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Canon PowerShot S500 / IXUS 500 Digital Camera: Product Features 
Canon PowerShot S500 / IXUS 500 Digital Camera
The ultimate in stylish, high performance digital photography, the Digital IXUS 500 delivers quality prints up to A3 size. With a super hard Cerabrite finish, this flagship of the IXUS range brings together uncompromising build quality and an abundance of integrated technologies in a triumph of miniaturization. A 3x optical zoom culminates 60 years of Canon optical heritage to deliver crisp, corner-to-corner clarity.

Product Details

Product MPN
MPN 9343a005aa
Key Features
Family Line Canon PowerShot
 
Image Sensor Type CCD
 
Resolution 5.3 Megapixel
 
Optical Zoom 3x
 
Camera Type Compact
Lens
Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses
 
Optical Zoom 3x
 
35mm Zoom Lens 36 - 108 mm
 
Digital Zoom 4.1x
 
Focus Type Autofocus
 
Focus Range 18 in. to Infinity (w) / 18 in. to Infinity (t)
 
Macro Focus Range 2 - 18 in. (w) / 12 - 18 in. (t)
 
Focal Length 7.4 - 22.2 mm
Image Quality
Camera Resolution 5.3 Megapixel
 
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2592 x 1944 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200
Video
Video Resolutions 320 x 240 (QVGA) • 640 x 480 (VGA) • 160 x 120
 
Video Speed 15 fps
 
Max Movie Length 180 Seconds
 
Video Format AVI
Exposure Control
Aperture Range f2.8/f4.9 (w/t)
 
Shutter Speed 15 - 1/2000 sec
 
White Balance Auto • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset)
 
Frames Per Second 2.2 Frames
Storage
Memory Type CompactFlash Card Type I
 
Compression Modes Fine • SuperFine • Normal
 
Compression Type JPEG
 
File Size (High Res.) 2 MB (64 images on 128MB card)
 
File Size (Low Res.) 0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card)
Flash
ISO Speeds Auto • 50 • 100 • 200 • 400
 
Flash Type Built-In
 
Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder Optical
 
LCD Panel With LCD Panel
 
LCD Panel Size 1.5 in.
 
LCD Screen Resolution 118,000 pixels
 
LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Interfaces
Interface Type USB
 
Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply
Battery Type Proprietary Lithium
 
Battery Life 190 Images
Included Features
Self Timer 2 Sec. • 10 Sec.
 
Mp3 Built In Unknown
 
Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone
 
Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker
 
Tripod Mount With Tripod Mount
System Requirements
Operating System Apple Mac OS 9 • Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP
Dimensions
Height 5.7 cm
 
Width 8.7 cm
 
Depth 2.8 cm
 
Weight 0.19 kg
Warranty
Warranty 1 Year
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories Software • USB Cable • Video Cable • Hand Strap • 32 MB Memory Card • Lithium Battery • Battery Charger
 
Product ID 22128121
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