Digital Compact Camera PowerShot S10

Canon Inc.; Tokyo

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  • Year
  • 1999
  • Category
  • Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 356644

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Special principle (see notes)
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Power type and voltage
  • Batteries / addl. power jack / NB-5H: 6 & CR2016: 3 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - - No sound reproduction output.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Digital Compact Camera PowerShot S10 - Canon Inc.; Tokyo
  • Shape
  • Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 105.4 x 69.4 x 33.8 mm / 4.1 x 2.7 x 1.3 inch
  • Notes

  • Announced by Canon in August 1999, and marketed from October of that year, the PowerShot S10 Compact Digital Camera brought many of the features of expensive professional cameras to the general public at the affordable price of CHF 1200. The camera was supplied with one 8 MB CompactFlash card. (At the time, a 48 MB card cost CHF 225).

    The camera incorporates a 2.11 Megapixel 1/2″ CCD and a fully retractable 2X zoom lens with three aspherical elements, giving high quality and low distortion to the edges of the format. A new single-chip digital processor IC and buffer memory made possible the short shutter interval of two seconds. The camera incorporates five shooting modes and advanced functions including Spot Metering, AE Lock, and ISO Sensitivity Setting for different situations.

    Specifications

    Image Sensor
    1/2" charge coupled device. Approximately 2.1 Megapixels (total), 2.02 Megapixels (effective)
    Complementary colour filter/Interline

    Sensitivity
    Equivalent to ISO 100 to 400

    Camera Modes
    Auto, Manual, Image, Stitch assist, Play, Multi, PC

    Image Data Storage
    CompactFlash card (Type I or Type II). File format CIFF (jpeg)

    Resolution (pixels)
    Large: 1600 x 1200, Medium: 1280 x 960, Small: 800 x 600

    Compression
    Superfine, Fine, Normal

    Recording Capacities (using 8 MB CF card)
    Super Fine: 4 shots / 12 shots / 24 shots
    Fine: 7 shots / 18 shots / 33 shots
    Normal: 15 shots / 33 shots / 61 shots
    (Actual results vary according to subjects)

    Lens     
    6.3 mm - 12.6 mm (35 mm film equivalent: 35-70 mm)
    F2.8 (wide angle) - F4.0 (telephoto)
    Built-in lens cover

    Shutter
    Mechanical + Electronic
    2 - 1/1000 sec. (2 sec for slow shutter or night scene mode)

    Metering
    Centre weighted metering, Spot metering for backlit subjects

    Focusing
    Through the lens autofocus (TTL  AF)
    Standard 46 cm - infinity, Macro 12 - 46 cm
    Digital teleconverter x2/x4

    Built-in Flash
    Auto, On/Off, Red-eye reduction
    Range 17 cm - 3.3 m (wide angle), 17 cm - 2.3 m (telephoto)

    White Balance Control
    TTL auto/manual

    Viewfinder
    Real-image optical viewfinder
    1.8″ low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT LCD monitor

    Interfaces    
    USB, Serial (RS-232C), CF card slot (Type I, II), Video Out

    Compatible Operating Systems
    Windows 95/98, Windows NT4.0, Macintosh

    Power Supply
    CR2016 lithium battery for data/clock backup, 2CR5 Lithium or NB-5H Nickel-hydride Battery, AC adapter

    Weight (body only)
    Approx. 270 g

    Operating Temperature
    0˚ - 40˚ C

    Made in Japan

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 0.270 kg / 0 lb 9.5 oz (0.595 lb)
  • Mentioned in
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (PowerShot S10 Camera User Guide)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Bruce Taylor. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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