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| Marketed | March 2011 |
The new Canon IXY 31S comes equipped with a bright, wide-angle 24 mm*1 4.4x zoom lens enabling shooting at faster shutter speeds than ordinary lenses which, working in synergy with the HS system, delivers even higher levels of shooting performance in low-light conditions. The HS System, which combines a low-noise, high-sensitivity 12.1-megapixel CMOS image sensor and Canon’s high-performance DIGIC 4 image processor, delivers beautiful imaging results with minimal blur and reduced noise, allowing users to capture a moment, even when shooting in low-light conditions such as night scenes or indoor settings, without using a flash or tripod.
The IXY 31S’s Smart Auto function newly includes Advanced Subject Detection, enabling the automatic detection and tracking of such non-human subjects as pets and vehicles to ensure that such subjects remain in focus with the proper exposure within the frame. Furthermore, with the addition of four new scenes, the camera now incorporates a total of 32 specially defined shooting scenes.
Incorporating a wide 3.2-inch (approximately 461,000 dots) Clear Live LCD T monitor, the new IXY model allows users to intuitively perform such operations as selecting a subject to focus on from the touch panel and maintain focus until the shutter button has been pushed. It also enables users to customize the menu display to create their own personalized icon layouts.
The new Canon IXY 31S supports the recording of Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 video at 24 frames per second (fps) with high-quality stereo sound. A new Movie Digest function*2 enables the creation of short movies comprising brief video clips captured in the seconds before each still photo was captured. This feature automatically records video of the up to four seconds of time just prior to the instant the shutter button is pressed, and compiles each day’s video clips into a short movie. In addition, the model supports the iFrame video format*3 facilitating improved video-editing ease, allowing users to quickly distribute and share video content over the Internet.
*1 35 mm film equivalent
*2 Records at 640 x 480 pixels, 30 fps
*3 Records at 1,280 x 720 pixels, 30 fps when shooting in the iFrame format
| Image Sensor | Camera Effective Pixels | Approx. 12.1 million pixels |
| Lens | Focal Length | 4.4x zoom: 4.3 (W) – 18.8 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent : 24 (W) – 105 (T) mm) |
| Focusing Range | 3.0 cm (1.2 in.) – infinity (W), 40 cm (1.3 ft.) – infinity (T) Macro 3.0 – 50 cm (W) (1.2 in. – 1.6 ft. (W)) |
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| Image Stabilizer System | Lens-shift type | |
| Imaging Processor | DIGIC 4 | |
| LCD Monitor | Type | TFT color (wide viewing angle type) |
| Size | 3.2 type | |
| Effective Pixels | Approx. 461,000 dots | |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | |
| Features | Touch panel Brightness adjustment (5 levels) |
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| Focus | Control System | Autofocus: Single (Continuous in Auto mode), Servo AF / Servo AE, Touch AF |
| AF Frame | Face AiAF, Fixed frame | |
| Metering System | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot | |
| Exposure Compensation (Still Images)/ Exposure Shift (Movies) |
±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments | |
| ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index) |
Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200 | |
| White Balance | Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom | |
| Shutter Speed | 1 – 1/1600 sec. 15 – 1/1600 sec. (Total shutter speed range) |
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| Aperture | Type | Iris (Used together with ND filter) |
| f/number | f/2.0 / f/8.0 (W), f/5.8 / f/8.0 (T) | |
| Flash | Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off |
| Range | 50 cm – 5.0 m (W), 50 cm – 2.0 m (T) (1.6 – 16 ft. (W), 1.6 – 6.6 ft. (T)) |
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| Shooting Modes | Auto*1, P, Av, Tv, Movie Digest, Portrait, Kids&Pets, Smart Shutter*2, High-speed Burst, Best Image Selection, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Creative Light Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie ・Movies are recorded by pressing the movie button.
*1 Smart Auto also available for movies |
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| Digital Zoom | Still images/Movies: Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 18x in combination with the optical zoom) Safety Zoom, Digital tele-converter |
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| Continuous Shooting | Mode | Normal |
| Speed (Normal) | Approx. 3.4 shots/sec. (In P mode) Approx. 8.2 shots/sec. (In High-speed Burst mode) |
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| Number of Shots (Approximate) (CIPA compliant) |
Approx. 180 | |
| Recording Media | SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card | |
| File Format | Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant | |
| Data Type | Still Images | Exif 2.3 (JPEG) |
| Movies | Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo)) | |
| Number of Recording Pixels | Still Images | 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 |
| Movies | Super Slow Motion Movie: 640 x 480 (120 fps*1 when shooting, 30 fps*2 during playback), 320 x 240 (240 fps*3 when shooting, 30 fps*2 during playback) Miniature Effect: 1280 x 720*4, 640 x 480*4 iFrame Movie: 1280 x 720 (30fps*2) Movies other than the above: 1920 x 1080 pixels (24 fps*5), 1280 x 720 (30 fps*2), 640 x 480 (30 fps*2), 320 x 240 (30 fps*2)
*1 Actual frame rate is 119.88 fps. |
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| Interface | Hi-Speed USB HDMI output Analog audio output (stereo) Analog video output (NTSC/PAL) |
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| Direct Print Standard | PictBridge | |
| Power Source | Battery Pack NB-6L Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (when used with DC Coupler DR-40) |
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| Dimensions (CIPA compliant) | 100.6 x 55.4 x 25.0 mm (3.96 x 2.18 x 0.98 in.) | |
| Weight (CIPA compliant) | Approx. 185 g (6.53 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card) Approx. 165 g (5.82 oz.) (camera body only) |
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