PowerShot SX20 IS
Digital Still Camera
canon.com.au
Subject to change without notice
PowerShot SX20 IS Technical Specifications
Sensor / Image Processor
Effective Number of Pixels
Approx. 12.1 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
1 – 1/3200 sec.
Zoom
Optical approx 20x; Digital approx 4x
Image Stabilizer
Optical (Lens Shift Type), approx 4 steps
Shooting Functions
AF System
TTL Autofocus (Single / Continuous), Manual
Focusing Frame
Face Detect with movie support
1,2
, Center
3
, Flexizone
Face Detection
Auto Focus, Auto Exposure, White Balance, Flash Exposure, Auto Red-Eye correction, Auto Focus Point Zoom,
Face Tracking, Face Self Timer
4,
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 1.0 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-Timer
4
Control/Balance
Light Metering Method
Evaluative
5
, Centre -weighted average, Spot
6
Exposure Control Method
Program AE, AE Lock available, Manual, Intelligent Contrast Correction, Program Shift, Safety Shift
Exposure Compensation
± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed)
Auto
7
, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
White Balance Modes
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom
Viewfinder / LCD Screen
Viewfinder
Electronic viewfinder with dioptric adjustment and 5 levels of brightness adjustments
LCD Screen
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
−
6.8 m (W), 1m
−
3.7 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
Intelligent Auto (with Scene Detection), 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 Color
Image Recording Format
Still image
JPEG Compression (EXIF 2.2 Compliant)
Colour Space and Compression
sRGB; 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 Fine Image Setting
Large: 4000 x 3000 (626), Medium 1: 3264 x 2448 (930), Medium 2: 2592 x 1944 (1365), Medium 3: 1600 x 1200
(3235), Small: 640 x 480 (10245), Widescreen: 3840 x 2160 (903)
Movie Frame Rate
HD 1280x720 30fps (10min 33sec), 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, 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 4GB
9
Direct Printing, PictBridge
Yes
10
Interface
Supported Operating Systems
PC: Windows XP SP2/SP3, Vista incl SP1/SP2; Mac: OS X v10.4- v10.5
Computer I/F
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B compatible), HDMI mini connector
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
High-Power Flash
HF-DC1
Speedlites 220EX,
270EX, 430EX II,
580EX, 580EX II
Leather Case
PSCL2
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
