Canon announces PowerShot SD750 (UPDATED) By
Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource (Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 23:00 EST)The Canon PowerShot SD750, like other SD models, is a slim and trim camera with a small, rugged metal case that has slightly rounded corners and a retracting lens to make it highly pocketable.
A feature-packed little camera, the Canon SD750 offers seven megapixels of resolution, and a whopping 3.0" LCD display which serves as the only option for image framing - it forgoes any form of optical viewfinder. The Canon SD750's 3x zoom lens covers a fairly average range from 35-105mm equivalent, a moderate wide angle to a moderate telephoto.
Exposure is fully automatic, but the user can bias it up or down with 2.0EV of exposure compensation in 1/3EV steps to handle difficult lighting, and there's a reasonably generous collection of ten scene modes to make easy work of tricky subjects like beach and snow scenes, fireworks, and the like. The Canon SD750 also sports a high-sensitivity ISO 1600 mode (new to the PowerShot line this year), for better performance in dim lighting.
Canon also manufactures an excellent line of photo printers, and prides themselves on the level of integration between their cameras and printers. The Canon SD750 is PictBridge capable, so is able to print to any printer that supports PictBridge directly, without the need for a computer in the middle. When connected to a Canon printer though, you can set paper size, print quality, and a number of other parameters, capabilities lacking in basic PictBridge connections. Bottom line, the Canon PowerShot SD750 would be a great choice for users looking for a compact, rugged, and stylish model for a " take-anywhere" digital camera, but don't want to roll their sleeves up and get into the nitty-gritty of shutter speeds, apertures, and the like.
Availability for the Canon PowerShot SD750 Digital ELPH has been set at March 2007, with pricing of $350 for the US market..
3072 x 2304 (7.1 megapixels) 3072 x 1728 (5.3 megapixels) 2592 x 1944 (5.0 megapixels) 2048 x 1536 (3.1 megapixels) 1600 x 1200 (1.9 megapixels) 640 x 480 (0.3 megapixels)
Image Quality
3 levels
Image Preview / Review
Viewfinder
No
LCD
3.0", 230,000 pixels
Playback Zoom
10.0x max
Lens
Lens Type
Canon Zoom Lens (6 elements in 5 groups, 2 aspherical UA elements) 3x optical zoom
Modes: Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Auto w/ Slow Synchro, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On w/ Slow Synchro, Flash Off Range: Auto ISO: 1.6-11 ft./50cm - 3.5m (W), 1.6-6.6 ft./50cm - 2.0m (T)
Creative
Scene Modes
Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoors, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, and Underwater
Digital Zoom
up to 4x
Self Timer
Yes, 0 - 30 seconds
Movie Format
AVI (Motion JPEG) with audio Max. clip length: 1,800 seconds () / 180 seconds ()
Storage
Recording Medium
SD/MMC
File System
Complies with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF)
File Format
JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Connectivity
Video
Yes, NTSC / PAL switchable
Computer
USB 2.0 High Speed
Power
Battery Type
Lithium-ion rechargeable
Battery Form Factor
Proprietary NB-4L
Product Bundle
Software
ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser, PhotoStitch, Drivers
Battery / Charger
1 x Proprietary NB-4L lithium-ion rechargeable battery and charger
Flash Memory
32.0MB SDC-32M SD Memory Card
Other
Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant
Yes
PictBridge Compliant
Yes
Internal Microphone
Yes
Internal Speaker
Yes
Tripod Mount
Yes
Remote Control
No
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UPDATED 2007-02-22 04:11ET: Canon's official press release, which jointly covers the SD750 and the simultaneously announced SD1000, has been added to our coverage of the SD1000 announcement. UPDATED 2007-02-22 16:37ET: Some preliminary specifications have been updated with newer information. Availability has also been added to this item.
Canon announces PowerShot SD750 (UPDATED)
