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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - compact |
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| Height | 5.9 cm |
| Width | 10.02 cm |
| Depth | 2.9 cm |
| Weight | 193 g |
| Enclosure Colour | Black |
| Digital Zoom | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 5x |
| SENSOR Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 12.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | BSI-CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 12,800,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 12,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/1.7" |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes |
| PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC 6 |
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| LENS Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5.2 - 26 mm - f/1.8-5.7 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 24 - 120mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 3 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 3-50cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 6 groups / 7 elements |
| Features | Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens |
| FOCUSING Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 9 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Movie Servo AF |
| Face Detection | Face Detection AF/AE, Face Detection Self-timer, Wink Self-timer, Smile Shutter, face ID |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| ISO (Max) | 12800 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO auto, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 10000, ISO 8000 |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Focus bracketing |
| Shooting Programs | Portrait mode, fireworks, Underwater, snow, handheld night shot, smart shutter, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, soft focus, monochrome, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, HDR, Toy camera, Nostalgic, Super Vivid, Poster, Background defocus |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/2500 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 250 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3 EV step |
| X-sync Speed | 1/2000 sec |
| DISPLAY Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Display Format | 922,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| Display Features | Colour control, contrast control, display brightness control |
| FLASH Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation |
| Effective Flash Range |
0.5 m - 7 m (wide lens) 0.5 m - 2.3 m (tele lens) |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo |
| MEMORY Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card |
| Memory Card Included | No |
| Image Storage |
RAW 4000 x 3000 RAW 4000 x 2248 RAW 4000 x 2664 RAW 2400 x 3000 RAW 2992 x 2992 JPEG 4000 x 3000 JPEG 4000 x 2248 JPEG 4000 x 2664 JPEG 2400 x 3000 JPEG 2816 x 2112 JPEG 2816 x 1584 JPEG 2816 x 1880 JPEG 1696 x 2112 JPEG 1600 x 1200 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 1600 x 1064 JPEG 960 x 1200 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 640 x 360 JPEG 640 x 424 JPEG 384 x 480 JPEG 2992 x 2992 JPEG 2112 x 2112 JPEG 1200 x 1200 JPEG 480 x 480 |
| Video Capture |
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 15 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 120 fps H.264 - 320 x 240 - 240 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Battery Type | Canon NB-6L Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Canon NB-6L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life |
Photo shooting - 230 shots Playback - 4 hours Photo shooting - 300 shots (ECO mode) |
| CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support |
| Connector Type |
USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output |
| FEATURES Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec, 30 sec, 20sec, 0 - 15 sec, 25 sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 5.5 frames per second, 5.6 frames per second, 12.1 frames per second for 5 frames, 9.4 frames per second |
| Additional Features | RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, HS System, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, Smart AUTO, Intelligent Image Stabilisation (IS), GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto, Enhanced Dynamic Image Stabilisation (IS) |
| OTHERS Canon PowerShot S120 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, wrist strap |
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| Software | Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon ImageBrowser EX, Canon Map Utility |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | Limited warranty - 1 year |
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