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PowerShot SD40
Digital Camera
Item Code: 1274B001
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Specifications
Type of Camera
Type of Camera
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 2.4x Optical/4x Digital/10x Combined Zoom
Image Capture Device
Type
7.1 Megapixel, 1/ 2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels
Approx. 7.4 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Approx. 7.1 Megapixels
Lens
Focal Length
6.3-14.9mm f/3.2-5.4 (35mm film equivalent: 38-90mm
Digital Zoom
2.4x
Focusing Range
Normal: 1 ft./30cm-infinity
Macro: 1-1.6 ft./30-50cm (WIDE), 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm (TELE)
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus
Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder
N/A
LCD Monitor
1.8 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCDBrightness adjustment: 15 levels
LCD Pixels
Approx. 118,000 pixels
LCD Coverage
100%
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture
f/3.2 (W) - f/5.4 (T)
Shutter Speed
15-1/1600 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.
Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity
Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 (Standard Output Sensitivity/Recommended Exposure Index)
Light Metering Method
Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method
Program AE
Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance
White Balance Control
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom
Flash
Built-in Flash
Auto, Auto w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Auto w/ Slow Synchro, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On w/ Slow Synchro, Flash Off
Flash Range
Normal: 1-6.6 ft./30cm - 2.0m (W), 1-4.3 ft./30cm - 1.3m (T)
Macro: 1-1.6 ft./30-50cm (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
Recycling Time
10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
N/A
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes
Auto, Camera M, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets), Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist, Movie
Photo Effects
My Colors
Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom Color
Self-Timer
Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
Wireless Control
Available for playback and printing via Camera Station CS-DC1a
Continuous Shooting
Approx. 1.6 fps
Image Storage
Storage Media
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
File Format
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
Image Compression
Normal, Fine, SuperFine
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels
Still Image: 640 x 480 (Small), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 3,072 x 2,304 (Large), 3,072 x 1,728 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 / 320 x 240 (30 fps/15 fps) available up to 4GB or 1 hour for each file size, 320 x 240 (1 min. at 60 fps), 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps)
Number of Recordable Images
  Small / N Small / F Small / SF Medium3 / N Medium3 / F Medium3 / SF Medium2 / N
File Size 84KB 150KB 249KB 278KB 558KB 1,002KB 445KB
16MB 138 88 56 50 26 14 33
SDC-128MB 1,118 711 460 411 217 121 269
SDC-512MSH 4,317 2,747 1,777 1,590 839 471 1,041
  Medium2 / F Medium2 / SF Medium1 / N Medium1 / F Medium1 / SF Large / N Large / F
File Size 893KB 1,602KB 695KB 1,395KB 2,503KB 902KB 1,897KB
16MB 16 9 21 10 5 16 7
SDC-128MB 136 76 173 87 49 134 64
SDC-512MSH 529 295 671 339 190 520 251
  Large / SF Wide-screen / N Wide-screen / F Wide-screen / SF
File Size 3,045KB 678KB 1,420KB 2,304KB
16MB 4 21 10 6
SDC-128MB 40 177 86 53
SDC-512MSH 156 686 335 207
Time of Recordable Movies
 

Movie/
Low

Movie/
Medium

Movie/
High

Movie/Fast Frame Rate

Movie/Compact

File Size

330KB/sec.

660KB/sec.

1,920KB/sec.

1,320KB/sec.

120KB/sec.

16MB

43 sec.

22 sec.

7 sec.

11 sec.

107 sec.

SDC-128M

355 sec.

181 sec.

64 sec.

92 sec.

869 sec.

SDC-512MSH

1,373 sec.

702 sec.

249 sec.

359 sec.

3,357 sec.

Note: N=Normal F=Fine SF=SuperFine
Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canon's standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.

Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File
Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume Playback, My Category, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing
Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes
Still Image: single image, by date, by category, by folder, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie
Interfaces
Computer Interface
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
Video Out
NTSC/PAL
Audio Out
Monaural
Other
Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via Camera Station's USB cable.
Power Supply
Power Source
1. Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-4L
2. Compact Power Adapter CA-DC20 3. Camera Station CS-DC1a
Shooting Capacity
Still Image: approx. 190 shots (NB-4L/LCD)*
* The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when a fully-charged battery is used.
Playback Time
Approx. 300 min. (NB-4L)
Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity
10-90%
Dimensions (WxHxD)
3.78 x 1.78 x 0.94 in. / 96.1 x 45.1 x 23.9mm
Weight
Approx. 3.70 oz. / 105g (camera body only)
Note: 25 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian)
All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.
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