Canon Powershot S50

Monitor Size

1.8" Low-temperature Polycrystalline Silicon TFT Colour LCD (approx. 118k pixels)

Shutter

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

Flash Exposure Compensation

+/- 2 steps in 1/3 step increments
Manual Power Adjustment: 3 levels
First or Second curtain synchronisation

Shooting Modes

Auto, Creative Zone (Program, Shutter speed priority, Aperture priority, Manual, Custom), Programmed image control Zone (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Fast Shutter, Slow Shutter, Stitch Assist, Movie (with sound))

Photo Effects: Vivid / Neutral / Low Sharpening / Sepia / Black&White / Custom (Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation)

Continuous Shooting: High Speed at approx. 2.0 shots/sec (speed maintained for up to 8 images) and Normal at approx. 1.5 shots/sec (speed maintained for up to 8 images) (Large/Fine with LCD monitor off)

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

Lens

7.1 (W) - 21.3 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 35 - 105mm)
f/number: F2.8 (W) - F4.9 (T)
7 elements in 5 groups (2 aspherical elements)

Focus Range

Normal 50cm - infinity and Macro 10cm (W) / 30cm (T) - 50cm

Exposure Compensation

± 2 EV in 1/3 step increments, AEB
Sensitivity: AUTO/ ISO 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 equivalent

Light Metering Method

Evaluative, Centre-weighted Average, Spot (centre or linked to focusing frame)
AE lock available

White Balance

Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash) and Custom 1 / 2

Viewfinder

Real-image zoom viewfinder

Flash Mode

Auto, Manual Flash On / Off
Slow Sync Speed mode On / Off
Red-eye Reduction mode On / Off

Flash Range

55cm-4.0m (W) / 2.5m (T) (at ISO: 100), FE Lock is available

File Format

Still Images: JPEG (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, RAW, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

Movies: AVI [Motion JPEG + WAVE (monaural)],

Sound memo: WAVE (monaural)

Direct Printing

Canon Card Photo Printers and Bubble Jet Printers with the direct print function

Languages

12 Languages (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese)

Image Processing

DIGIC

Recording Pixels

Still Images: (L)2592 x 1944, (M1)1600 x 1200, (M2)1024 x 768, (S)640 x 480 (selectable compression of SuperFine, Fine, Normal or RAW (max. resolution only))

Movie: 320 x 240, 160 x 120 (movies shot at 15fps for up to 3mins, depending upon CF card type and capacity)

Interface

USB (PTP)
A/V output (PAL/NTSC)

Memory Card

Compact Flash Type I / II (Microdrive compatible)
Format: FAT12 / FAT16 / FAT32 support

Power Source

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-2L (battery and charger supplied), optional AC adapter

Weight

Approx. 260g ( Camera body only)

Dimensions (WxHxD)

112 x 42 x 58mm

Operating Temperature

0ºC - 40ºC

Operating Humidity

10% - 90% humidity

Other Features

My Camera (Start-up image and sounds camera customisation)
Intelligent Orientation Sensor & iSAPS Technology, Movie editing, Sound Memo (up to 60 sec), Internal Speaker, Magnify Zoom at Playback (2x - 10x), Histogram Display, Slide Show, DPOF / Transfer Order marking, Self Timer

Software

Canon: ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowser, PhotoRecord(Windows only), PhotoStitch, RemoteCapture, File Viewer Utility, TWAIN Driver(Windows98, Windows2000), WIA Driver(Windows Me)
Apple: QuickTime(Windows only)
ArcSoft: PhotoStudio / VideoImpression

Image Sensor

1/1.8" CCD
Camera Effective pixels: approx.5.0M
Maximum number of recording pixels 2592 x 1944
Primary Colour filter

Focus

TTL 9-point AiAF, 1-point AF (Any position is available)
AF lock available, Manual Focus, AF assist beam on/off
Focus Bracketing available

Zoom

3x optical, approx. 4.1x digital (approx. 12x optical and digital combined)

Optional Accessories

Waterproof case (submersible to 30m), Car battery charger, Soft case

Operating System

PC: Win 98(including SE) / 2000 / Me / XP
Mac: OS 9.0 - 9.2 / Mac OS X v10.1 / 10.2