| Product Type | Digital camera - prosumer |
| Width | 10.6 cm |
| Depth | 4.3 cm |
| Height | 7.2 cm |
| Weight | 320 g |
| Resolution | 12.1 Megapixel |
| Colour Support | Colour |
| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 12,400,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 12,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/1.7" |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto |
| Digital Zoom | 4 x |
| Shooting Modes | Frame movie mode |
| Shooting Modes | Landscape, portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, ND effect, night scene, Underwater, sports mode, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, night snapshot, snow, aquarium |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Colour Accent, Colour Swap, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, Positive Film |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/2500 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 15 sec |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, spot AF area, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3 EV step |
| AE/AF Control | FlexiZone |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, Underwater |
| Digital Video Format | AVI |
| Still Image Format | JPEG, RAW |
| Continuous Shooting Speed | 1.5 frames per second, 0.7 frames per second |
| Video Capture | AVI - 1024 x 768 - 15 fpsAVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fpsAVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fpsAVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps |
| Flash Memory | 32 MB Flash |
| Supported Flash Memory | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus |
| Image Storage | JPEG 4000 x 3000JPEG 3264 x 2448JPEG 2592 x 1944JPEG 1600 x 1200JPEG 640 x 480JPEG 4000 x 2248JPEG 320 x 240 |
| Camera Flash | Built-in flash |
| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red Eye Reduction | Built-in |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.3 m - 4 m |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation |
| Type | Zoom lens - 7.4 mm - 44.4 mm - f/2.8-4.8 |
| Focal Length | 7.4 mm - 44.4 mm |
| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 35 - 210mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
| Auto Focus Points (Zones) | 9 |
| Min Focus Range | 50 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 1-50cm |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.8-4.8 |
| Optical Zoom | 6 x |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 7 group(s) / 9 element(s) |
| Features | Aspherical lens |
| Self Timer | Yes |
| Self Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, direct print, USB 2.0 compatibility, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, DPOF support, camera orientation detection, PictBridge support, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, resizing an image, in-camera red-e |
| Viewfinder Type | Optical - real-image zoom |
| Field Coverage | 80% |
| Dioptric Correction Range | -3 to +1 |
| Type | LCD display - Low Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS) - 3" - colour |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| Display Format | 230,000 pixels |
| Type | Microphone - built-in |
| Microphone Technology | Electret condenser |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono |
| Connector Type | 1 x USB ( mini-USB Type B )1 x composite video/audio output |
| Expansion Slot(s) | 1 x SD Memory Card |
| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture |
| Operating System Support | MS Windows 2000 SP4 or later, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.4, MS Windows XP SP2 |
| Peripheral Devices | USB port, CD-ROM Drive |
| Included Accessories | Neck strap |
| Cables Included | A/V cableUSB cable |
| Power Device | Battery charger - external |
| Supported Battery | Canon NB-2LH |
| Supported Battery Details | 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( included ) |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |