IMAGE SENSOR  
Type 1.0 type back-illuminated CMOS
Effective Pixels Approx. 20.1M (Aspect ratio 3:2)
Effective / Total Pixels Approx. 20.9M
Colour Filter Type Primary Colour
IMAGE PROCESSOR  
Type DIGIC 7
LENS  
Focal Length 8.8 – 36.8 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24 – 100 mm)
Zoom Optical 4.2x
ZoomPlus 8.4x
Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx. 1.6x or 2.0x )
Combined approx. 17x
Maximum f/number f/1.8-f/2.8
Construction 11 elements in 9 groups (1 double sided aspherical lens, 1 single sided aspherical UA lens, 1 single sided aspherical lens and 1 UD lens)
Image Stabilisation Yes (lens shift-type), approx. 4-stop
Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic IS & Auto Level
FOCUSING  
Type TTL
AF System/ Points AiAF (31-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/AE , Touch AF
AF Point Selection Size (Normal, Small)
AF Lock Yes, via customisable buttons
AF Assist Beam Yes
Manual Focus Yes, plus MF Peaking
Focus Bracketing Yes
Closest Focusing Distance 5 cm (Wide) from front of lens
40 cm (Tele) from front of lens
EXPOSURE CONTROL  
Metering modes Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot
AE Lock Yes
Exposure Compensation +/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments
Auto Lighting Optimizer ND Filter (3-stop) On / Auto / Off
AEB 1/3 – 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
ISO sensitivity 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800
AUTO ISO: 125 - 12800 (possible to set Max. ISO speed and rate of change)
SHUTTER  
Speed 1 – 1/2000 s (factory default)
1/8 - 1/2000 s (Movie Mode)
BULB, 15 – 1/2000 s (total range – varies by shooting mode)
WHITE BALANCE  
Type TTL
Settings  
White Balance Compensation Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Kelvin Settings, Custom 1, Custom 2
White Balance Compensation in Underwater mode Colour adjustment in Star mode
COLOUR MATRIX  
Type sRGB
LCD MONITOR  
Monitor Tilt type 7.5 cm (3.0”) Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,040,000 dots. Capacitive type, sRGB colour reproduction
Coverage Approx. 100%
Brightness Adjustable to one of five levels.
Night Display Mode available
FLASH  
Modes Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro
Slow Sync Speed Yes. Fastest speed 1/2000 s
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE, Safety FE
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) / 40 cm – 4.0 m (T)
External Flash Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2
SHOOTING  
Modes Smart Auto (58 scenes detected), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, Hybrid Auto, SCN (Portrait, Self-Portrait, Panning, Star (Star Portrait, Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Portrait, Star Time-Lapse Movie), Handheld Night Scene, High Dynamic Range, Oil Painting Effect, Water-Painting Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Grainy B/W, Underwater, Fireworks), Standard Movie, Short Clip, Manual Movie, Time-Lapse Movie, iFrame Movie
Photo Effects Picture Styles (Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined x3 (Sharpness (Strength, Fineness, Threshold), Contrast, Color Saturation, Color Tone, Filtering Effect, Toning))
Drive modes Single, Auto Drive, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer
Continuous Shooting Approx. 8.0 shots/s for up to 19 frames in RAW and 30 frames in JPEG
with AF: Approx. 5.4 shots/s for up to 46 frames in JPEG
RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION  
Image Size 3:2 - (RAW, L) 5472 x 3648, (M) 3648 x 2432, (S1) 2736 x 1824, (S2) 2400 x 1600
4:3 - (RAW, L) 4864 x 3648, (M) 3248 x 2432, (S1) 2432 x 1824, (S2) 2112 x 1600
16:9 - (RAW, L) 5472 x 3072, (M) 3648 x 2048, (S1) 2736 x 1536, (S2) 2400 x 1344
1:1 - (RAW, L) 3648 x 3648, (M) 2432 x 2432, (S1) 1824 x 1824, (S2) 1600 x 1600
In-camera RAW processing & Resize available
Compression RAW, Fine, Normal
Movies (Full HD) 1920 x 1080, 59.94 / 50 / 29.97 / 25 / 23.98 fps
(HD) 1280 x 720, 29.97 / 25 fps
(L) 640 x 480, 29.97 / 25 fps
Movie Length (Full HD & HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min 59 s
(L) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour
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 (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), RAW+JPEG
Movies MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)]
iFrame
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 a compatible smartphone)
Red-Eye Correction Yes, during shooting and playback
My Camera / My Menu My Menu customisation available
Intelligent Orientation Sensor Yes
Histogram Yes
Playback zoom Yes
Self Timer Approx. 2, 10 s or 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, Hebrew
INTERFACE  
Computer Hi-Speed USB dedicated connector (Micro-B compatible)
Other HDMI Micro (Type-D) Connector
Computer/Other Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with Dynamic NFC support
MEMORY CARD  
Type SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM  
PC & Macintosh Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1
Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11
For Wi-Fi connection to a PC: Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1
Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10
For Image Transfer Utility: Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1
Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11
SOFTWARE  
Other CameraWindow DC
Map Utility
Image Transfer Utility
Camera Connect app available on iOS and Android devices
Image Manipulation Digital Photo Professional for RAW development
POWER SOURCE  
Batteries Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-13L (battery and charger supplied)
Battery life Approx. 240 shots
A/C Power Supply Charging via USB available with Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E or other typical USB charging methods
ACCESSORIES  
Cases / Straps Soft Case DCC-1880
PowerShot Accessory Organizer Waterproof / Weatherproof Case
Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC55
Flash Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2
Power Supply & Battery Chargers Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E
Battery Charger CB-2LHE
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-13L
Other Interface cable IFC-600PCU
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS  
Operating Environment 0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity
Dimensions (WxHxD) 105.5 x 60.9 x 42.0 mm
Weight Approx. 319 g (including battery and memory card)