Canon PowerShot SX40HS



Specifications
Type
Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 35x Optical & 4x Digital & 140x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
Image Capture Device
Type
12.1 Megapixels 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor
Total Pixels
Approx. 12.8 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 Megapixels
Lens
Focal Length
4.3 (W) - 150.5mm (T) (35mm film equivalent: 24 (W) - 840mm (T))
Digital Zoom
Approx. 4.0x, up to 140x in combination with optical zoom
Focusing Range
Auto: 0 in. (0 cm) - infinity (W), 4.6 ft. - infinity (T)
Normal: 2 in. (5 cm) - infinity (W), 4.6 ft. (1.4 m) - infinity (T)
Macro: 0 in. (0 cm) -1.6 ft. (50 cm) (W)
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus, Manual focus*
* Shooting standby only in movie mode
Viewfinders
Optical Viewfinder
Optical N/A.
Electronic Viewfinder available (Effective dots: Approx. 202,000 (67,000 x3))
LCD Monitor
2.7-inch TFT color Vari-angle LCD with wide viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots
LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture
f/2.7 (W), f/5.8 (T)
Shutter Speed
1-1/3200 sec.

15-1/3200 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Exposure Control
Sensitivity
AUTO, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200
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
AE Lock
Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance
White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom

*Facial color is evaluated in Face AiAF.
Flash
Built-in Flash
Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro, Smart Flash
Flash Range
1.6 - 23 ft. (W), 4.6 - 9.8 ft. (T), (50 cm - 7.0 m (W), 1.4 - 3.0 m (T))
Recycling Time
10 seconds or less (battery voltage: 7.4V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes
C2, C1, M, Av, Tv, P Auto*1, Sports, SCN*2, Creative Filters*3, Movie*4

*1 Smart AUTO also available for videos
*2 Movie Digest, Portrait, Landscape, Smart Shutter*5, High-Speed Burst HQ, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist
*3 Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap
*4 Standard, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie
*5 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
Photo Effects
My Colors Off, Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom
Self Timer
Custom*, Approx. 2-sec. delay, Approx. 10-sec. delay

* Delay time (0-15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.
Wireless Control
N/A
Continuous Shooting
Approx. 2.4 shots/sec. (in P mode)
Approx. 10.3 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst HQ mode)*

* Maximum of 8 continuous shots per burst
·  Under conditions where the flash does not fire automatically.
·  Differs depending on the zoom position.

Image Storage
Storage Media
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card, Eye-Fi
File Format
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant
Image Recording Format
Normal, Fine
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif. 2.3 (JPEG)

Videos: MOV (Image data: H.264 data: Linear PCM (stereo))
Number of Recording Pixels
[16:9]
Large: 4000 x 2248
Medium 1: 2816 x 1584
Medium 2: 1920 x 1080
Small: 640 x 360
[3:2] Large: 4000 x 2664
Medium 1: 2816 x 1880
Medium 2: 1600 x 1064
Small: 640 x 424
[4:3] Large: 4000 x 3000
Medium 1: 2816 x 2112
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200
Small: 640 x 480
[1:1] Large: 2992 x 2992
Medium 1: 2112 x 2112
Medium 2: 1200 x 1200
Small: 480 x 480
Number of Recordable Images

Image data

16:9
3:2
4:3
File Size (KB)
4 GB
16 GB
File Size (KB)
4 GB
16 GB
File Size (KB)
4 GB
16 GB
Large (L)
F
2,311
1,630
6,677
2,738
1,386
5,680
3,084
1,231
5,042
N
1,105
3,352
13,727
1,309
2,873
11,766
1,474
2,514
10,295
Medium 1(M1)
F
1,210
3,094
12,671
1,436
2,623
10,743
1,620
2,320
9,503
N
585
6,034
24,709
694
5,247
21,486
780
4,641
19,007
Medium 2(M2)
F
604
6,034
24,709
496
7,099