Canon Powershot SX230 HS Detail Specifications

Manufacturer

Canon

Model

Powershot SX230 HS

Style

Extended Zoom

Megapixels

12.1

LCD Screen

3.0-inch TFT LCD with wide viewing angle and Touch Panel Technology, 461,000 dots

Memory Cards

SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card, Eye-Fi Card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus Card, HC MMCplus Card

Resolution

16:9 4000 x 2248 (Large), 2816 x 1584 (Medium 1), 1920 x 1080 (Medium 2), 640 x 360 (Small) 3:2 4000 x 2664 (Large), 2816 x 1880 (Medium 1), 1600 x 1064 (Medium 2), 640 x 424 (Small)

File Formats

Still Image: Exif. 2.3 (JPEG) Video: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (Stereo))

Focal Length

14x zoom, 5.0 (W) - 70.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 - 392mm)

Shutter Speed

1-1/3200 sec. 15-1/3200 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Aperture

f/3.1 (W) - f/5.9 (T)

ISO Sensitivity

Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200 equivalent

White Balance Settings

Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom

Exposure

Manual Exposure, i-Contrast, Program Shift, Safety Shift; AE Lock

Flash Modes

Auto, Manual (3 levels), Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE Lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro

Flash Range

2.5 - 11.5 ft. (W), 3.3 - 6.6 ft (T), 75cm - 3.5m (W), (1.0 - 2.0m, (T))

Shooting Modes

M, Av, Tv, P, Auto1, Easy, Movie Digest, Portrait, Landscape, Kids & Pets, SCN2, Creative Filter3, Movie4

Maximum Movie Resolution

Full HD: 1920 x 1080 HD: 1280 x 720 640 x 480 320 x 240

Maximum Movie Frames Per Second

24/30 fps

Maximum Movie Duration

Depends on storage

Macro Focus

2.0 in - 1.6 ft (5-50cm) (W)

Metering

Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot

Image Stabilization

N/A

Self Timer

Approx. 10-sec. delay/approx. 2-sec. delay/custom

Video Out (TV Playback)

Yes, NTSC/PAL, Mini-HDMI

Batteries

Battery Pack NB-5L, AC Adapter Kit CA-DC10

Dimensions

4.16 x 2.42 x 1.31 in. / 105.7 x 61.6 x 33.2mm

Weight

6.88 oz. / 195 g

Additional Information

Continuous Shooting Normal (P Mode): 3.2 shots/sec. High-speed Burst: 8.1 shots/sec.

Release Date

February 7, 2011

On February 7 2011, Canon announced four new PowerShot Digital cameras - the PowerShot SX230 HS (aka SX220 HS in Europe without GPS), ELPH 500 HS (aka IXUS 310 HS), ELPH 300 HS (aka IXUS 220 HS) and ELPH 100 HS (aka IXUS 115 HS) models.

The Canon SX230 HS offer a 12.1 Megapixels back-illuminated CMOS sensor, wide-angle 14x optical zoom lens, full HD (1080p) movie recording with stereo sound, 7.5 cm (3.0-inch) LCD screen, along with a Canon-first GPS function. All four new cameras come equipped with Canon's HS SYSTEM for exceptional shooting in low-light, Full 1080p HD video, new Movie Digest Mode and 32 Smart AUTO scenes. In Europe, there is the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS model that is closely related to the SX230 HS, but lacks a GPS receiver.