Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

The Canon PowerShot SX220 HS belongs to the PowerShot HS series of point and shoot digital cameras. Ideal for beginners to hone their skills further, the Canon SX220 HS has a focal length of 5 - 70 mm with a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 28 - 392 mm.

You can be sure that you will get a shot of the action from a distance with the 14x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom of the Canon SX220 HS. The CMOS sensor of the PowerShot SX220 HS lets you take stunning images at 12.1 megapixel resolution.

Canon SX220 HS weighs at 215 g, this digital point and shoot digital camera can easily fit into a coat or shirt pocket. The elegant design of this Canon digital camera will make you the star of any social gathering. The back panel sports the control buttons on a rotary dial, along with dedicated one-touch buttons for video recording and image preview. You can shoot videos in Full HD at 1920 x 1080 dot pixels (24 fps).

Your videos and images can be displayed and enjoyed in 16:9 aspect ratio, which is the native size of image display on large screen HDTVs. This Canon point and shoot camera also supports 3:2, 4:3 and 1:1 aspect ratios in still image capture mode.

The DIGIC 4 image processor of this Canon PowerShot digital camera captures sharp and noise-free images and videos while maintaining the vivid colors of the real world. The 3 inch TFT LCD display screen of this PowerShot SX220 HS camera has a resolution of 461,000 dot pixels. This display screen can be used to compose and preview images in the most flattering ways possible.

The images you take with the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS can be saved in SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards. The Canon PowerShot digital camera is powered by a Lithium Ion battery. The high speed USB port can be used to transfer images from your Canon camera into a computer or laptop and always have space to take more images. The HDMI output port lets you watch your Full HD images on an HDTV.

The Canon PowerShot SX220 HS has an aperture range of f/3.1 - 8.0, which controls the amount of light falling on the image sensor. You can use the aperture settings to create dramatic effects in the depth of images. This camera has a light sensitivity range of ISO 100 - 3200. The various flash modes of the built-in pop-up flash function in a range of 750 - 3500 mm (Wide) and 1000 - 2000 mm (Tele), lighting up every photograph for unparalleled details.

With the Auto Focus range of 50 mm onwards (Wide) and 1000 mm to infinity (Tele), you can be assured of images in sharp focus. In Macro mode, the focus range changes to 50 - 500 mm (Wide), letting you experiment freely with close up shots of your favorite subjects. The PowerShot camera has a shutter speed range of 1 - 1/3200 second, which can be decreased to 15 seconds in some scene modes for dramatic images of moving objects.

The Canon PowerShot SX220 HS features many shooting modes like Underwater, Snow, Fireworks and many more. These modes can be used to achieve interesting effects in your images. The lens shift image stabilization compensates for camera shake and ensures that all your images are blur-free and clear. In the Continuous Shooting mode, you can take images at a speed of about 3.2 images per second, saving every sequence of action on film forever.

The Face Detection feature of the Canon SX220 HS PowerShot digital point and shoot camera automatically identifies faces in the frame and ensures that they are in sharp focus. The Smile mode detects smiling faces in a frame and automatically released the shutter, capturing every adorable moment without fail. The Face Self-timer feature automatically takes an image when a new face joins the frame, needing no one behind the camera all the time.

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS Price India is Rs.15500/-

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS Specifications and Features:

DIMENSION
Weight	215 g
Dimensions	105.7 (W) x 59.3 (H) x 33.2 (D) mm
PIXELS
MegaPixel	12.1 Pixels
ZOOM
Digital Zoom	4.0x
Optical Zoom	14x
LCD
LCD Info Display	TFT
Image Display Resolution	461,000 dots
Video Display Resolution	1920 x 1080, 24 fps
LCD Size	3 inch
SENSOR
Sensor Type	CMOS
Sensor Size	1 / 2.3 inch
LENS
Auto Focus	Face Detection TTL AF
Lens Type	12 elements in 10 groups (1 UD lens, 1 double-sided aspherical lens, 1 single-sided aspherical UA lens)
Manual Focus	Yes
Color Filter	Primary Colour
Focal Length	5.0 - 70.0 mm (35 mm equivalent to 28 - 392 mm)
BATTERY
Battery Type	Li-Ion NB-5L rechargeable battery
INTERFACE
USB Cable	Hi-Speed USB
PicBridge	Yes
Audio Video Interface	Audio / Video (A/V) output (PAL / NTSC)
MEDIA AND SOFTWARE
Operating System	Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1-2, Windows XP SP3, Mac OS X v10.5 - 10.6
Upgradeable Memory	Yes
IMAGE
Image Sizing	4000 x 3000
Video Format	MOV, iFrame
Audio Formats	Linear PCM (stereo)
Image Format	JPEG (EXIF 2.3), DCF, DPOF 1.1v
FLASH
Flash Range	75 cm - 3.5 m (W), 1.0 to 2.0 m (T)
Built in Flash	Yes
Flash Modes	Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro
External Flash	Yes
SHUTTER SPEED
Maximum Shutter Speed	1/3200 sec
Minimum Shutter Speed	15 sec
OTHER FEATURES
Macro Mode	Yes, 5 cm (W)
Metering	Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Center-weighted average, Spot (Centre)
Image Stablizer	Lens Shift type, 4 - stop, Dynamic IS (in Movie)
ISO Rating	Auto, ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Red Eye Reduction	Yes
Self Timer	Yes, 2 and 10 sec
Face Detection	Yes
Shooting Modes	Smart Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Easy, Movie Digest, Portrait, Landscape, Kids and Pets, Smart Shutter, High-speed Burst, Best Image Selection, Hand held Night Scene, Low Light, Creative Filter, Beach, Underwater, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist
Continuous Shots	Yes, 3.2 fps
White Balancing	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom