Product Summary
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS price range: $499.00 - $579.00
A top megazoom option, the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS offers a 20x zoom lens and HD video, which you can't get in a similarly priced dSLR, and delivers more features and slightly better performance and photo quality than the cheaper SX10 IS.
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- Manufacturer: Canon USA
- Part Number: 2664B001
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 5 in
- Depth 3.5 in
- Height 3.5 in
- Weight 1.3 lbs
Main Features
- Resolution 10 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CMOS
- Total Pixels 11,600,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Macro, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Landscape, Color swap, Night scene, Sports mode, Color 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
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Center-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
- AE/AF Control FlexiZone
- Face Detection Yes
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (warm white)
- Digital Video Format H.264
- Still Image Format RAW, JPEG
- Remote Control Remote control - Infrared
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080, H.264 - 640 x 480, H.264 - 320 x 240
Memory / Storage
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Floppy Drive None
- Digital Storage Media None
- Image Storage Normal, Fine JPEG 3648 x 2736, Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 2112, RAW JPEG 2272 x 1704, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 3840 x 2160, JPEG 1920 x 1080
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- 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 1.6 ft - 15.7 ft
- Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 5 mm - 100 mm - F/2.8-5.7
- Focal Length 5 mm - 100 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 560 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Min Focus Range 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 0-50cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.7
- Optical Zoom 20 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 11 group(s) / 13 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer Canon
- Features UD glass, Aspherical lens, Ultrasonic Motor (USM)
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features AE lock, Safety zoom, DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Audio recording, Focus bracketing, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Diopter adjustment, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital tele-converter, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Motion Detection Technology, Camera orientation detection, I-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type LCD
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.4 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 148,000 pixels
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.8 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Rotating
- Display Format 230,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Composite video/audio output
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP SP2, Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later
- Peripheral Devices USB port, XGA monitor, CD-ROM drive
- System Requirements Details Windows XP SP2 - Pentium - 256 MB, Windows Vista - Pentium - 512 MB, MacOS X 10.4 - PowerPC G4 - 256 MB, MacOS X 10.5 - PowerPC G4 - 512 MB
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Lens cap, Lens hood, Neck strap
- Cables Included 1, 1 x A/V cable, USB cable
Battery
- Supported Battery AA
- Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included ), 4 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Optional )
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 10 - 90%
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- Canon USA
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- Website: http://estore.usa.canon.com/
- Address: One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY. 11042
- Phone: 516-328-5000
- Email: mediacontact@cusa.canon.com