PowerShot SX230 HS Black

Advanced Smart AUTO for Stills and Videos that Shine.

The PowerShot SX230 HS digital camera takes the quality of your still images and videos to a whole new level - automatically. The camera's advanced Smart AUTO system detects a wealth of information about the scene you're shooting, then automatically selects the optimal settings for you. Now with an expanded range of 32 shooting scenarios, the camera handles a wide variety of situations, freeing you up to concentrate on composing your shot and capturing the moment you're looking for. From portraits to landscapes to action scenes, the PowerShot SX230 HS digital camera has you covered whether you're shooting stills or videos.

Smart AUTO

The camera automatically selects the best shooting settings for optimal quality based on subjects and environmental factors to provide point-and-shoot simplicity.

P Program

Access advanced exposure compensation features while shooting mostly automatically.

Manual

The ultimate in creative control, you select both aperture and shutter speed manually.

Tv Shutter-priority

You select the shutter speed to stop or blur action, and the camera finds the appropriate aperture. With slow exposure times, Canon's noise reduction system activates to ensure low image noise.

Av Aperture-priority

You define the aperture to either isolate your subject or have clarity throughout the entire picture, and the camera will choose the corresponding shutter speed.

Easy

Keep the image quality as high as possible for fail-proof images.

Movie Digest Mode

Records a video clip before capturing a still image and then combines one day's worth of clips into a video.

Portrait

The camera sets a large aperture, focusing the subject and artistically blurring the background to make your subject "pop."

Landscape

For front to back sharpness, the camera sets a small aperture.

Kids & Pets

Reduced focusing time freezes fast-moving subjects, so you won't miss those special shots.

Smart Shutter

The camera automatically takes the photo when people smile, wink, or get into frame.

High-speed Burst

The camera shoots continuously at a high speed of approx. 8.1fps while you hold down the shutter.

Best Image Selection

The camera takes five photos in succession, and then chooses the best one out of the bunch.

Handheld Night Scene

Suppresses image blur even without the help of a tripod.

Low Light

For high quality image capture in an amazing range of dimly-lit situations.

Beach

Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach without darkened faces.

Underwater

Capture underwater images with reduced backscatter effect.
(Note: Optional Waterproof Case WP-DC42 is required for shooting any underwater images)

Foliage

Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage, greenery and blossoms.

Snow

Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects or an unnatural bluish tint.

Fireworks

Grab brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks.

Stitch Assist

Build awe-inspiring panoramas by neatly aligning sequential images.

Creative Filters

The Creative Filters mode dial setting provides easy access to special filter effect and scene modes.

Fisheye Effect

Add a classic photo distortion without a fisheye lens.

Miniature Effect for Movies & Stills

Emphasizes perspective for a miniature effect by blurring upper and bottom portions of videos and stills.

Toy Camera Effect

Simulates photos taken with "toy" or pinhole cameras, darkening the image at the edges to create a vignette effect.

Monochrome

Choose from three single-tone effects: Black-and-White, Sepia, or Blue.

Super Vivid

Super Vivid intensifies existing hues, saturating the scene with bright colors.

Poster Effect

Poster Effect combines several similar shades into one color, turning subtle gradations into eye-catching, scene-popping contrasts.

Color Accent

Choose to retain a single color in your image while other colors turn monochrome.

Color Swap

Select a color and replace it with a color you specify for special effects.

Movie

Shoot in Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 24 fps for up to 14 min. and 34 sec. or 4GB per clip. Shoot in HD (1280 x 720) at 30 fps for up to 20 min and 43 sec. or 4GB per clip. Shoot in VGA (640 x 480) at 30 fps for up to 43 min. and 43 sec. or 4GB per clip and QVGA (320 x 240 at 30 fps) for up to 1 hour 58 min. and 19 sec. or 4GB per clip. Also shoot in iFrame Movie format (1280 x 720) at 30 fps for up to 13 min. and 35 sec. or 4GB per clip.

Super Slow Motion Movie

Record your clips in high speed (approx. 240fps), and then watch your videos in slow motion.

Actual results may vary from examples shown above.
Final image may vary depending on picture composition.