Canon Digital IXUS 500

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
9343A007
17-02-2013

Storage

Compatible memory cards 
CF

Memory

Memory slots 
1

Video

Maximum video resolution 
640 x 480 pixels
Full HD 
N
Video formats supported 
AVI, M-JPEG
Video resolutions 
320 x 240, 640 x 480 pixels
Analog signal format system 
NTSC, PAL

Technical details

Colour of product 
Silver
Weight 
185g
Self-timer 
2, 10s
Multi burst mode 
Y
Built-in flash 
Y
AC adapter included
Y

Ports & interfaces

PictBridge 
Y
USB connector type 
Mini-USB B

Power

Battery technology 
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery type 
NB-1LH

Display

Display 
TFT
Display resolution (numeric) 
118000 pixels
Field of view
100%

Technical details

Display diagonal 
3.81 cm (1.5")

Audio

Built-in microphone 
Y
Audio system 
Mono
Voice recording
Y

Lens system

Optical zoom 
3x
Digital zoom 
4.1x
Lens structure (elements/groups) 
7/5
Focal length range (f-f) 
7.4 - 22.2 mm
Minimum focal length (35mm film equiv) 
3.6 cm
Maximum focal length (35mm film equiv) 
10.8 cm
Minimum aperture number 
2.8
Maximum aperture number 
4.9
Combined zoom
12x
Number of aspheric elements
2

Camera

Camera type 
Compact camera
White balance 
Auto, Cloudy, Custom modes, Daylight, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Tungsten
Scene modes 
Close-up (macro)
Shooting modes
Auto, Manual, Movie
Photo effects 
Black&White, Neutral, Sepia, Vivid
Playback zoom (max)
10x
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
CHI (SIMPL), CHI (TR), DAN, DEU, DUT, ENG, ESP, FIN, FRE, ITA, JPN, NOR, SWE
Camera file system
DCF, DPOF 1.1, Exif 2.2
Histogram
Y
Built-in processor
DIGIC

Focusing

Focus
TTL
Focus adjustment
Auto
Closest focusing distance
0.05m
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
Y

Light exposure

ISO sensitivity 
50, 100, 200, 400, Auto
Light exposure correction
± 2EV (1/3EV step)
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Evaluative (Multi-pattern), Spot
ISO sensitivity (max)
400
ISO sensitivity (min)
50

Flash

Flash modes 
Auto, Flash off, Flash on, Manual, Red-eye reduction
Flash exposure lock
Y
Flash range (tele)
0.46 - 2m
Flash range (wide)
0.3 - 5m

Shutter

Fastest camera shutter speed 
1/2000s
Slowest camera shutter speed 
15s

System requirements

Windows operating systems supported 
Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supported 
Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T) 
0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
10 - 90%

Battery

Power source type 
Battery
Battery life (CIPA standard)
190 shots

Picture quality

Megapixel 
5 MP
Sensor type 
CCD
Image sensor size
25.4/45.7 mm (1/1.8")
Maximum image resolution 
2592 x 1944 pixels
Still image resolution(s) 
640 x 480, 1600 x 1200, 2048 x 1536, 2592 x 1944
Image formats supported 
EXIF, JPG

Weight & dimensions

Width 
8.7 cm
Depth 
2.78 cm
Height 
5.7 cm

Other features

USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1