Canon PowerShot SX150IS (3 colours) (black)

Type

1/2.3 type CCD

Effective Pixels

Approx. 14.1M

Colour Filter Type

Primary Colour

Type

DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology

Focal Length

5.0 - 60.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 - 336 mm)

Zoom

Optical 12x. Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.7x or 2.1x and Safety Zoom¹). Combined Approx. 48x

Maximum f/number

f/3.4 - f/5.6

Construction

11 elements in 9 groups (1 UD lens, 1 double-sided aspherical lens)

Image Stabilisation

Yes (lens shift-type), 4-stop, Intelligent IS

Type

TTL

AF System/ Points

Face Detection, 1-point AF (fixed to centre)

AF Modes

Single, Continuous (only available in Smart Auto mode), Servo AF/AE¹, Tracking AF

AF Point Selection

Size (Normal, Small)

AF Lock

On/Off Selectable

AF Assist Beam

Yes

Manual Focus

Yes

Closest Focusing Distance

1 cm (W) from front of lens in macro

Metering modes

Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (Centre)

AE Lock

On/Off Selectable

Exposure Compensation

+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments.
Enhanced i-Contrast for automatic dynamic range correction

ISO sensitivity*

AUTO, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Speed

1 - 1/2500 sec. (factory default) 
15 - 1/2500 sec. (total range - varies by shooting mode)

Type

TTL

Settings

Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom

Monitor

7.5 cm (3.0”) TFT, Approx. 230,000 dots

Coverage

Approx. 100%

Brightness

Adjustable to one of five levels

Modes

Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro

Slow Sync Speed

Yes. Fastest speed 1/2000 sec.

Red-Eye Reduction

Yes

Flash Exposure Compensation

+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE. Safety FE.

Flash Exposure Lock

Yes

Manual Power Adjustment

3 levels with internal flash

Built-in Flash Range

50 cm - 3.0 m (W) / 1.0 m - 2.0 m (T)

External Flash

Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1,
Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

Modes

Smart Auto (32 scenes detected), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Easy, SCN (Portrait, Landscape, Kids & Pets, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), Low Light (2.0MP), Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks), Creative Filters (Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap), Discreet, Movie

Modes in Movie

Smart Auto (21 scenes detected), Standard, iFrame Movie, Program AE, Portrait, Landscape, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap

Photo Effects

My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red)

Drive modes

Single, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer

Continuous Shooting

Approx. 0.9 shots/sec. AF: Approx. 0.6 shots/sec. LV: Approx. 0.6 shots/sec.(until memory card becomes full)¹²

Image Size

(L) 4320 x 3240, (M1) 3072 x 2304, (M2) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (W) 3744 x 2104. Resize in playback (M2, S, 320 x 240)

Compression

Fine, Normal

Movies

(HD) 1280 x 720, 30 fps, (L) 640 x 480, 30 fps
Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps
iFrame Movie (HD)

Movie Length

(HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec.¹
(L) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour²

Still Image Type

JPEG compression, (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

Movies

MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (stereo)]
iFrame

Canon Printers

Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only)

PictBridge

Yes

Red-Eye Correction

Yes, during shooting and playback

My Camera / My Menu

Start-up image and camera sounds customisation

My Category

Image tagging feature

Intelligent Orientation Sensor

Yes

Histogram

Yes

Playback zoom

Approx. 2x - 10x

Self Timer

Approx. 2 or 10 sec., Custom

Menu Languages

English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi

Computer

Hi-Speed USB (MTP, PTP) dedicated connector (Mini-B compatible)

Other

3.5 mm jack A/V output: unified type (PAL/NTSC, stereo)

Type

SD, SDHC, SDXC

PC & Macintosh

Windows 7 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3
Mac OS X v10.5 – 10.6 (Intel processor required)

Browsing & Printing

ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser

Other

PhotoStitch, Movie Uploader for YouTube, CameraWindow

Batteries

2x Size-AA Alkaline or Ni-MH Batteries (NB-3AH) (Alkalines supplied)

Battery life

Approx.110 shots (with supplied batteries) 
Approx. 320 shots (with optional Canon NB-3AH batteries) 
Approx. 420 min. playback (with supplied batteries) 
Approx. 540 min. playback (with Canon NB-3AH batteries

A/C Power Supply

Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK800

Cases / Straps

Soft Case DCC-750

Flash

Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1,
Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

AC Adapter Kit ACK800, Battery Charger Kit CBK4-300, Ni-MH Batteries NB-3AH

Operating Environment

0 - 40 °C¹, 10 - 90% humidity

Dimensions (WxHxD)

113.3 x 73.2 x 45.8 mm

Weight

Approx. 306 g (including battery/batteries and memory card)

Zoom

¹ Depending on the image size selected.

AF Modes

¹ Some settings limit availability.

Continuous Shooting

¹ Under conditions where the flash does not fire.
² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

Movie Length

¹ The following Speed Class memory cards are required for maximum record time: (HD) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 4 or above. (Full HD) 1920 x 1080 Speed Class 6 or above. (iFrame) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 6 or above.
² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

Operating Environment

¹ 0 – 35 °C when NB-3AH is used.