| General |
| Product Type | Digital camera |
| Width | 4.4 in |
| Depth | 3 in |
| Height | 3.1 in |
| Weight | 14.5 oz |
| Main Features |
| Resolution | 6.0 Megapixel |
| Color Support | Color |
| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 6,200,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 6,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.5" |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO auto |
| Digital Zoom | 4 x |
| Image Processor | DIGIC II |
| Shooting Modes | Frame movie mode |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, indoor, foliage, beach, night snapshot, snow |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Positive, Neutral, Contrast compensation, Low Sharpening, Vivid, Custom Effect, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, Vivid Blue, Vivid Red |
| Image Stabilizer | Optical |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/3200 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 15 sec |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, spot AF area, center-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Program, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps |
| AE/AF Control | FlexiZone |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight) |
| Digital Video Format | AVI |
| Still Image Format | JPEG |
| Continuous Shooting Speed | 1.5 frames per second, 2.3 frames per second |
| Video Capture | AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 60 fps |
| Memory / Storage |
| Flash Memory | 16 MB flash - SD Memory Card |
| Supported Flash Memory | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card |
| Image Storage | Super-fine / large JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 4 - with 16MB card - 2.72 MB Fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 8 - with 16MB card - 1.62 MB Normal JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 17 - with 16MB card - 780 KB Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 6 - with 16MB card - 2.03 MB Fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 11 - with 16MB card - 1.2 MB Normal JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 23 - with 16MB card - 585 KB Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 6 - with 16MB card - 2 MB Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 12 - with 16MB card - 1.12 MB Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 24 - with 16MB card - 556 KB Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 13 - with 16MB card - 1 MB Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 24 - with 16MB card - 558 KB Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 46 - with 16MB card - 278 KB Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 52 - with 16MB card - 249 KB Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 80 - with 16MB card - 150 KB Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 127 - with 16MB card - 84 KB |
| Camera Flash |
| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash |
| Flash Modes | Auto mode with red-eye reduction, slow synchro, flash ON mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes |
| Effective Flash Range | 1.6 ft - 17 ft |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation |
| Lens System |
| Type | Zoom lens - 6 mm - 72 mm - f/2.7-3.5 |
| Focal Length | 6 mm - 72 mm |
| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 36 - 432mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
| Min Focus Range | 19.7 in |
| Macro Focus Range | 0 in - 19.7 in |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.7-3.5 |
| Optical Zoom | 12 x |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorized drive |
| Lens Construction | 9 group(s) / 11 element(s) |
| Features | UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens |
| Additional Features |
| Self Timer | Yes |
| Self Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2 sec |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, direct print, USB 2.0 compatibility, built-in speaker, RGB primary color filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, DPOF support, display brightness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, PictBridge support, histogram display, focus bracketing, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Type | Electronic |
| Viewfinder Color Support | Color |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.33" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 115,000 pixels |
| Field Coverage | 100% |
| Dioptric Correction Range | -5.5 to +1.5 |
| Display |
| Type | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2" - color |
| Display Form Factor | Rotating |
| Display Format | 115,000 pixels |
| Microphone |
| Type | Microphone - built-in |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo |
| Connections |
| Connector Type | 1 x USB 1 x composite video/audio output |
| Expansion Slot(s) | 1 x SD Memory Card |
| Software |
| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture |
| System Requirements for PC Connection |
| Operating System Support | MS Windows XP, MS Windows ME, MS Windows 98 SE, MS Windows 2000 SP4 or later, Apple Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4 |
| Peripheral Devices | USB port, SVGA monitor, CD-ROM drive |
| Miscellaneous |
| Included Accessories | Lens cap, neck strap |
| Cables Included | A/V cable USB cable |
| Battery |
| Supported Battery | AA |
| Supported Battery Details | 4 x AA alkaline battery ( included ) |
| Environmental Parameters |
| Min Operating Temperature | 32 °F |
| Max Operating Temperature | 104 °F |
| Humidity Range Operating | 10 - 90% |
| Universal Product Identifiers |
| Brand | Canon |
| Part Number | 1101B001 |
| GTIN | 00013803063998 |
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