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Canon Powershot SX150 IS Silver Digital Camera

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The Canon Powershot SX150 IS in Silver allows everyone to take beautiful 14.1 Megapixel photos and HD movies with 12x optical zoom. From Smart Auto to Full Manual control you can easily adapt it to any level of skill. A long 12x zoom conbined with a 28mm wide angle lens so you can get close to distant subject a well as capture panoramic landscapes and will fit everyone in group shots. Intelligent IS automatically adjusts the optical Image Stabilizer to the scene from 7 modes to prevent blur and deliver sharp and detailed photos and videos.

A 14.1 Megapixel sensor deliverys detailed high-resolution images that can be printed in large sizes (A3+) or cropped to achieve the desired composition. With Smart Auto you can easily shoot high quality photos or movies. Which detects the scene and selects the perfect settings from 32 variables (21 in movie). A large and high quality LCD screen with a wide viewing angle allows for easy framing, efortless menu navigation and pleasurable reviewing and playback of the results. Instantly record high quality  HD movies (720p) with stero sound and optical zoom, with one touch of a dedicated Movie Record button. Dynamic and Powered Image Stabilisation keep movies sharp and blur free when shooting on the move or using the telephoto end of the zoom. This canon Powershot SX150 gives you the ability to experiment with Fish-eye Effect to re-create the distortion of a fish-eye lens, it also lets you choose to enjoy the Super Vivid mode to boost colour saturation, retro poster and Toy Camera Effects or Monochrome.

The Smart Shutter with Wink Self-Timer automatically triggers the shutter- so you can capture great family photographs. Also choose from three ways to take the shot; Smile mode (when a smiling face is detected, FaceSet-Timer (when a new face joins the frame) or Wink Self0Timer (2 sec after a wink).

 

 

IMAGE SENSOR
Type

1/2.3 type CCD

 

Effective Pixels

Approx. 14.1 megapixels

 

Colour Filter Type

Primary Colour

 

  
IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type

DIGIC 4  with iSAPS technology

 

  
LENS
Focal Length

5.0 - 60.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 - 336mm) 

 

Zoom

 

Optical 12x. Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.7x or 2.1x and Safety Zoom¹). Combined Approx. 48x

Maximum f/number

 

f/3.4 - f/5.6

Construction

 

11 elements in 9 groups (1 UD lens, 1 double-sided aspherical lens)

Image Stabilisation

 

Yes (lens shift-type), Approx. 4-stop. Intelligent IS.
  
FOCUSING  
Type

TTL

 

AF System/ Points

Face Detection, 1-point AF (fixed to centre) 

 

AF Modes

Single, Continuous (Smart Auto mode only), Servo AF/AE1, Tracking AF

 

AF Point Selection

Size (Normal, Small) 

 

AF Lock

On/Off Selectable

 

AF Assist Beam

Yes

 

Manual Focus

 

Yes
Closest Focusing Distance

1cm (W) from front of lens in macro

 

  
EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering Modes

Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame). Center weighted average, Spot (centre).

 

AE Lock

On/Off Selectable

 

Exposure Compensation

+/-2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Enhanced i-Contrast for automatic dynamic range correction.

 

ISO Sensitivity*

AUTO, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

 

  
SHUTTER
Speed

1 - 1/2500 sec. (factory default)                                                        

15 - 1/2500 sec. (total range - varies by shooting mode) 

  
WHITE BALANCE
Type

TTL

 

Settings

Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluroescent H, Custom.

 

  
LCD MONITOR

Monitor

 

7.5cm (3.0") TFT. Approx, 230, 000 dots.
Coverage

Approx. 100%

 

Brightness

Adjustable to one of five levels. Q

 

  
FLASH
Modes

Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro

 

Slow Sync Speed

 

Yes, Fastest Speed 1/1200 sec.
Red-Eye Reduction

Yes

 

Flash Exposure Compensation

+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE. Safety FE. 

Flash Exposure Lock

Yes 

Built-in Flash Range

 

50cm - 3.0m (W) / 1.0cm - 2.0m (T)
  
SHOOTING
Modes

Smart Auto (32 scenes detected), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Easy, SCN (Portrait, Landscape, Kids & Pets, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), Low Light (2.0MP), Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks), Creative Filters (Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap), Discreet, Movie

 

 

Modes In Movie

Smart Auto (21 scenes detected), Standard, iFrame Movie, Program AE, Portrait, Landscape, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap

 

Photo Effects

 

My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red)

 

Drive Mode

 

Single, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer
Continuous Shooting

Approx. 0.9 shots/sec. AF: Approx. 0.6 shots/sec. LV: Approx. 0.6 shots/sec.(until memory card becomes full)¹²

 

  
RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

Image Size

 

(L) 4320 x 3240, (M1) 3072 x 2304, (M2) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (W) 3744 x 2104. Resize in playback (M2, S, 320 x 240)  

Compression

 

Fine, Normal

Movies

 

 (HD) 1280 x 720, 30 fps, (L) 640 x 480, 30 fps

Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps

iFrame Movie (HD)

 

Movie Length

 

(HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec.¹

(L) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour²

 

  
FILE TYPES
Still Image Type

JPEG compression, (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

 

Movies

MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (stereo)]

iFrame

 

  
DIRECT PRINT

Canon Printers

 

Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only)

 

PictBridge

 

Yes
  
OTHER FEATURES 

Red-Eye Correction

 

Yes, during shooting and playback

My Camera/My Menu

 

Start-up image and camera sounds customisation

My Category

 

Image tagging feature

Intelligent Orientation Sensor

 

Yes

 

Playback Zoom

Approx. 2x - 10x

 

Histogram

Yes

 

Self Timer

 

Approx. 2 or 10 sec, Custom
Menu Languages

English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi

 

  
INTERFACE
Computer

Hi-Speed USB  (MTP, PTP) dedicated connector (Mini-B compatible)

 

Other

3.5 mm jack A/V output: unified type (PAL/NTSC, stereo)

 

  
MEMORY CARD
TypeSD, SDHC, SDXC
  
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
PC & Macintosh

Windows 7 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3

Mac OS X v10.5 - 10.6

 

  
SOFTWARE
Browsing & Printing

ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser

 

Other

PhotoStitch, Movie Uploader for YouTube, CameraWindow.

  
POWER SOURCE
Batteries

2x Size-AA Alkaline or Ni-MH Batteries (NB-3AH) (Alkalines supplied)

 

Battery Life

Approx.110 shots (with supplied batteries)

Approx. 320 shots (with optional Canon NB-3AH batteries)

Approx. 420 min. playback (with supplied batteries)

Approx. 540 min. playback (with Canon NB-3AH batteries

 

A/C Power Supply

Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK800

 

  
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Operating Environment

0 – 40 °C1 10 – 90% humidity

 

Dimensions (WxHxD)

113.3 x 73.2 x 45.8 mm

 

Weight

Approx. 306 g (including battery/batteries and memory

 

Zoom

 

¹ Depending on the image size selected.

AF Modes

 

¹ Some settings limit availability.

Continuous Shooting

 

¹ Under conditions where the flash does not fire.

² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

Movie Length

 

¹ The following Speed Class memory cards are required for maximum record time: (HD) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 4 or above. (Full HD) 1920 x 1080 Speed Class 6 or above. (iFrame) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 6 or above.

² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

 

  
ACCESSORIES
Cases/Straps

Soft Leather Case DCC-1200, IXUS Metal or Leather Strap

Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC41

Waterproof Case (3m) WP-DC320L

Waterproof Case Weight WW-DC1

 

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

 

AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC10

AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC60

 

  
Other

Canon HDMI Cable HTC-100