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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 720p - compact |
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| Height | 7.1 cm |
| Width | 10.8 cm |
| Depth | 4.39 cm |
| Weight | 228 g |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Red |
| Digital Zoom | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 16x |
| SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16.0 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 16,600,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 16,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.3" |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 25 fps |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes |
| PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC 4 |
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| LENS Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 16x zoom - 5 - 80 mm - f/3.5-5.9 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 28 - 448mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 1 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 1-50cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 9 groups / 11 elements |
| Features | UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens |
| FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF |
| Face Detection | Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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| ISO (Max) | 1600 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Shooting Programs | Portrait mode, fireworks, low light, self-portrait with self-timer, snow, discreet |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, monochrome, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, Toy camera, Super Vivid, Poster |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (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 |
| X-sync Speed | 1/2000 sec |
| DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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| Type | 3" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 230,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| Display Features | Contrast control |
| FLASH Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash |
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| 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 (wide lens) 0.6 m - 2 m (tele lens) |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264, MOV |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction |
| MEMORY Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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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 |
| Image Storage |
JPEG 4608 x 3456 JPEG 4608 x 3072 JPEG 4608 x 2592 JPEG 3456 x 3456 JPEG 3264 x 2448 JPEG 3264 x 2176 JPEG 3264 x 1832 JPEG 2448 x 2448 JPEG 1600 x 1200 JPEG 1600 x 1064 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 1200 x 1200 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 640 x 424 JPEG 640 x 360 JPEG 480 x 480 |
| Video Capture |
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 5 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 2.5 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 1.25 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 SX170 IS |
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| Battery Type | Canon NB-6LH Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific |
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| Details | 1 x Canon NB-6LH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life |
Photo shooting - 300 shots Photo shooting - 440 shots (ECO mode) Playback - 7 hours |
| CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX170 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 |
| Connector Type |
USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output |
| FEATURES Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec, 0 - 15 sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 0.8 frames per second, 0.5 frames per second, 2.8 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, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, Scene Detection Technology, highlight point display, face detection, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, built-in help guide, Subject Detection technology, Smart AUTO, Intelligent Image Stabilisation (IS) |
| OTHERS Canon PowerShot SX170 IS |
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| Included Accessories | USB cable, wrist strap |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser EX |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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