Canon PowerShot SX150 IS 14.1MP 12x Optical Zoom

Image Sensor

Camera Effective Pixels

Approx. 14.1 Million pixels

Lens

Focal Length:

12x zoom: 5.0 (W) - 60.0 (T)mm 
(35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 336 (T)mm)

Focusing Range:

1cm (0.4in.) - infinity (W), 1m (3.3ft.) - infinity (T)
Marco: 1 - 50cm (W) (0.4in. - 1.6ft. (W))

Image Stabilizer (IS) System

Len-shift type

Imaging Processor

DIGIC 4

LCD Monitor

Type:

3.0-inch type, TFT colour LCD with wide viewing angle 
(Effective dots: Approx. 230,000 dots)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Features:

Brightness adjustment (5 levels)

Focus

Control System:

Auto focus: Single (Continuous in Auto and Easy mode), Servo AF / Servo AE, Manual Focus

AF Frame:

Face Detect, Tracking AF, Center

Metering System

Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot

Exposure Compensation (still images) / Exposure Shift

±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)

Auto, ISO 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600

White Balance

Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom

Shutter Speed

1 - 1/2500 sec.
15 - 1/2500 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Aperture

Type:

Iris type

f/number:

f/3.4 - f/8.0 (W), f/5.6 - f/8.0 (T)

Flash

Modes:

Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off

Range:

50cm - 3.0m (W), 1.0 - 2.0m (T)
(1.6 - 9.8ft. (W), 3.3 - 6.6ft. (T))

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes

M, Av, Tv, P, Auto*1, Easy, SCN*2, Creative Filters*3, Discreet, Movie*4 

* Shooting movies is possible with the movie button 
*1 Smart Auto also available for movies 
*2 Portrait, Landscape, Kids & Pets, Smart Shutter*5, Low Light, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks
*3 Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap
*4 Standard, iFrame Movie 
*5 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer

Digital Zoom

Still images / Movies: Approx. 4.0x 
(up to approx. 48x in combination with the optical zoom), Safety Zoom, Digital Tele-converter

Continuous Shooting

Mode:

Continuous shooting, Continuous shooting AF, Continuous shooting LV

Speed:

Approx: 0.9 shots/sec. (In P mode)
Approx. 3.2 shots/sec. (In Low Light mode)

Number of Images shot (CIPA)

Alkaline:

Approx. 110 images

NiMH:

Approx. 320 images

Movie Shooting Time / Continuous Shooting Time*6

Alkaline:

Approx. 1 hour

NiMH:

Approx. 2 hours 20mins.

*6 Maximum recording time, based on factory default settings when repeatedly shooting until the maximum clip length has been reached

Movie Shooting Time / Actual Usage Time*7

Alkaline:

Approx. 20mins.

NiMH:

Approx. 1 hour 20mins.

*7 Maximum recording time, based on factory default settings, starting and stopping shooting, turning the camera on and off, and operations such as using the zoom

Recording Specifications

Recording Media:

SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card

File Format:

Design rule for camera file system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant

Data Type

Still Images:

Exif 2.3 (JPEG)

Movies:

MOV [Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo)]

Number of Recording Pixels

Still Images:

Large: 4320 x 3240,
Medium 1: 3072 x 2304, 
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200, 
Small: 640 x 480, 
Widescreen: 3744 x 2104

Movies:

Miniature Effect: 1280 x 720*1 / 640 x 480*2 
iFrame Movie: 1280 x 720 (30fps*2)
Other than the above: 1280 x 720 (30fps*2) / 640 x 480 (30fps*2)

*1 Shooting: 6fps, 3fps, 1.5fps, Playback 30fps*2
*2 Actual frame rate is 29.97fps

Interface

Hi-Speed USB
Analog audio output (Stereo)
Analog video output (NTSC / PAL)

Power Source

AA Alkaline batteries (AA NiMH batteries NB-3AH) x 2 
Compact Power Adapter CA-PS800 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK800)

* Works only with DC coupler, DR-DC10 sold separately

Dimensions (CIPA Compliant)

113.3 x 73.2 x 45.8mm (4.46 x 2.88 x 1.80in.)

Weight (CIPA Compliant)

Approx. 306g (10.8oz.) (including the battery and memory card) 
Approx. 258g (9.10oz.) (camera body only)