Canon Powershot S45

LCD Monitor

1.8" Low-temperature Polycrystalline Silicon TFT Colour LCD
(Effective pixels are approx. 118k pixels with 100% coverage)

Recording Format

Still image:
JPEG (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) or RAW

Movie:
AVI [Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE (monaural)]

Sound annotation:
WAVE (monaural)

Built-in Flash

0.55 - 4.0m (W) / 2.5m (T) [at ISO 100 equivalent]

Flash Exposure Compensation

+ / - 2.0EV (at every 1/3-stop)
FE Lock and manual flash power adjustment is available

Shooting Modes

Auto, Creative Zone (Program, Tv, Av, Manual and Custom), Programmed Image Control Zone (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Fast Shutter, Slow Shutter, Stitch assist* and Movie).
* Stitch assist mode integrates with supplied PhotoStitch software

Photo Effects Mode:
Vivid / Neutral / Low Sharpening / Sepia / Black & White / Custom

Interval shooting:
In increments of 1 - 60 min. for up to 100 shots (depending on CF card capacity)

CCD Size

1/1.8 inch

CCD Pixels

Effective Number of Pixels: Approx. 4.0M Pixels (2,308 x 1,712)
Total Number of Pixels: Approx. 4.1M Pixels (2,384 x 1,734)

CCD Filter Array

Primary Colour Filter

Lens Focal Length

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 (2 aspherical elements)

Digital Zoom

Approx.3.6x
[Max. 11x digital and optical zoom combined]

Focusing Method

TTL auto-focus
FlexiZone AF/AE or 9-point AiAF or Centre Point
AF lock, Manual focus and Focus bracketing are available

Focus Range

Normal AF: 50cm - infinity
Macro AF: 10cm (W) / 30cm (T) - 50cm
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 1 & 2

Shutter Speeds

15 - 1/1,500 s
Slow Shutter of 1.3 s and more, available in Manual and Tv modes only, operate with noise reduction

Equivalent Film Speed

Auto, ISO 50 / 100 / 200 / 400

Viewfinder

Real-image zoom viewfinder

Flash Mode

Auto, On/Off (Red-eye reduction On/Off)
[Slow sync and 1st or 2nd curtain sync can also be selected]

Image File Format

Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

Image Compression

JPEG Compression Levels: Super-Fine, Fine or Normal

Image Processing

DIGIC

Recording Pixels

Still Images:
Large: 2,272 x 1,704
Medium 1: 1,600 x 1,200
Medium 2: 1,024 x 768
Small: 640 x 480

Movie Images:
Large: 320 x 240
Small: 160 x 120

Image Storage Capacity

(with supplied 32MB CF card)
RAW: 7 images [Approx.]
Large/Super Fine: 14 images [Approx.]
Large/Fine: 27 images [Approx.]
Large/Normal: 54 images [Approx.]
Middle1/Super Fine: 30 images [Approx.]
Middle1/Fine: 54 images [Approx.]
Middle1/Normal: 108 images [Approx.]
Middle2/Super Fine: 53 images [Approx.]
Middle2/Fine: 94 images [Approx.]
Middle2/Normal: 174 images [Approx.]
Small/Super Fine: 120 images [Approx.]
Small/Fine: 196 images [Approx.]
Small/Normal: 337 images [Approx.]

Movie: 320 x 240
91 sec (max. approx. 3 min per recording)
Movie: 160 x 120
242 sec (max. approx. 3 min per recording)
[Movies are shot at approx. 15 frames / sec and times shown are displayed as if the movies were shot continuously.]

*The above figures are measured under Canon's standard conditions and may vary depending on the scene, subjects or camera settings.

Continuous Shooting

High speed:
Approx. 2.5 images / s (shooting speed can be maintained up to 14 images)

Normal:
Approx. 1.5 images / s (shooting speed can be maintained up to 14 images)
[Large/Fine mode, when LCD monitor is turned off]

Interface

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

Power Source

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

Weight

Approx. 260g [excluding batteries and CF card]

Dimensions (WxHxD)

112.0 x 42.0 x 58.0mm [excluding protruding parts]

Operating Temperature

0°C - 40°C

Operating Humidity

10% - 90%

Other Features

Self-timer: 2 or 10 seconds (selectable)
Signal Sound: Camera Status and Warnings

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 9.2 & OS X v10.1