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Overview

Turn Memories Into Memorable Images.
You'll want to carry this compact, versatile camera everywhere, because it gives every shooting opportunity the potential to become a beautiful image. The spectacular 16x Optical Zoom with 28mm Wide-Angle Lens and Optical Image Stabilizer captures clear, vivid images whether your subject is up close or far away. And with the 16.0 Megapixel sensor and Canon DIGIC 4 Image Processor, every detail is precisely rendered for truly impressive image quality. The PowerShot SX160 IS captures breathtakingly realistic 720p HD video in stereo sound with the press of a button. You can zoom while shooting your videos and view them easily later on your HDTV through the HDMI connector. Smart AUTO makes shooting stills and video easy because the camera automatically selects the right settings for 32 predefined shooting situations. Shoot freely and naturally with new High Speed AF that dramatically increases focus speed so you’ll capture every shot you want. And because the PowerShot SX160 IS is powered by AA batteries, you'll always be ready to shoot.

Specifications

Type
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 16x Optical Zoom & 4x Digital Zoom & 64x Combined Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer

Image Capture Device

Type
16.0 Megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD

Total Pixels
Approx. 16.6 Megapixels

Effective Pixels
Approx. 16.0 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length
5.0 (W) - 80.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 - 448 mm)

Digital Zoom
4x

Focusing Range
Normal/Auto: 0.4 in. (1 cm) - infinity (W), 2.0 ft. (60 cm) - infinity (T)

Macro AF: 0.4 in. 1.6 ft. (1-50 cm) (W)

Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus, Manual Focus

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder
N/A

LCD Monitor
3.0-inch TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle

LCD Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots

LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture
f/3.5 (W) - f/5.9 (T)

Shutter Speed
1-1/3200 sec.

15-1/3200 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600

Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted Average, Spot**
* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center

Exposure Control Method
Manual Exposure, Program Shift, Safety Shift, AE Lock

Exposure Compensation
Still Images: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Videos: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments (Not available when shooting movies)

White Balance

White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
* Camera automatically sets the optimal ISO speed according to shooting mode.

Flash

Built-in Flash
Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off
- Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect.

Flash Range
1.6 - 9.8 ft. (W), 2.0 - 6.6 ft. (T) (50cm - 3.0m (W), 60cm - 2.0m (T))

Recycling Time
15 seconds or less (battery voltage: 3.0 V)

Flash Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Auto, SCN*1, Creative Filters*2, Discreet, Movie*3

Shooting movies is possible with the movie button

*1 Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Snow, Fireworks

*2 Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect

*3 Standard, iFrame Movie

Photo Effects
My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color*

*Adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available

Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec. delay, approx. 2-sec. delay, custom*

*Delay time (0-15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.

Wireless Control
N/A

Continuous Shooting
Normal: Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Normal: Approx. 2.8 shots/sec. (in Low Light mode)

AF: Approx. 0.5 shots/sec. (in P mode)

LV: Approx. 0.6 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Under conditions where the flash does not fire automatically

Differs depending on the zoom position

Image Storage

Storage Media
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card

File Format
Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant

Image Recording Format
Superfine / Fine

JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: 2.3 (JPEG)

Video: MOV (image data: H.264, Audio data: Linear PCM (Stereo))

Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images:

[16:9]

Large: 4608 x 2592

Medium 1: 3264 x 1832

Medium 2: 1920 x 1080

Small: 640 x 360

[3:2]

Large: 4608 x 3072

Medium 1: 3264 x 2176

Medium 2: 1600 x 1064

Small: 640 x 424

[4:3]

Large: 4608 x 3456

Medium 1: 3264 x 2448

Medium 2: 1600 x 1200

Small: 640 x 480

[1:1]

Large: 3456 x 3456

Medium 1: 2448 x 2448

Medium 2: 1200 x 1200

Small: 480 x 480

Videos:

HD 1280 x 720: 25 fps

iFrame Movie HD 1280 x 720: 30 fps / 25 fps

Miniature Effect HD 1280 x 720: 5 fps / 2.5 fps / 1.25 fps

Miniature Effect 640 x 480: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps

640 x 480: 30 fps (29.97)

Number of Recordable Images

Image data

		16:9			3:2			4:3
		File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB	File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB	File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB
Large (L1)	SF	5184	1506	6081	6144	1272	5136	6912	1131	4567
Large (L1)	F	3069	2531	10219	3638	2135	8620	4093	1903	7684
Medium 1 (M1)	SF	2595	2958	11943	3083	2505	10115	3436	2252	9094
Medium 1 (M1)	F	1537	4912	19826	1825	4162	16802	2060	3721	15020
Medium 2 (M2)	SF	1095	6822	27537	899	8187	33044	1002	7442	30040
Medium 2 (M2)	F	604	12280	49567	496	14448	58314	558	12927	52176
Small (S)	SF	188	35089	141622	221	30703	123919	249	27291	110150
Small (S)	F	113	49125	198271	133	40937	165225	150	40937	165225
*Medium (M)**	SF	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	1144	6638	26792
*Medium (M)**	F	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	1144	6638	26792

		1:1
		File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB
Large (L1)	SF	5184	1506	6081
Large (L1)	F	3069	2531	10219
Medium 1 (M1)	SF	2601	2958	11943
Medium 1 (M1)	F	1540	4912	19826
Medium 2 (M2)	SF	760	9824	39653
Medium 2 (M2)	F	420	16374	66090
Small (S)	SF	188	35089	141622
Small (S)	F	113	49125	198271
*Medium (M)**	SF	NA	NA	NA
*Medium (M)**	F	NA	NA	NA

Note: SF=Superfine F=Fine
*When in High-speed Burst, Movie Digest or Low Light.
- The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.

Time of Recordable Movies

Movie data

	iFrame Movie	Miniature Effect
	HD: 1280 x 720	HD: 1280 x 720			640 x 480
	25 fps	5x	10x	20x	5x	10x	20x
	25 fps	*5 fps1**	*2.5 fps1**	*1.25 fps1**	*6 fps2**	*3 fps2**	*1.5 fps2**
Movie Size (KB/sec.)	4704	487	243	122	246	123	61
8GB	27 min. 28 sec.	4 hrs. 00 min. 48 sec.	7 hrs. 34 min. 51 sec.	13 hrs. 38 min. 45 sec.	7 hrs. 34 min. 51 sec.	13 hrs. 38 min. 45 sec.	22 hrs. 44 min. 36 sec.
32GB	1 hr. 50 min. 52 sec.	16 hrs. 11 min. 54 sec.	30 hrs. 35 min. 50 sec.	55 hrs. 04 min. 31 sec.	30 hrs. 35 min. 50 sec.	55 hrs. 04 min. 31 sec.	91 hrs. 47 min. 32 sec.

	Other
	HD: 1280 x 720	640 x 480
	25 fps	*30 fps1**
Movie Size (KB/sec.)	2621	1416
8GB	49 min. 18 sec.	1 hr. 28 min. 59 sec.
32GB	3 hrs. 19 min. 03 sec.	5 hrs. 59 min. 10 sec.

*1 Playback frame is 25 fps.
*2 Playback frame is 30 fps*3.
*3 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File
Stills & Videos: Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Image Advance (Operation Tools, Transition Effects, Scroll Display, Active Display), Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Smart Shuffle, Group Playback, Image Search, Slideshow (Playback Interval, Repeat, Effect, Playlist)

Still Images: Single, Index (4-130 thumbnails), Magnification (2-10x), Information Display, Red-eye Correction, i-Contrast, Trimming, Resize, My Colors, Focus Check, Histogram, Overexposure Warning

Videos: Normal Playback*, Skip Backward**, Previous Frame***, Next Frame***, Skip Forward**

* Audio settings available in 5 levels
** Approximately 4 seconds
*** Slow motion available

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes
Select Image, Select Range, Select All Images

- The image data in the memory card stored with the Design rule for Camera File systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).
- Using the Movie editing function, sections of the movie (1 sec. increments) can be deleted.

Interfaces

Video Out
NTSC/PAL (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Mini-HDMI connector

Audio Out
Stereo (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)

Other
SD memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers & PictBridge compatible printers

Power Source
1) 2 AA Alkaline batteries

2) AC Adapter Kit ACK-800

Shooting Capacity
AA Alkaline: Approx. 140 shots

AA NiMH: Approx. 380 shots

Playback Time
AA Alkaline Batteries: Approx. 7 hours

AA NiMH Batteries (NB-3AH): Approx. 10 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C

Operating Humidity
10-90%

Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.37 x 2.85 x 1.74 in (111.0 x 72.5 x 44.1 mm)

Weight
CIPA standard: Approx. 10.3 oz. or 291 g

Camera Body Only: Approx. 8.57 oz. or 243 g

Note: 27 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian, Farsi, and Hindi).

All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.

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