Digital Compact Cameras

Digital Camera

IXY 32S

  • Japan
  • Americas
  • Europe, Asia, Oceania
  • Outline
  • Specifications
Marketed August 2011 (IXY 32S is launched only in Japan.)
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 3cm (1.2 in.) – infinity (W), 40cm (1.3 ft.) – infinity (T)
Macro 3 – 50cm (W) (1.2 in. – 1.6 ft. (W))
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)
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)
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 50cm – 5.0m (W), 50cm – 2.0m (T)
(1.6 – 16 ft. (W), 1.6 – 6.6 ft. (T))
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
*2 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer

Digital Zoom Still images/Movies: Approx. 4.0x
(up to approx. 18x in combination with the optical zoom)
Safety Zoom, Digital tele-converter
Continuous Shooting Mode Normal
Speed (Normal) Approx. 3.4 shots/sec. (In P mode)
Approx. 8.2 shots/sec. (In High-speed Burst mode)
Number of Shots (Approximate)
(CIPA compliant)
Approx. 180
Recording Media SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory 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 (30 fps*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.
*2 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
*3 Actual frame rate is 239.76 fps.
*4 Shooting: 6 fps/3 fps/1.5 fps, Playback: 30 fps*2
*5 Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps.

Interface Hi-Speed USB
HDMI output
Analog audio output (stereo)
Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
Direct Print Standard PictBridge
Power Source Battery Pack NB-6L
Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (when used with DC Coupler DR-40)
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)