Quick facts
Full name: Canon PowerShot S20
Original position: Compact fixed-lens camera with a small sensorProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
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Editorial guidance, not a verified specificationWhy it is still searched
Canon PowerShot S20 is still searched because older compact cameras interest collectors, second-hand buyers, and photographers seeking a period digital look.
Core specifications
- Release year
- 2000 · Released about 26 years ago
- Sensor
- 7.11 × 5.33 mm CCD
- Effective resolution
- 3.1 MP
- Lens
- 32 - 64 mm
- Zoom
- 2×
- Weight
- 320 g
- Battery
- Canon NiMH
- Storage
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
Editorial guidance, not a verified specification
Who it may suit
May suit collectors, casual daylight shooting, or photographers intentionally seeking an older digital-camera look.
What to check before buying used
The checks below are editorial guidance. Verify the individual camera and seller information before buying.
- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Test focus and zoom across the full range; check the lens for haze, fungus, scratches, and errors.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 8.89 mm
- Surface area
- 38 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 3.5 µm
- Pixel area
- 12.22 µm²
- Pixel density
- 8.18 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
7.11 × 5.33 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 3.1 MP
- Total pixels
- 3.3 MP
- Sensor
- 7.11 × 5.33 mm CCD
- Calculated resolution
- 2,034 × 1,524
- Maximum image
- 2,048 × 1,536
- Crop factor
- 4.87
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 100–400
- Viewfinder
- Optical viewfinder
- Display
- 1.8 in / 120,000 dots
- Lens mount
- Fixed lens
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
- Battery
- Canon NiMH
Body
- Weight
- 320 g
- Dimensions
- 106 × 70 × 34 mm
- Release year
- 2000
Canon Camera Museum
- Aperture Priority
- No
- Battery
- Canon NiMH
- Brand
- Canon
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 4.87
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 106 x 70 x 34 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 3.10
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- —
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 32 - 64 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- 100, 200, 400
- Macro Focus Range
- 12 cm
- Manual Focus
- —
- Max Aperture
- f2.8 - f4
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f13.6 - f19.5
- Max Image Resolution
- 2048 x 1536
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/1000 sec
- Metering
- Centre weighted
- Min Shutter Speed
- 2 sec
- Model
- PowerShot S20
- Normal Focus Range
- 66 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 2x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 120,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 1.8"
- Sensor Resolution
- 2031 x 1527
- Sensor Size
- 1/1.8" (~ 7.11 x 5.33 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CCD
- Shutter Priority
- No
- Storage Types
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
- Total Megapixels
- 3.30
- Usb
- USB 1.0
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- Optical (tunnel)
- Weight
- 320 g
- White Balance Presets
- 2
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2000
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