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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - compact |
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| Height | 8.8 cm |
| Width | 12.7 cm |
| Depth | 8.8 cm |
| Weight | 0.59 kg |
| Digital Zoom | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 20x |
| SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Sensor Resolution | 10.0 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 11,600,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 10,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.3" |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes |
| PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC 4 |
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| LENS Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 20x zoom - 5 - 100 mm - f/2.8-5.7 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 28 - 560mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 50 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 0-50cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 11 groups / 13 elements |
| Features | UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens |
| FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| AE/AF Control | FlexiZone |
| Face Detection | Yes |
| VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - LCD |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.4" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 148,000 pixels |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| ISO (Max) | 3200 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (2MP) |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Focus bracketing |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, slow shutter, macro, stitch assist, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, foliage, beach, night snapshot, snow, high sensitivity, Colour Swap, Colour Accent, aquarium |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, Positive Film |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white) |
| 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 in 1/3 EV step |
| DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Type | 2.8" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 230,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control |
| FLASH Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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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 - 4.8 m |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo |
| MEMORY Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus |
| Image Storage |
JPEG 3648 x 2736 JPEG 2816 x 2112 JPEG 2272 x 1704 JPEG 1600 x 1200 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 3840 x 2160 JPEG 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Capture |
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Battery Type | AA - Alkaline - standard form factor |
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| Details |
4 x AA alkaline battery (included) AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional) |
| CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support |
| System Requirements Details |
Windows XP SP2 - Pentium - 500 MHz - 256 MB Windows Vista - Pentium - 1.3 GHz - 512 MB MacOS X 10.4 - PowerPC G4 - 256 MB MacOS X 10.5 - PowerPC G4 - 512 MB |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type |
USB HDMI Composite video/audio output |
| FEATURES Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 4 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, Motion Detection Technology |
| OTHERS Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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| Included Accessories | Lens hood, lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, audio / video cable, IR remote control |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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