Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
14.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
12x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 7.3 mm
Width 11.3 cm
Depth 4.6 cm
Weight 306 g
Enclosure Colour Red | Black | Silver
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 12x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Sensor Resolution 14.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 14,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Image Processor DIGIC 4
LENS Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Type Zoom lens - 12x zoom - 5 - 60 mm - f/3.4-5.6
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 336mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 1 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements
Features UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, fireworks, low light, foliage, beach, kids & pets, snow, smart shutter
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, monochrome, Colour Accent, Colour Swap, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, Toy camera, Posterisation
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2500 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control
FLASH Canon PowerShot SX150 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 AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 3 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV, iFrame
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 4320 x 3240
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 3744 x 2104
Video Capture MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 6 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 3 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 1.5 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 6 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 3 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 1.5 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Battery Type AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details 2 x AA alkaline battery (included)
AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional)
Run Time (Up To) 7 hour(s)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 110 shots (alkaline batteries)
Photo shooting - 320 shots (NiMH batteries)
Playback - 7 hours (alkaline batteries)
Playback - 9 hours (NiMH batteries)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.9 frames per second, 0.6 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, Smile Detection Auto Shutter, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, Scene Detection Technology, face detection, digital tele-converter, built-in help guide, Blink Detection technology, Motion Detection Technology, Subject Detection technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Smart AUTO
OTHERS Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Included Accessories USB cable, wrist strap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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