Canon PowerShot SX100 IS specs (Black)

General

• Packaged Quantity 1
• Product Type Digital camera - Compact
• Enclosure Color Black
• Resolution 8 megapixels
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
• Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
• Optical Zoom 10 x
• Digital Zoom 4 x
• Image Stabilizer Optical
• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Digital Video Format AVI
• Image Recording Format JPEG
• AV Interfaces Composite video/audio

Exposure & White Balance

• Light Sensitivity ISO 1600,
  ISO 800,
  ISO 100,
  ISO 200,
  ISO 80,
  ISO 400,
  ISO auto
• Exposure Metering Evaluative,
  Center-weighted,
  Spot
• Exposure Modes Program,
  Automatic,
  Shutter-priority,
  Manual,
  Aperture-priority
• Shooting Programs Snow,
  Night snapshot,
  Beach,
  Stitch assist,
  Aquarium,
  Indoor,
  Foliage,
  Kids & pets,
  Night scene,
  Fireworks,
  Portrait mode,
  Landscape
• Special Effects Vivid,
  Black & White,
  Sepia,
  Neutral,
  Color
• White Balance Automatic,
  Presets,
  Custom
• White Balance Presets Daylight,
  Tungsten light,
  Fluorescent,
  Cloudy
• Max Shutter Speed 1/2500 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
• Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps

Lens System

• Type 10 x x Zoom lens - 6 mm - 60 mm - F/2.8-4.3
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 360 mm
• Focus Adjustment Manual,
  Automatic
• Min Focus Range 19.7 in
• Macro Focus Range 0.4 in - 19.7 in
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Lens Construction 9 groups / 10 elements
• Features Aspherical lens

Camera Flash

• Camera Flash Pop-up flash
• Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
  Slow synchro,
  Auto mode,
  Flash OFF mode,
  Red-eye reduction
• Features Flash +/- compensation,
  AF illuminator
• Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 10 ft

Additional Features

• Continuous Shooting Speed 0.8 frames per second,
  1.3 frames per second
• Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
  10 sec
• Additional Features Digital image rotation,
  Display brightness control,
  In-camera red-eye fix,
  Audio recording,
  Resizing an image,
  AF lock,
  DPOF support,
  RGB primary color filter,
  FE lock,
  AE lock,
  Digital noise reduction,
  Histogram display,
  Camera orientation detection,
  PictBridge support,
  USB 2.0 compatibility,
  Direct print

Display

• Type 2.5 in LCD display
• Display Features Built-in

Microphone

• Microphone Operation Mode Mono

Connections

• Connector Type 1 x USB,
  1 x Composite video/audio output

Software

• Software Canon ZoomBrowser EX,
  Canon PhotoStitch,
  Drivers & Utilities,
  Canon ImageBrowser

System Requirements for PC Connection

• Operating System Support Apple Mac OS X 10.3 or later,
  MS Windows XP SP2,
  MS Windows Vista,
  MS Windows 2000 SP4 or later
• Peripheral Devices USB port,
  CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

• Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
• Included Accessories USB cable,
  Wrist strap,
  Audio / video cable

Battery

• Supported Battery AA
• Supported Battery 2 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included ),
  2 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Optional )

Memory / Storage

• Memory Card Slot SD card
• Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
  MultiMediaCard,
  SD Memory Card,
  MultiMediaCardplus
• Included Memory Card 16 MB SD Memory Card
• Image Storage JPEG 3264 x 2448,
  JPEG 2592 x 1944,
  JPEG 2048 x 1536,
  JPEG 1600 x 1200,
  JPEG 640 x 480,
  JPEG 3264 x 1832,
  JPEG 320 x 240
• Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480,
  AVI - 320 x 240,
  AVI - 160 x 120

Dimensions & Weight

• Width 4.3 in
• Depth 1.9 in
• Height 2.8 in
• Weight 9.4 oz

Environmental Parameters

• Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
• Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

Main Features

• Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

• Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our <ref type="link" url="http://reviews.cnet.com/Labs/4520-6603 7-1014358-1.html">labs information page</ref> for information on how digital cameras are tested.
• CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 4.3
• CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.7
• CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
• CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.0
• CNET Labs Typical burst speed 0.8
• CNET Labs Wake up time 2.0