Canon PowerShot SX610 HS
PowerShot SX610 HS
Sleek and Slim with a Powerful Zoom.
Along with its impressively slim profile and stylish new 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. 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. Image quality is beautifully sharp and resonant, even when you're shooting in low light, thanks to the 20.2 Megapixel* High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor and DIGIC 4+ Image Processor, which together create the Canon HS SYSTEM. And just press the dedicated movie button to capture vividly lifelike 1080p Full HD video. For documenting and sharing your life, the PowerShot SX610 HS camera is the perfect partner.
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.
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
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%
Maximum Aperture
f/3.8 (W), f/6.9 (T)
Shutter Speed
1-1/2000 sec.
15-1 sec. (Long Shutter mode)
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 Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
* Camera automatically sets the optimal ISO speed according to shooting mode.
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
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)
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)
Image data
Note: SF=Superfine / F=Fine
* When in High Speed Burst or Low Light.
• The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.
Movie data
*1 Using an SD Speed Class 10 / UHS-I compatible memory card.
• Recording stops automatically once the file size reaches 4 GB or the memory card becomes full.
• Recording may stop unexpectedly if a memory card with a low Speed Class is used.
*2 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
Playback Modes File
Stills & Videos:
Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Image Advance (Transition Effects, Scroll Display), Rotate, Favorites, Smart Shuffle, Group Playback, Slideshow (Repeat, Interval, Effect)
Still Images:
Single, Index (6-100 thumbnails), Magnification (2-10x), Information Display, Red-eye Correction, i-Contrast, Resize, My Colors, Histogram, Overexposure Warning
Videos:
Normal Playback*1, Skip Backward*2, Previous Frame*3, Next Frame*3, Skip Forward*2
Displays playback position and shooting time
*1 Audio settings available in 5 levels*2 Approximately 4 seconds*3 Slow motion available
Erase Modes
Select Image, Select Range, Select All Images
The image data in the memory card stored with the Design rule for Camera File systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).Using the Movie editing function, sections of the movie can be deleted.
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
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
