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Canon Powershot S50 Digital Camera - #8445A001 SKU#1771939 Specifications

  • Image sensor

    1/1.8-inch CCD Total Pixels Approx. 5.3 million (Effective Pixels Approx. 5 million)
    Filter Array: Primary Colour Filter
    Image Processor:DIGIC

  • Lens

    3x Optical Zoom Lens, 3.6x Digital Zoom 7.1-21.3mm (35mm film equivalent: 35 - 105mm) f/2.8 - f/8.0 (wide-angle), f/4.9 - f/8.0 (telephoto)

  • Digital Zoom

    3.6x (Maximum 11x digital zoom is available when combined with optical zoom.)

  • Optical viewfinder

    Real-image optical zoom viewfinder, LCD

  • LCD monitor

    1.8-inch TFT color LCD

  • Autofocus method

    TTL auto-focus
    FlexiZone AF/AE or 9-point AiAF or Centre Point
    AF lock, Manual focus and Focus bracketing are available

  • Focusing range

    Normal AF: 50cm (20") - infinity

    Macro AF: 10cm (0.3ft.) (wide-angle) / 30cm 12") (telephoto) - 50cm (20")

    Manual focus: 10cm (0.3ft.) (wide-angle) / 30cm (1.0ft.) (telephoto) - infinity

  • Shutter speeds

    15 - 1/1,500 sec
    Slow Shutter of 1.3 seconds and more, available in Manual and Tv modes only, operate with noise reduction

  • Exposure control method

    Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE or Manual exposure control; AE lock is available.
    Light Metering Method: Evaluative/Centre-weighted average/Spot metering
    Exposure Compensation: +/- 2.0EV [at every 1/3-stop] Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) is available

  • Continuous shooting

    High speed: Approx. 2.5 images/sec (shooting speed can be maintained up to 14 images)
    Normal: Approx. 1.5 images/sec (shooting speed can be maintained up to 14 images)
    [Large/Fine mode, when LCD monitor is turned off]

  • Self-timer

    Operates with approx. 2 or 10 second countdown. (Selectable)

  • Sensitivity (equivalent film speed)

    Auto, or user-set ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 equivalent (At Auto setting, camera automatically adjusts sensitivity in the range of ISO 50 to ISO 100 equivalent.)

  • White balance

    Auto, 6 presets [Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent High, Flash], and Custom 1 & 2

  • Built-in flash operating modes

    Auto, On/Off (Red-eye reduction On/Off)
    [Slow sync and 1st or 2nd curtain sync can also be selected]
    Flash Exposure Compensation: + /- 2.0EV [at every 1/3-stop]
    FE Lock and manual flash power adjustment is available

  • Flash range

    21.7" - 13.1' / 0.55-4.0M (W), 21.7" - 8.2' / 0.55-2.5M (T) [at ISO 100 equivalent]

  • Terminals for external flash

    No

  • Storage media

    CompactFlash card (Type I or Type II)

  • Image recording format

    Still image: JPEG (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) or RAW
    Movie: AVI [Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE (monaural)]
    Sound annotation: WAVE (monaural)

  • Image-quality modes

    Super-Fine, Fine or Normal

  • Resloution Modes

    Still image: Large: 2,592 x 1,944, Medium High: 1,600 x 1,200, Medium Low: 1,024 x 768, Small: 640 x 480, Movie: 320 x 240 (15bps) or 160 x 120 (15bps)

  • Movie Recording

    Yes; AVI (Motion JPEG, WAVE), High (320x240)/Low (160x120), 15 fps

  • Audio

    Audio data: WAVE [monaural])

    Sound memo: WAVE [monaural]

  • Interface

    USB (Normal/PTP)

  • Power Source

    Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (type: NB-2L) or optional AC Adapter Kit ACK 700

  • Video Output

    Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio)

  • Dimensions

    4.4 x 2.3 x 1.7 in. /112.0 x 58.0 x 42.0 mm. (excluding protruding parts)

  • Weight

    Approx. 9.2oz./260g (camera body only)

  • System requirements

    Mac Requirements Hardware: Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac or iBook OS: Mac OS 8.6 through 9.1 (Incompatible with Mac OS X) CPU: Power PC Interface: USB: Cable connection via camera's USB port is limited to genuine Apple Computer brand models with a built-in USB interface (Power Macintosh NEW G3/G4, PowerBook G3, iMac, iBook). RAM: 20MB and over

  • Special features

    Shooting Modes: Auto, Creative Zone (Program, Tv, Av, Manual and Custom), Programmed Image Control Zone (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Fast Shutter, Slow Shutter, Stitch assist and Movie).
    Photo Effects Mode: Vivid/Neutral/Low Sharpening/Sepia/Black & White/Custom Interval shooting: In increments of 1-60 min. for up to 100 shots

About Canon Powershot S50 Digital Camera - #8445A001 SKU#1771939

Canon Powershot S50 Digital Camera - #8445A001 SKU#1771939 Features

  • New high-performance DIGIC processor
  • 9-point AiAF and FlexiZone AF/AE
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  • Choose the look of the start-up screen and the sounds it makes for start-up.
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