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PowerShot SX240 HS

PowerShot SX240 HS

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Marketed March 2012

Ideal for every family occasion, the PowerShot SX240 HS boasts an impressive 20x zoom lens and advanced Full HD movies in a compact body. HS System with DIGIC 5 and Intelligent IS give superb results.

Camera Effective Pixels Approx. 12.1 megapixels
Lens Focal Length 20x zoom: 4.5 (W) – 90 (T) mm
(35mm film equivalent: 25 (W) – 500 (T) mm)
LCD Monitor 3.0 type color TFT LCD
Effective Pixels: Approx. 461,000 pixels
File Formats Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (version 1.1) compliant
Data Types Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)
Movies: MOV (H.264 video data, Linear PCM (stereo) audio data)
Interfaces Hi-speed USB
HDMI output
Analog audio output (stereo)
Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
Power Battery Pack NB-6L
AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40
Dimensions (Based on
CIPA Guidelines)
106.3 x 61.0 x 32.7 mm (4.19 x 2.40 x 1.29 in.)
Weight (Based on
CIPA Guidelines)
Approx. 224 g (approx. 7.90 oz.; including batteries and memory card)
Approx. 201 g (approx. 7.09 oz.; camera body only)
Shooting Range
(Shooting Mode: AUTO)
Maximum Wide Angle 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity
Maximum Telephoto 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity
Shutter Speed Auto mode,
automatically set range
1 – 1/3200 sec.
Range in all shooting modes 15 – 1/3200 sec.
Tv mode available values (sec.) 15, 13, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3.2, 2.5, 2, 1.6, 1.3, 1, 0.8, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100, 1/125, 1/160, 1/200, 1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/640, 1/800, 1/1000, 1/1250, 1/1600, 1/2000, 1/2500, 1/3200
Aperture f/number f/3.5 – f/8.0 (W), f/6.8 – f/8.0 (T)
Av mode available values* f/3.5, f/4.0, f/4.5, f/5.0, f/5.6, f/6.3, f/6.8, f/7.1, f/8.0

* Not all aperture values are available at all zoom positions.