Canon PowerShot S1 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
3.2 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
10x
Display
1.5" LCD display
Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 7.8 cm
Width 11.1 cm
Depth 6.6 cm
Weight 0.4 kg
Digital Zoom 3.2x
Optical Zoom 10x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Sensor Resolution 3.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 3,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 3,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.7"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Image Processor DIGIC
LENS Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Type Zoom lens - 10x zoom - 5.8 - 58 mm - f/2.8-3.1
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 380mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 10 cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements
Features Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.33"
Viewfinder Resolution 114,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100%
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -5.5 to +1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot S1 IS
ISO (Max) 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50
Exposure Metering Evaluative, spot AF area, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, slow shutter, stitch assist, night scene
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Vivid, Custom Effect
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Type 1.5" LCD display
Display Format 114,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 1 m - 4.2 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG
MEMORY Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, Microdrive
Memory Card 32 MB CompactFlash
Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 18 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 33 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 67 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 30 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 54 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 108 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 53 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 94 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 1024 x 768: 174 - with 32MB card
Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 120 - with 32MB card
Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 196 - with 32MB card
Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 337 - with 32MB card
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 15 sec - with 32MB card
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps - 46 sec - with 32MB card
AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps - 30 sec - with 32MB card
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 91 sec - with 32MB card
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Battery Type AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details 4 x AA alkaline battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Interface Composite video
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
System Requirements Details Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - Pentium - 150 MHz - 64 MB
Windows XP - Pentium - 300 MHz - 128 MB
MacOS 9.0 - 9.2 - PowerPC - 64 MB
MacOS X - PowerPC - 128 MB
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.7 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock
OTHERS Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Included Accessories Lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft VideoImpression, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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