Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

The pocket-sized, compact travel zoom flagship featuring huge 40x optical zoom and amazing 4K movie resolution.

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Description

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

The perfect pocket camera for every trip

Take power and versatility on every trip. This travel zoom camera with easy smartphone connectivity puts a huge 40x zoom lens with 24mm wide angle in your pocket – for superb images and Full HD movies packed with distant detail day or night.

Technical Specifications

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