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Reviews of the Canon PowerShot SD880 IS (silver)

  • 8.5

    cameras.co.uk

    Review Summary: I like the IXUS 870 IS. It performed well in my tests and I found very few points where the camera struggled. This is a reliable camera that should take good quality snapshots in most situations. It looks good and was very fast to turn on and take a ...

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  • 8.6

    cameralabs.com

    By Gordon Laing | November 20, 2008

    Review Summary: Canon's IXUS 870IS / SD 880IS is a very enjoyable compact to use in practice. It feels good, handles quickly and takes great looking images with the minimum of fuss. Quite simply it's very intuitive and works well without ever getting in the way of ...

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  • No Rating

    dpexpert.com.au

    Review Summary: We like this camera because of its superb design and construction, and we found that by sticking with an ISO setting of 80-100 we could get excellent results. Even at ISO400 the pictures are acceptable for standard size prints.

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  • 8.0

    news.com.au

    By Andrew Kliem | November 7, 2008

    Review Summary: A strong all-purpose compact camera, Canon's IXUS 870 IS will suit users looking for a unit with a wide-angle lens, a big screen and good image quality.

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  • No Rating

    pcworld.ca

    By Danny Palmerlee | November 6, 2008

    Review Summary: With a street price of about $270, the SD880's primary wide-angle competitors are the Nikon Coolpix S600 and S610, as well as the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX37. The specs on those cameras and on the SD880 IS are nearly identical, but one significant ...

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Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 3197B001

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Width 3.7 in
  • Depth 0.9 in
  • Height 2.2 in
  • Weight 5.5 oz
  • Enclosure Color Silver

Main Features

  • Resolution 10 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 10,300,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
  • Digital Zoom 4 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Color swap, Underwater, Kids & pets, Color accent, Digital macro, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot, High sensitivity
  • Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Vivid Red, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Black & White, Custom Effect, Positive Film, Darker Skin Tone, Lighter Skin Tone
  • Image Stabilizer Optical
  • Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Program, Automatic
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • Face Detection Yes
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (warm white)
  • Digital Video Format H.264
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240

Memory / Storage

  • Flash Memory 32 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Digital Storage Media None
  • Image Storage Normal, Fine JPEG 3648 x 2736, Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 2112, JPEG 2272 x 1704, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 3648 x 2048

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Built-in flash
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 14 ft
  • Features AF illuminator

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 5 mm - 20 mm - F/2.8-5.8
  • Focal Length 5 mm - 20 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 112 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
  • Macro Focus Range 2cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.8
  • Optical Zoom 4 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 5 group(s) / 7 element(s)
  • Lens Manufacturer Canon
  • Features UA lens, Aspherical lens, Built-in lens shield

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Additional Features AE lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Audio recording, Histogram display, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital noise reduction, Highlight point display, In-camera movie editing, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Motion Detection Technology, Camera orientation detection

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type None

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 230,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in
  • Microphone Technology Electret condenser
  • Microphone Operation Mode Mono

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

  • Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP SP2, Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Included Accessories Battery pack, Battery charger, SD Memory Card, Wrist strap, USB interface cable, A/V cable
  • Cables Included 1, 1 x A/V cable, USB cable

Power

  • Power Device Battery charger - External

Battery

  • Supported Battery Canon NB-5L
  • Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

Product Photos

  • OVR
  • BK
  • PALM
  • BAG

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Buying Choices

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Canon PowerShot SD880 IS (silver)

Buying Choices

Powershot SD880 IS Silver Digital Camera from 1 online store: Lowest Price: $299.95

See prices from 1 store

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