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- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | August 2009 |
The PowerShot SX120 IS, which succeeds the SX110 IS released in September 2008, features a 10x zoom lens and an Easy Mode to ensure worry-free use even for entry-level users. The model also incorporates a variety of shooting modes to appeal to a wider range of users, including a Manual Mode that can be used to finely adjust shooting parameters.
| Camera Effective Pixels | Approx. 10.0 million |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.5-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 10.3 million) |
| Lens | 6.0 (W) – 60.0 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 36 (W) – 360 (T) mm f/2.8 (W) – f/4.3 (T) |
| Digital Zoom | Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 40x in combination with the optical zoom) |
| LCD Monitor | 3.0-inch type TFT LCD color monitor Approx. 230,000 dots, Picture coverage 100% |
| AF Frame Mode | Face Detect/Center |
| Focusing Range (from end of lens) | Auto, Easy: 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W)/ 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T) Normal: 50 cm (1.6 ft.) – infinity (W)/ 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T) Macro: 1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W) Manual Focus: 1 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity (W)/ 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T) |
| Shutter | Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter |
| Shutter Speeds | 1 – 1/2500 sec. 15 – 1/2500 sec. (Total shutter speed range) |
| Image Stabilization | Lens-shift type |
| Metering System | Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index) | Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 |
| White Balance | Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Built-in Flash | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off * Flash exposure compensation/Flash output/Red-eye |
| Built-in Flash Range | 50 cm – 4.0 m (1.6 – 13 ft.) (W)/ 1.0 – 2.5 m (3.3 – 8.2 ft.) (T) |
| Shooting Modes | M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, SCN*, Movie *Sunset, Night Scene, Fireworks, Beach, Aquarium, |
| Continuous Shooting | Continuous: Approx. 1.3 images/sec. Continuous Shooting AF: Approx. 0.9 images/sec. Continuous Shooting LV: Approx. 0.9 images/sec. |
| Self-timer | Approx. 10-sec./Approx. 2-sec. delay, FaceSelf-Timer, Custom Timer |
| i-Contrast | Auto/Off |
| Recording Media | SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card |
| File Format | Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF compliant |
| Data Type | Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE (Mono)) |
| Compression | Fine, Normal |
| Number of Recording Pixels | Still images Large: 3648 x 2736 pixels Medium 1: 2816 x 2112 pixels Medium 2: 2272 x 1704 pixels Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 pixels Small: 640 x 480 pixels Widescreen: 3648 x 2048 pixels Movies 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.) 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec. LP) 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) |
| Number of Possible Shots | Approx. 130 images (Based on CIPA standardized measurement) |
| Playback Function | Single Image, Easy, Movie, Index, Jump, Magnified Focus, Magnified, Slideshow |
| Editing Function | Erase, Protect, Rotate, Resize, i-Contrast, Red-Eye Correction |
| Direct Print Type | PictBridge capable |
| Interface | Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector with unified type of digital, audio and video*) * mini-B compatible Video/Audio output (NTSC and PAL capable, mono |
| Communication Settings | MTP, PTP |
| Power | 2 AA-size alkaline batteries 2 AA-size NiMH batteries (NB-3AH sold separately) AC adapter kit ACK-800 (sold separately) |
| Operating Temperatures | 0–40°C (32–104°F) |
| Operating Humidity | 10–90% |
| Dimensions (excluding protrusions) | 110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7 mm (4.35 x 2.77 x 1.76 in.) |
| Weight (camera body only) | Approx. 245 g (8.64 oz.) |