Canon Ixus 300 HS 10.0 Mega Pixel 3.8x Optical Zoom Digital Camera

IXUS 300 HS
Powered by a 10 Megapixel high-sensitivity CMOS sensor with f/2.0 lens, and molded in a distinctive stainless steel body, the high speed IXUS 300 HS has stunning looks and image quality to match.

Features

    * High performance IXUS
    * 10.0 MP CMOS
    * f/2.0, 28mm, 3.8x lens with IS
    * HS System with DIGIC 4
    * 240 fps movie. 8.4 shots/sec stills (2.5MP)
    * 7.5 cm (3.0") PureColor II G LCD
    * Smart Auto & Smart FE
    * HD movies. HDMI
    * Aperture & shutter control
    * Smart Shutter

Specifications :

IMAGE SENSOR
Type     1/2.3 type back-illuminated CMOS
Effective Pixels     Approx. 10.0M
Colour Filter Type     Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type     DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology

LENS
Focal Length     4.9 – 18.6 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 – 105 mm)
Zoom     Optical 3.8x. Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.4x or 2.3x and Safety Zoom ¹) ². Combined Approx. 15x
Maximum f/number     f/2.0 – f/5.3
Construction     7 elements in 6 groups (1 double-sided aspherical UA lens, 1 single-sided aspherical lens)
Image Stabilisation     Yes (lens shift-type), 3-stop

FOCUSING
Type     TTL
AF System/ Points     AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point), 1-point AF (fixed to centre)
AF Modes     Single, Servo AF/AE ¹
AF Point Selection     Size (Normal, Small)
AF Lock     On/Off Selectable
AF Assist Beam     Yes
Closest Focusing Distance     3 cm (W) from front of lens in macro

EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering modes     Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre)
AE Lock     On/Off Selectable
Exposure Compensation     +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
Enhanced i-Contrast for automatic dynamic range correction
ISO sensitivity*     AUTO, 125, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200

SHUTTER
Speed     1 – 1/2500 sec. (factory default)
15 – 1/2500 sec. (total range – varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE
Type     TTL
Settings     Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom

LCD MONITOR
Monitor     7.5 cm (3.0”) PureColor II G (TFT), 16:9 aspect ratio, Approx. 230,000 dots
Coverage     Approx. 100%
Brightness     Adjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD

FLASH
Modes     Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro
Slow Sync Speed     Yes. Fastest speed 1/2000 sec.
Red-Eye Reduction     Yes
Flash Exposure Compensation     Face Detection FE, Smart Flash Exposure
Flash Exposure Lock     Yes
Built-in Flash Range     30 cm – 6.0 m (W) / 50 cm – 2.0 m (T)
External Flash     Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1

SHOOTING
Modes     Auto*, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, P, Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), High-speed Burst (2.5MP), Low Light (2.5MP), Color Accent, Color Swap, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist, Movie.
*with Scene Detection Technology and Motion Detection Technology
Photo Effects     My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)
Drive modes     Single, Continuous, Self-Timer
Continuous Shooting     Approx. 3.7 shots/sec.¹, High-speed Burst (2.5MP): Approx. 8.4 shots/sec.¹, Low Light (2.5MP): Approx. 6.0 shots/sec.¹ (until memory card becomes full) ²

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION
Image Size     (L) 3648 x 2736, (M1) 2816 x 2112, (M2) 2272 x 1704, (M3) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (W) 3648 x 2048. Resize in playback (M3, S, 320 x 240)
Compression     Fine, Normal
Movies     (HD) 1280 x 720, 30 fps, (L) 640 x 480, 30 fps, (M) 320 x 240, 30 fps, (Super Slow Motion Movie) 320 x 240, 240 fps
Movie Length     (HD) Up to 4 GB or 10 min. 00 sec. ¹
(L and M) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour ²
(Super Slow Motion Movie) 30 sec.

FILE TYPES
Still Image Type     JPEG compression, (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
Movies     MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (stereo) ]

DIRECT PRINT
Canon Printers     Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only)
PictBridge     Yes

OTHER FEATURES
Red-Eye Correction     Yes, during shooting and playback
My Camera / My Menu     Start-up image and camera sounds customisation
My Category     Image tagging feature
Intelligent Orientation Sensor     Yes
Histogram     Yes
Playback Zoom     Approx. 2x – 10x
Self Timer     Approx. 2 or 10 sec., Custom
Menu Languages     English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Farsi

INTERFACE
Computer     Hi-Speed USB (MTP, PTP) dedicated connector (Mini-B compatible)
Other     HDMI Mini Connector. A/V output (PAL/NTSC)

MEMORY CARD
Type     SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HCMMCplus
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
PC & Macintosh     Windows 7/ Vista SP1-2/ XP SP2-3
Mac OS X v10.4 – 10.6

SOFTWARE
Browsing & Printing     ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser
Other     PhotoStitch

POWER SOURCE
Batteries     Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-6L (battery and charger supplied)
Battery life     Approx. 250 shots¹
Approx. 420 min. playback
A/C Power Supply     Optional, AC adapter kit ACK-DC40

ACCESSORIES
Cases / Straps     Soft Leather Case DCC-70
Flash     High Power Flash HF-DC1
Power Supply & Battery Chargers     AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40
Other     Canon HDMI Cable HTC-100

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Operating Environment     0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity
Dimensions (WxHxD)     100.0 x 54.1 x 23.6 mm
Weight     Approx. 175 g (including battery/batteries and memory card)

Zoom
¹ Depending on the image size selected.
² Digital zoom available for still image and standard movie modes only. Optical zoom may not be available during movie recording.

AF Modes
¹ Some settings limit availability.

Continuous Shooting
¹ Under conditions where the flash does not fire.
² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

Movie Length
¹ The following Speed Class memory cards are required for maximum record time: 1280 x 720, 30 fps Speed Class 4 or above. 1920 x 1080, 30 fps Speed Class 6
² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

Battery life
¹ Using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera (where included), except where indicated.