Description
You deserve a camera as individual as you are that offers room for creativity and incredible ease. That's why the PowerShot SD870 IS Digital ELPH offers unique styling, friendly features, and a stunning finish. From the very first glance, the smooth shape and bold lines of the stylish PowerShot SD870 IS Digital ELPH signal that this is no ordinary camera. With 8.0 megapixels of resolution, an Optical Image Stabilizer and 3.8x optical zooming, the SD870 IS Digital ELPH boasts impressive specs as well as a host of convenient features. Face Detection Technology for worry-free people shots. A large 3.0-inch LCD to give you a perfect view of your scene. The Auto ISO Shift and ISO 1600 deliver brilliant images in challenging lighting. Choose hi-res digital stills or 640x480 VGA video. Selectable shooting menu modes make it so simple. Accept a little challenge and go for the manual route. With built-in electronic-flash, this is an anywhere-you-go digital camera with SD and SDHC compatible storage. It's the camera to take with you. Auto and manual focus and exposure modes Shooting Modes - Auto, Camera M, Special Scene (Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie File modes - Still Image - Exif 2.2 (JPEG); Movie - AVI (Image - Motion JPEG; Audio - WAVE [Monaural]) Built-in multimode electronic-flash On-camera image editing Play modes - Still Image - Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, RAW playback, Resize, Image Inspection Tool Movie - Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing AV display on NTSC and PAL Transfer images to Mac and PC using USB.
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Technical Details
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Type of Camera |
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| Type of Camera |
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3.8x Optical/4x Digital/15x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer (IS) System |
Image Capture Device |
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| Type |
8.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD) |
| Total Pixels |
Approx. 8.3 Megapixels |
| Effective Pixels |
Approx. 8.0 Megapixels |
Lens |
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| Focal Length |
4.6-17.3mm f/2.8-5.8 (35mm film equivalent: 28-105mm) |
| Digital Zoom |
4x |
| Focusing Range |
Normal: 1.5 ft./45cm-infinity
Macro: 1.2 in.-2.0 ft./3-60cm (WIDE)
1.0-2.0 ft./30-60cm (TELE)
Digital Macro: 1.2 in.-2.0 ft./3-60cm (W) |
| Autofocus System |
TTL Autofocus |
Viewfinder & Monitor |
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| Viewfinder |
None |
| LCD Monitor |
3.0-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle |
| LCD Pixels |
Approx. 230,000 pixels |
| LCD Coverage |
100% |
Aperture and Shutter |
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| Maximum Aperture |
f/2.8 (W) - f/5.8 (T) |
| Shutter Speed |
15-1/1600 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1-15 sec. |
Exposure Control |
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| ISO Sensitivity |
Auto
High ISO Auto
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600 equivalent (Standard Output Sensitivity. Recommended Exposure Index) |
| Light Metering Method |
Evaluative
Center-weighted average
Spot Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
Metering frame is fixed to the center |
| Exposure Control Method |
Program AE
Auto ISO Shift
AE Lock |
| Exposure Compensation |
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
White Balance |
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| White Balance Control |
Auto
Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H)
Custom |
Flash |
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| Built-in Flash |
Auto
Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction
Flash On
Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction
Flash Off
FE lock
Slow Synchro |
| Flash Range |
1.0-13.1 ft./30cm-4.0m (W), 1.0-6.6 ft./30cm-2.0m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto) |
| Recycling Time |
10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V) |
| Flash Exposure Compensation |
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
Shooting Specifications |
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| Shooting Modes |
Auto
Camera M
Special Scene:
Portrait
Foliage
Snow
Beach
Fireworks
Aquarium
Underwater
Indoor
Kids & Pets
Night Snapshot
Color Accent
Color Swap
Digital Macro
Stitch Assist
Movie |
| Self-Timer |
Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom |
| Wireless Control |
Not available |
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 1.3 fps (Large/Fine) |
Image Storage |
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| Storage Media |
SD/SDHC Memory Card
MultiMediaCard
MMC Plus Card
HC MMC Plus Card |
| File Format |
Design rule for camera file system
DPOF Version 1.1 |
| JPEG Compression Mode |
Still Image:
Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie:
AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE [Monaural]) |
| Number of Recording Pixels |
Still Image:
3,264 x 2,448 (Large)
2,592 x 1.944 (Medium 1)
2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2)
1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3)
640 x 480 (Small)
3,264 x 1,832 (Widescreen)
Movie:
640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP)
320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes
640 x 480 (2 hours at 0.5 fps/1 fps)
160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps) |
Playback Specifications |
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| Playback Modes File |
Still Image:
Single
Magnification (approx. 2x-10x)
Jump
Auto Rotate
Rotate
Resume
My Colors
My Category
Histogram
Index (9 thumbnails)
Sound Memos
Slide Show
Red-eye Correction
RAW playback
Resize
Image Inspection Tool Movie:
Normal Playback
Special Playback
Editing |
Erasing Specifications |
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| Erase Modes |
Still Image:
single image
select range
select by date
select by category
select by folder
all images
Movie:
part of movie
all of movie |
Interfaces |
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| Computer Interface |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack) |
| Video Out |
NTSC/PAL |
| Audio Out |
Monaural |
| Other |
Memory card slot
direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers
PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable |
Power Supply |
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| Power Source |
Battery Pack NB-5L
AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 |
| Shooting Capacity |
Still Image:
approx. 270 shots (NB-5L/LCD on with fully-charged batteries) |
| Playback Time |
Approx. 360 min. (NB-5L) |
Physical Specifications |
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| Operating Temperature |
32-104°F/0-40°C |
| Operating Humidity |
10-90% |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
3.65 x 2.32 x 1.02 in./92.6 x 58.8 x 25.9mm |
| Weight |
Approx. 5.50 oz./155g (camera body only) |
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