
Canon PowerShot S40 Specifications
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| Street Price
(US) |
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$ 799 |
| Street Price
(UK) |
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£ 649 |
| Body Material |
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Metal |
| CCD effective pixels |
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4.0 megapixels |
| CCD size** |
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1/1.8" (0.556") |
| CCD Colour Filter Array |
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G -
R - G -
B |
| Max resolution |
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2272 x 1704 (3.8 megapixels) |
| Lower resolutions |
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1600 x 1200
1024 x 768
640 x 480 |
| Image ratio
w:h |
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4:3 |
| Image formats |
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RAW
JPEG (EXIF) |
| Quality Levels |
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Super-Fine
Fine
Normal |
| Sensitivity equiv. |
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Auto (ISO 50 - 100)
ISO 50
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400 |
| Lens Thread |
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None |
| Zoom wide (W) |
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35 mm |
| Zoom tele (T) |
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105 mm (3 x) |
| Lens Aperture |
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F2.8 - F4.9 |
| Digital zoom |
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Yes, smooth up to 3.6x |
| Auto Focus |
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Contrast detection AiAF
Single AF
3 selectable focus points |
| AF Illumination lamp |
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Yes, visible light (white) |
| Manual Focus |
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10 cm (Wide) / 30 cm (Tele) - Infinity |
| Normal focus range |
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80 cm - Infinity |
| Macro focus range |
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10 cm (Wide) / 30 cm (Tele) - 80
cm |
| Min shutter |
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Auto: 1/8 sec
Program / Aperture Priority: 1 sec
Shutter Priority / Manual: 15 sec |
| Max shutter |
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1/1500 sec |
| Noise reduction |
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Yes, for shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds
or slower |
| Metering |
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Evaluative
Center-Weighted Average
Spot (can be tied to selected focus point)
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| Exposure adjustment |
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-2EV to +2EV in 1/3EV
steps |
| Auto bracketing |
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3 images
0.3 - 2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| Aperture priority |
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Wide: F2.8, F3.2, F3.5, F4.0, F4.5, F5.0, F5.6, F6.3, F7.1,
F8.0
Tele: F4.9, F5.6, F6.3, F7.1, F8.0
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| Shutter priority |
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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,
1/1500 |
| Full manual |
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Yes |
| Exposure Modes |
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Auto
Creative:
Program AE, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority,
Manual
Image Control:
Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Fast shutter,
Slow shutter, Color Effects, Stitch Assist
Movie |
| White Balance |
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Auto
Daylight
Cloudy
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Fluorescent High
Flash
Custom preset (Manual) |
| Continuous |
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High speed: 2.5 fps, max
5 images
Normal: 1.5 fps, max 9 images
(Large / Fine, LCD switched off) |
| Movie clip |
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320 x 240, 15 fps, max 30
secs (including audio)
160 x 120, 15 fps, max 120 ses (including audio) |
| Built-in Flash |
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Yes, fixed internal |
| Flash Range (Auto ISO) |
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W: 0.35 - 4.8 m (1.1 - 15.7 ft)
T: 0.35 - 3.5 m (1.1 - 11.5 ft)
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| Flash modes |
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Auto
Red-Eye Reduction Auto
Red-Eye Reduction
Flash On
Flash Off
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| Flash compensation |
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+/-2 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| External flash |
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None |
| Tripod mount |
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Yes, metal, in line with lens (!) |
| Self-timer |
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Yes, 2 or 10 sec delay |
| Remote control |
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None |
| Video out |
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Yes, selectable NTSC / PAL |
| Storage media |
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Compact Flash Type I or Type II
(Microdrive supported) |
| Storage included |
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16 MB Compact Flash Type I card |
| Viewfinder |
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Optical, no dioptre adjustment |
| LCD |
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1.8" TFT, approx. 100% frame
coverage |
| Playback zoom |
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Yes, 3x, 6x |
| Operating system |
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Proprietary |
| Connectivity |
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USB |
| Print Compliance |
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DPOF, Direct Print (Canon) |
| Remote Capture |
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PC control via USB |
| Battery |
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Yes, NB-2L, 7.4 V 570mAh Lithium-Ion
rechargeable |
| Battery charger |
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Yes, supplied charger |
| Weight (inc. battery) |
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323 g (11.4 oz) |
| Dimensions (inc. grip) |
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112 x 58 x 42 mm (4.4 x 2.3 x 1.7
in) |
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Click for glossary entry / help |
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This measuring system is a leftover from the days
of video TUBES and has nothing to do with the surface area of the
chip in a direct sense. The Edmund Scientific Optics catalog has
a sidebar that completely backs up the idea.
For instance, a "one inch" chip has a 16mm diagonal
sensor array. A "one half inch" chip has an array of only 8mm in
the diagonal. This means that the 1/1.8 = 0.555 inch measurement
means NOTHING about the sensor array size. Unless they have changed
the entire measurement system just for this chip, the actual sensor
patch is 11% larger than the 8mm of a 1/2 chip or 8.88mm in diagonal.
(Mark Schubin of Videography Magazine)
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