| Effective Pixel Count |
Approx. 8.0 megapixels |
| Image Sensor |
CMOS sensor, 1/2.5 inch, approx. 8.12 megapixels (Total) |
| Recording Media |
SD memory card (up to 32 GB SDHC memory card*1), Internal memory (approx. 44 MB) |
| Recording File Format |
Stills: JPEG (DCF*2, DPOF*3 , Exif Ver. 2.2*4 );
Video Clips: ISO standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (MP4);
Audio: 48 kHz, 16-bit, 2-ch, AAC |
| Resolution (Pixels) |
Still |
[12M]: 4000 x 3000; [8M-H]: 3264 x 2448 (Low-compression); [8M-S]: 3264 x 2448 (Standard-compression);
[6M]: 3264 x 1840 (16:9); [4.5M]: 1840 x 2448 (Portrait type); [2M]: 1600 x 1200; [0.3M]: 640 x 480 |
| Sequential |
[8M]: 3264 x 2448 (1 fps, max. 10 shots); [2M]: 1600 x 1200 (5 fps, max. 10 shots) |
| Video Clips*5 |
[TV-HR]: 640 x 480 (60 fps/6 Mbps, frame rate priority); [TV-SHQ]: 640 x 480 (30 fps/3 Mbps, image quality priority);
[TV-HQ]: 640 x 480 (30 fps/2 Mbps, shooting time priority); [Web-SHQ]: 320 x 240 (30 fps); [Web-HQ]: 320 x 240 (15 fps) |
| Lens |
f = 6.3–31.7 mm (equivalent to 38–190 mm on a 35 mm camera); Optical 5.0x zoom lens; F: 3.5 (Wide)–4.7 (Tele);
Galvanometer method structure; AF: 9 groups, 12 elements (3 aspheric elements, 5 aspheric surfaces), built-in ND filter |
| Photo Range |
Entire area: 10 cm (Wide)/80 cm (Tele) to infinity; Standard: 80 cm to infinity; Super Macro: 1 cm to 80 cm (Wide) |
| Shutter Speed |
Stills: 1/2–1/1500 sec. (Flash: 1/30–1/1500 sec.; Lamp mode: max. 2 sec.);
Sequential: 1/15–1/1500 sec. (No flash);
Video clips: 1/30–1/10000 sec. |
| Digital Zoom |
Shooting: Max. 12x; Playback: Max. 62.5x ([12M] mode, varies with resolution) |
| Focus |
Auto (Stills: 9-point AF/Spot AF; Video Clips: Continuous area AF); Manual (16 steps) |
| Scene Select |
Auto/Sports/Portrait/Landscape/Night Portrait/Snow & Beach/Underwater/Fireworks/Lamp*6 |
| Filter Function |
Standard/Cosmetic/Monochrome/Sepia |
| Photometry |
Multi/Center-weighted/Spot |
| Minimum Illumination for Video |
Approx. 15 lux (TV-SHQ Auto mode, 1/30 sec.); Approx. 4 lux (TV-SHQ High-sensitivity or Lamp mode, 1/15 sec.) |
| Sensitivity |
Auto (ISO 50–400); Manual (ISO 50/100/200/400/800/1600, switching system) |
| Exposure Correction |
±1.8 EV (in 0.3 EV steps) |
| Digital Image Stabilizer |
Stills: digital image stabilizer (multi-calculation method); Video clips: digital image stabilizer (electronic) |
| Other Functions |
Face Chaser for stills and videos/Red-eye correction in stills/Flicker reduction/Wind noise reduction |
| Self Timer |
2 sec./10 sec. |
| White Balance |
Auto: Full auto TTL; Manual: Sunny/Cloudy/Fluorescent/Incandescent/One-push |
| Flash |
Auto/Forced/Off (With slow synchro in Night Portrait mode) |
| Flash Range |
GN = 3 (approx. 10 cm–1.7 m [Wide], approx. 80 cm–1.3 m [Tele]) |
| Audio |
Microphone: Built-in stereo; Speaker: Built-in monaural (L/R mixed output) |
| Monitor |
2.5-inch color TFT LCD, approx. 150,000 pixels (7-level brightness) |
| Interface |
AV output (video clips: composite video, NTSC/PAL; Audio: stereo), USB 2.0 high-speed |
| Languages |
English/French/German/Spanish/Italian/Dutch/Russian/Portuguese/Turkish/Japanese/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese/Thai |
| Power Source |
Lithium-ion battery (DB-L20/720 mAh, included) |
| Power Consumption |
Using battery: 3.3 W (when shooting videos) |
| Approx. Battery Life*7 |
Stills: approx. 205 stills (CIPA standard); Video clip recording: approx. 75 min./Continuous playback: approx. 170 min. |
| Dimensions/Volume |
70.4 (W) x 111.4 (H) x 40.5 (D) mm (Maximum dimensions excluding protrusions); Approx. 192 cc |
| Weight |
Approx. 239 g (Body only) or approx. 258 g (Including battery and SD memory card) |
| Operating Environment |
Temperature: 0ºC–40ºC (32ºF–104ºF); Humidity: 30–90% (non-condensing) |
