Specifications - Canon PowerShot S50 User Manual

Specifications

All data is based on Canon's testing standard. Subject to change without notice.
Camera effective pixels:
Image sensor:
Lens:
Digital tele-converter:
Optical viewfinder:
LCD monitor:
Autofocus method:
Shooting distance
(from tip of the lens barrel):
Shutter:
Shutter speeds:
Light metering system:
Exposure control method:
Exposure compensation:
Sensitivity
White balance:
Flash:
170
PowerShot S50
Approx. 5 million
1/1.8 inch CCD (Total number of pixels: approx. 5.3 million)
7.1 (W) - 21.3 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent 35-105 mm)
F2.8(W) - 4.9 (T)
Max. approx. 4.1 × (Maximum 12x digital zoom is available when
combined with optical zoom)
Real-image zoom viewfinder, picture coverage = approx. 82%
1.8-inch, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD,
picture coverage = 100%
TTL Auto focus
9-point (AiAF)/1-point (AF)
1-point AF: Any position is available
Focus lock and Manual focus are available
Normal AF: 50 cm (1.64 ft.) – ∞
Macro AF: 10 cm (W) / 30 cm (T) – 50 cm (3.9 in. (W) / 11.8 in. (T) – 1.64 ft.)
Manual focus: 10 cm (W) / 30 cm (T) – ∞ (3.9 in. (W) / 11.8 in. (T) – ∞)
Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter
15 – 1/1500 sec.
1.3 sec. or more shutter speed is automatically selected in Shutter-
Priority mode or Manual mode
Slow shutter speeds of 15-1/3 sec. operates with noise reduction
Evaluative metering, Center-weighted average metering, Spot
metering (Center or AF Point)
Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE or Manual
exposure control
AE lock is available
+/– 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Auto exposure bracketing (AEB) is available
Auto, ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400 equivalent
TTL auto white balance, preset white balance (available settings:
Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Flash) or
Custom white balance (Custom 1 / Custom 2)
Auto, On, Off
Red-eye reduction On: Red-eye reduction auto / Red-eye reduction
On / flash Off
Red-eye reduction Off: On / Off