Canon PowerShot S500 (Digital IXUS 500 / IXY Digital 500) prices and specs
The PowerShot S500 (Digital IXUS 500 / IXY Digital 500) was produced on Feb 9, 2004 and is sold in USA for 249.95
The PowerShot S500 (Digital IXUS 500 / IXY Digital 500) is a point and shoot camera. Its main advantage is a very small size: the photographer can even put it in the pocket. The camera has various automatic modes but you won't shoot photos of the same great quality in comparison to DSLR cameras.
The device can shoot photos at 5 megapixels highest resolution. But if you want to get better image quality the more important thing is a sensor size. This model has a 1/1.8' (7.144 x 5.358 mm) sensor which means that the PowerShot S500 (Digital IXUS 500 / IXY Digital 500) will take photos with not so high quality as cameras with bigger sensors but instead it has smaller dimensions and weight. And if you want to capture photos of the best quality check Sony Alpha 7R II.
The camera has max shutter speed of 1/2000 sec. It is an average shutter speed that will be enough for making action photos of a satisfactory quality. The device can even produce videos but the max resolution is not very good - 640 x 480.
The lens is built into the device and the photographer can't change it. The lens has weak 3x optical zoom.
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Body type
Sensor
Photography features
Screen & Viewfinder
Video Recording
Lens & Focus
Physical & Battery
Storage
Connectivity
features
Announced
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Other resolutions
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ISO
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Custom white balance
Image stabilization
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Aperture priority
Shutter priority
Built-in flash
Flash range
External flash
Flash modes
Continuous drive
Self-timer
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Touch screen
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Microphone
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Weight (inc. batteries)
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Environmentally sealed
Battery
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Storage included
USB
HDMI
Remote control
Orientation sensor
Timelapse recording
- Feb 9, 2004
- Ultracompact
- 5 megapixels
- 2592 x 1944
- 1/1.8" (7.144 x 5.358 mm)
- CCD
- 4:3
- 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1240 x 768, 640 x 480
- 5 megapixels
- Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
- 5
- Yes
- No
- No
- Super-Fine, Fine, Normal
- 15 sec
- 1/2000 sec
- No
- No
- Yes
- 3.50 m
- No
- Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye On/Off)
- 2.2 fps
- Yes (2 or 10 sec)
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- 1.5″
- 118,000
- No
- No
- Optical (tunnel)
- 640 x 480, 30 sec, 320 x 240, max 3 mins with audio
- Mono
- 36–108 mm
- 3×
- F2.8–4.9
- Contrast Detect (sensor)
- Multi-area
- Single
- Live View
- Yes (4.1 x)
- No
- 5 cm (1.97″)
- 9
- 215 g (0.47 lb / 7.58 oz)
- 87 x 57 x 28 mm (3.43 x 2.24 x 1.1″)
- No
- Battery Pack
- Lithium-Ion NB-1LH Battery & charger
- Compact Flash (Type I)
- 32 MB CompactFlash
- USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec)
- No
- No
- Yes
- No
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