| omments | With its high resolution and powerful optical zoom the PowerShot SX100 IS from Canon is sure to impress you! Inside its stylish case the PowerShot SX100 IS packs an 8 million pixel sensor and a very powerful 10 x optical zoom for taking high-quality photos with impressive details. And it has a compact size for your convenience and comfort. Canon has also equipped this camera with an optical image stabiliser to counteract the increased risk of blurriness associated with such a powerful zoom. This feature in addition to 1600 ISO sensitivity means your photos will turn out clear and in true-to-life colour even indoors without a flash. The easy-to-use SX100 IS also includes a large 2.5” screen so you can monitor your shots and view the results. The different scene and face detection modes quickly adjust the camera’s settings to suit any situation. As user-friendly as it is powerful the PowerShot SX100 IS is the ideal tool for photographers of all levels. |
| Type | Type | Compact camera |
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| Pixels | CCD | 1/2.5" CCD sensor - 8 effective megapixels |
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| Resolution (in pixels) | 3264 x 2448 |
| Optical | Optical Viewfinder | None |
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| LCD display | 2.5" low temperature LCD screen - 172000 pixels Coverage: 100% |
| Macro Distance | 1 cm |
| Normal Distance | From 50 cm upwards |
| Optical Zoom | 10 x Optical construction: 10 lenses (including 1 aspheric) in 9 groups |
| Digital Zoom | 4 x 1.6 or 2 x digital converter Secure zoom |
| ISO range | ISO auto 80 100 200 400 800 1600 |
| Aperture and Shutter Speed | f/2.8-3 - 1/2500 to 15 s Timed delay: 10 s |
| Flash (built-in) | Built-in flash Flash modes: auto forced red eye reduction slow synchro FE face detection Flash exposure compensation: ±2 IL (in 1/3 increments) Compatible with HF-DC1 (optional) |
| Storage | Image formats | JPEG |
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| Memory Card Type | SD Card SDHC Card MMC MMC Plus |
| Included Memory Card | 32 MB |
| Internal Memory | No |
| Video | Video mode | Yes with sound |
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| Video Sequence | 640 x 480 at 30 images/sec. |
| TV Output | Yes |
| Webcam | No |
| Computer InterFace | Port | USB 2.0 |
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| Wireless function | No |
| Compatibility | Windows 2000 XP Vista MAC OS X v.10.3 - 10.4 |
| Included software | ZoomBrowser (PC) ImageBrowser (Mac) PhotoStitch |
| Extras | Power sources | 2 AA alkaline batteries 2 NB4-300 batteries |
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| Other features | PictBridge Optical image stabiliser Canon DIGIC III and ISAPS processor AF AE FE face detection Scene modes: Beach night-time indoors foliage fireworks snow portrait children aquarium |
| Size | 97.3 x 67 x 41.9 mm |
| Weight (in grams) | 200 |
| Included accessories | AA batteries USB cable video cable 32 MB SD memory card strap CD-ROM |
| Instructions included | French English German Italian |