Canon PowerShot SD30
Canon SD30
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Type of Camera

   Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 2.4x Optical/4x Digital/10x Combined Zoom

  
Image Capture Device
Type

   5.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch charge coupled device (CCD)

  
Total Pixels

   Approx. 5.3 Megapixels

  
Effective Pixels

   Approx. 5.0 Megapixels

  
Lens
Focal Length

   6.3-14.9mm f/3.2-5.4 zoom lens (equivalent to 38-90mm in 35mm format)

  
Digital Zoom

   4x

  
Focusing Range

   Normal AF: 1.0 ft./30cm-infinity; Macro AF: 1-1.6 ft./30-50cm (WIDE), 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm (TELE)

  
Autofocus System

   TTL Autofocus (continuous/single)

  
Viewfinders
LCD Monitor

   1.8 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD.

  
LCD Pixels

   Approx. 118,000 pixels

  
LCD Coverage

   100%

  
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture

   f/3.2 (W) - f/5.4 (T)

  
Shutter Speed

   15-1/1600 sec.; Slow shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec. is only available in select modes

  
Exposure Control
Sensitivity

   AUTO, ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent

  
Light Metering Method

   Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot*
* Metering frame with Spot Mode is fixed to center or linked to AF frame.

  
Exposure Control Method

   Program AE

  
Exposure Compensation

   +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

  
White Balance
White Balance Control

   Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom

  
Flash
Built-in Flash

   Operation Modes: Auto, On/Off, Red-Eye Reduction On/Off, Slow Synchro

  
Flash Range

   Normal: 1.0-6.6 ft./30cm - 2.0m (WIDE), 1.0-4.3 ft./30cm - 1.3m (TELE)
Macro: 1.0-1.6 ft./30-50cm (W/T) (When ISO is set to Auto)

  
Recycling Time

   Approx. 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)

  
Flash Exposure Compensation

   Not available

  
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes

   Auto; Manual, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets), Macro, My Colors, Stitch Assist, Movie

  
Photo Effects

   Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White

  
Self-Timer

   Activates shutter after an approx. 2 sec./10 sec. delay, Custom

  
Wireless Control

   Available for playback and printing via Camera Station CS-DC1

  
Continuous Shooting

   Approx. 1.3 fps

  
Image Storage
Storage Media

   SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard

  
File Format

   Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format)

  
Image Compression

   Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))

  
JPEG Compression Mode

   Normal, Fine, SuperFine

  
Number of Recording Pixels

   Still Image: 2,592 x 1,944 (Large), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 1), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 2), 640 x 480 (Small)
Movie: 640 x 480/320 x 240 (10 fps/20 fps) available up to 1GB, 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps)

  
Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File

   Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Auto Rotate, Rotation, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing

  
Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes

   Still Image: Single image, All images
Movie: Part of movie, All of movie

  
Interfaces
Computer Interface

   (via Camera Station CS-DC1) USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

  
Video Out

   NTSC/PAL

  
Audio Out

   Monaural

  
Other

   Memory card slot. Direct connection to Canon CP, SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge compatible printers via Camera Station's USB cable.

  
Power Supply
Power Source

   1. Battery Pack NB-4L
2. Compact Power Adapter CA-DC20
3. Camera Station CS-DC1

  
Shooting Capacity

   Still Image: approx. 160 shots (NB-4L)*1

  
Playback Time

   Approx. 240 min. (NB-4L)*

  
Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature

   32-104° F/0-40° C

  
Operating Humidity

   10-90%

  
Dimensions (W x H x D)

   3.78 (W) x 1.78 (H) x 0.94 (D) in./96.1 (W) x 45.1 (H) x 23.9 (D) mm

  
Weight

   Approx. 3.7 oz./105g (camera body only)

  

  Note: *1CIPA Standard compliant.
*Canon Standard Test Method.
Note: 22 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)