Specifications for PowerShot SD500
| Article ID: ART160236 | | | Date published: 06/09/2015 | | | Date last updated: 08/18/2015 |
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PowerShot SD500 Specifications
Secure Digital (SD) card specifications
Battery Charger specifications
All data is based on Canon's standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice.
| PowerShot SD500 |
| Camera effective pixels | Approx. 7.1 million |
| Image Sensor | 1/1.8 in. CCD (Total number of pixels: approx. 7.4 million) |
| Lens | 7.7 (W) - 23.1 (T) mm (35 mm film equivalent: 37 - 111 mm), F 2.8 (W) - 4.9 (T) |
| Digital Zoom | Maximum approx. 4.0X (Maximum approx. 12X with optical zoom) |
| Optical Viewfinder | Real-image zoom viewfinder |
| LCD Monitor | 2.0-inch, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD, approx. 118,000 pixels (Picture coverage 100%) |
| AF System |
TTL Autofocus
Focus lock available Focusing frame: 9-point AiAF/1-point AF (Fixed to center) |
| Focusing Range |
Normal : 50 cm (1.6 ft.) - inf.
Macro : 5 - 50 cm (2.0 in. - 1.6 ft.) (W)/30 - 50 cm (1 ft. - 1.6 ft.) (T) Infinity: 3.0 m (9.8 ft) - infinity |
| Shutter | Mechanical + electronic |
| Shutter Speeds | 15 - 1/1500 sec. The shutter speed varies according to the shooting mode. Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction. |
| Light Metering Method | Evaluative metering / Center-weighted average metering / Spot (Center) metering |
| Exposure Control | Program AE |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| Sensitivity |
AUTO*/ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent
*Camera automatically sets the optimal speed. |
| White Balance | TTL Auto, pre-set (available settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H) or custom |
| Flash |
Auto, On, Off
Red-eye reduction On: Red-eye reduction auto/Redeye reduction On/Flash Off Red-eye reduction Off: On/Off |
| Flash Range |
Normal Mode: 50 cm - 5.0 m (1.6 - 16.4 ft.) (W), 50 cm - 3.0 m (1.6 - 9.8 ft.) (T)
Macro Mode: 30 - 50 cm (1.0 ft. - 1.6 ft.) (W/T) (When sensitivity is set to AUTO.) |
| Shooting Modes |
Auto, Manual*, Digital macro, Portrait, Night snapshot, Kids&pets, Indoor, My Colors, Underwater, Stitch assist**, Movie *Long shutter mode available **Selectable from the Rec. menu |
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 2.0 images / sec.
(Large/Fine mode, LCD monitor off) |
| Self-Timer | Activates shutter after an approx. 10-sec./approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer |
| Recording Media | SD memory card |
| File Format | Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF compliant |
| Image Recording Format |
Still Images: JPEG (Exif 2.2)*1
Movies: AVI (Image data : Motion JPEG, Audio data:WAVE [monaural]) |
| Compression | Superfine/fine/normal |
| Number of Recording Pixels |
Still images : Large: 3072 x 2304 pixels
Medium 1: 2592 x 1944 pixels Medium 2: 2048 x 1536 pixels Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 pixels Small: 640 x 480 pixels Postcard Mode: 1600 X 1200 pixels Movies: Standard, My Colors: (can record until the SD card is full up to a maximum of 1 GB per clip)*1 320 x 240 pixels Fast Frame Rate: (can record for 1 min.)*2 Compact: (can record for 3 min.)*2 *1 Using high-speed SD cards (SDC-512MSH recommended). |
| Playback Modes | Single (histogram displayable), Index (9 thumbnail images), Magnified (approx. 10x (max.) in LCD monitor, advance or reverse through magnified images possible), Image search (jumps over 10 or 100 images, to a movie or to the next shooting date, or 9 images at a time when in index playback), Sound memos (up to 60 sec.), Slide show or Movie (slow motion play back possible). |
| Direct Print | Canon Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible, and PictBridge compliant |
| Display languages | 21 languages available for menus and messages (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese) |
| My Camera Settings (customizing) |
The Start-up image, Start-up Sound, Shutter Sound, Operation Sound and Selftimer Sound can be customized using the following methods.
1. Using the images and sounds recorded on the camera. 2. Using downloaded data from your computer using the supplied software. |
| Interface | Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 High-Speed (mini-B, PTP [Picture Transfer Protocol]), Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio) |
| Power Source |
Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (type: NB-3L) AC Adapter Kit ACK900 (optional) |
| Operating Temperatures | 0o - 40o C (32o - 104o F) |
| Operating Humidity | 10 - 90 % |
| Dimensions (w x h x d) | 89.5 (85.6) X 57.0 X 26.5 mm (3.52 (3.37) X 2.24 X 1.04 in.) Values in ( ) do not include the curve on the grip side. |
|
Weight
(camera body only) |
Approx. 170 g (6.00 oz.) |
*1 This digital camera supports Exif 2.2 (also called "Exif Print"). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera's image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints.
SD Memory Card
| Interface | Compatible with SD memory card standards |
| Dimensions | 32.0 x 24.0 x 2.1 mm (1.3 x 0.9 x 0.1 in.) |
| Weight | Approx. 2 g (0.1 oz.) |
Battery Pack NB-3L
| Type | Rechargeable Lithium Ion Cell |
| Nominal Voltage | 3.7 V |
| Typical Capacity | 790 mAh |
| Cycle Life | Approx. 300 times |
| Operating Temperatures | 0- 40 oC (32 - 104 oF) |
| Dimensions | 32.0 x 44.8 x 9.0 mm (1.3 x 1.8 x 0.4 in.) |
| Weight | Approx. 22 g (.8 oz.) |
Battery Charger CB-2LU/CB-2LUE
| Rated Input |
100-240 V AC (50/ 60 Hz)
0.85 A (100 V) - 0.05 A (240 V) |
| Rated Output | 4.2 V DC / 0.7 A |
| Charging Time | Approx. 95 minutes |
| Operating Temperatures | 0o- 40oC (32o - 104oF) |
| Dimensions | 52.0 x 71.0 x 25.8 mm (2.0 x 2.8 x 1.0 in.) |
| Weight |
Approx. 56 g (2.0 oz.) (CB-2LU)
Approx. 58 g (2.0 oz.) (CB-2LUE) |
Compact Power Adapter CA-PS500
(Included with the optional AC Adapter Kit ACK900)
| Rated Input |
100- 240 V AC (50 / 60 Hz)
0.16 A (100 V) - 0.11 A (240 V) |
| Rated Output | 4.3 V DC / 1.5 A |
| Operating Temperatures | 0o- 40oC (32o- 104oF) |
| Dimensions | 42.6 x 104.4 x 31.4 mm (1.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 in.) |
| Weight | Approx. 180 g (6.3 oz.) |