Canon PowerShot SX100 IS User Manual

Various Shooting Methods
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Using the Custom White Balance
Take a custom white balance (Custom) reading for the following
situations that are difficult for the
(Auto) setting to detect correctly.
• Shooting close-ups (Macro)
• Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest)
• Shooting with a particular source of light (such as a mercury-vapor lamp)
1
Select .
1. Press the button.
2. Use the or button to select
and choose with the or
button.
2
Aim the camera at a piece
of white paper or cloth
and press .
• If you are viewing it with the LCD
monitor, ensure that the center
frame is completely filled with the
white image. If you are using the
optical viewfinder, ensure that the entire field is filled.
Please note, however, that the center frame will not display
when the digital zoom is used or when is displayed.
3
Press the button.

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Specifications

General

Megapixel	8 MP
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/2.5 \
Maximum image resolution	3264 x 2448 pixels
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	10 x
Focal length range	6 - 60 mm
Digital SLR	No
Camera shutter speed	15 – 1/2500 s
Effective sensor resolution	8000 pixels
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000 SP4 / XP SP2 / Vista Mac OS X v10.3 - 10.4
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	36 - 360 mm
Focus	TTL
Auto focusing (AF) modes	continuous auto focus, single auto focus
Closest focusing distance	0.01 m
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, AUTO
Light exposure modes	Auto
Flash modes	auto, Flash off, manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Flash range (tele)	0.5 - 2 m
Flash range (wide)	0.5 - 3 m
Internal memory	32 MB
Compatible memory cards	mmc, sd
Video formats supported	AVI
Maximum video resolution	640 x 480 pixels
Display diagonal	2.5 \
Display resolution (numeric)	172.000 pixels
I/O ports	A/V
USB version	2.0
Scene modes	beach, Children, Fireworks, Night, Portrait, Landscape (scenery)
Photo effects	black&white, Neutral, Sepia, Vivid
White balance	auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Image processor	DIGIC III iSAPS
Self-timer delay	2 s
Product color	Silver
Battery type	AA Alkaline/ NiMH (NB4-300)
Battery technology	Alkaline
Number of batteries supported	2
Bundled software	ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser, PhotoStitch
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	71.4 mm
Width	108.7 mm
Height	46.7 mm
Weight	266 g