What are the specifications for the PowerShot SD890 IS / DIGITAL IXUS 970 IS

    01-May-2008
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    Camera Effective Pixels: Approx. 10.0 million
    Image Sensor: 1 / 2.3-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 10.3 million pixels)
    Lens: 6.6 (W) - 33.0 (T) mm
    (35mm film equivalent: 37 (W) - 105 (T) mm)
    f / 3.2 (W) - f / 5.7 (T)
    Digital Zoom: Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 20x in combination with the optical zoom)
    LCD Monitor: 2.5-inch type, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD (Pure Color LCD II), approx. 230,000 dots, picture coverage 100%)
    AF System: TTL autofocus
    AF frame mode: Face Detect*1*2 / AiAF (9-points) / Center*3
    *1 AF frame can be moved and fixed to specified face.
    *2 If no face is detected, AiAF (9-points) is used.
    *3 Normal or small sizes can be selected.
    Focusing Range: Normal: 50 cm (16 ft.) - infinity
    Macro: 2 - 50 cm (W) (0.79 in. - 1.6 ft. (W))
    Infinity: 3 m (9.8 in.) - infinity
    Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.) - infinity (W/T)
    Shutter: Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter
    Shutter Speeds: 1 / 60 - 1 / 1600 sec.
    15 - 1 / 1600 sec. (Total shutter speed range . Available range varies by shooting mode.)
    - Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction.
    Image StabilizationLens-shift type
    Continuous / Shoot Only* / Panning* / Off
    * Still images only.
    Metering SystemEvaluative*1 / Center-weighted average or Spot*2
    *1 Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF.
    *2 Fixed to center.
    Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 stops in 1 / 3-stop increments
    ISO speed
    (Standard Output Sensitivity,
    Recommended Exposure Index)
    : Auto*1, High ISO Auto*2, ISO 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600
    *1 Camera automatically sets the optimal speed according to shooting mode and subject brightness.
    *2 Camera automatically sets the optimal speed according to shooting mode, subject brightness and subject movement. However, the ISO speed is set relatively higher than Auto.
    White Balance: Auto*, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Custom
    * The colors of faces are evaluated in Face Detect AF.
    Built-in Flash:Auto*, On*, Off
    * Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF.
    Built-In Flash Range: 30 cm - 3.5 m (12 in. - 11 ft.) (W) /
    30 cm - 2.0 m (12 in - 6.6 ft.) (T)
    - Brightness of image periphery may reduce depending on shooting distance.
    Shooting Modes: Auto, Manual, Digital Macro, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist, SCN*1, Movie*2
    *1 Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO 3200.
    *2 Standard, Compact, Color Accent, Color Swap, Time Lapse.
    Continuous Shooting: Approx. 1.2 shots / sec.
    Self-timer: Approx. 10-sec. / approx. 2-sec. delay or custom
    Recording Media: SD memory card / SDHC memory card / MultiMediaCard / MMCplus card / HC MMCplus card
    File Format: Design rule for camera file system and DPOF compliant
    Data Type: Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)*
    : Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG;
    Audio data: WAVE (monaural))
    : Sound Memo or Sound Recorder: WAVE (monaural)
    * This digital camera supports Exif 2.2 (also called Exif Print). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera's image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints.
    Compression: Superfine, Fine, Normal
    Number of Recording Pixels
    (Still images)
    : Large: 3648 x 2736 pixels
    Medium 1: 2816 x 2112 pixels
    Medium 2: 2272 x 1704 pixels
    Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 pixels
    Small: 640 x 480 pixels
    Date Stamp: 1600 x 1200 pixels
    Widescreen: 3648 x 2048 pixels
    Number of Recording Pixels
    (Movies)
    : Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap:
    : 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames / sec.)
    : 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames / sec. LP)
    : 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames / sec.)
    Recording can continue until the memory card is full*1 (can record up to a maximum of 4 GB at one time*2)
    : Compact: 160 x 120 pixels (15 frames / sec.)
    Maximum recording length per clip: 3 min.
    : Time Lapse
    : 640 x 480 pixels
    (1 frame / sec. (shooting interval: 1 sec.)),
    (0.5 frame / sec. (shooting interval: 2 sec.)),
    (15 frames / sec. (during playback)),
    Maximum recording length per clip: 2 hours *1 Using super high-speed memory cards (SDC-512 MSH recommended).
    *2 Even if the file size has not reached 4GB, the recording is stopped when the recording time reaches one hour. Depending on memory card capacity and data write speed, recording may stop before the file size reaches 4GB or the recording time reaches one hour.
    Sound Memo: Bit Rate: 16 bits
    Sampling Rate
    Sound memo, movie (Compact): 11.025 kHz
    Movie (other than Compact): 44.100 kHz
    Sound Recorder:11.025 kHz / 22.050 kHz / 44.100 kHz
    Playback Modes: Single (histogram displayable), Index (9 images), Magnified (approx. 2x to 10x max.), Resume Playback, Image Inspection Tool, Jump, My Category, Movie Playback (slow motion available), Rotate, Slide Show, Red-Eye Correction, Trimming, Resize, My Colors, Sound (recording / playback up to 1 min.), Sound Recorder (up to 2 hours sound-only recording / playback possible) or Protect.
    Direct Print: PictBridge compliant, and Canon Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible
    My Camera Settings: Start-up image, start-up sound, operation sound, self-timer sound, and shutter sound.
    Interface: Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector with integrated type of digital, audio and video*)
    *mini-B compatible.
    Audio / Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio)
    Communication Settings: MTP, PTP
    Power Source: Battery Pack NB-5L (Rechargeable lithium-ion battery)
    AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30
    Operating Temperatures: 0 - 40 deg C (32 - 104 deg F)
    Operating Humidity: 10 - 90%
    Dimensions
    (excluding protrusions)
    : 95.4 x 57.3 x 27.4 mm (3.76 x 2.26 x 1.08 in.)
    Weight
    (camera body only)
    : Approx. 155 g (5.47 oz.)
    See
    (W) : Max. wide angle (T) : Max. telephoto
    All data is based on Canon's standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice.