Type of Camera
Type of Camera
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 12x Optical/4x Digital/48x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer (IS) System


Image Capture Device
Type
8.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)

Total Pixels
Approx. 8.3 Megapixels

Effective Pixels
Approx. 8.0 Megapixels


Lens
Focal Length
6.0-72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 (35mm film equivalent: 36-432mm)

Digital Zoom
4x

Focusing Range
Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity (WIDE), 3.0 ft./90cm-infinity (TELE)
Macro: 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm (W)
Super Macro: 0-3.9 in./0-10cm (W)

Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus


Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder
0.33-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD electronic viewfinder

LCD Monitor
2.5-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD screen, Vari-angle type with wide viewing angle

LCD Pixels
Approx. 207,000 pixels

LCD Coverage
100%


Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture
f/2.7 (W) - f/3.5 (T)

Shutter Speed
15-1/3200 sec. (settable in Tv and M)


Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity
Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 (Standard Output Sensitivity. Recommended Exposure Index)

Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center

Exposure Control Method
Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual; AE Lock available

Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments


White Balance
White Balance Control
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom


Flash
Built-in Flash
Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash 6.0V)

Flash Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments


Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes
Auto; Creative: P, Av, Tv, M, C; Image: Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Indoor, Night Scene, Color Accent, Color Swap), Night Snapshot, Super Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie

Self-Timer
Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom

Wireless Control
Not available

Continuous Shooting
Approx. 1.5 fps; AF/LV: approx. 0.9 fps


Image Storage
Storage Media
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard

File Format
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1

JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Stereo))

Number of Recording Pixels
Still Image: 640 x 480 (Small), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 3,264 x 2,448 (Large), 3,264 x 1,832 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (60 fps/30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes