Digital Compact Cameras

Digital Camera

IXY 600F Samantha Thavasa Petit Choice

  • Japan
  • Americas
  • Europe, Asia, Oceania
  • Outline
  • Specifications
Marketed October 2011 (IXY 600F Samantha Thavasa Petit Choice is launched only in Japan.)
Image Sensor Camera Effective Pixels Approx. 12.1 million pixels
Lens Focal Length 5.0 (W) – 40.0 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) – 224 (T) mm)
Zoom Magnification 8x
Focusing Range 1 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity (W), 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T)
• Macro 1 – 50 cm (W) (0.4 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 3.0 type
Effective Pixels Approx. 461,000 dots
Aspect Ratio 4:3
Features Brightness adjustment (5 levels), Quick-bright LCD
Focus Control System Autofocus: Single (Continuous in Auto mode),
Servo AF/Servo AE
AF Frame Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center
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 (In P mode)
White Balance Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
Shutter Speed 1 – 1/2000 sec.
15 – 1/2000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Aperture Type Circular
f/number f/3.0 – f/9.0 (W), f/5.9 – f/18 (T)
Flash Modes Auto, on, Slow Synchro, off
Range 50 cm – 4.0 m (W), 50 cm – 2.0 m (T)
(1.6 – 13 ft. (W), 1.6 – 6.6 ft. (T))
Shooting Modes Auto*1, P, 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, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Stitch Assist, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie
• Shooting movies is possible with 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. 32x in combination with the optical zoom)
Safety Zoom, Digital tele-converter
Continuous Shooting Speed Approx. 3.5 shots/sec. (In P mode)
Approx. 8.7 shots/sec. (In High-speed Burst mode)
Number of Shots
(CIPA compliant)
Approx. 210
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 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 iFrame Movie:
1280 x 720 (30 fps*1)
Super Slow Motion Movie:
640 x 480 (120 fps*2 when shooting, 30 fps*1 during playback), 320 x 240 (240 fps*3 when shooting, 30 fps*1 during playback)
Miniature Effect:
1280 x 720*4, 640 x 480*4
Other than the above:
1920 x 1080 (24 fps*5), 1280 x 720 (30 fps*1), 640 x 480 (30 fps*1)

*1 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
*2 Actual frame rate is 119.88 fps.
*3 Actual frame rate is 239.76 fps.
*4 Shooting: 6 fps/3 fps/1.5 fps, Playback: 30 fps*1
*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-4L
Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC60)
Dimensions (CIPA compliant) 95.8 x 56.8 x 22.1 mm (3.77 x 2.24 x 0.87 in.)
Weight (CIPA compliant) Approx. 140 g (4.94 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card)
Approx. 121 g (4.27 oz.) (camera body only)