Digital Trends

Canon PowerShot SD500

September 7th, 2005 | by David J Elrich

Key Features

Image Sensor Type  CCD 
 
Resolution  7.4 Megapixel 
 
Optical Zoom  3x 
 
Camera Type  Compact 
Lens
Interchangeable Lens  Without Interchangeable Lens 
 
Optical Zoom  3x 
 
35mm Zoom Lens  37 - 111 mm 
 
Digital Zoom  4x 
 
Focus Type  Autofocus 
 
Focus Range  19.2 in. to Infinity (w) 
 
Macro Focus Range  2 - 19.2 in. (w) / 12 - 19.2 in. (t) 
 
Focal Length  7.7 - 23.1 mm 
Image Quality
Camera Resolution  7.4 Megapixel 
 
Image Resolutions  640 x 480 - 2592 x 1944 - 2048 x 1536 - 1600 x 1200 - 3072 x 2304 
Video
Video Resolutions  640 x 480 (VGA) - 320 x 240 (QVGA) - 160 x 120 
 
Max Movie Length  180 Seconds 
 
Video Format  AVI - Motion JPEG 
Exposure Control
Aperture Range  f7.1/f13 (w/t) - f2.8/f4.9 (w/t) 
 
Shutter Speed  15 - 1/2000 sec 
 
White Balance  Auto - Manual - Daylight / Sunny (Preset) - Cloudy (Preset) - Fluorescent (Preset) - Tungsten (Preset) 
 
Frames Per Second  2 Frames 
Storage
Memory Type  SD Card 
 
Compression Modes  Fine - SuperFine - Normal 
 
Compression Type  JPEG 
 
File Size (High Res.)  2.97 MB (43 images on 128MB card) 
 
File Size (Low Res.)  .08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card) 
Flash
Flash Type  Built-In 
 
Flash Functions  Flash Off - Auto Flash - Fill-in Flash - Red-eye Reduction Flash - Slow Sync 
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder  Optical 
 
LCD Panel  With LCD Panel 
 
LCD Panel Size  2 in. 
 
LCD Screen Resolution  118,000 pixels 
 
LCD Protected Position  Without LCD Protected Position 
Interfaces
Interface  USB 2.0 
 
Video Interface  Video Out 
Power Supply
Battery Type  Proprietary Lithium 
 
Battery Life  160 Images 
Included Features
Self Timer  2 Sec. - 10 Sec. 
System Requirements
Operating System  Apple Mac OS X - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition - Microsoft Windows XP Professional 
Dimensions
Width  3.37 in. 
 
Depth  1.04 in. 
 
Height  2.24 in. 
 
Weight  0.38 lb.