PowerShot SX40 HS Specifications.

Article ID: ART112677 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

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PowerShot SX40 HS Specifications

All data is based on Canon's standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice.

PowerShot SX40 HS
Camera effective pixelsApprox. 12.1 million
Image Sensor12.8 Megapixel, 1/2.3 inch type CMOS
Lens4.3 (W) - 150.5mm (T) (35mm film equivalent: 24 (W) - 840mm (T))
Digital ZoomApprox. 4.0x, up to 140x in combination with optical zoom
Optical ViewfinderNone
LCD Monitor2.7-inch type, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT Vari-angle color LCD with wide viewing angle , approx. 202,000 pixels (Picture coverage 100%)
AF System

TTL autofocus

Face Detect AF: On (Face Detect*1) / Off (1- point*2)

*1 When the face cannot be detected, the following is used as the AF frame according to the selected mode. Single AF mode: 9-point, Continuous AF mode: 1-point (fixed to center)

*2 Fixed to center

AF ModeSingle / Continuous
Focusing Range

Auto: 0 in. (1cm) - infinity (W), 4.6 ft. (1m) - infinity (T)
Normal: 2.0 in. (5 cm) - infinity (W), 4.6 ft. (1.4m) - infinity (T)
Macro: 0 in. - 1.6 ft. (1- 50cm) (W)

ShutterMechanical + electronic
Shutter Speeds1 - 1/3200 sec

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

Image StabilizationLens shift type Continuous/Shoot Only*/Panning*/Off * Still images only
Light Metering Method

Evaluative *1, Center-weighted average or Spot *2

*1 When Face Detect is set to [On], the brightness of the face is also evaluated

*2 Fixed to center

Exposure Compensation+/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
ISO Sensitivity*1AUTO*1/ High ISO Auto*2, selectable ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200 equivalents.

*1 Camera automatically sets the optimal speed.

*2 Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index.

*3 Camera automatically sets the optimal speed according to subject brightness. However, the ISO speed is set relatively higher than Auto (maximum ISO speed is ISO 800).

White BalanceAuto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom
*Facial color is evaluated in Face AiAF.
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))

Shooting Modes

C2, C1, M, Av, Tv, P Auto*1, Sports, SCN*2, Creative Filters*3, Movie*4

*1 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 EffectsMy Colors Off, Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom

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.

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.

Recording MediaSD/SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card, Eye-Fi
File FormatDesign rule for camera file system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Image Recording Format

Still Images - Exif 2.3 (JPEG), Movies - MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo))

CompressionFine, Normal
Number of Recording Pixels

Still Images
[19:9]
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

Movies
Miniature Effect: 1280 x 720*1 / 640 x 480*1
iFrame Movie: 1280 x 720 (30 fps*2)
Other than the above: 1280 x 720 (30 fps*2) / 640 x 480 (30 fps*2)

*1 Shooting: 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps Playback: 30 fps*2

*2 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.

Playback Modes

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

Direct PrintCanon Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible, and PictBridge compliant
Display languages27 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)
InterfaceUniversal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 High-Speed (mini-B) Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio)
Communication SettingsMTP,PTP
Power Source

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

Operating Temperatures0o - 40o C (32o - 104o F)
Operating Humidity10 - 90 %
Dimensions (w x h x d)4.84 x 3.64 x 4.24 in. / 122.9 x 92.4 x 107.7mm - CIPA compliant
Weight

(camera body only)

Approx. 21.2 oz (600g) (including the battery and memory card)
Approx. 19.6 oz. (557g) (camera body only)

 

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