Canon Powershot SX40 HS User Manual

Changing Camera Settings
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Perform low level formatting when [Memory card error] appears, the camera
does not operate properly, you think that the recording/reading speed of a
memory card has dropped, the continuous shooting speed slows down, or
recording suddenly stops while shooting a movie. As you cannot retrieve the
erased data, exercise adequate caution before formatting the memory card.
Choose [Low Level Format].
z Choose [Format], then press the m
button.
z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial
to choose [Low Level Format], then press
the qr buttons to display .
z Press the opqr buttons or turn the 5
dial to choose [OK], then press the m
button.
Start the low level format.
z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial
to choose [OK], then press the m button.
X Low level formatting starts.
X When low level formatting ends, [Memory
card formatting complete] will appear on
the screen.
Complete the low level format.
z Press the m button.
Low Level Memory Card Formatting
• Low level formatting may take longer than standard formatting (p. 23),
since all recorded data is erased.
• You can stop a low level format of a memory card by choosing [Stop].
When stopping low level formatting, the data will be erased but the
memory card can be used without problem.
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Canon Powershot SX40 HS Specifications

General

Megapixel	12.1 MP
Camera type	Bridge camera
Sensor type	CMOS
Image stabilizer	Yes
Total megapixels	12.8 MP
Image sensor size	1/2.3 \
Supported aspect ratios	3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Maximum image resolution	4000 x 3000 pixels
Still image resolution(s)	480 x 480, 640 x 360, 640 x 424, 640 x 480, 1200 x 1200, 1600 x 1064, 1600 x 1200, 1920 x 1080, 2112 x 2112, 2816 x 1584, 2816 x 1880, 2816 x 2112, 2992 x 2992, 4000 x 2240, 4000 x 2664
Lens type	Wide-angle
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	35 x
Combined zoom	140 x
Focal length range	4.3 - 150.5 mm
Maximum aperture number	5.8
Minimum aperture number	2.7
Number of aspheric elements	1
Lens structure (elements/groups)	13/10
Maximum focal length (35mm film equiv)	840 mm
Minimum focal length (35mm film equiv)	24 mm
Focus	TTL
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Continuous Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
Light exposure modes	Aperture priority AE, Manual, Shutter priority AE
ISO sensitivity (max)	3200
ISO sensitivity (min)	100
Light exposure control	Program AE
Light exposure correction	± 2EV (1/3EV step)
Fastest camera shutter speed	1/3200 s
Slowest camera shutter speed	15 s
Flash modes	Auto, Flash off, Flash on, Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Flash range (tele)	1.3 - 3 m
Flash range (wide)	0.5 - 7 m
Flash recharging time	10 s
Digital SLR	No
Power source type	Battery
Camera shutter speed	1 - 1/3200; 15 - 1/3200 s
Video memory capacity	4GB
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3 Mac OS X v10.5 – 10.6
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	24 - 840 mm
Scene modes	Beach, Fireworks, Night, Portrait, Self-portrait, Snow, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	Resizing, Rotating
Photo effects	Black&White, Neutral, Positive film, Sepia, Skin tones, Vivid
White balance	Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Camera playback	Movie, Single image
Image processor	DIGIC 5
Self-timer delay	2, 10 s
Camera file system	DPOF 1.1, Exif 2.3
Playback zoom (max)	10 x
On Screen Display (OSD) languages	ARA, CHI (SIMPL), CHI (TR), CZE, DAN, DEU, DUT, ENG, ESP, FIN, FRE, GRE, HUN, ITA, JPN, KOR, NOR, POL, POR, RUM, RUS, SWE, THA, TUR, UKR
Video resolutions	320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 720 pixels
Motion JPEG frame rate	24 fps
Video formats supported	H.264, MOV
Maximum video resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Analog signal format system	NTSC, PAL
Internal memory	- MB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Field of view	100 %
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Display resolution (numeric)	230000 pixels
Viewfinder type	Electronic
Viewfinder screen size	0.2 \
USB version	2.0
Product color	Black
Battery type	NB-10L
Battery life (CIPA standard)	380 shots
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	107.7 mm
Width	122.9 mm
Height	92.4 mm
Weight (including battery)	600 g