Canon Powershot SX210 IS Features
The Canon Powershot SX210 IS has 14 megapixels and a 14x zoom lens. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 28 - 392mm in 35mm format. This gives it wide angle capabilities. The amount of zoom can be increased when shooting at lower resolutions. 4x digital zoom is also available.
Other key features include manual exposure controls, High Definition movies and a 3 inch LCD screen.
Basics
- CCD Size: 1/2.3 inches
- Self Timer: 2 or 10 seconds
- Image Stabilisation
- Macro focusing: 5cm
- Color Mode: Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color
- Resolution for widescreen TV playback
- Face Detection
- Red Eye Correction
LCD
The LCD monitor is 3 inches in size. It is made up of around 230,000 pixels.
Flash
The flash modes are: auto, on, off and slow sync. Red eye reduction can be turned on too.
Flash range is 3.5m with the lens set at wide angle and 2m when the zoom is fully extended.
Other flash features include flash exposure compensation (+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments), flash exposure lock and the ability to adjust the power of the flash. You can also buy a separate flash unit (Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1).
Scene Modes
Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), Low Light (3.5MP), Color Accent, Color Swap, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks and Stitch Assist
Movies
You can shoot High Definition quality movies with a resolution of 720p. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Optical zoom can be applied during shooting.
Advanced Features
Among the more advanced features are:
- Maximum Aperture: f/3.1 - f/5.9
- Manual exposure, aperture priority, shutter priority
- Manual Focusing
- Light Metering: Intelligent Multiple, Center Weighted, Spot
- AE Lock
- Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 in 0.3 steps
- ISO: AUTO, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
- Shutter Speed: 15 - 1/3200 seconds
- White Balance: Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
- Continuous Shooting Mode: Approximately 0.7 shots per second
Computer
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Canon Powershot SX210 IS to a computer.
