Canon PowerShot SX170 IS

Specifications

Specifications in detail

IMAGE SENSOR

• Type

  1/2.3 type CCD

• Effective Pixels

  Approx. 16.0M

• Colour Filter Type

  Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR

• Type

  DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology

LENS

• Focal Length

  5.0 – 80.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 – 448 mm)

• Zoom

  Optical 16x

  
  

  ZoomPlus 32x

  
  

  Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.6x or 2.0x and Safety Zoom¹). Combined Approx. 64x

• Maximum f/number

  f/3.5 – f/5.9

• Construction

  11 elements in 9 groups (1 UD lens, 1 double-sided aspherical lens)

• Image Stabilisation

  Yes (lens shift-type), approx. 2.5-stop¹. Intelligent IS

FOCUSING

• Type

  TTL

• AF System/ Points

  AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point), 1-point AF (fixed to centre)

• AF Modes

  Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE¹, Tracking AF

• AF Point Selection

  Size (Normal, Small)

• AF Lock

  On/Off Selectable

• AF Assist Beam

  Yes

• Manual Focus

  Yes

• Closest Focusing Distance

  1 cm (W) from front of lens in macro

EXPOSURE CONTROL

• Metering modes

  Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (Centre)

• AE Lock

  Yes

• Exposure Compensation

  +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments.

  
  

  Enhanced i-Contrast for automatic dynamic range correction

• ISO sensitivity*

  AUTO, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

SHUTTER

• Speed

  1 – 1/3200 sec. (factory default)

  
  

  15 – 1/3200 sec. (total range – varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE

• Type

  TTL

• Settings

  Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom

COLOUR MATRIX

VIEWFINDER

LCD MONITOR

• Monitor

  7.5 cm (3.0”) TFT, Approx. 230,000 dots

• Coverage

  Approx. 100%

• Brightness

  Adjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD

FLASH

• Modes

  Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro

• Slow Sync Speed

  Fastest speed 1/2000 sec.

• Red-Eye Reduction

  Yes

• Flash Exposure Compensation

  +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE. Safety FE, Smart Flash Exposure

• Flash Exposure Lock

  Yes

• Manual Power Adjustment

  3 levels with internal flash

• Built-in Flash Range

  50 cm – 3.0 m (W) / 60 cm – 2.0 m (T)

• External Flash

  Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1,

  
  

  Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

SHOOTING

• Modes

  Smart Auto (32 scenes detected), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Live View Control, SCN (Portrait, FaceSelf-Timer, Low Light (4.0MP), Snow, Fireworks), Creative Filters (Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect), Discreet, Movie

• Modes in Movie

  Smart Auto (21 scenes detected), Standard, Program AE, Portrait, Snow, Fireworks, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect

• Photo Effects

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

• Drive modes

  Single, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer

• Continuous Shooting

  Approx. 0.8 shots/sec

  
  

  with AF: Approx. 0.5 shots/sec.

  
  

  with Live View: Approx. 0.6 shots/sec

  
  

  (all speeds are until memory card becomes full)¹²

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

• Image Size

  4:3 - (L) 4608 x 3456, (M1) 3264 x 2448, (M2) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480

  
  

  16:9 - (L) 4608 x 2592, (M1) 3264 x 1832, (M2) 1920 x 1080, (S) 640 x 360

  
  

  3:2 - (L) 4608 x 3072, (M1) 3264 x 2176, (M2) 1600 x 1064, (S) 640 x 424

  
  

  1:1 - (L) 3456 x 3456, (M1) 2448 x 2448, (M2) 1200 x 1200, (S) 480 x 480

  
  

  Resize in playback (M2, S)

• Compression

  Superfine, Fine

• Movies

  (HD) 1280 x 720, 25 fps, (L) 640 x 480, 30 fps

  
  

  Miniature Effect (HD, L) 5fps, 2.5fps, 1.25 fps

• Movie Length

  (HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec.¹

  
  

  (L ) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour²

FILE TYPES

• Still Image Type

  JPEG compression, (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

• Movies

  MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (stereo)]

DIRECT PRINT

• Canon Printers

  Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge

• PictBridge

  Yes

OTHER FEATURES

• Red-Eye Correction

  Yes, during shooting and playback

• My Category

  Image tagging feature

• Intelligent Orientation Sensor

  Yes

• Histogram

  Yes

• Playback zoom

  Approx. 2x – 10x

• Self Timer

  Approx. 2 or 10 sec., Custom

• Menu Languages

  English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese

INTERFACE

• Computer

  Hi-Speed USB (MTP, PTP) dedicated connector (Mini-B compatible)

• Other

  A/V output, dedicated connector (PAL/NTSC)

MEMORY CARD

• Type

  SD, SDHC, SDXC

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

• PC & Macintosh

  Windows 8 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3

  
  

  Mac OS X v10.6 – 10.8

SOFTWARE

• Browsing & Printing

  ImageBrowser EX

• Other

  PhotoStitch

POWER SOURCE

• Batteries

  Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-6LH (battery and charger supplied)

• Battery life

  Approx. 300 shots

  
  

  Eco mode approx. 440 shots

  
  

  Approx. 420 min. playback

• A/C Power Supply

  Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40

ACCESSORIES

• Cases / Straps

  Soft Case DCC-750

• Flash

  Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1,

  
  

  Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

• Power Supply & Battery Chargers

  AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40, Battery Charger CB-2LYE

• Other

  Canon AV cable AVC-DC400ST, interface cable IFC-400PCU

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Operating Environment

  0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity

• Dimensions (WxHxD)

  108.0 x 71.0 x 43.9 mm

• Weight

  Approx. 251 g (including battery/batteries and memory card)