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Canon PowerShot S500 digital camera specifications
Canon PowerShot S500
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Announced 09-Feb-04
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Format
Ultra Compact
Price (street)
Also known as
Canon Digital IXUS 500
Release Status
Discontinued
Max resolution
2592 x 1944
Low resolution
2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1240 x 768, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h
4:3
Effective pixels
5.0 million
Sensor photo detectors
5.2 million
Sensor size
1/1.8 "
(7.18 x 5.32 mm, 0.38 cm²)
Pixel density
13 MP/cm²
Sensor type
CCD
Sensor manufacturer
Unknown
ISO rating
Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Zoom wide (W)
36 mm
Zoom tele (T)
108 mm
(3 x)
Digital zoom
Yes, 4.1 x
Image stabilization
No
Auto Focus
Yes
Manual Focus
No
Auto focus type
AiAF TTL 9-point
Normal focus range
Unknown
Macro focus range
5 cm
White balance override
5 positions plus manual
Aperture range
F2.8 - F4.9
Min shutter
15 sec
Max shutter
1/2000 sec
Built-in Flash
Yes
Flash guide no.
3.5 m
(11.4 ft)
External flash
No
Flash modes
Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye On/Off)
Exposure compensation
-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Metering
Evaluative, Center Weighted, Spot
Aperture priority
No
Shutter priority
No
Focal length multiplier
Lens thread
No
Continuous Drive
Yes, 1.5 fps, 2.2 fps, max 14 images
Movie Clips
Yes, 640 x 480, 30 sec, 320 x 240, max 3 mins with audio
Remote control
No
Self-timer
2 or 10 sec
Timelapse recording
No
Orientation sensor
Yes
Storage types
Compact Flash (Type I)
Storage included
32 MB CompactFlash
Uncompressed format
No
Compressed format
JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Quality Levels
Super-Fine, Fine, Normal
Viewfinder
Optical
LCD
1.5 "
LCD Pixels
118,000
Video out
Yes
USB
Yes
Firewire (IEEE 1394)
No
Battery / Charger
Yes
Battery
Lithium-Ion NB-1LH Battery & charger
Weight (inc. batteries)
215 g
(7.6 oz)
Dimensions
87 x 57 x 28 mm
(3.4 x 2.2 x 1.1 in)
Notes
Resolution Chart
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