeters to infinity; macro: 1.2 inches to 16 feet/3 to 50 centimeters (wide), 1.0 to 16 feet/30 to 50 centimeters (telephoto); digital macro: 1.2 to 3.9 inches/3 to 10 centimeters |
| Autofocus system: | 9-point AiAF/1-point AF (fixed to center) Intelligent Orientation Sensor, AF lock, AF-assist beam on/off |
| Optical viewfinder: | Real-image optical zoom viewfinder |
| LCD monitor: | 2.0-inch low temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD |
| LCD pixels: | Approximately 118,000 pixels |
| LCD coverage: | 100% |
| Maximum aperture: | f2.8 (wide), f4.9 (telephoto) |
| Shutter speed: | 15 seconds to 1/1500 second (manual setting is available from 15 seconds to 1 second when in Long Shutter mode) |
| Sensitivity: | Auto (camera automatically sets optimum speeds); ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent |
| Light metering method: | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, or Spot (metering frame when spot is center fixed) |
| Exposure control method: | Program AE |
| Exposure compensation: | +/-2.0 EV (exposure value) stops in 1/3-stop EV increments |
| AE lock: | Available |
| White balance control: | Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), or Custom |
| Built-in flash: | Auto, Auto with Red-Eye Reduction, Flash on with Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On/Off, Slow-sync |
| Flash range: |
Normal
Normal: 1.6 to 11.5 feet/50 centimeters to 3.5 meters (wide); 1.6 to 6.6 feet/50 centimeters to 2.0 meters (telephoto); Macro: 1.0 to 1.6 feet/30 to 50 centimeters (wide/telephoto) (when ISO is set to AUTO) |
| Recycling time: | Approximately 10 seconds or less |
| Shooting modes: | Auto, Manual, Scene Modes (Digital Macro, Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Underwater), Stitch Assist, Movies |
| Photo effects: | Off, Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White |
| Self-timer: | Operates with approximately 2 second or 10 second countdown |
| Wireless control: | Not available |
| Continuous shooting: | Approximately 2.4 shots per second (Large/Fine Mode and LCD screen is off) |
| Storage media: | SD Memory Card |
| File format: | Design Rule for Camera File System Exif 2.2 (JPEG) |
| Print order format: | Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) version 1.1 |
| Image recording format: |
Still Image: JPEG (Exif 2.2 compliant) |
| JPEG compression mode: | SuperFine, Fine, or Normal |
| Number of recording pixels: |
Large
Large: 2272x1704; Medium1: 1600x1200; Medium2: 1024x768, Small: 640x480 pixels; Movie: 640x480, 320x240, or 160x120 |
| Playback modes file: | Single, Index (9 thumbnail images) |
| Erase modes: | Still images: Single Image, All Images; movie: Part of Movie, All Movie |
| Computer interface: | USB (mini-B PTP), audio/video output (NTSC or PAL selectable) |
| Video out: | NTSC or PAL |
| Other: | SD memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP Printers and BJ Photo Printers (no computer required) using camera's USB cable |
| Power source: | Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (NB-4L); AC adapter kit (ACK-DC10) sold separately |
| Shooting capacity: |
NB-4L: LCD on, approximately 140; LCD off, approximately 400 |
| Playback time: | Approximately 180 minutes |
| Operating temperature: | 32 to 104 degrees F/0 to 40 degrees C |
| Operating humidity: | 10 to 90% |
| Dimensions (WxHxD): | 3.39 by 2.09 by 0.82 inches / 86.0 by 53.0 by 20.7 millimeters |
| Weight: | Approximately 4.59 ounces/130 grams (camera body only) |