Canon PowerShot S120

Specifications

Specifications in detail

IMAGE SENSOR

• Type

  1/1.7 type back-illuminated CMOS

• Effective Pixels

  Approx. 12.1M

• Colour Filter Type

  Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR

• Type

  DIGIC 6 with iSAPS technology

LENS

• Focal Length

  5.2 – 26.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24 – 120 mm)

• Zoom

  Optical 5x

  
  

  ZoomPlus 10x

  
  

  Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.5x or 2.0x and Safety Zoom¹). Combined Approx. 20x

• Maximum f/number

  f/1.8-f/5.7

• Construction

  7 elements in 6 groups (1 double-sided aspherical lens, 1 double-sided aspherical UA lens and 1 single-sided aspherical lens)

• Image Stabilisation

  Yes (lens shift-type), approx. 3-stop¹. Intelligent IS with 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic IS

FOCUSING

• Type

  TTL

• AF System/ Points

  AiAF (9-point, Face Detection or Touch AF with Object and Face Select and Track), 1-point AF (any position is available or fixed centre)

• AF Modes

  Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE¹, Touch AF

• AF Point Selection

  Size (Normal, Small)

• AF Lock

  On/Off Selectable

• AF Assist Beam

  Yes

• Manual Focus

  Yes, plus MF Peaking

• Focus Bracketing

  Yes

• Closest Focusing Distance

  3 cm (W) from front of lens in macro

EXPOSURE CONTROL

• Metering modes

  Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to Face Detection AF or Touch AF frame)

• AE Lock

  Yes

• Exposure Compensation

  +/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments

  
  

  Manual and automatic dynamic range correction

  
  

  Automatic shadow correction

  
  

  ND Filter (3 stop)

• AEB

  1/3 – 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

• ISO sensitivity*

  AUTO, 80, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800

SHUTTER

• Speed

  1 – 1/2500 sec. (factory default)

  
  

  250 – 1/2500 sec. (total range – varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE

• Type

  TTL

• Settings

  Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom 1, Custom 2

  
  

  Multi-area WB correction available in Smart Auto

  
  

  White Balance Compensation

  
  

  White Balance Compensation in Underwater mode

COLOUR MATRIX

• Type

  sRGB

LCD MONITOR

• Monitor

  7.5 cm (3.0”) PureColor II G Touch screen LCD (TFT). Approx. 922,000 dots. Capacitive type

• Coverage

  Approx. 100%

• Brightness

  Adjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD

FLASH

• Modes

  Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro

• Slow Sync Speed

  Yes. Fastest speed 1/2000 sec.

• Red-Eye Reduction

  Yes

• Flash Exposure Compensation

  +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE, Safety FE, Smart Flash Exposure

• Flash Exposure Lock

  Yes

• Manual Power Adjustment

  3 levels with internal flash

• Second Curtain Synchronisation

  Yes

• Built-in Flash Range

  50 cm – 7.0 m (W) / 50 cm – 2.3 m (T)

• External Flash

  Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

SHOOTING

• Modes

  Smart Auto (58 scenes detected), Hybrid Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, SCN (Portrait, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), Star (Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Time-Lapse Movie), Handheld Night Scene, Underwater, Snow, Fireworks), Creative Filters (High Dynamic Range, Nostalgic, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect), Movie

• Modes in Movie

  Smart Auto (21 scenes detected), Standard, Program AE, Portrait, Nostalgic, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Underwater, Snow, Fireworks, Super Slow Motion Movie

• Photo Effects

  My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)

• Drive modes

  Single, Auto Drive, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer

• Continuous Shooting

  Approx. 12.1 shots/sec for up to 5 frames then approx. 9.4 shots/sec for 635 frames¹

  
  

  with AF: Approx. 5.5 shots/sec²³

  
  

  with Live View: Approx. 5.6 shots/sec²³

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

• Image Size

  4:3 - (RAW, L) 4000 x 3000, (M1) 2816 x 2112, (M2) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480

  
  

  16:9 - (RAW, L) 4000 x 2248, (M1) 2816 x 1584, (M2) 1920 x 1080, (S) 640 x 360

  
  

  3:2 - (RAW, L) 4000 x 2664, (M1) 2816 x 1880, (M2) 1600 x 1064, (S) 640 x 424

  
  

  1:1 - (RAW, L) 2992 x 2992, (M1) 2112 x 2112, (M2) 1200 x 1200, (S) 480 x 480

  
  

  4:5 - (RAW, L) 2400 x 3000, (M1) 1696 x 2112, (M2) 960 x 1200, (S) 384 x 480

  
  

  Resize in playback (M2, S)

• Compression

  RAW, Superfine, Fine

• Movies

  (Full HD) 1920 x 1080, 60fps/30fps (HD) 1280 x 720, 30fps, (L) 640 x 480, 30fps

  
  

  Star Time-Lapse Movie (Full HD) 15fps

  
  

  Super Slow Motion Movie (L) 640 x 480, 120fps, (M) 320 x 240, 240fps

  
  

  Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5fps

  
  

  Hybrid Auto (HD)

• Movie Length

  (Full HD & HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec.¹

  
  

  (L and M) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour²

  
  

  (Super Slow Motion Movie) 30 sec.

  
  

  (Star Time-Lapse Movie) 8/6/4 sec

FILE TYPES

• Still Image Type

  JPEG compression (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF ver. 1.1 compliant), RAW, RAW+JPEG

• Movies

  MP4 [Video: MPEG4-AVC (H.264), Audio: MPEG2 AAC-LC (stereo)]

DIRECT PRINT

• Canon Printers

  Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge

• PictBridge

  Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)

OTHER FEATURES

• GPS

  GPS via mobile (linked to compatible smartphone)

• Red-Eye Correction

  Yes, during shooting and playback

• My Category

  Image tagging feature

• Intelligent Orientation Sensor

  Yes

• Histogram

  Yes, live histogram

• Playback zoom

  Approx. 2x – 10x

• Self Timer

  Approx. 2 or 10 sec., Custom

• Menu Languages

  English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese

INTERFACE

• Computer

  Hi-Speed USB (MTP, PTP) dedicated connector (Mini-B compatible)

• Other

  HDMI Mini Connector (HDMI-CEC compatible) A/V output (PAL/NTSC)

• Computer/Other

  Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11 b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only)¹

MEMORY CARD

• Type

  SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

• PC & Macintosh

  Windows 8/7 SP1/ Vista SP2/ XP SP3

  
  

  Mac OS X v10.6 – 10.8

  
  

  For Wireless LAN connection to a PC:

  
  

  Windows 8/7 SP1

  
  

  Mac OS X v10.6.8/10.7/10.8.2 or later

SOFTWARE

• Browsing & Printing

  ImageBrowser EX

• Other

  Map Utility

• Image Manipulation

  Digital Photo Professional for RAW development

POWER SOURCE

• Batteries

  Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-6LH (NB-6LH battery and charger supplied)

• Battery life

  Approx. 230 shots

  
  

  Eco mode approx. 300 shots

  
  

  Approx. 240 min. playback

• A/C Power Supply

  Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40

ACCESSORIES

• Cases / Straps

  Soft Case DCC-1920

  
  

  Travel Case DCC-2500

• Waterproof / Weatherproof Case

  Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC51, Waterproof Case Weight WW-DC1

• Flash

  Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

• Power Supply & Battery Chargers

  AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40, Battery Charger CB-2LYE

• Other

  Canon HDMI Cable HTC-100, interface cable IFC-400PCU

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Operating Environment

  0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity

• Dimensions (WxHxD)

  100.2 x 59.0 x 29.0 mm

• Weight

  Approx. 217 g (including battery/batteries and memory card)