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Canon PowerShot SX230 HS specs

General Info

  • Point-and-shoot

    Camera class:

Sensor

  • 12.1 megapixels

    Efective resolution:

  • CMOS

    Type:

  • No

    3-chip sensor:

  • No

    Sensor cleaning:

  • DiGiC 4

    Processor model:

Lens

  • No

    Interchangeable lens:

  • 14x

    Optical zoom:

  • 28 - 392 mm

    Focal Length (35mm equivalent):

  • f3.1 - 5.9

    Maximum aperture:

  • 1.97 in

    Closest focusing distance:

  • No

    Filter thread:

  • 4x

    Digital zoom:

  • 1/3200-15sec

    Shutter speeds:

Previewing

  • No

    Viewfinder:

  • Yes

    LiveView:

  • 3 in

    Display size:

  • 461k pixels

    Display resolution:

  • No

    Moving display:

  • Yes

    Touchscreen:

  • No

    Second display:

  • No

    Built-in projector:

Flash

  • Always on (Fill-in), Off, Red-eye, Slow sync

    Modes:

  • Flash exposure compensation

    Flash features:

  • 11.48 ft

    Range:

Video

  • Yes

    Video capture:

  • 1920x1080

    Maximum resolution:

  • 24 fps

    Maximum framerate at max, resolution:

  • H.264

    Codec:

  • Yes

    Sound:

    • Stereo

      Sound recording type:

Camera Features

  • Yes

    Image stabilization:

    • Optical

      Stabilization type:

  • 100-3200

    ISO sensitivity:

  • Yes

    Exposure compensation:

  • Center-weighted, Spot, Matrix

    Light metering:

  • 2 seconds, 10 seconds, Custom seconds, When a face is detected, Other

    Self timer:

  • Continuous shooting (3.2 fps), GPS

    Other features:

  • White balance:

    • 6

      Number of available presets:

    • Yes

      Custom white balance:

  • Portrait, Landscape, Other

    Scene modes:

  • Pictures

    In-camera editing:

  • Face, Smile

    Recognition:

Files - Resolution

  • Formats:

    • No

      RAW:

  • 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

    Image ratio options:

  • 16

    Resolution settings number:

  • 4000 x 2248 pixels with 16:9 ratio

    Resolution:

  • 2816 x 1584 pixels with 16:9 ratio

  • 1920 x 1080 pixels with 16:9 ratio

  • 640 x 360 pixels with 16:9 ratio

  • 4000 x 2664 pixels with 3:2 ratio

  • 2816 x 1880 pixels with 3:2 ratio

  • 1600 x 1064 pixels with 3:2 ratio

  • 640 x 424 pixels with 3:2 ratio

  • 4000 x 3000 pixels with 4:3 ratio

  • 2816 x 2112 pixels with 4:3 ratio

  • 2

    Image compression levels number:

Connectivity

  • Yes

    USB:

    • 2.0

      Type:

  • Yes

    HDMI:

  • No

    Wi-Fi:

  • No

    Hot shoe:

  • Yes (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus)

    Memory card support:

Body

  • 4.16 in x 2.42 in x 1.31 in

    Dimensions (WxHxD):

  • 7.87 oz

    Weight:

  • No

    Rugged:

  • Black, Blue, Pink

    Available color options:

Power

  • Rechargeable (proprietary)

    Battery:

    • Li-ion

      Rechargable type:

    • 1120 mAh

      Capacity:

US Availability

  • Available

    Market status:

  • $349.99

    MSRP price :

European Availability

  • Available

    Market status:

Links

  • Official page:


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Description: Capture the World Through a PowerShot.
Travel the world with the new PowerShot SX230 HS digital camera. It's the first Canon PowerShot to come with GPS technology that'll automatically tag your photos with time and locations. You can even view all the photos' locations on a map by using special bundled software. And with amazing features, such as the HS SYSTEM, 12.1 Megapixels, 14x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom and 1080p Full HD Video,... read more

Created by MG1 , Last update by MG2 , Feb 09, 2011

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