Canon Powershot SX40 HS User Manual

Adding Effects and Shooting (Creative Filters)
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Specify the color.
z Position the center frame so it is filled with
the color you want and press the q button.
X The specified color will be recorded.
Specify the range of colors.
z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial
to change the range of colors to be
retained.
z Choose a negative value to limit the range
of colors. Choose a positive value to
extend the range of colors to similar colors.
z Press the l button to complete the
setting and restore the shooting screen.
You can swap one color in an image for another when recording it. You can
only swap one color.
Choose Y.
z Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose Y.
Press the l button.
X The unchanged image and the Color Swap
image will alternately display.
X The default setting is to change green to
gray.
Recorded color
• Using the flash may cause unexpected results in this mode.
• Depending on shooting conditions, the image may become coarse, or the
colors may not come out as expected.
Shooting with Color Swap
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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