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| Marketed | October 2001 |
| Original Price | 99,800 yen |
PowerShot S40 represents a new concept in digital cameras, achieving high image quality, multi-functionality, portability and style. Fitted with a sliding lens cover, the digital cameras realize a compact, capsule-shaped body with a 1:2 height to length ratio. The PowerShot S40’s chic graphite-gray metallic finish exterior combine with the models’ sleek body design to deliver an eye-catching aesthetic appeal.
PowerShot S40 incorporate advanced optical technology to deliver outstanding image quality. PowerShot S40 features the 4 megapixel CCD sensor and an RGB primary color filter, which enable rich, detailed images and lifelike color reproduction. Also, Canon’s newly developed high-speed “imaging engine” signal processor achieves a high signal to noise ratio to produce high-resolution images with natural color reproduction.
While ably catering to the needs of first-timers with a range of automatic functions, PowerShot S40 also offer a variety of manual operating settings to satisfy the creative shooting needs of intermediate and advanced level users. Great shooting flexibility, from scenery to close-up snaps, is also realized by the compact size 3X zoom lens, which achieves a broad focal range equivalent to 35-105mm on a conventional 35mm camera.
The PowerShot S40 come enabled for the latest printing solution, direct-connect printing from the optional new BJ F890PD, and the Card Photo Printer CP-10.
| Image sensor : | Effective number of pixels : approx. 4 million 1/1.8″ CCD (Total number of pixels : approx. 4.1 million) |
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| Lens : | 7.1 (W) – 21.3 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent : 35 – 105 mm) F2.8 (W) – F4.9 (T) |
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| Digital tele-converter : | Max. approx. 3.6x (Maximum 11x digital zoom when combine with optical zoom) | |
| Optical viewfinder : | Real-image optical zoom viewfinder Field of view approx. 82 % |
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| LCD viewfinder : | 1.8″, TFT color LCD Field of view 100 % |
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| Autofocus method : | TTL 3 point AiAF (1 point measurement is possible) Focus lock and Manual focus are available |
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| Focusing range(from tip of the lens barrel) | Normal AF : | 80 cm – infinity (2.7 ft. (T) – infinity) |
| Macro AF : | 10 cm (W)/ 30 cm (T) – 80 cm (3.9 in. (W)/ 11.8 in. (T) – 2.7 ft.) |
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| Manual focus | 10 cm (W)/ 30 cm (T) – infinity (3.9 in. (W)/ 11.8 in. (T) – infinity) |
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| Shutter : | Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter | |
| Shutter speeds : | 15 – 1/1500 sec. 1.3 sec. or more shutter is available in Shutter-Priority mode or Manual mode Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or more operates with noise reduction |
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| Light metering method : | Evaluative metering, Center-weighted average metering, Spot metering (Center or AF Point) | |
| Exposure control method : | Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE or Manual exposure control AE lock is available |
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| Exposure compensation : | +- 2.0EV (in 1/3-stop increments) Auto exposure bracketing (AEB) is available |
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| Sensitivity (equivalent film speed) : |
Auto, ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200 and ISO 400 equivalent (In Auto mode, camera automatically adjusts sensitivity in the range of ISO 50 to ISO 100 equivalent) |
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| White balance : | TTL auto white balance, pre-set white balance (available settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Flash) or Custom white balance | |
| Flash : | Red-eye reduction auto, Auto, Red-eye reduction On, On or Off | |
| Flash range : | When sensitivity is set to AUTO : |
35 cm – 4.8 m (1.15 ft. – 15.75 ft.) (W) 35 cm – 3.0 m (1.15 ft. – 9.84 ft.) (T) |
| When sensitivity is set to ISO 100 equivalent : |
55 cm – 4.0 m (1.8 ft. – 13.1 ft.) (W) 55 cm – 2.5 m (1.8 ft. – 8.2 ft.) (T) |
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| Flash exposure compensation : | +- 2.0EV (in 1/3-stop increments), FE lock is available | |
| Shooting modes : | Auto | |
| Creative zone : | Program, Shutter speed priority, Aperture priority and Manual | |
| Image zone : | Portrait, Landscape, Night scene, Fast Shutter, Slow Shutter, Color Effect, Stitch Assist and Movie | |
| Continuous shooting : | High-Speed continuous shooting : | Approx. 2.5 image/sec. |
| Standard continuous shooting : | Approx. 1.5 image/sec. | |
| (Large/ Fine mode with LCD viewfinder off) | ||
| Self-timer : | Approx. 2 sec./ 10 sec. shutter release delay | |
| PC-connected shooting : | Available (USB connection only. Use the supplied software RemoteCapture) | |
| Storage media : | CompactFlash™ (CF) card (Type I and Type II) | |
| File format : | Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF-compliant | |
| Still images : | JPEG or RAW | |
| Image recording format : | Movies : | AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE [monaural]) |
| JPEG compression mode : | Super fine, Fine or Normal | |
| Number of recording pixels : | Still images : | Large :2272 x 1704 pixels |
| Medium 1 :1600 x 1200 pixels | ||
| Medium 2 :1024 x 768 pixels | ||
| Small :640 x 480 pixels | ||
| Movies : | 320 x 240 pixels (approx 30 sec.)* | |
| 160 x 120 pixels (approx 120 sec.)* | ||
| Approx. 15 frames/second | ||
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* The data in parentheses refer to the maximum movie length per shooting |
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| Playback modes : | Single (Histgram displayable)/ Index (9 thumbnail images), Magnified (approx. 3x or 6x on build-in LCD monitor) or Slide show Sound annotations (up to 60 sec.) Image output to direct printer CP-10 and Bubble Jet Printer with the direct print function. |
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| Display languages : | English, Deutsch, Français, Nederlands, Dansk, Suomi, Italiano, Norsk, Svenska, Español, Chinese and Japanese) | |
| My Camera Settings (Customizing) : | Start-up Image, Start-up Sound, Shutter Sound, Operation Sound and Selftimer Sound Customizing is possible by downloading data from your computer using the supplied software. |
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| Interface : | Universal Serial Bus (USB), Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio) | |
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| Operating temperatures : | 0 – 40 degrees C (32 – 104 degrees F) | |
| Operating humidity : | 10 – 90 % | |
| Dimensions (w x h x d) : |
112 x 58 x 42 mm (4.4 x 2.3 x 1.7 in.) excluding protrusions |
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| Weight : | Approx. 260 g (9.2 oz.) (camera body only) | |