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Canon Powershot SX40 HS User Manual

Canon Powershot SX40 HS
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Pressing the Shutter Button
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To take images that are in focus, be sure to first press the shutter button
lightly (halfway) to focus, then press fully to shoot.
Press halfway (Press lightly to focus).
z Press lightly until the camera beeps twice
and AF frames appear where the camera
focused.
Press fully (Press fully to shoot).
X
The camera plays the shutter sound and
takes the shot.
z Since the shot is being taken while the
shutter sound plays, be careful not to move
the camera.
Formatting or erasing data on a memory card merely changes the file
management information on the card and does not ensure its contents are
completely erased. Be careful when transferring or disposing of a memory
card. When disposing of a memory card, take precautions such as
physically destroying the card to prevent personal information leaks.
The total capacity of the memory card displayed in the formatting screen
may be less than indicated on the memory card.
Perform a low-level format (p. 159) of the memory card when the camera
does not operate properly, the recording/reading speed of a memory card
has dropped, when continuous shooting speed slows down, or when
movie recording stops suddenly.
Pressing the Shutter Button
Does the length of the shutter sound change?
Since the time required to shoot differs depending on the scene you want to
take, the length of the shutter sound may change.
If the camera or subject moves while the shutter sound is playing, the recorded
image may be blurry.
If you shoot without pressing the shutter button halfway, the image may not
be in focus.
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Canon Powershot SX40 HS Specifications

General IconGeneral
Megapixel12.1 MP
Camera typeBridge camera
Sensor typeCMOS
Image stabilizerYes
Total megapixels12.8 MP
Image sensor size1/2.3 \
Supported aspect ratios3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Maximum image resolution4000 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 typeWide-angle
Digital zoom4 x
Optical zoom35 x
Combined zoom140 x
Focal length range4.3 - 150.5 mm
Maximum aperture number5.8
Minimum aperture number2.7
Number of aspheric elements1
Lens structure (elements/groups)13/10
Maximum focal length (35mm film equiv)840 mm
Minimum focal length (35mm film equiv)24 mm
FocusTTL
Auto focusing (AF) modesContinuous Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
Light meteringCentre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
Light exposure modesAperture priority AE, Manual, Shutter priority AE
ISO sensitivity (max)3200
ISO sensitivity (min)100
Light exposure controlProgram AE
Light exposure correction± 2EV (1/3EV step)
Fastest camera shutter speed1/3200 s
Slowest camera shutter speed15 s
Flash modesAuto, 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 time10 s
Digital SLRNo
Power source typeBattery
Camera shutter speed1 - 1/3200; 15 - 1/3200 s
Video memory capacity4GB
Compatible operating systemsWindows 7 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3 Mac OS X v10.5 – 10.6
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)24 - 840 mm
Scene modesBeach, Fireworks, Night, Portrait, Self-portrait, Snow, Landscape (scenery)
Image editingResizing, Rotating
Photo effectsBlack&White, Neutral, Positive film, Sepia, Skin tones, Vivid
White balanceAuto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Camera playbackMovie, Single image
Image processorDIGIC 5
Self-timer delay2, 10 s
Camera file systemDPOF 1.1, Exif 2.3
Playback zoom (max)10 x
On Screen Display (OSD) languagesARA, 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 resolutions320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 720 pixels
Motion JPEG frame rate24 fps
Video formats supportedH.264, MOV
Maximum video resolution1920 x 1080 pixels
Analog signal format systemNTSC, PAL
Internal memory- MB
Compatible memory cardsSD, SDHC, SDXC
Field of view100 %
Display diagonal2.7 \
Display resolution (numeric)230000 pixels
Viewfinder typeElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.2 \
USB version2.0
Product colorBlack
Battery typeNB-10L
Battery life (CIPA standard)380 shots
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90 %
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth107.7 mm
Width122.9 mm
Height92.4 mm
Weight (including battery)600 g

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