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IXY DIGITAL 400

PowerShot S400 DIGITAL ELPH

DIGITAL IXUS 400

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  • Europe, Asia, Oceania
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Marketed March 2003

The IXY DIGITAL 400, designed in response to user demands for increased resolution and zoom magnification, is the flagship of the company’s distinctive IXY series of stylish ultra-compact digital cameras.

Incorporating a newly developed high-resolution 1/1.8″ 4.0-megapixel CCD sensor and a high-performance 3x optical zoom lens (equivalent to 36-108 mm in 35 mm format), the IXY DIGITAL 400 utilizes high-precision double-sided CSP mounting technology to achieve the smallest body size in its class (as of February 2003).

Matching technology with style, the model also utilizes a newly developed Super Hard Cerebrite exterior coating, which enables the application of a sophisticated Two Tone Silver color scheme.

The IXY DIGITAL 400 also offers plenty of advanced features, including: 9-point AiAF with selectable single center-point focus for auto-focus accuracy with unrestricted framing; Canon’s SI orientation sensor, ensuring optimum auto-focus,auto-exposure and auto-white-balance performance when used in the vertical position; five photo effects modes (Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia and B&W); and the ability to record and replay three-minute videos with sound at up to QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) resolution.

Camera effective pixels : Approx. 4 million
Image sensor : 1/1.8″ CCD
(Total number of pixels: approx. 4.1 million)
Lens : 7.4 (W) – 22.2 (T) mm
(35 mm film equivalent: 36-108mm)
F2.8 (W) – 4.9 (T)
Digital Zoom : Maximum approx. 3.6x (Maximum approx. 11x with optical zoom)
Optical Viewfinder : Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD monitor : 1.5″ TFT color LCD, Approx. 118,000 dots
Autofocus : TTL 9-point AiAF/ TTL 1-point center AF
Focus lock possible
Focusing Range :
(from tip of the lens barrel)
Normal : 46 cm (1.5 ft.) – infinity
Macro AF : 5-46 cm (2.0 in. – 1.5 ft.) (W)
30-46 cm (11.8 in. – 1.5 ft.) (T)
Shutter : Mechanical + electronic
Shutter Speed : 15-1/2000 sec.

*15 – 1 sec. possible in long shutter mode
*Noise reduction processing on speeds between 15 – 1.3 sec.

Light Metering System : Evaluative metering/Center-weighted averaging/ Spot metering
Exposure Control : Program AE
Exposure Compensation : +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Sensitivity : ISO 50/ 100/ 200/ 400 equivalent and Auto
White Balance : TTL auto / preset (daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent H) or custom white balance
Flash : Red-eye reduction auto/auto/on/off/slow-synchro
Flash Range : Normal : 46 cm- 3.5 m (1.5- 11.5 ft.) (W)
46 cm- 2.0 m (1.5- 6.6 ft.) (T)
Macro : 30- 46 cm (11.8 in.- 1.5 ft.) (W /T)
Shooting Modes : Auto/ manual/ stitch assist/ movie
Continuous Shooting : Approx. 1.5 images/ sec. (2.5 images / sec. in highspeed mode)
(Large/Fine mode, LCD monitor off)
Self-Timer : Shoots after approx. 10 sec. or approx. 2 sec.
PC Connected Shooting : Available (USB connection only. Exclusive software program RemoteCapture is included in the camera kit.)
Recording Media : CompactFlash™ card (Type I)
File Format : Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF compliant
Image Recording Format : Still Images : Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movies : AVI (Image data : Motion JPEG
Audio data : WAVE [monaural])
Compression : Superfine/ fine/ 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. 3 min.)
160 x 120 pixels (Approx. 3 min.)
Approx. 15 frames / sec.

** The data in parentheses refer to the maximum movie length per shooting

Replay Modes : Single image view/ index view (9 thumbnails)/ zoomed view (LCD monitor zooms images up to 10 x ) / slide show / printing with Card Photo Printer CP-100, CP-10 or Bubble Jet Printer (Direct Print)
My Camera Settings (Customizing) : Start-up image, start-up sound, shutter sound, operation sound and selftimer sound can be customized with the following procedures.
1. Using the images and sounds recorded on the camera.
2. Using the downloaded data from your computer using
the supplied software.
Interface : USB (mini-B, PTP [Picture Transfer Protocol]),
Audio / Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, Monaural audio)
Power Source : Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (type: NB-1LH / NB-1L)
AC Adapter Kit ACK500
Car Battery Charger CBC-NB1
Operating Temperatures : 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
Operating Humidity : 10 – 90 %
Dimensions
(w x h x d) :
87.0 x 57.0 x 27.8 mm (3.4 x 2.2 x 1.1 in.)
(excluding protrusions)
Weight : Approx. 185 g (6.5 oz.)
(camera body only)