Canon Digital IXUS 230HS

230HS, 12.1MP, 7.62 cm (3 ")

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
040672510
07-10-2011
With an 8x zoom lens, Full HD and the low-light skills of the HS System, the fashionably slim IXUS 230 HS is the perfect partner for nights out. Smart Auto lets you focus on living life to the full.

Features

- 8x zoom, 28mm wide lens. Intelligent IS
- HS System (12.1 MP)
- Smart, thin metal body
- 7.5 cm (3.0") PureColor II G LCD
- Full HD, Powered IS
- Smart Auto (32 scenes)
- High-speed Burst & Super Slow Motion Movie
- iFrame movie. Movie Digest
- Creative modes
- Hints & Tips

Sharp, versatile, intelligent
A powerful 8x optical zoom lets you home in on details of far away objects or fit more in the frame with the 28mm wide-angle lens for great group shots and landscapes. Intelligent IS automatically adjusts the optical Image Stabilizer to the scene from 7 modes to prevent blur and deliver sharp and detailed photos and videos.

HS System
HS System excels in low light allowing you to capture the real atmosphere of the moment without flash or tripod. A high performance DIGIC 4 processor and high sensitivity sensor combine to give superior image quality in all situations.

Smart and compact
One of the slimmest 8x zoom cameras available, the IXUS 230 HS has a compact, elegant metal body that’s small enough to carry in your pocket.

7.5 cm (3.0") PureColor II G LCD
A large, high quality 460k dot LCD screen allows easy framing and reviewing of images from any angle and effortless menu navigation. A tempered glass outer layer gives excellent durability.

Full HD movies, Powered IS
Create Full HD (1080p) movies with stereo sound you’ll be proud to share. Use the optical zoom to get close to the action while the optical Image Stabilizer keeps your movies steady. A dedicated movie button lets you switch instantly from stills to movie mode; an HDMI-CEC connector allows easy playback on an HDTV.

Smart Auto
Effortlessly shoot high quality photos or movies with Smart Auto, which detects the scene and selects the perfect settings from 32 variables (21 in movie). All you have to do is point and shoot.

High-speed Burst. Super Slow Motion Movie
High-speed Burst delivers non-stop photo shooting, capturing 8.7 shots per second (3.0 MP), so you never miss a thing. Super Slow Motion Movie slows fast-paced action up to an 1/8th of the real speed.

iFrame movie (720p). Movie Digest
Shoot PC and Mac friendly HD video (720p) in the optimised Apple iFrame format for fast importing, easy editing and simple sharing. Movie Digest records up to 4-seconds of action before each still shot, joining the day’s clips into a bonus VGA movie.

Creative modes
Explore your creativity with fun shooting modes. Effects include Toy Camera for an older style camera look, Miniature to transform a photo or movie scene into a scale model and Monochrome.

Hints & Tips
Simple Hints & Tips interface messages offer step-by-step menu guidance making it easy to understand camera features and settings.

Storage

Compatible memory cards 
MMC, SD, SDHC

Video

Maximum video resolution 
1920 x 1080 pixels
Full HD 
Y
Video formats supported 
H.264, MOV
Video resolutions 
320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 720, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Analog signal format system 
NTSC, PAL
Motion JPEG frame rate
30 fps

Technical details

Colour of product 
Blue
Weight 
0.140 kg
Self-timer 
2, 10s
Light exposure control
Program AE
Built-in flash 
Y

Ports & interfaces

PictBridge 
Y

Power

Battery technology 
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery type 
NB - 4L
Number of batteries supported 
1

Display

Display 
LCD

Technical details

Display diagonal 
7.62 cm (3")

Audio

Built-in microphone 
Y

Lens system

Optical zoom 
8x
Digital zoom 
4x
Lens structure (elements/groups) 
8/7
Focal length range (f-f) 
5 - 40 mm
Minimum focal length (35mm film equiv) 
2.8 cm
Maximum focal length (35mm film equiv) 
22.4 cm
Minimum aperture number 
3
Maximum aperture number 
5.9

Camera

Camera type 
Compact camera
White balance 
Auto, Cloudy, Daylight
Scene modes 
Beach, Fireworks, Museum, Night, Party (indoor), Portrait, Sports, Sunset
Photo effects 
Black&White, Sepia

Focusing

Auto focusing (AF) modes 
Centre weighted Auto Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Face tracking, Single Auto Focus
Focus
TTL
Focus adjustment
Auto

Light exposure

ISO sensitivity 
100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Light exposure modes 
Auto
Light exposure correction
± 2EV (1/3EV step)
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity (max)
3200
ISO sensitivity (min)
100

Flash

Flash modes 
Auto, Manual

Shutter

Camera shutter type 
Mechanical
Fastest camera shutter speed 
1/2000s
Slowest camera shutter speed 
15s

Battery

Power source type 
Battery

Picture quality

Megapixel 
12.1 MP
Sensor type 
CMOS
Image sensor size
25.4/58.4 mm (1/2.3")
Maximum image resolution 
4000 x 3000 pixels
Image stabilizer 
Y
Still image resolution(s) 
1024 x 768, 1280 x 720
Image formats supported 
JPG
Supported aspect ratios 
4:3, 16:9

Weight & dimensions

Width 
2.21 cm
Depth 
9.88 cm
Height 
5.68 cm

Other features

Video capability 
Y
USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
HDMI ports quantity 
1