Specifications

All data is based on Canon’s standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice.

PowerShot SD400 DIGITAL ELPH/DIGITAL IXUS 50

(W): wide angle (T): telephoto

Camera Effective Pixels Approx. 5.0 million

Image Sensor1/2.5-inch CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 5.3 million)

Lens

5.8 (W) – 17.4 (T) mm

 

(35mm film equivalent: 35 (W) – 105 (T) mm)

 

f/2.8 (W) – f/4.9 (T)

 

 

Digital Zoom

Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 12x in combination with

 

the optical zoom)

 

 

Optical Viewfinder

Real-image zoom viewfinder

 

 

LCD Monitor

2.0-inch, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT

 

color LCD, approx. 118,000 pixels (Picture coverage

 

100%)

 

 

 

AF System

TTL autofocus

 

Focusing frame: 9-point AiAF/1-point AF (fixed to

 

center)

 

 

 

 

Shooting Distance

Normal:

30 cm (1.0 ft.) – infinity

(From the front of the

Macro:

3 – 50 cm (W)/30 – 50 cm (T)

lens)

 

(1.2 in. – 1.6 ft. (W)/1.0 – 1.6 ft. (T))

 

Infinity:

3.0 m (9.8 ft) – infinity

 

 

Shutter

Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter

 

 

Shutter Speeds

15 – 1/1500 sec.

 

The shutter speed varies according to the shooting

 

mode.

 

 

Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower operate with

 

noise reduction.

 

 

Metering System

Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot (fixed to

 

center)

 

Exposure Control System Program AE

Exposure Compensation ± 2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments

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