PowerShot SX10 IS
Digital Still Camera
canon.com.au
Subject to change without notice
PowerShot SX10 IS Technical Specifications
Sensor / Image Processor
Effective Number of Pixels Approx. 10.0 MP CCD
Size / Filter Array 1/2.3 inch / Primary colour filter (Bayer)
Processor DiG!C 4
Aspect Ratio 4:3
Lens
Focal Length (optical) 5.0 (W) - 100.0 (T) mm
35mm film equivalent 28 (W) – 560 (T) mm
f/number f/2.8 - 8.0 (W), f/5.7 - 8.0 (T)
Shutter Speed 15 – 1/3200 sec.
Zoom Optical approx 20x; Digital approx 4x
Image Stabilizer Optical (Lens Shift Type)
Shooting Functions
AF System TTL Autofocus (Single / Continuous), Manual
Focusing Frame Face Detect with movie support1,2, Center3, Flexizone
Face Detection Auto Focus, Auto Exposure, White Balance, Flash Exposure, Auto Red-Eye correction, Auto Focus Point Zoom,
Face Self Timer4
Other Shooting Functions Servo AF, i-Correction, Auto Focus Assist Beam, Auto Focus Lock
Range Normal: 50cm – infinity, Macro: 10cm - 50cm, Super Macro: 0cm – 10cm
Continuous Shooting (Large/Fine) Approx 1.4 shots/sec; AF Approx 0.7 shots/sec; LV Approx 0.8 shots/sec
Self-timer Approx. 10 sec or 2 sec delay, custom, Face Self-Timer4
Control/Balance
Light Metering Method Evaluative5, Center-weighted average, Spot6
Exposure Control Method Program AE, AE Lock available, Manual, iContrast available, Program Shift, Safety Shift
Exposure Compensation ± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed) Auto7, High ISO Auto8, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
White Balance Modes Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom 1
LCD Monitor
Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder with dioptric adjustment
LCD Monitor 2.5 inch vari-angle LCD monitor with high resolution (approx 230,000 dots)
Flash
Flash Modes Auto, on, off, Red Eye Correction, Red Eye Reduction, Slow Synchro, Second Curtain Synchro, FE Lock, Safety FE
Flash Range Normal: 50cm −5.2 m (W), 1m −2.8 m (T)
Flash Exposure Compensation ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
External Flash Support Canon EX series Speedlites via Hot Shoe
Selectable Shooting Modes
Shooting Modes Auto, P (Program), Tv (Shutter Priority), Av (Aperture Priority), M (Manual), C (Custom), Portrait, Landscape,
Night Snapshot, Sports, Special Scene (Indoor, Night Scene, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks,
Aquarium, ISO 3200, Color Accent, Color Swap), Movie
My Colours Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green,
Vivid Red, Custom
Image Recording Format
Still image JPEG Compression (EXIF 2.2 Compliant)
Colour Space and Compression sRGB; Superfine, Fine, Normal
Movies MOV (Image Data: H.264; Audio Data: Linear PCM monaural)
Recording Pixels and recording capacity on a 2GB card
Still Images and Capacity
(at Super Fine Image Setting
Large: 3648 x 2736 (448), Medium 1: 2816 x 2112 (714), Medium 2: 2272 x 1704 (960), Medium 3/Date Stamp:
1600 x 1200 (1862), Small: 640 x 480 (6830), Widescreen: 3648 x 2048 (596)
Movie Frame Rate 640x480: 30fps (22min 45sec), 320x240: 30fps (1hr 4min 1 sec)
Other Operations
Playback Operations Red-eye Correction, Slideshow, My Category, Index, Resize, Resizing of widescreen images, Magnified, Image
Inspection Tool, Advancing and Reversing through magnified images, Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Histogram,
Overexposure Warning, Sound Memos, Auto Play
File Operations DPOF - Print Order/Image transfer; Movie - unnecessary scenes can be erased;
Sound Annotations - max. record/play time is approx. 60 sec; Maximum Recording Length per Clip - until file
size reaches 4GB9
Direct Printing, PictBridge Yes10
Interface
Supported Operating Systems PC: Windows XP SP2, Vista; Mac: OS X v10.4- v10.5
Computer I/F USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B compatible)
Video Output PAL or NTSC selectable
Audio Output Stereo
Memory Storage SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card
General Features
Battery Size AA Alkaline battery (x4) or Size AA rechargeable NiMH battery (x4) NB4-300/NB4-200
Optional Charger/AC Adaptor CBK4-300 / Compact Power Adaptor CA-PS700
Dimensions (W x D x H) 124 x 88.3 x 86.9 mm (ex. protruding parts)
Weight Approx. 560g
Included as Standard
4 x AA Alkaline
Batteries
USB Interface
Cable IFC-400PCU,
Stereo Video Cable
STV-250N
Neck Strap
NS-DC4
Lens Cap
Digital Camera
Solution Disc
[ZoomBrowser EX
(PC),
ImageBrowser
(Mac), PhotoStitch,
CameraWindows]
Optional Accessories
CBK4-300 /
Compact Power
Adaptor CA-PS700
Lens Hood
LH-DC50
Leather Case
PSCL2
High-Power Flash
HF-DC1
Speedlites 220EX,
430EX II, 580EX,
580EX II
Disclaimers
1. AF frame can be
moved and fixed to
specified face
2. If no face is detected,
AiAF (9 point) is used
3. AF frame size is
selectable
4. When number of
detected faces
increases, the shutter
is released at 2 sec
delay. However if no
face is detected for 30
seconds or more, the
shooting operation will
start automatically.
5. Control to incorporate
facial brightness in
Face Detect AF
6. Fixed to center /
Linked to AF frame
7. Camera automatically
sets the optimal speed
according to shooting
mode and subject
brightness
8. Camera automatically
sets the optimal speed
according to shooting
mode, subject
brightness and subject
movement and
camera shake. The
ISO speed is relatively
higher than Auto.
9. Even if the file size has
not reached 4GB, the
recording stops when
the recording time
reaches 1 hour. For
lesser capacity
memory cards, the
recording stops when
the card becomes full
or reaches 1 hour.
10. Compatible printer
required for direct
printing