Canon PowerShot SX20 IS specs

General

• Product Type Digital camera - Prosumer
• Enclosure Color Black
• Resolution 12.1 megapixels
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 12,400,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels
• Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
• Digital Zoom 4 x
• Image Processor DIGIC 4
• Image Stabilizer Optical
• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Digital Video Format H.264
• Image Recording Format JPEG
• AV Interfaces HDMI,
  Composite video/audio

Exposure & White Balance

• Light Sensitivity ISO 1600,
  ISO 3200 (2Mpix),
  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,
  Sunset,
  Stitch assist,
  Aquarium,
  Indoor,
  Foliage,
  Kids & pets,
  High sensitivity,
  Night scene,
  Fireworks,
  Portrait mode,
  Landscape
• Special Effects Vivid Blue,
  Vivid Green,
  Vivid Red,
  Positive Film,
  Vivid,
  Black & White,
  Sepia,
  Neutral,
  Darker Skin Tone,
  Lighter Skin Tone,
  Color Accent,
  Color Swap,
  Custom Effect
• White Balance Automatic,
  Presets,
  Custom
• White Balance Presets Daylight,
  Tungsten light,
  Fluorescent,
  Cloudy
• Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
• Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
• Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
• X-sync Speed 1/500 sec

Lens System

• Type 20 x x Zoom lens - 5 mm - 100 mm - F/2.8-5.7
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 560 mm
• Focus Adjustment Manual,
  Automatic
• Min Focus Range 19.7 in
• Macro Focus Range 0 in - 19.7 in
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements
• Features UA lens,
  Aspherical lens,
  Ultrasonic Motor (USM),
  UD glass

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 - 22 ft

Additional Features

• Continuous Shooting Speed 0.7 frames per second,
  1 frame per second
• Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
  10 sec
• Flash Terminal Hot shoe
• Additional Features Digital image rotation,
  Display brightness control,
  In-camera red-eye fix,
  Scene Detection Technology,
  Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB,
  Audio recording,
  Resizing an image,
  Cropping an image,
  I-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system,
  Face Detection Self-timer,
  Exif Print support,
  720p HD movie recording,
  AF lock,
  DPOF support,
  RGB primary color filter,
  Safety zoom,
  Digital tele-converter,
  FE lock,
  Motion Detection Technology,
  AE lock,
  Histogram display,
  Camera orientation detection,
  PictBridge support,
  USB 2.0 compatibility,
  Direct print

Display

• Type 2.5 in LCD display
• Display Features Rotating

Microphone

• Microphone Operation Mode Stereo

Connections

• Connector Type 1 x USB,
  1 x Composite video/audio output,
  1 x HDMI output
• Memory Card Slot SD card

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type Electronic
• Viewfinder Color Support Color
• Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.44 in
• Viewfinder Resolution 235,000 pixels

System Requirements for PC Connection

• Operating System Support Apple Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.5,
  MS Windows XP,
  MS Windows Vista
• Peripheral Devices USB port,
  CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

• Included Accessories USB cable,
  Lens cap,
  Neck strap,
  Lens hood,
  Audio / video cable

Software

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

Battery

• Supported Battery AA
• Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included ),
  4 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Optional )

Memory / Storage

• Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
  MultiMediaCard,
  SD Memory Card,
  MultiMediaCardplus
• Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000,
  JPEG 3264 x 2448,
  JPEG 2592 x 1944,
  JPEG 1600 x 1200,
  JPEG 640 x 480,
  JPEG 3840 x 2160
• Video Capture H.264 - 640 x 480,
  H.264 - 320 x 240,
  H.264 - 1280 x 720

Dimensions & Weight

• Width 4.9 in
• Depth 3.4 in
• Height 3.5 in
• Weight 1.2 lbs

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.

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