Canon SX740HS (Power Shot)

Specifications in detail

Image Sensor

Type 1/2.3 type back-illuminated CMOS

 

Effective Pixels Approx. 20.3M1

 

Total Pixels Approx. 21.1M

 

Colour Filter Type Primary Colour

 

Image Processor

Type DIGIC 8

 

Lens

Focal Length 4.3 – 172.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24 – 960 mm)

 

Zoom                  Optical 40x

ZoomPlus 80x

Digital approx. 4.0x (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.6x or 2.0×2)

Combined approx. 160x

 

Maximum f/number f/3.3 – f/6.9

 

Construction

13 elements in 11 groups (1 Hi-UD lens, 3 UD lenses, 2 double-sided aspherical lenses, 1 single-sided aspherical lens)

Image Stabilisation

Yes (lens shift-type), Approx. 3.5-stop3. Intelligent IS with Dual Sensing IS plus 5-axis Advanced Dynamic IS

 

Focusing

Type TTL

AF System/ Points Face & Tracking (9 points), Tracking, Zone, 1-point, Center

AF Modes One Shot, Servo, Continuous

AF Assist Beam Yes

Manual Focus Yes, plus MF Peaking

Closest Focusing Distance 1 cm (W) from front of lens in Macro

 

Exposure Control

Metering modes Evaluative, Centre-weighted average, Spot (Centre)

AE Lock Yes

Exposure Compensation +/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments.

 

ISO Sensitivity 100-3200 in 1 stop increments

 

Shutter

Speed 15 – 1/3200 s

 

White Balance

Settings Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Custom.

 

LCD Monitor

Monitor 7.5 cm (3.0”) LCD (TFT), approx. 922,000 dots

Coverage Approx. 100%

Brightness Adjustable to one of five levels

 

Flash

Modes Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro

X-Sync Speed Yes. Fastest speed 1/2000 s

Red-Eye Reduction Yes

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

Flash Exposure Lock Yes

Manual Power Adjustment 3 levels with internal flash

Built-in Flash Range 50 cm – 5.0 m (W) / 2m – 2.5 m (T)

 

Shooting

Modes

Smart Auto (29 scenes detected), Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Sports, SCN

Drive modes

Single, High-speed continuous, low-speed continuous

Continuous Shooting

Max: One Shot AF approx 10fps, Servo AF approx 7.4fps

 

Recording Pixels / Compression

Image Size

4:3 – (L) 5184 x 3888, (M) 3648 x 2736, (S) 2432 x 1824

16:9 – (L) 5184 x 2912, (M) 3648 x 2048, (S) 2432 x 1368

3:2 – (L) 5184 x 3456, (M) 3648 x 2432, (S) 2432 x 1616

1:1 – (L) 3888 x 3888, (M) 2736 x 2736, (S) 1824 x 1824

 

Resize option available in playback

Compression

Fine, Normal

 

Movies

(4K) 3840 x 2160, 29.97/25 fps

(Full HD) 1920 x 1080, 59.94/50/29.97/25 fps,

(HD) 1280 x 720, 59.94/50 fps

 

Movie Length

Up to 29 min 59 s4

 

File Types

Still Image Type

JPEG compression, (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system 2.0, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

Movies

MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)]

Direct Print

Canon Printers

Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge

 

PictBridge

Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)

 

Other Features

GPS

GPS via Mobile (via Canon Camera Connect app with compatible smart devices)

 

Red-Eye Correction

Yes, during shooting and playback

 

Histogram

Yes, during playback

 

Playback zoom

Approx. 2x – 10x

 

Self Timer

Approx. 2, 10 s or Custom

 

Menu Languages

English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Hebrew

 

Interface

Computer

Hi-Speed USB dedicated connector (Micro-B compatible)

 

Other

HDMI Micro (Type-D) Connector

 

Computer/Other

Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only)5

 

Memory Card

Type

SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-1 Speed Class 3 compatible)

 

Supported Operating System

PC & Macintosh

Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP16

Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11

 

For Wi-Fi connection to a PC:

Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1

Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10

 

For Image Transfer Utility:

Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1

Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11

 

Software

Other

Image Transfer Utility

Camera Connect app available on iOS and Android devices

 

Power Source

Batteries

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-13L (battery and charger supplied)

 

Battery life

Approx. 265 shots

 

Eco Mode: Approx. 370 shots

Playback Mode: Approx. 240 min

 

AC Power Supply

Charging via USB available with Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E7 or other typical USB charging methods

 

Accessories

Soft Case / Waterproof Case

PU Leather softcase DCC-2400 Black

 

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E

Battery Charger CB-2LHE

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-13L

 

Other

Interface cable IFC-600PCU