PowerShot SX40 HS

Specifications

Type
Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 35x Optical & 4x Digital & 140x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System

Image Capture Device

Type
12.1 Megapixels 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor

Total Pixels
Approx. 12.8 Megapixels

Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length
4.3 (W) - 150.5mm (T) (35mm film equivalent: 24 (W) - 840mm (T))

Digital Zoom
Approx. 4.0x, up to 140x in combination with optical zoom

Focusing Range
Auto: 0 in. (0 cm) - infinity (W), 4.6 ft. - infinity (T)

Normal: 2 in. (5 cm) - infinity (W), 4.6 ft. (1.4 m) - infinity (T)

Macro: 0 in. (0 cm) -1.6 ft. (50 cm) (W)

Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus, Manual focus*

* Shooting standby only in movie mode

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder
Optical N/A.

Electronic Viewfinder available (Effective dots: Approx. 202,000 (67,000 x3))

LCD Monitor
2.7-inch TFT color Vari-angle LCD with wide viewing angle

LCD Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots

LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture
f/2.7 (W), f/5.8 (T)

Shutter Speed
1-1/3200 sec.

15-1/3200 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
AUTO, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200

Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**

* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF

** Metering frame is fixed to the center

Exposure Control Method
AE Lock

Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance

White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom

*Facial color is evaluated in Face AiAF.

Flash

Built-in Flash
Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro, Smart Flash

Flash Range
1.6 - 23 ft. (W), 4.6 - 9.8 ft. (T), (50 cm - 7.0 m (W), 1.4 - 3.0 m (T))

Recycling Time
10 seconds or less (battery voltage: 7.4V)

Flash Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
C2, C1, M, Av, Tv, P Auto^*1, Sports, SCN^*2, Creative Filters^*3, Movie<sup>*4

*1</sup> Smart AUTO also available for videos

^*2 Movie Digest, Portrait, Landscape, Smart Shutter^*5, High-Speed Burst HQ, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist

^*3 Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap

^*4 Standard, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie

^*5 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer

Photo Effects
My Colors Off, Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom

Self Timer
Custom*, Approx. 2-sec. delay, Approx. 10-sec. delay

* Delay time (0-15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.

Wireless Control
N/A

Continuous Shooting
Approx. 2.4 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Approx. 10.3 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst HQ mode)*

* Maximum of 8 continuous shots per burst

Under conditions where the flash does not fire automatically.

Differs depending on the zoom position.

Image Storage

Storage Media
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card, Eye-Fi

File Format
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant

Image Recording Format
Normal, Fine

JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif. 2.3 (JPEG)

Videos: MOV (Image data: H.264 data: Linear PCM (stereo))

Number of Recording Pixels
[16:9]

Large: 4000 x 2248

Medium 1: 2816 x 1584

Medium 2: 1920 x 1080

Small: 640 x 360

[3:2] Large: 4000 x 2664

Medium 1: 2816 x 1880

Medium 2: 1600 x 1064

Small: 640 x 424

[4:3] Large: 4000 x 3000

Medium 1: 2816 x 2112

Medium 2: 1600 x 1200

Small: 640 x 480

[1:1] Large: 2992 x 2992

Medium 1: 2112 x 2112

Medium 2: 1200 x 1200

Small: 480 x 480

Number of Recordable Images

Image data

		16:9			3:2			4:3
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB	File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (L)	F	2,311	1,630	6,677	2,738	1,386	5,680	3,084	1,231	5,042
	N	1,105	3,352	13,727	1,309	2,873	11,766	1,474	2,514	10,295
Medium 1(M1)	F	1,210	3,094	12,671	1,436	2,623	10,743	1,620	2,320	9,503
	N	585	6,034	24,709	694	5,247	21,486	780	4,641	19,007
Medium 2(M2)	F	604	6,034	24,709	496	7,099	29,070	558	6,352	26,010
	N	300	10,972	44,927	246	13,410	54,911	278	12,069	49,420
Small (S)	F	113	24,139	98,840	133	20,116	82,367	150	20,116	82,367
	N	63	40,233	164,734	75	30,174	123,550	84	30,174	123,550
Medium* (M)	F	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	836	4,310	17,649
	N	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	418	8,046	32,946

		1:1
		File Size (KB)	4 GB	16 GB
Large (L)	F	2,301	1,652	6,769
	N	1,100	3,352	13,727
Medium 1(M1)	F	1,210	3,094	12,671
	N	585	6,034	24,709
Medium 2(M2)	F	420	8,046	32,946
	N	208	15,087	61,775
Small (S)	F	113	24,139	98,840
	N	63	40,233	164,734
Medium* (M)	F	NA	NA	NA
	N	NA	NA	NA

* When shooting in Low Light
• The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.

Time of Recordable Movies

Movie data

	Standard			iFrame Movie	Super Slow Motion Movie
	Full HD: 1920 x 1080	HD: 1280 x 720	640 x 480	HD: 1280 x 720	640 x 480	320 x 240
	24 fps	30 fps	30 fps	30 fps	120 fps	240 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.)	4,355	3,054	1,416	4,701	4,914	2,457
4GB	14 min. 34 sec.	20 min. 43 sec.	43 min. 43 sec.	13 min. 35 sec.	12 min. 58 sec.	25 min. 46 sec.
16GB	59 min. 40 sec.	1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec.	2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec.	55 min. 38 sec.	53 min. 7 sec.	1 hr. 45 min. 35 sec.

	Miniature Effect						Other
	HD: 1280 x 720			640 x 480			Full HD: 1920 x 1080	HD: 1280 x 720	640 x 480
	5x	10x	20x	5x	10x	20x
	6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps	6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps	24 fps	30 fps	30 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.)	573	287	143	246	123	61	4,355	3,054	1,416
4GB	1 hr. 45 min. 52 sec.	3 hr. 21 min. 9 sec.	5 hr. 35 min. 15 sec.	3 hr. 43 min. 30 sec.	6 hr. 42 min. 20 sec.	11 hr. 10 min. 33 sec.	14 min. 34 sec.	20 min. 43 sec.	43 min. 43 sec.
16GB	7 hr. 13 min. 30 sec.	13 hr. 43 min. 40 sec.	22 hr. 52 min. 47 sec.	15 hr. 15 min. 11 sec.	27 hr. 27 min. 20 sec.	45 hr. 45 min. 35 sec.	59 min. 40 sec.	1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec.	2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File
Still Images: Single, Index (4-100 thumbnails*), Magnification (Approx. 2x-10x), Easy, Auto Rotate, Scroll Display, Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Jump, Smart Shuffle, Filtered Playback, Information Display, Resume Playback, Red-Eye Correction, i-Contrast, Trimming, Resize, My Colors, Focus Check, Histogram, Overexposure Warning

Videos: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Auto Rotate, Resume, Easy

*As viewed in LCD monitor

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes
Select Image, single image, select all images

Interfaces

Video Out
NTSC/PAL

Audio Out
Stereo

Other
Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable

Power Source
Battery Pack NB-10L, Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 (when used with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80)

Shooting Capacity
Approx. 400 shots (Viewfinder)

Approx. 380 shots (LCD)

Playback Time
Approx. 9 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C

Operating Humidity
10-90%

Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.84 x 3.64 x 4.24 in. / 122.9 x 92.4 x 107.7mm

Weight
Approx. 21.2 oz (600g) (including the battery and memory card)

Approx. 19.6 oz. (557g) (camera body only)

27 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, Farsi, and Hindi)

All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.

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