Review
Canon PowerShot SD870 IS
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| Model Name: | Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital ELPH |
| Check Prices: | Check Now! |
| Photo Gallery URL: | Photo Gallery |
| Device Forum URL: | Forum |
| Manufacturer URL: | Mfr. Website |
| General | |
| Model Number: | SD870 IS |
| Camera Format: | Ultra Compact |
| Currently Manufactured: | Yes |
| Retail Price: | $399.99 |
| Street Price: | $284.76 |
| Date Available: | 2007-09-30 |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes |
| Weight: | 180g 6.3oz |
| Weight With Batteries? | Yes |
| Size: | 94 x 58 x 25 mm 3.7 x 2.3 x 1.0 in |
| Image Capture | |
| Image Resolution: | 3264x2448, 3264x1832, 2592x1944, 2048x1536, 1600x1200 |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 1.3 |
| Movie Resolution: | 640x480, 320x240, 160x120 |
| Movie Frame Rate: | 30, 30, 15 |
| Movie Audio: | Yes |
| Imaging Sensor (Megapixels): | 8.00 |
| CCD Size (inches): | 1/2.5" |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | n/a |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3, 16:9 |
| Sensor Type: | CCD |
| Effective Megapixels: | 8.00 |
| Lens | |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 28 - 105 mm |
| Zoom Ratio: | 3.80x |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | Up to 4x |
| Auto Focus: | Yes |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | Yes |
| Manual Focus: | No |
| Normal Focus Range: | 45 cm to Infinity 17.7 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range: | 3 - 60 cm 1.2 - 23.6 in |
| Aperture Range: | f/2.8 - f/8.0 (W) / f/5.8 - f/16.4 (T) |
| Lens Thread: | |
| Lens Thread Type: | |
| Display | |
| Optical Viewfinder: | No |
| LCD Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Size (inches): | 3.0 |
| LCD Resolution (pixels): | 230,000 |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 10x |
| Exposure | |
| ISO Settings: | 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 15 - 1/1600 |
| Exp Adj Range (EV): | +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | Evaluative, Center-weighted, Spot (at center only), and Face Detect AE |
| Aperture Priority: | No |
| Shutter Priority: | No |
| Full Manual Exposure: | No |
| Self Timer: | 1-30 seconds |
| Flash | |
| Internal Flash: | Yes |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, On, Off, Slow-sync (first-curtain sync only) |
| Flash Guide Number (Meters): | n/a |
| Flash Range Description: | 13.1 ft (W) / 6.6 ft (T); ISO set to Auto |
| Ext Flash Connection: | n/a |
| Image Storage | |
| Usable Memory Types: | SDHC / SD |
| Memory Included (MB): | 32.0 |
| Uncompressed Format: | |
| CCD Raw Format: | |
| Movie File Format: | AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Connectivity | |
| Video Out: | Yes |
| Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): | Yes |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | |
| External Connections: | USB 2.0 High Speed |
| Other Connection: | DC Input |
| Included Software: | Canon software suite |
| OS Compatibility: | Windows, Mac OS |
| Power | |
| Battery Form Factor: | Proprietary NB-5L |
| Usable Battery Types: | Lithium Ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: | 1 x Proprietary NB-5L Lithium Ion rechargeable |
| Battery Charger Included: | Yes |
| Notes & Features: | |
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