Canon Waterproof Compact Digital Camera Power Shot D20

Introduction

Based on informaton from the web, I compiled the information of Canon Powershot D20 (announced on May 2012) for reference.The PowerShot D20 digital camera is waterproof to 33 feet, temperature-resistant from -10°C to 40°C, shockproof up to 5.0 feet, and equipped with a GPS tracker.

• Slim and sturdy with a highly visible colour layout, its buttons are operable even with gloved hands.  
• 12.1 Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor 
• DIGIC 4 Image Processor for excellent low-light performance, 
• 5x Optical Zoom with 28mm Wide-Angle Lens 
• 1080p Full HD Video with full zooming capability.

Canon Power D20 Back

Canon Powershot D20 Front

 

Powershot D20 Hands on Review

 

 

Powershot D20 Rating (Source: http://www.techradar.com)

The Canon PowerShot D20's robust build quality ensures it will take more than just a few beatings, freezes and deluges. With that in mind, the PowerShot D20 is a fantastic shopping choice for anyone with a penchant for adventure and water activities.
Generally speaking, the image quality supplied met our expectations, offering well exposed shots that were rich in detail and accurate in colour values.
However, its main shortfall comes when handling the camera. While it is undoubtedly easy to use, its operation is sluggish and awkward, failing to charm photographers who may want to purchase it as an everyday shooter.
Looking at the camera in this respect, there are a vast number of competitor and same-brand models that provide better performance and results at a similar price.

Powershot D20 Specification (Source: Canon)

Type
Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 5x Optical Zoom, 4x Digital, and 20x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer

Image Capture Device

Type
12.1 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CMOS
Total Pixels
Approx. 12.8 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length
5.0 (W) - 25.0mm (T)

(35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 140mm (T)) Digital Zoom
4x
Focusing Range
Normal: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W), 3.3 ft. (1m) - infinity (T)

Auto: 0.4 in. (1cm) - infinity (W), 3.3 ft. (1m) - infinity (T)

Macro: 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft. (1-50cm) (W)
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder
N/A
LCD Monitor
3.0-inch TFT Color with wide-viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 461,000 dots
LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture
f/3.9-f/4.8 Shutter Speed
1:1/1600 sec.

15:1/1600 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
Auto*, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200 (When in P mode)

* Optimal ISO speed is automatically set depending on the shooting mode. Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**

* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF

** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method
Program AE, i-Contrast, AE Lock
Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments (not available when shooting movies)

White Balance

White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom

*Facial colour is evaluated in Face Detect (Face Detect WB).

- Adjusts the white balance separately for the main subject and the back ground when the flash fires.

Flash

Built-in Flash
Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro
Flash Range
12 in. - 11 ft. (W), 3.3 in. - 9.8 ft. (T)

(30cm - 3.4m (W), 1.0 - 3.0m (T))
Recycling Time
10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 3.7 V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
N/A

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
P, Auto*¹, Movie Digest, Portrait, Smart Shutter*², Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Underwater, Underwater Macro, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Stitch Assist, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie

- Shooting movies is possible with the movie button

*1 Smart Auto also available for movies

*2 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
Photo Effects
My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, 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
Approx. 1.9 shots/sec. (in P Mode)

Approx. 1.9 shots/sec. (in Low Light Mode) Approx. 6.8 shots/sec. (in High-Speed Burst mode)

- Under conditions where the flash does not fire automatically

- Differs according to 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
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.3 JPEG

Video: MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images:

[16:9]

Large: 4000 x 2248, Medium 1: 2816 x 1584

Medium 2: 1920 x 1080, Small: 640 x 360

[3:2]

Large: 4000 x 2664, Medium 1: 2816 x 1880

Medium 2: 1600 x 1064, Small: 640 x 424

[4:3]

Large: 4000 x 3000, Medium 1: 2816 x 2112

Medium 2: 1600 x 1200, Small: 640 x 480

[1:1]

Large: 2992 x 2992, Medium 1: 2112 x 2112

Medium 2: 1220 x 1200, Small: 480 x 480

Videos:

[iFrame Movie]

1280 x 720 (30 fps*¹)

[Super Slow Motion Movie]

640 x 480*², 320 x 240*³

[Miniature Effect]

1280 x 720*⁴, 640 x 480*⁴

[Other than the above]

1920 x 1080 (24 fps*⁵), 1280 x 720 (30 fps*¹), 640 x 480 (30 fps*¹)

*1 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.

*2 Shooting: 120 fps, Playback: 30 fps*¹.

*3 Shooting: 240 fps, Playback: 30 fps*¹.

*4 Shooting: 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps Playback: 30 fps*¹

*5 Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps.

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 (L)	2,311	3,318	13,396	2,738	2,822	11,394	3,084	2,505	10,115
Medium 1(M1)	1,210	6,297	25,418	1,436	5,339	21,550	1,620	4,723	19,064
Medium 2(M2)	604	12,280	49,567	496	14,448	58,314	558	12,927	52,176
Small (S)	113	49,125	198,271	133	40,937	165,225	150	40,937	165,225
Medium* (M)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	836	8,771	35,405

	1:1
	File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB
Large (L)	2,301	3,364	13,579
Medium 1(M1)	1,210	6,297	25,418
Medium 2(M2)	420	16,374	66,090
Small (S)	113	49,125	198,271
Medium* (M)	N/A	N/A	N/A

*When in 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						Super Slow Motion Movie
	HD: 1280 x 720	HD: 1280 x 720			640 x 480			640 x 480	320 x 240
	30 fps	5x	10x	20x	5x	10x	20x	120 fps	240 fps
		6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps	6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.,)	4,701	573	287	143	246	123	61	4,914	2,457
8GB	27 min. 39 sec.	3 hr. 35 min. 27 sec.	6 hr. 49 min. 22 sec.	11 hr. 22 min. 17 sec.	7 hr. 34 min. 51 sec.	13 hr. 38 min. 45 sec.	22 hr. 44 min. 36 sec.	26 min. 24 sec.	52 min. 28 sec.
32GB	1 hr. 51 min. 37 sec.	14 hr. 29 min. 36 sec.	27 hr. 32 min. 15 sec.	45 hr. 53 min. 45 sec.	30 hr. 35 min. 50 sec.	55 hr. 4 min. 31 sec.	91 hr. 47 min. 32 sec.	1 hr. 46 min. 35 sec.	3 hr. 31 min. 49 sec.

	Other
	Full HD: 1920 x 1080	HD: 1280 x 720	640 x 480
	24 fps	30 fps	30 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.,)	4,355	3,054	1,416
8GB	29 min. 39 sec.	42 min. 11 sec.	1 hr. 28 min. 59 sec.
32GB	1 hr. 59 min. 43 sec.	2 hr. 50 min. 19 sec.	5 hr. 59 min. 10 sec.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File
- Stills & Videos:

Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Image Advance (Operation Tools, Transition effects, Scroll Display), Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Smart Shuffle, Filtered Playback, Slide Show (Playback Interval, Repeat, Effect, Playlist)

- Still Images:

Single, Index (4-100 thumbnails), Magnification (2x-10x), Information Display, Red-eye Correction, i-Contrast, Trimming, Resize, My Colors, Focus Check, Histogram, Overexposure Warning

- Videos:

Normal Playback*, Slow Motion**, Special Playback, Editing, Resume

*Auto settings available in 5 levels

** 5 levels (including normal playback), sound not available.

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes
Select image, select range, all images (all filtered 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
Monaural (Dedicated connector (female) unified type of digital, audio, and video)
Other
Mini-HDMI cable: connection to high definition monitor; SD Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-speed cable
Power Source
1) Rechargeable lithium-ion Battery NB-6L

2) Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40)
Shooting Capacity
Approx. 280 shots
Playback Time
Approx. 5 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature
14-104°F/10-40°C
Operating Humidity
10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.42 x 2.79 x 1.10 in. / 112.3 x 70.8 x 28.0 mm
Weight
Approx. 7.23 oz. (205g) (camera only)

Approx. 8.04 oz. (228g) (including the battery and memory card)
Note: 30 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, Hindi, Malaysian, Indonesian, and Vietnamese). All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice. Canon, DIGIC, ELPH, PIXMA, and PowerShot and SELPHY are registered trademarks of Canon Inc. in Canada and may also be registered trademarks or trademarks in other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in Canada and other countries. All other products and brand names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of their respective owners in Canada and/or other countries.