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The Canon PowerShot SD40 Digital ELPH is an ultracompact JeansPocket™
Certified digital camera for the fashion conscious
photographer. It comes in four 'personality' colours:
Twilight Sepia, Olive Gray, Precious Rose and
Noble Blue (in Europe: Sepia, Gray, Pink, Blue).
It replaces the Canon
SD30 and features 7.1 megapixels resolution, a
2.4x optical zoom, a 1.8 in. LCD
monitor (118K pixels), and easy-to-use Scene Modes. Face Priority AF and AE ensures the subject's face is both in focus and properly lighted even when using flash.
The Canon SD40 even comes with its own Camera Station
to charge the battery, play images on TV, download images to a computer or to print. Also included is a Wireless Controller to operate the camera remotely.
Optional accessories include: a High Power
Flash HF-DC1 and an All Weather Case AW-DC40.
The All Weather Case allows you to take underwater
shots at depths of down to 3 meters (9.8 ft.),
and it's also ideal for taking worry-free pictures
in the rain, at the beach, or on the ski slopes.
Small enough to fit into a fashion purse or trousers
pocket, the elegant Canon PowerShot SD40 Digital
ELPH makes a fashion statement in any circle.
Plus, you have the added confidence of a Canon
lens and DiG!C III Image Processor for high resolution
pictures.
| Canon
PowerShot SD40 |
QuickFact™
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| Camera Effective
Pixels |
Approx. 7.1 Megapixels |
| Image
Sensor |
1/2.5-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 7.4 megapixels) |
| Lens |
6.3 (W)–14.9 (T) mm (35mm
film equivalent: 38 (W)–90 (T) mm) f/3.2
(W)–f/5.4 (T) |
| Optical Zoom |
2.4x |
| Digital Zoom |
Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx.
10x in combination with the optical zoom) |
| LCD Monitor |
Wide Viewing Angle 1.8-inch type, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD
* Approx. 118,000 pixels, Picture coverage 100% |
| AF System |
TTL autofocus
The AF frame can be selected from Face Detect, On and Off. AF lock is available. |
Shooting Distance
(From the front of the lens) |
- Normal: 30 cm (12 in.) – infinity
- Macro: 30–50 cm (12 in.–1.6 ft.) (W), 10–50 cm (3.9 in.–1.6 ft.) (T) |
| Shutter |
Mechanical
shutter + electronic shutter |
| Shutter Speeds |
Shutter speed is 15–1/1600 sec. This camera applies special processing to images shot at shutter speeds slower than 1.3 seconds to eliminate the noise. The fastest shutter speed for flash synchronization is 1/500 second. |
| Metering System |
Evaluative, Center-weighted
average or Spot (can be selected from Center and AF Point) |
| Exposure Compensation |
± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| ISO Speed |
Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800 and ISO 1600 equivalent. |
| White Balance |
Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Built-in Flash |
Auto*3, On*3 or Off.
*3 Red-Eye Reduction and Slow Synchro available. |
| Flash Range |
(ISO speed: Auto)
* Normal: 30 cm–2.0 m (12 in.–6.6 ft.) (W), 30 cm–1.3 m (12 in.–4.3 ft.) (T) |
| Shooting Modes |
Auto, Manual (Long shutter mode available), Portrait,
Landscape, Night Snap, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist, Scene (Kids&Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater), Movie (Standard, Fast Frame Rate, Compact, Color Accent, Color Swap) |
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 1.6 shots/sec. (Large/Fine mode) |
| Self-timer |
10 sec., 2 sec., Custom |
| Recording Media |
This camera uses an SD memory card, SDHC memory card or MultiMediaCard as the recording media. A 16 MB Memory Card is included in the package. |
| File Format |
Design rule for camera file system, (DPOF compliant) |
| Data Type |
- Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)*9, Sound Memos: WAVE (monaural)
- Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (monaural)) |
| Compression |
Superfine, Fine, Normal |
| Number of Recording Pixels (Still
Images) |
- Large: 3072 x 2304 pixels
- Medium 1:
2592 x 1944 pixels
- Medium 2:
2048 x 1536 pixels
- Medium 3:
1600 x 1200 pixels
- Small:
640 x 480 pixels
- Postcard:
1600 x 1200 pixels
- Widescreen:
3072 x 1728 pixels |
| Number of Recording Pixels (Movies) |
- Standard, Color Accent and Color Swap
640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec., 15 frames/sec.)
320 x 240 pixels ((30 frames/sec., 15 frames/sec.)
Recording can continue until the memory card is full*10 (can record up to a maximum of 4GB*11 at one time)
- Fast Frame Rate
320 x 240 pixels (60 frames/sec.)
Can record for 1. min.
- Compact
160 x 120 pixels (15 frames/sec.)
Can record for 3 min. |
| Playback Modes |
- Single (histogram displayable), Index, Magnified
- Slide Shows, My Colors (playback), Sound memos
- Jump
Jumps to every tenth or hundredth image, to the first image of each shooting date, to the first image of each category, to the first image in a folder or movies.
- My Category
You can organize images into prepared categories (People, Scenery, Events, Category 1-3, To Do) and manage them at the category level.
- Movie
Review and edit movies by operating the Movie Control Panel. |
| Direct Print |
PictBridge, Canon Direct print, Bubble Jet Direct |
| My Camera Settings |
Start-up image, start-up sound,
operation sound, Self-timer sound, and shutter
sound. |
| Interface |
Camera Station Connector: Place the camera in the camera station to charge the battery, play images on TV, download images to a computer or to print.
Also, use the included Wireless Controller to operate the camera remotely. |
| Power Source |
- Battery
Pack NB-4L (Lithium-ion Rechargeable battery)
- Compact Power Adapter CA-DC20 |
| Operating Temperature |
0–40 °C (32–104
°F) |
| Operating Humidity |
10–90 % |
| Included Accessories |
- Camera Body
- Camera Station CS-DC1a
- Wireless controller WL-DC200
- Memory Card (16MB)
- Battery Pack NB-4L
- Compact Power Adapter CA-DC20 (Compact Power Adapter CA-DC20E is included with the camera in some region)
- AV Cable AVC-DC300
- Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
- CD-ROM
- Wrist Strap WS-900 |
| Dimensions |
96.1× 45.1×23.9 mm
(3.78×1.78×0.94 in.) (excluding
protrusions) |
| Weight |
Approx. 105 g (3.70 oz.) (camera
body only) |
| MSRP |
US $349.99 |
Product technical specifications (including MSRP and Included Accessories) are as represented by the manufacturer and subject to manufacturer's change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer. Product color availability and included accessories may also differ by country or area. Please verify the latest specs from the appropriate manufacturer's site.
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