Canon PowerShot SX170 IS
Super easy, Canon quality 16x superzoom
Get 16x closer and shoot detailed 16 Megapixel photos and HD movies with ease using the compact, family-friendly PowerShot SX170 IS. Intelligent IS ensures sharp results even at long zoom.
- Canon 16x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide-angle in a compact body. 32x ZoomPlus
- 16 Megapixels for detailed shots and poster-size prints
- Optical Image Stabilizer with Intelligent IS for sharp photos and steady movies
- Large 7.5 cm (3.0") LCD with helpful Hints & Tips
- Smart Auto mode detects 32 scenes (21 in movies) for point and shoot simplicity
Get 16x closer and shoot detailed 16 Megapixel photos and HD movies with ease using the compact, family-friendly PowerShot SX170 IS. Intelligent IS ensures sharp results even at long zoom.
- Canon 16x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide-angle in a compact body. 32x ZoomPlus
- 16 Megapixels for detailed shots and poster-size prints
- Optical Image Stabilizer with Intelligent IS for sharp photos and steady movies
- Large 7.5 cm (3.0") LCD with helpful Hints & Tips
- Smart Auto mode detects 32 scenes (21 in movies) for point and shoot simplicity
Storage
- Compatible memory cards
- SD, SDHC, SDXC
Memory
- Memory slots
- 1
Video
- Maximum video resolution
- 1280 x 720 pixels
- Full HD
- N
- Resolution at capture speed
- 1280x720@25fps, 640x480@30fps
- Video formats supported
- H.264, MOV
- Analog signal format system
- NTSC, PAL
Technical details
- Colour of product
- Red
- Weight
- 251g
- Self-timer
- 2, 10s
- Light exposure control
- Program AE
- Built-in flash
- Y
Ports & interfaces
- PictBridge
- Y
- USB version
- 2.0
- USB connector type
- Mini-USB B
- AV output
- Y
Power
- Battery technology
- Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
- Battery type
- NB-6LH
- Number of batteries supported
- 1
Display
- Display
- TFT
- Display resolution (numeric)
- 230000 pixels
- Field of view
- 100%
- Vari-angle LCD display
- N
- Touch screen
- N
Technical details
- Display diagonal
- 7.62 cm (3")
Audio
- Built-in microphone
- Y
- Voice recording
- Y
- Audio formats supported
- PCM
Lens system
- Optical zoom
- 16x
- Digital zoom
- 4x
- Lens structure (elements/groups)
- 11/9
- Focal length range (f-f)
- 5 - 80 mm
- Minimum focal length (35mm film equiv)
- 2.8 cm
- Maximum focal length (35mm film equiv)
- 44.8 cm
- Minimum aperture number
- 3.5
- Extra/Smart zoom
- 32x
- Combined zoom
- 64x
Camera
- Camera type
- Compact camera
- White balance
- Auto, Cloudy, Custom modes, Daylight, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Tungsten
- Scene modes
- Fireworks, Portrait, Snow
- Photo effects
- Black&White, Neutral, Positive film, Sepia, Skin tones, Vivid
- Playback zoom (max)
- 10x
- Camera file system
- DPOF 1.1, Exif 2.3
- Direct printing
- Y
- Histogram
- Y
- Languages support
- Multi
- Live view
- Y
- Orientation sensor
- Y
- Built-in processor
- DIGIC 4 w/ iSAPS
Focusing
- Auto focusing (AF) modes
- Continuous Auto Focus, Servo Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus, Tracking Auto Focus
- Focus
- TTL
- Focus adjustment
- Auto/Manual
- Closest focusing distance
- 0.01m
- Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
- Y
- Auto Focus (AF) lock
- Y
- Auto Focus (AF) points
- 9
Light exposure
- ISO sensitivity
- 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Auto
- Light exposure modes
- Aperture priority AE, Auto, Manual, Shutter priority AE
- Light exposure correction
- ± 2EV (1/3EV step)
- Light metering
- Centre-weighted, Evaluative (Multi-pattern), Spot
- Auto Exposure (AE) lock
- Y
- ISO sensitivity (max)
- 1600
- ISO sensitivity (min)
- 100
Flash
- Flash modes
- Auto, Flash off, Flash on, Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
- Flash exposure compensation
- Y
- Flash exposure correction
- ±2EV (1/3 EV step)
- Flash exposure lock
- Y
- Flash range (tele)
- 0.6 - 2m
- Flash range (wide)
- 0.5 - 3m
- Flash sync-speed
- 0.0005s
Shutter
- Fastest camera shutter speed
- 1/3200s
- Slowest camera shutter speed
- 15s
System requirements
- Windows operating systems supported
- Y
- Mac operating systems supported
- Y
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)
- 300 shots
Packaging content
- Battery charger included
- Y
- Bundled software
- ImageBrowser EX<br />PhotoStitch
- Batteries included
- Y
Picture quality
- Megapixel
- 16 MP
- Sensor type
- CCD
- Image sensor size
- 25.4/58.4 mm (1/2.3")
- Maximum image resolution
- 4608 x 3456 pixels
- Image stabilizer
- Y
- Still image resolution(s)
- 4:3 - (L) 4608 x 3456, (M1) 3264 x 2448, (M2) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480<br />16:9 - (L) 4608 x 2592, (M1) 3264 x 1832, (M2) 1920 x 1080, (S) 640 x 360<br />3:2 - (L) 4608 x 3072, (M1) 3264 x 2176, (M2) 1600 x 1064, (S) 640 x 424<br />1:1 - (L) 3456 x 345
- Image formats supported
- JPG
- Supported aspect ratios
- 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9
- Image stabilizer location
- Lens
Weight & dimensions
- Width
- 10.8 cm
- Depth
- 4.39 cm
- Height
- 7.1 cm
