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Compact Cameras
Basic Skill Level (Photo)
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Basic Skill Level (Video)
Intermediate Skill Level (Video)
Everyday Life Photography
Events Photography
Sports Photography
Underwater Photography
Travel
Live Streaming
Event Videos
Home Videos
Vlogging
Low-light Videos
Wildlife Photography
Landscape Photography
Cute & Pretty Looks
Professional Looks
Regular Looks
Bluetooth Connectivity
Camera Body with Lens

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Technical Specifications

AC Adapter Included - Yes
Analog Signal Format System NTSC, PAL -
Aperture Priority AE Yes Yes
Aperture Range (F-F) 1.8-2.5 1.8-2.5
Audio Formats Supported LPCM, WAV WAV
Auto Focus Yes Yes
Auto Focus (AF) Assist Beam Yes Yes
Auto Focus (AF) Lock Yes -
Auto Focus (AF) Points 35 225
Auto Focus (AF) Points Selection 1 1
Auto Focusing (AF) Modes Continuous Auto Focus, Face detection, Single Auto Focus, Tracking Auto Focus Face tracking, Single Auto Focus
Battery Life (CIPA Standard) 310 shots 320 shots
Battery Technology Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) -
Battery Type LI-90B Li-50B
Built-in Display Yes Yes
Built-in Flash Yes Yes
Built-in Microphone Yes Yes
Camcorder Media Type SD, SDHC, SDXC SD, SDHC, SDXC
Camera File System DCF 2.0, DPOF 1.1, Exif 2.2 -
Camera Shutter Speed - 0.0005 - 2 s
Camera Type Compact camera Compact camera
Compatible Memory Cards SD, SDHC, SDXC SD, SDHC, SDXC
Compatible Operating Systems - Windows XP SP2/XP x64Edition/Vista/Vista SP1/7Mac OS 10.3-10.6
Continuous Shooting Mode Yes Yes
DC-in Jack - Yes
Depth 48 mm 42.3 mm
Digital Zoom - 4 x
Dimensions (WxDxH) - 110.6 x 42.3 x 64.8 mm
Direct Printing - Yes
Display LCD OLED
Display Diagonal 3 3
Display Resolution (numeric) 920000 pixels 610000 pixels
External Flash Connector Yes Yes
Face Detection Yes Yes
Fastest Camera Shutter Speed 1/2000 s -
Field Of View 100 % 100 %
Flash Modes Auto, Fill-in, Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization Auto, Fill-in, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Focal Length (35mm Film Equivalent) - 28 - 112 mm
Focal Length Range (f-f) 6 - 24 mm 6 - 24 mm
HD Type Full HD HD
HDMI (Micro) Ports Quantity 1 -
HDMI (Mini) Ports Quantity - 1
HDMI Connector Type Micro -
HDMI Ports Quantity 1 1
HDMI Ports Quantity Yes Yes
Height 65.4 mm 64.8 mm
Image Editing Resizing, Rotating, Trimming resizing, trimming
Image Formats Supported JPEG, RAW JPEG, RAW
Image Sensor Size 1/1.7 1/1.63
Image Sensor Size (W X H) 7.6 x 5.7 mm 7.85 x 5.89 mm
Internal Memory - 54.6
ISO Sensitivity 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, Auto
ISO Sensitivity (max) 12800 6400
ISO Sensitivity (min) 100 -
Lens Structure (elements/groups) - 11/8
Light Exposure Correction ± 3EV (1/3EV step) -
Light Exposure Modes Aperture priority AE, Auto, Manual, Shutter priority AE aperture priority AE, auto, manual, shutter priority AE
Light Metering Centre-weighted, Spot -
Live stream capable 1 1
Live View Yes -
Macro Focusing Range (tele) 0.3 - ∞ m 0.3 - ∞ m
Macro Focusing Range (wide) 0.1 - ∞ m 0.1 - ∞ m
Manual Exposure Yes Yes
Manual Focus Yes Yes
Material Metal -
Maximum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv) 112 mm 112 mm
Maximum Image Resolution 3968 x 2976 pixels 3648 x 2736 pixels
Maximum Memory Card Size - 64 GB
Maximum Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels
Megapixel 12 MP 10 MP
Microphone Operation Mode - Mono
Minimum Aperture Number 1.8 1.8
Minimum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv) 28 mm 28 mm
Motion JPEG Frame Rate 30 fps 30 fps
Normal Focusing Range 0.6 - ∞ m 0.6 - ∞ m
Normal Focusing Range (tele) 0.2 - ∞ m 0.6 - ∞ m
Normal Focusing Range (wide) 0.05 - ∞ m 0.6 - ∞ m
Operating Relative Humidity (H-H) 30 - 90 % 30 - 90 %
Operating Temperature (T-T) 0 - 40 °F 0 - 40 °F
Optical Zoom 4 x 4 x
Photo Effects 1 1
PictBridge - Yes
Power Source Type Battery -
Product Colour Black White
Saturation Adjustment Yes -
Scene Modes Backlight, Beach, Documents, Fireworks, Night landscape, Night portrait, Panorama, Portrait, Snow, Sports, Sunset, Underwater, Landscape (scenery) Portrait
Scene Modes Present Yes Yes
Self-timer Delay 2, 12 s -
Sensor Format Cropped Cropped
Sensor Type CMOS CCD
Shooting Modes Aperture priority, Auto, Manual, Movie, Program, Scene, Shutter priority Aperture priority, Shutter priority
Shutter Priority AE Yes Yes
Slowest Camera Shutter Speed 60 s -
Stabilizer Yes Yes
Still Image Resolution(s) 1280 x 960, 2560 x 1920 640 x 480, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 960, 1600 x 1200, 2560 x 1920, 3200 x 2400, 3648 x 2736
Supported Aspect Ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9 4:3
Total Megapixels 12.76 MP -
Touchscreen Yes -
Tracking Focus 1 1
USB 2.0 Type-A Ports Quantity 1 1
USB Version 2.0 2.0
Vari-angle LCD Display Yes -
Video Capability Yes Yes
Video Formats Supported H.264, MOV, MPEG4 AVI, MJPEG, MP4
Video Recording Yes Yes
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720, 1920 x 1080 pixels -
Weight 346 g 275 g
Weight (including Battery) 364 g -
White Balance Auto, Cloudy, Flash, Fluorescent, Shade, Sunny, Tungsten, Underwater Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Shade
Width 113 mm 110.6 mm

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