PowerShot SX610 HS Compact Camera

Along with its impressively slim profile and stylish design, the PowerShot SX610 HS camera boasts a powerful array of advanced capabilities. The 18X Optical Zoom gives you excellent versatility while Intelligent IS helps ensure virtually shake-free images at any zoom length, and Auto Zoom helps you frame your subject and keep it in focus. Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings for the camera based on predefined shooting situations to help you create the best possible image. Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC make this a great camera to have with you all day long: send images and video to compatible mobile devices and your computer, share directly with select social networking sites, shoot remotely with your smartphone or tablet and more. Simply press the dedicated movie button to capture vividly lifelike, 1080p Full HD video. Creative Shot mode uses composition, color and lighting from your original image to create unique images with an artistic flair.

Manufacturer Part Number
0111C001
EAN/UPC
0013803253047,013803253047
Full Product Specifications

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Type
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 18x Optical, 4x Digital and 72x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer

Image Capture Device

Type: 20.2 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CMOS

Total Pixels: Approx. 21.1 Megapixels

Effective Pixels: Approx. 20.2 Megapixels*, *Image processing may cause a decrease in the number of pixels.

Lens

Focal Length: 4.5 (W) - 81.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 25-450mm)

Optical Zoom: 18x

Digital Zoom: 4.0x

Focusing Range

  • Normal/Auto: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W), 3.3 ft. (1m) - infinity (T)
  • Macro: 2.0 in. - 1.6 ft. (5-50cm) (W)
  • Infinity: 9.8 ft. (3m) - infinity (W, T)

Autofocus System: TTL Autofocus, Manual Focus

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder: Not available

LCD Monitor: 3.0-inch TFT Color LCD with wide viewing angle (4:3)

LCD Pixels: Approx. 922,000 dots

LCD Coverage:Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture: f/3.8 (W), f/6.9 (T)

Shutter Speed

  • 1-1/2000 sec.
  • 15-1 sec. (Long Shutter mode)
Exposure Control

Sensitivity: Auto, ISO 80-3200

Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center

Exposure Control Method: Manual Exposure, Program Shift, Safety Shift, AE Lock

Exposure Compensation

  • Still Images: ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
  • Videos: ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments (not available during shooting)

White Balance

White Balance Control: Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
* Camera automatically sets the optimal ISO speed according to shooting mode.

Flash

Built-in Flash:

  • Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off
  • Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect.

Flash Range: 1.6 ft. - 11 ft. (W), 3.3 - 6.6 ft. (T) (50cm - 3.5m (W), (1.0m - 2.0m (T))

Image brightness may diminish depending on the shooting distance

Recycling Time: 10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 3.7 V)

Flash Exposure Compensation: Not Available

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
Auto, Hybrid Auto, P, Creative Shot1, Portrait, Smart Shutter2, High-Speed Burst, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter

*1 Auto, Retro, Monochrome, Special and Natural effects
*2 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer

Shooting movies is possible with the movie button

Photo Effects
My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color *

*Adjustment of contrast sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available

Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec. delay/approx. 2-sec. delay/custom*

*Delay time (0-15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.

Wireless Control: Wi-Fi™ and NFC

Continuous Shooting: Normal: Approx. 2.5 shots/sec. (in Auto/P mode)

Approx. 7.2 shots/sec. (in High Speed Burst mode)

Image Storage

Storage Media: SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card

File Format: Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant

Image Recording Format: Superfine / Fine

JPEG Compression Mode

  • Still Image: Exif. 2.3 (JPEG)
  • Video: MP4 (Image: H.264; Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (Monaural))

Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images

  • 1) 16:9 - Large: 4608 x 2592; Medium 1: 3264 x 1832; Medium 2: 1920 x 1080; Small: 640 x 360
  • 2) 3:2 - Large: 4608 x 3072; Medium 1: 3264 x 2176; Medium 2: 2048 x 1368; Small: 640 x 424
  • 3) 4:3 - Large: 4608 x 3456; Medium 1: 3264 x 2448; Medium 2: 2048 x 1536; Small: 640 x 480
  • 4) 1:1 - Large: 3456 x 3456; Medium 1: 2448 x 2448; Medium 2: 1536 x 1536; Small: 480 x 480
  • 5) Medium: 2592 x 1944 (High-Speed Burst and Low Light)


Videos

  • Full HD 1920 x 1080: 30 fps (29.97)
  • HD 1080 x 720: 30 fps (29.97)
  • Miniature Effect HD 1080 x 720: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps
  • Miniature Effect 640 x 480: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps
  • 640 x 480: 30 fps (29.97)

Interfaces

Video Out: Analog: NTSC or PAL, Digital: HDMI (HMDI™ micro connector)

Audio Out: Monaural (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)

Other: SD memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers & PictBridge compatible printers

Power Source: Battery Pack NB-6L/NB-6LH, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40

Shooting Capacity

  • Approx. 270 shots
  • Approx. 400 shots in ECO Mode

Playback Time: Approx. 5 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature: 32-104°F/0-40°C

Operating Humidity: 10-90%

Dimensions (W x H x D): 4.15 x 2.40 x 1.05 in. / 105.3 x 61.0 x 26.7mm

Weight

  • 6.74 oz. / 191g (CIPA standard)
  • 5.89 oz. / 167g (Body only)