Cameras' imaging capabilities

A collection of movie mode (and other) capabilities.

The purpose of this table is to give an overview of all CHDK-capable cameras. It's concentrating on image capture capabilities, not on optical or usability ones.
The sensor's raw resolution and physical dimensions may indicate that

• camera models, whose sensors share the same size, technology and raw resolution may have been built with the same sensor. A certain sensor model always has the same capabilities, even if the camera doesn't use them (this applies to movie modes - frame rate and/or resolution).

Columns

P-ID: P(roduct) ID of the model, hexadecimal only

Model: Camera's market name(s), link to its wikia page

DIGIC: DIGIC processor generation

OS: Operating system on camera (Vx - VxWorks, Dry - DryOS), including revision

Sensor: Effective pixel count (total pixel count), size, based on the official specification

RAW res.: Sensor raw resolution, as found in firmware

S. type (sensor type): CCD / CMOS, make (Sony, Panasonic, etc.)

Mvi. fmt.: Movie file format (AVI - video always MJPEG, MOV - video always h.264)

Max. movie res.: Highest movie resolution @ fps, source dimensions, source pixel format

Other m. res.: Another (more or less interesting) supported movie mode

Enc.: Movie video frame encoder routine (programming info for future use, has to be rev. engineered)

Notes:

• rc: officially remote controllable via PC (includes liveview over ptp)
• raw: official raw support (in still image mode)

Table

P-ID	Model	DIGIC	OS	Sensor	RAW res.	S. type	Mvi. fmt.	Max. movie res.	Other m. res.	Enc.	notes
309C	S1IS	I	Vx	3.2M, 1/2.7"	2144 x 1560	CCD	AVI	640x480@30 640x480, Y411	320x240@30		rc
30BF	SD300 / IXUS40	II	Vx	4M, 1/2.5"	2400 x 1766	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
30C0	SD200 / IXUS30	II	Vx	3.2M (3.3M), 1/2.5"	2144 x 1564	CCD	AVI	640x480@30 720x480, Y411	320x240@60 360x240, Y411
30F0	S2IS	II	Vx	5M (5.3M), 1/2.5"	2672 x 1968	CCD	AVI	640x480@30			rc
30F2	SD500 / IXUS700	II	Vx	7.1M (7.4M), 1/1.8"	3152 x 2340	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
30F4	SD30 / IXUS IZOOM	II	Vx	5M (5.3M) 1/2.5"	2672 x 1968	CCD	AVI	640x480@10	320x240@20
30F8	A430	II	Vx	4M, 1/3"	2392 x 1752	CCD	AVI	640x480@10 720x568, Y411	320x240@30 360x191, Y411
30F9	A410	II	Vx	3.2M, 1/3.2"	2144 x 1560	CCD, Pana.	AVI	640x480@10 720x480, Y411	320x240@20		no video out, CCD probably MN39400
30FA	S80	II	Vx	8M, 1/1.8"	3344 x 2484	CCD	AVI	1024x768@15 1024x768, Y411 (separate, double buffered)	640x480@30 720x408, Y411 (triple buffered)		rc
30FC	A620	II	Vx	7.1M (7.4M), 1/1.8"	3152 x 2340	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60		rc
30FD	A610	II	Vx	5M (5.3M), 1/1.8"	2672 x 1968	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
30FE	SD630 / IXUS65	II	Vx 5.5	6M (6.2M), 1/2.5"	2888 x 2136	CCD, Sony	AVI	640x480@30 720x528, Y411	320x240@60		sensor ICX624?
30FF	SD450 / IXUS55	II	Vx	5M (5.3M) 1/2.5"	2672 x 1968	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
3100	TX-1	III	Vx	7.1M, 1/2.5"	3152 x 2340	CCD	AVI	1280x720@30	320x240@60		MJPEG, unlimited 60fps rec.
310E	SD400 / IXUS50	II	Vx	5M (5.3M), 1/2.5"	2672 x 1968	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
310F	A420	II	Vx	4M, 1/3"	2392 x 1752	CCD	AVI	640x480@10 720x568, Y411	320x240@30 360x191, Y411	vx1	no video out
3115	SD900 / IXUS900 Ti	III	Vx 5.5	10M, 1/1.8"	3672 x 2760	CCD	AVI	1024x768@15	640x480@30
3116	SD550 / IXUS750	II	Vx	7.1M (7.4M), 1/1.8"	3152 x 2340	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
3117	A700	II	Vx	6M (6.2M), 1/2.5"	2888 x 2136	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
3119	SD700IS / IXUS800IS	II	Vx	6M (6.2M), 1/2.5"	2888 x 2136	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
311A	S3IS	II	Vx	6M (6.2M), 1/2.5"	2888 x 2136	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60		rc
311B	A540	II	Vx 5.5	6M (6.2M), 1/2.5"	2888 x 2136	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
311C	SD600 / IXUS60	II	Vx	6M (6.2M), 1/2.5"	2888 x 2136	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
3125	G7	III	Vx 5.5	10M, 1/1.8"	3736 x 2772	CCD	AVI	1024x768@15	640x480@30		rc
3126	A530	II	Vx	5M, 1/2.5"	2672 x 1968 / 1992	CCD	AVI	640x480@10	320x240@20
3136	SD800IS / IXUS850IS	III	Vx 5.5	7.1M, 1/2.5"	3152 x 2340	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
3137	SD40 / IXUS I7	III	Vx 5.5	7.1M, 1/2.5"		CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
3138	A710	II	Vx	7.1M, 1/2.5"	3152 x 2340	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
3139	A640	II	Vx	10M, 1/1.8"	3736 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30			rc
313A	A630	II	Vx	8M, 1/1.8"	3344 x 2484	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
3148	S5IS	III	Dry 2.3 r20	8M (8.3M), 1/2.5"	3336 x 2480	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60		rc
3149	A460	II	Vx	5M, 1/3"	2664 x 1968	CCD	AVI	640x480@10	320x240@30
314B	SD850IS / IXUS950IS	III	Vx 5.5	8M (8.3M), 1/2.5"	3336 x 2480	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
314C	A570IS	III	Vx 5.5	7.1M (7.4M), 1/2.5"	3152 x 2340	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
314D	A560	III	Vx 5.5	7.1M (7.4M), 1/2.5"	3152 x 2340	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
314E	SD750 / IXUS75	III	Vx 5.5	7.1M, 1/2.5"	3152 x 2340	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60		+low frame rate 640x480 movie
314F	SD1000 / IXUS70	III	Vx 5.5	7.1M, 1/2.5"	3152 x 2340	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
3150	A550	II	Vx	7.1M (7.4M), 1/2.5"	3152 x 2340	CCD	AVI	640x480@30	320x240@60
3155	A450	II	Vx	5M, 1/3"	2664 x 1968	CCD	AVI	640x480@10	320x240@30
315A	G9	III	Dry 2.3, r23	12.1M, 1/1.7"	4104 x 3048	CCD	AVI	1024x768@15	640x480@30		raw, rc, +low frame rate 640x480 movie
315B	A650IS	III	Dry 2.3	12.1M, 1/1.7"	4104 x 3048	CCD	AVI	640x480@30			no 60fps mode
315D	A720IS	III	Dry 2.3, r23	8M (8.3M), 1/2.5"	3336 x 2480	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
315E	SX100IS	III	Dry 2.3, r23	8M (8.3M), 1/2.5"	3336 x 2480	CCD	AVI	640x480@30 640x480, UYVY	320x240@30 360x240, Y411	dry1	rc
315F	SD950IS / IXUS960IS	III	Dry 2.3, r23	12.1M, 1/1.7"	4104 x 3048	CCD	AVI	1024x768@15	640x480@30		+low frame rate 640x480 movie, no 60 fps mode
3160	SD870IS / IXUS860IS	III	Dry 2.3, r23	8M (8.3M), 1/2.5"	3336 x 2480	CCD	AVI	640x480@30			+low frame rate 640x480 movie, no 60 fps mode
3173	SD890IS / IXUS970IS	III	Dry 2.3, r23	10M, 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30			+low frame rate 640x480 movie, no 60 fps mode
3174	SD790IS / IXUS90IS	III	Dry 2.3, r23	10M, 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30			+low frame rate 640x480 movie, no 60 fps mode
3175	SD770IS / IXUS85IS	III	Dry 2.3, r23	10M, 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30			+low frame rate 640x480 movie, no 60 fps mode
3176	A590IS	III	Dry 2.3, r23	8M (8.3M), 1/2.5"	3336 x 2480	CCD	AVI	640x480@20	320x240@30
3177	A580	III	Dry 2.3, r23	8M (8.3M), 1/2.5"	3336 x 2490	CCD	AVI	640x480@20	320x240@30
317A	A470	III	Dry 2.3, r23	7.1M (7.4M), 1/2.5"	3152 x 2346	CCD, Pana?	AVI	640x480@20 640x480, UYVY	320x240@30 360x240, Y411	dry1	sensor MN39600?
3184	SD1100IS / IXUS80IS	III	Dry 2.3, r23	8M (8.3M), 1/2.5"	3336 x 2480	CCD	AVI	640x480@30			+low frame rate 640x480 movie, no 60 fps mode
318D	SX10	4	Dry 2.3, r31	10M, 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	MOV	640x480@30
318E	A1000IS	III	Dry 2.3, r31	10M, 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
318F	G10	4	Dry 2.3, r31	14.7M, 1/1.7"	4480 x 3348	CCD	MOV	640x480@30			raw, rc
3191	A2000IS	III	Dry	10M, 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
3192	SX110IS	III	Dry	9M, 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30			rc
3193	SD990IS / IXUS980IS	4	Dry 2.3, r31	14.7M, 1/1.7"	4480 x 3348	CCD	MOV	640x480@30
3195	SX1	4	Dry	10M, 1/2.3"	4152 x 2772	CMOS	MOV	1920x1080@30	640x480@30		raw*
3196	SD880IS / IXUS870IS	4	Dry	10M, 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	MOV	640x480@30
31BC	D10	4	Dry 2.3, r31	12.1M (12.7M), 1/2.3"	4104 x 3048	CCD	MOV	640x480@30
31BD	SD960IS / IXUS 110	4	Dry	12.1M (12.4M), 1/2.3"	4080 x 3148	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
31BE	A2100IS	4	Dry 2.3, r31	12.1M (12.7M), 1/2.3"	4104 x 3048	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
31BF	A480	III	Dry	10M, 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
31C0	SX200IS	4	Dry	12.1M (12.4M), 1/2.3"	4080 x 3048	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
31C1	SD970IS / IXUS 990	4	Dry	12.1M (12.4M), 1/2.3"	4080 x 3048	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
31C2	SD780IS / IXUS100IS	4	Dry 2.3, r31	12.1M (12.4M), 1/2.3"	4080 x 3048	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
31C3	A1100IS	4	Dry 2.3, r31	12.1M (12.7M), 1/2.3"	4104 x 3048	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
31C4	SD1200IS / IXUS95IS	4	Dry 2.3, r31	10M (10.3M), 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
31DF	G11	4	Dry 2.3, r39	10M (10.4M), 1/1.7"	3744 x 2784	CCD	MOV	640x480@30			raw
31E0	SX120IS	4	Dry 2.3, r39	10M (10.3M), 1/2.5"	3728 x 2778	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
31E1	S90	4	Dry 2.3, r39	10M (10.4M), 1/1.7"	3744 x 2784	CCD	MOV	640x480@30			raw
31E4	SX20	4	Dry 2.3, r39	12.1M (12.4M), 1/2.3"	4080 x 3048	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
31E5	SD980 / IXUS200IS	4	Dry 2.3, r39	12.1M (12.4M), 1/2.3"	4080 x 3048	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
31E5	SD940 / IXUS120IS	4	Dry 2.3, r39	12.1M (12.4M), 1/2.3"	4080 x 3048	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
31EF	A495	III	Dry 2.3, r43	10M (10.3M), 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
31F0	A490	III	Dry 2.3, r43	10M (10.3M), 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
31F1	A3100	III	Dry 2.3, r43	12.1M (12.4M), 1/2.3"	4080 x 3048	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
31F2	A3000	III	Dry 2.3, r43	10M (10.6M), 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
31F3	SD1400IS (IXUS130)	4	Dry 2.3, r43	14.1M (14.5M), 1/2.3"		CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
*31F4	SD1300IS (IXUS105)	4	Dry 2.3, r43	12.1M (12.7M), 1/2.3"	4104 x 3048	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
31F5	SD3500IS (IXUS210IS)	4	Dry 2.3, r43	14.1M (14.5M), 1/2.3"	4416 x 3296	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
31F6	SX210	4	Dry 2.3, r43	14.1M (14.5M), 1/2.3"		CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
31F7	SD4000IS (IXUS300HS)	4	Dry 2.3, r43	10M (10.6M), 1/2.3"	3816 x 2784	CMOS	MOV	1280x720@30	320x240@240
31F8	SD4500IS (IXUS1000HS)	4	Dry 2.3, r45	10M, 1/2.3"	3816 x 2784	CMOS	MOV	1920x1080@24	1280x720@30
320F	G12	4	Dry 2.3, r45	10M (10.4M), 1/1.7"	3744 x 2784	CCD	MOV	1280x720@24	640x480@30		raw
3210	SX30	4	Dry 2.3, r45	14.1M (14.5M), 1/2.3"	4464 x 3276	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
3211	SX130IS	4	Dry 2.3, r45	12.1M (12.4M), 1/2.3"	4080 x 3048	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
3212	S95	4	Dry 2.3, r45	10M (10.4M), 1/1.7"	3744 x 2784	CCD	MOV	1280x720@24	640x480@30		raw
3223	A3300	4	Dry 2.3, r47	16M (16.4M), 1/2.3"	4704 x 3504	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
3224	A3200	4	Dry 2.3, r47	14.1M, 1/2.3"	4416 x 3296	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
*3225	ELPH500HS (IXUS310HS)	4	Dry 2.3, r47	12.1M, 1/2.3"	4168 x 3060	CMOS	MOV	1920x1080@24	320x240@240
3226	A800	III	Dry 2.3, r47	10M (10.6M), 1/2.3"	3720 x 2772	CCD	AVI	640x480@30
*3227	ELPH100HS (IXUS115HS)	4	Dry 2.3, r47	12.1M, 1/2.3"	4168 x 3060	CMOS	MOV	1920x1080@24	320x240@240
3228	SX230HS	4	Dry 2.3, r47	12.1M (12.8M), 1/2.3"	4168 x 3060	CMOS	MOV	1920x1080@24	320x240@240
*3229	ELPH300HS (IXUS220HS)	4	Dry 2.3, r47	12.1M, 1/2.3"	4168 x 3060	CMOS	MOV	1920x1080@24	320x240@240
322A	A2200	4	Dry 2.3, r47	14.1M, 1/2.3"	4416 x 3296	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
322B	A1200	4	Dry 2.3, r47	12.1M (12.7M), 1/2.3"	4104 x 3048	CCD	MOV	1280x720@24	640x480@30
322C	SX220HS	4	Dry 2.3, r47	12.1M (12.8M), 1/2.3"	4168 x 3060	CMOS	MOV	1920x1080@24	320x240@240
3234	SX150IS	4	Dry 2.3, r49	14.1M (14.5M), 1/2.3"	4464 x 3276	CCD	MOV	1280x720@30	640x480@30
3236	S100	5	Dry 2.3, r49	12.1M (13.3M), 1/1.7"	4160 x 3124	CMOS	MOV	1920x1080@24	320x240@240		raw
*3237	ELPH310HS (IXUS230HS)	4	Dry 2.3, r49	12.1M, 1/2.3"	4168 x 3060	CMOS	MOV	1920x1080@24	320x240@240
3238	SX40	5	Dry 2.3, r49	12.1M (12.8M), 1/2.3"	4176 x 3060	CMOS	MOV	1920x1080@24	320x240@240
3244	SX260	5	Dry 2.3, r50	12.1M (12.8M), 1/2.3"	4176 x 3060	CMOS	MOV	1920x1080@24	1280x720@30 640x480@30 640x480@120(slomo) 320x240@240(slomo)

Miscellaneous information

DIGIC II doesn't seem to be able to provide sensor liveview with more than one resolution at the same time. Later DIGIC (III or later) can do that. On DIGIC II cameras in hi-res movie mode, the framebuffers use a vertical resolution that is provided by the sensor. On later DIGIC, the framebuffers already contain a pre-resized image.

Earlier CCD models with a 60fps low-res movie mode have a short time limit in that mode. Reason unknown (marketing?). Exceptions: TX-1 (this one seems to have greater processing power anyway), S3IS (according to official specs), S5IS (according to official specs).

Cameras with remote liveview (rc indication in notes) use the movie video encoder routine (mjpeg) for video compression. One of the latest remote controllable cameras is the G10. It's pretty special: DIGIC 4, uses h.264 for video encoding in movies but also has the mjpeg encoder routine for remote liveview.

Programming information

Video frame encoder routine parameters

vx1) Earlier VxWorks / DIGIC II, MJPEG

A420, 100b

This may not apply to models that have a 1024x768 mode...

The target frame resolution is decided in the encoder routine.
The source is always a 720px wide framebuffer, the source frame is always
"top left".
The source pixel format is always Y411.

Parameters of sub_FFC80EE4 (values in 320x240 movie mode, while recording),
might contain mistakes
r0: address of the current framebuffer
r1: 360, src frame width in pixels
r2: 191, src frame height in pixels
r3: destination address (compressed frame to be placed at, the co-processor
    can only write to 32bit aligned addresses!), useful mjpeg data begins
    at start+0x18 or start+0x1a with the current canon code
    (alignment is 2 bytes when recording a movie)
//passed on caller's stack:
[sp+0x00]: 0x20000, probably compressed framesize limit
[sp+0x04]: 0 ... offset?
[sp+0x08]: 0 ... offset?
[sp+0x0c]: pointer to avi vidframe size (on caller's stack), to be filled by the encoder routine
[sp+0x10]: [0x720c8] = 0xffc7bb54, looks like a pair of quantization tables
[sp+0x14]: [0x720d4], compression quality (0..99?)
[sp+0x18]: caller's sp+0x1c, gets set to 0 when compression was ok

dry1) Earlier DryOS / DIGIC III, MJPEG

SX100, A470

The target frame resolution is also decided in the encoder routine.
The source framebuffer's dimensions vary depending on the movie mode.
The routine can handle at least 2 pixel formats: Y411, UYVY
There are signs of a third possible format which uses 32 bits per pixel (RGBA?).
In case of the SX100, this encoder routine is also called from the "remote EVF"
routine, so the remote live view also uses MJPEG compression.

Parameters of sub_FFCD75D4 (SX100IS, 100c)
r0: address of the current framebuffer
r1: src frame width in pixels
r2: src frame height in pixels
r3: destination address (alignment: 2 bytes)
//passed on caller's stack:
[sp+0x00]: probably compressed framesize limit in bytes
[sp+0x04]: 0 ... offset?
[sp+0x08]: 0 ... offset?
[sp+0x0c]: pointer to avi vidframe size (on caller's stack), to be filled by the encoder routine
[sp+0x10]: quantization table address
[sp+0x14]: compression quality (0..99?)
[sp+0x18]: src pixel format (0=Y411, 1=UYVY)
[sp+0x1c]: src framebuffer width in pixels
[sp+0x20]: pointer to "compression OK" flag, gets set to 0 when compression was ok

Table shamelessly stolen from P-ID (Table).