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Digital IXUS 40



Product Specification

 
 

IMAGE SENSOR

       
 

Type

    1/2.5" CCD  
 

Effective Pixels

    Approx. 4.0M  
 

Colour Filter Type

    Primary Colour  
 

IMAGE PROCESSOR

       
 

Type

    DIGIC II with iSAPS technology  
 

LENS

       
 

Focal Length

    5.8 – 17.4 mm (35mm film equivalent: 35 – 105mm)  
 

Zoom

    Optical 3x, digital approx. 3.6x, combined approx. 11x  
 

Maximum f/number

    f/2.8 – f/4.9  
 

Construction

    6 elements in 5 groups (2 UA elements)  
 

FOCUSING

       
 

Type

    TTL  
 

AF System / Points

    9-point AiAF, 1-point AF (Fixed centre)  
 

AF Lock

    On/Off Selectable  
 

AF Assist Beam

    Yes  
 

Closest Focusing Distance

    3cm  
 

EXPOSURE CONTROL

       
 

Metering Modes

    Evaluative, Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre)  
 

AE Lock

    On/Off Selectable  
 

Exposure Compensation

    +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments  
 

ISO Sensitivity*

    AUTO, 50, 100, 200, 400  
 

SHUTTER

       
 

Speed

    15 – 1/1,500 sec
(Slow Shutter speeds of 1 sec. and more, available in Long Shutter Mode only. Shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. and more operate with noise reduction).
 
 

WHITE BALANCE

       
 

Type

    TTL  
 

Settings

    Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom  
 

VIEWFINDER

       
 

Viewfinder

    Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder  
 

LCD MONITOR

       
 

Monitor

    2.0” P-Si TFT, approx. 118,000 pixels  
 

Coverage

    100%  
 

Brightness

    Adjustable to one of fifteen levels  
 

FLASH

       
 

Red-eye Reduction

    Yes  
 

Flash Exposure Lock

    Yes  
 

Built-in Flash Range

    50cm - 3.5m (W) / 2.0m (T) (at ISO AUTO equivalent)  
 

SHOOTING

       
 

Modes

    Auto, Manual, Scene (Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Underwater, Digital Macro), Stitch Assist, Movie  
 

Photo Effects

    Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White  
 

Drive Modes

    Single, Continuous  
 

Continuous Shooting

    Not available at time of printing  
 

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

       
 

Image Size

    (L)2272 x 1704, (M1)1600 x 1200, (M2)1024 x 768, (S)640 x 480  
 

Compression

    Superfine, Fine, Normal  
 

Movies

    (L)640 x 480, 30/15fps (M)320 x 240, 60/30/15fps (S)160 x 120, 15fps  
 

Movie Length

    Up to 1GB (640x480, 320x240, 30/15fps)¹
Up to 3 mins (160x120)¹
Up to 1 min (320x240, 60fps)¹
 
 

FILE TYPES

       
 

Still Image Type

    JPEG (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant  
 

Movies

    AVI [Motion JPEG + WAVE (monaural)]  
 

Sound Files

    WAVE (monaural)  
 

DIRECT PRINT

       
 

Canon Printers

    Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Movie Print supported on CP printers only)  
 

PictBridge

    Yes  
 

OTHER FEATURES

       
 

My Camera

    Start-up image and camera sounds customisation  
 

Sound Memo

    Up to 60 sec per image  
 

Intelligent Orientation Sensor

    Yes  
 

Histogram

    Yes  
 

Playback Zoom

    Approx. 2x – 10x  
 

Self Timer

    Approx. 2 or 10 sec.  
 

Menu Languages

    English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish  
 

INTERFACE

       
 

Computer

    USB (Mini-B, PTP)  
 

Other

    A/V output (PAL/NTSC)  
 

MEMORY CARD

       
 

Type

    Secure Digital (SD) Card,
16MB SD card supplied
 
 

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

       
 

PC Macintosh

    Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 SP4 / XP / XP SP1  
 

SOFTWARE

       
 

Browsing & Printing

    ZoomBrowser EX (PhotoRecord) / ImageBrowser  
 

Other

    PhotoStitch  
 

Drivers

    TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000), WIA (Windows Me)  
 

Image Manipulation

    ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft VideoImpression  
 

POWER SOURCE

       
 

Batteries

    Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-4L (battery and charger supplied)  
 

Battery Life

    Approx. 140 shots¹
Approx. 180 min. playback
 
 

AC Power Supply

    Optional, AC adapter kit ACK-DC10  
 

ACCESSORIES

       
 

Case

    Soft Case DCC-60, Digital IXUS Metal (Neck) Strap  
 

Waterproof / Weatherproof Case

    All Weather Case AW-DC30  
 

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

    AC adapter kit ACK-DC10, Compact Battery Charger CB-2LVE  
 

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

       
 

Operating Environment

    0 - 40 °C, 10 - 90% humidity  
 

Dimensions

    86.0 x 53.0 x 20.7 mm (excluding protrusions)  
 

Weight (body only)

    Approx. 130g  

Movie Length

¹ Depending on memory card speed / capacity

Battery Life

¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods.

Subject to change without notice.

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