Introduction Digital photography's ready. Are you? Dimensions Advanced DSP IC Recording Pixels/Compression Shooting Mode Available Digital Interfaces Photo Gallery Specifications If you're ready, the Canon PowerShot S20 is too. Because brilliance radiates, not just from the camera, but also from the pictures it takes. This example of 21st Century digital sophistication is equipped with a 1/2-inch, 3.34 megapixel CCD, capable of truly dazzling photographs. And all of its genius is packed into a compact body so stunningly slim and portable, it's the world's smallest 3.34 megapixel optical zoom digital camera. It exudes elegance with its luxurious aluminium alloy body and champagne gold colour. Digital photography's ready. Are you? Turn it on and you'll notice a wonderfully useful 2x optical zoom with a built-in 2x/4x digital teleconverter for digital zooming up to 8x. Of course, since it's from Canon, all of this wondrous technology is simple to use with the celebrated Mode Dial and LCD monitor. Storing images is just as simple with a large capacity CompactFlash (CF) Type I and larger capacity Type II cards. Add to the PowerShot S20's thin profile and pocket size, it's engineered with a fully retractable, power-driven lens barrier built into the lens itself. Focusing is a snap with nearly instantaneous and ultra-sharp TTL-AF through the lens' Auto Focus. And with the PowerShot S20's "plug-and-play" USM compatibility, PC and Mac connections are easier than ever. If you haven't been taken by digital photography yet, you will be now. Dimensions The PowerShot S20 is equipped with a 3.34 megapixel 1/1.8" Charge-Coupled Device (CCD). Captured images feature a high resolution of up to 2,048 x 1,536 pixels. The dimensions of Power Shot S20 are `05.4 (W) x 69.4 (H) x 33.8 (D) mm. Body weight is approximately 270 grams. These are exactly the same as the PowerShot S10. The PowerShot S20 is equipped with a high-quality 2x optical zoom lens of F2.9 (W) to F4.0 (T) with a focal length of 6.5 to 13 mm (32-64 mm equivalent to 35 mm film format), capable of shooting a wide range of images from scenery to snapshots. Advanced DSP IC Similar to the PowerShot S10, an advanced Digital Signal Processing IC that is capable of both high-speed processing and high-image quality is build into the PowerShot S20. The combination of this IC with buffer memory achieve a shutter interval of approximately 2.2. seconds (when using the optical viewfinder), even for high-resolution images. Recording Pixels/Compression The Power Shot S20 offers users the choice of three recording pixels (resolution settings) and three image compression levels (quality modes) to optimally suit their target application. Recording Pixels (H x V pixels) Image Compression Level Large (2048 x 1536) Middle (1024 x 768) Small (640 x 480) Super Fine (JPEG) Fine (JPEG) Normal (JPEG) Images are stored in rewritable CompactFlash (CF) cards. The CF card slot of the PowerShot S20 supports both Type I and Type II CF cards. A 16MB CF card is bundled with PowerShot S20. The number of images that can be stored on a 16MB CF card are shown in the table below. Compression Recording Pixel   Large Middle Small Super Fine 6 17 36 Fine 16 44 94 Normal 31 82 176 The PowerShot S20 can run on three different power sources: 2CR5 lithium battery (non-rechargable) Dedicated rechargeable battery NB-5H Dedicated AC Adapter (100 - 240V AC) Shooting Modes Available OFF Turn the dial to this position when the camera is not being used, The lens cover will close and the camera will power down. Auto Mode A recording mode in which the camera automatically selects most of the settings. Manual Mode A recording mode enables the shooting mode and parameters to be altered as desired. Image Mode A recording mode with settings adjusted to specific circumstances, such as landscapes, night scenes and back and white image. Stitch Assist Mode A recording mode that facilitates the creation of a multi-frame panorama that you merge with the supplied software. Play Mode The mode allows images recorded on a CompactFlashô card to be replayed and erased. PC Mode The mode for exchanging image files with either a connected PC or Mac. Digital Interfaces USB Serial (RS_232C) CF Card (Type I and Type II) Software Driver Software PowerShot TWAIN Driver (for WindowsR) PowerShot Plug-In Module (for Power Macintosh) Image Browsing Software ZoomBrowser EX (for WindowsR) PowerShot Browser (for Power Macintosh) Image Editing Software AdobeR PhotoDeluxeR for WindowsR AdobeR PhotoDeluxeR for Macintosh Image Synthesis Software PhotoStitch for WindowsR PhotoStitch for Power Macintosh Photo Gallery
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