Canon Powershot S30

LCD Monitor

1.8" Low-temperature Polycrystalline Silicon TFT Colour LCD (100% coverage)

Built-in Flash

Flash Range: 0.35-4.8m(W), 0.35-0.3m(T) [at ISO AUTO]

Flash Exposure Compensation

+/-2.0EV (at every 1/3-stop) FE Lock is available

Shooting Modes

Auto, Creative Zone (Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE and Manual), Programmed Image Control Zone (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Fast Shutter, Slow Shutter, Colour Effects, Stitch assist* and Movie).
* Stitch assist mode integrates with PhotoStitch software (supplied).

CCD Size

1/1.8 inch

CCD Pixels

Effective Number of Pixels: Approx. 3.2M Pixels (2,080 x 1,542)
Total Number of Pixels: Approx. 3.3M Pixels (2,140 x 1,560)

CCD Filter Array

Primary Colour Filter

Lens Focal Length

Optical: 7.1(W)-21.3(T)mm (35mm film equivalent: 35-105mm)

Lens Maximum Aperture

F2.8 (W) / F4.9 (T)

Lens Construction

7 elements in 5 groups

Seamless Digital Zoom

Approx.3.2x
[Maximum 10x digital zoom is available combined with optical zoom]

Focusing Method

TTL auto-focus
3 selectable points or 3-point AiAF focusing
AF lock and Manual focus are available

Focus Range

Normal AF: 80cm-infinity
Macro AF: 10cm(W) / 30cm(T)-80cm
Manual Focus: 10cm(W) / 30cm(T)-infinity

Exposure Control

Programme AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture-priority AE and Manual.
AE Lock is available.

Exposure Compensation

+/- 2.0EV [at every 1/3-stop]
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) is available

Light Metering Method

Evaluative / Centre-weighted average / Spot metering

White Balance

Control: TTL White Balance
Modes: Auto, 6 presets [Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent High, Flash], and Custom

Shutter Speeds

15-1/1,500 s
Slow Shutter of 1.3 s and more operates with noise reduction.

Shooting Interval

1.5 sec. (Auto mode, LCD on, Normal distance setting, Wide-angle)

Shutter Release Time Lag

0.1 sec.

Equivalent Film Speed

Auto (ISO 50 - ISO 100)
ISO 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800

Viewfinder

Optical

Flash Mode

Auto, Red-eye reduction auto, Red-eye reduction on, On and Off

File Format

Design rule for Camera File system [DCF*]
* "DCF" is an abbreviation of "Design rule for Camera File system" standardised by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).

Image File Format

Still image: JPEG or RAW
Movie: AVI [Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE (monaural)]
Sound annotation: WAVE (monaural)

Print Order Format

Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1

Compression Modes

JPEG: Super-Fine, Fine or Normal

Continuous Shooting

High Speed: Approx. 3.0 images/s (maximum of 7 images)
Normal: Approx. 2.0 images/s (maximum of 12 images)
[Large/Fine mode, when LCD monitor is turned off]

Interface

USB
Audio/Video Output (PAL or NTSC selectable)
CompactFlash™ Type I & II

Power Source

Camera: NB-2L Li-ion rechargeable battery* and AC power adapter kit ACK700
*NB-2L Li-ion rechargeable battery and battery charger are supplied.

Weight

Approx. 260g [excluding batteries and CF card]

Dimensions (WxHxD)

112.0 x 42.0 x 58.0 mm [excluding protruding parts]

Other Operations

Camera Settings

Date/Clock, 'My Camera' custom options [Start-up image, Start-up sound, Shutter sound, Operation sound, Self timer sound], LCD Menu Languages [English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Japanese & Chinese]

File Operations

Single Erase, All Erase, Protect, DPOF Marking, Transfer Order, CF Card Formatting, Direct Printing to Canon Bubble Jet Printer S820D, Direct Printing to Card Photo Printer CP-10

Playback Operations

Single, Index, Magnification [approx. 2.5x or 5x on built-in LCD monitor screen], Sound annotation [up to 60 sec. of sound recording to an image] and Slide show

Other Features

Self-timer: 2 or 10 seconds (selectable)
Signal Sound: Camera Status and Warnings
Virtual shutter release sound is available.
Remote Capture from PC: Available with USB interface only (exclusive software is supplied)

Operating System

PC: Windows 98 (inc. SE)/Me/2000/XP
Mac: OS 8.6 to 9.1