Everything about the PowerShot SX120 IS is easy. The Smart AUTO feature makes every shot picture-perfect. An impressive 10x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer keeps you sharp and steady. There's even an Easy Mode that makes shooting super simple.

Just set the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS to Smart AUTO and you're ready for maximum enjoyment from your picture taking every time. It's a relaxing and satisfying way to shoot because you can completely concentrate on your subject, knowing that the camera has the technical details covered. Advanced Canon technology intelligently analyzes your situation and shooting conditions. Then it automatically selects an appropriate setting from 18 specially defined settings. So whether you're photographing flowers, a captivating sunset, or your friends at the park, you can be confident that you're getting dramatic, memorable images.

Even if you've never picked up a camera before, with Canon's new Easy Mode you can take inspiring, dramatic pictures that will impress everyone. Once you choose Easy Mode, the PowerShot SX120 IS handles all the details automatically. It automatically sets every camera control, including the flash, to reduce blur and improve image quality. So you get pictures that are bright, clear and natural just by pushing a button. Best of all, you can relax and concentrate on what really counts-your subject.

With 20 Shooting Modes including 8 Special Scene Modes, you're ready for whatever shot comes your way. The PowerShot SX120 IS has a 10x Optical Zoom lens that makes it easy to get the inspiring, emotive close-ups that will make your images lasting keepsakes. This magnificent lens gives you the power to shoot distant subjects with razor-sharp precision and stunning lifelike color. So you can brilliantly capture a bird high atop a tree, a child's winning goal from across the stadium or aschool play from the last row. Plus, thanks to Canon's highly sophisticated Optical Image Stabilizer Technology, even at maximum zoom, every image is rock steady.

The PowerShot SX120 IS is equipped with Canon's acclaimed Optical Image Stabilizer Technology that automatically detects and corrects camera shake-one of the leading causes of fuzzy or blurred shots. Even when zoomed in, you can get the steady, crisp, brilliant images you'll be proud to shoot and share. And Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer Technology is convenient to use. It functions perfectly with or without a flash.

Features

• Smart AUTO detects and analyzes faces, brightness, colors, distance, and movement, then compensates and enhances to make every image the best it can be by selecting an appropriate setting for the scene.
• Easy Mode makes capturing images as easy as 1-2-3! The camera takes all the guesswork out of the equation by determining the right shooting mode for the situation.
• This high-powered 10x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer ensures clear images whether you are up close or further away.
• Lightweight, compact camera with the DIGIC 4 Image Processor and high resolution 10.0 Megapixels you can take anywhere you go!
• Large 3.0-inch PureColor System LCD enables easy viewing.
• This AA battery powered camera enables you to easily power up.

Specifications

Type of Camera	Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 10x Optical/4x Digital/40x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
Image Capture Device Type	10.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels	Approx. 10.3 Megapixels
Effective Pixels	Approx. 10.0 Megapixels
Lens Focal Length	6.0-60mm f/2.8-4.3 (35mm film equivalent: 36-360mm)
Digital Zoom	10x
Focusing Range	Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity (W), 3.3 ft./1m-infinity (T) Macro: 0.39 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm (W)
Autofocus System	TTL Autofocus
Viewfinder	None
LCD Monitor	3.0-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle
LCD Pixels	Approx. 230,000 pixels
LCD Coverage	100%
Maximum Aperture	f/2.8 (W) - f/4.3 (T)
Shutter Speed	15-1/2500 sec. (settable in Tv and M)
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
Light Metering Method	Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Exposure Control Method	Program AE, Manual; AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift
Exposure Compensation	+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance Control	Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom
Built-in Flash	Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro
Flash Range	50 cm - 4.0 m (W), 1.0 cm - 2.5 m (T) (1.6 - 13 ft. (W), 3.3 - 8.2 ft. (T))
Recycling Time	12 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.0V)
Flash Exposure Compensation	+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Shooting Modes	Auto, P, Av, Tv, M, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Night Scene, ISO 3200), Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie
Photo Effects	My Colors Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom
Self-Timer	Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
Continuous Shooting	Normal: approx. 1.3 fps; AF: approx. 0.9 fps; LV: approx. 0.9 fps
Storage Media	SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card
File Format	Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
Image Compression	Normal, Fine
JPEG Compression Mode	Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
Recording Pixels	Still Image: 3,648 x 2,736 (Large), 2,816 x 2,112 (Medium 1), 2,272 x 1,704 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,648 x 2,048 (Widescreen) Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes per clip.
Playback Modes File	Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Category, Transition Effects, Histogram, Index (4-100 thumbnails), Over Exposure Warning, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, Resize, Easy; Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Auto Rotate, Resume, Easy
Erase Modes	Still Image: single image, all images Movie: any movie file
Computer Interface	USB Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
Video Out	NTSC/PAL
Audio Out	Monaural
Other	Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable
Power Source	1. AA-size Alkaline Battery (x2) 2. Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x2) 3. AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (optional)
Shooting Capacity	Still Image: approx. 130 shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 370 shots (AA-size Ni-MH Battery)
Playback Time	Approx. 7 Hrs (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 9 Hrs (AA-size Ni-MH Battery)
Operating Temperature	32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity	10-90%
Dimensions (WxHxD)	4.35 x 2.77 x 1.76 in./110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7mm
Weight	Approx. 8.64 oz./245g (camera body only)

Includes

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Body - AA-size Alkaline Battery (x2) - SD Memory Card SDC-32MB - Wrist Strap WS-800 - Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM - USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU - AV Cable AVC-DC400 - Canon 1 Year Limited Warranty