key specs |
Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 8 MP |
Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
Display Size | 3 inch | 2.5 inch |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
general |
Brand | Canon | Canon |
Model | PowerShot SX280HS 12.1MP Digital Camera | PowerShot S5IS 8.0MP Digital Camera |
Model Name | PowerShot SX280HS | PowerShot S5IS |
Series | PowerShot | PowerShot |
Color | Black | Black |
Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 8 MP |
Dimensions(WxHxD) | 3.3 x 10.6 x 6.3 cm | 117.0 x 80.0 x 77.7 mm |
Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
Model Number | - | S5IS |
Weight | - | 450 GM |
sensor features |
Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
Sensor Size | 1/2.3 inch | 1/2.5 inch |
Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 1600 ISO |
lens features |
Focal Length | 4.5 W - 90.0 T mm 35mm film equivalent 25-500mm | 6.0-72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 35mm film equivalent 36-432mm |
Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
Optical Zoom | 20x | - |
Aperture Range | f/3.5 W - f/6.8 T | f/2.7 W - f/3.5 T |
viewfinder features |
Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
View Finder | - | Yes |
View Finder Type | - | 0.33-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD electronic viewfinder |
focus features |
Focus Mode | TTL Autofocus, Manual Focus | - |
Focus Range | Normal 2.0 in 5cm - infinity W, 3.3 ft. 1m - infinity T Macro 2.0 in. - 1.6 ft. 5-50cm W | Normal 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity WIDE, 3.0 ft./90cm-infinity TELE Macro 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm W Super Macro 0-3.9 in./0-10cm W |
Metering Modes | Evaluative*, Center weighted average, Spot | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot |
White Balancing | - | Auto, Preset Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom |
shutter features |
Shutter Speed | 1-1/3200 sec. 15-1/3200 sec. in Tv and M modes | 15-1/3200 sec. settable in Tv and M |
Self-timer | - | Yes |
Continuous Shots | - | Approx. 1.5 fps AF/LV approx. 0.9 fps |
image features |
Gross Pixel | 12.8 MP | 8.3 MP |
Image Format | - | Still Image Exif 2.2 JPEG |
Still Image Size | - | Still Image 640 x 480 Small, 1,600 x 1,200 Medium 3, 2,048 x 1,536 Medium 2, 2,592 x 1,944 Medium 1, 3,264 x 2,448 Large, 3,264 x 1,832 Widescreen |
display features |
Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
Display Size | 3 inch | 2.5 inch |
Display Resolution | Approx. 461,000 dots | Approx. 207,000 pixels |
LCD Display | TFT Color LCD | TFT Color LCD |
LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx 207000 pixels |
storage and power features |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
Card Type | - | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard |
Power Supply | - | Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 |
Batteries Included | - | Yes |
Battery Life | - | Still Image approx. 170 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery approx. 450 shots AA-size NiMH Battery* Approx. 12 hours AA-size Alkaline Battery approx. 15 hours AA-size NiMH Battery** LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used. |
exposure features |
Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual AE Lock available |
AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
Spot Meter | - | Yes |
Exposure Compensation | - | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
flash features |
Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
Flash Modes | - | Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off FE lock, Safety FE available |
Flash Compensation | - | 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
connectivity features |
USB | - | Yes |
audio and video features |
Audio Features | - | Audio WAVE Stereo |
Video Resolution | - | 640 x 480 30 fps/30 fps LP, 320 x 240 60 fps/30 fps |
Video Format | - | AVI,Image Motion JPEG |
Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 60fps |
modes and functions features |
Shooting Modes | - | Auto Creative P, Av, Tv, M, C Image Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Special Scene Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Indoor, Night Scene, Color Accent, Color Swap, Night Snapshot, Super Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie |