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Reviews of the Canon PowerShot SD970 IS (silver and gold)

  • No Rating

    digitalcamerareview.com

    By J. Keenan | June 8, 2009

    Review Summary: and its 60fps still shooting ability. Whether by accident or design, Canon's recipe must work as the company claims to have moved over 22 million units worldwide in the first 10 years since the ELPH nameplate reached the market in May 1996

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  • 7.5

    goodgearguide.com.au

    Review Summary: The Canon IXUS 990 IS is a great compact camera that combines impressive image quality with an elegant design. However, when it comes to bang for your buck, there are several better deals on the market.

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  • 8.0

    pocket-lint.com

    By Chris Brennan | April 28, 2009

    Review Summary: A great compact digital camera, but it's pricey and only for those who really need a smaller camera. It does have a good feature set however

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  • No Rating

    digitalcamerainfo.com

    By Alfredo Padilla | March 7, 2009

    Review Summary: Introduction The Canon PowerShot SD970 IS succeeds the SD890 IS right in the middle of Canon's lineup. Available in April of 2009, Canon's suggested retail price is $379.99, but we expect that will fall to more reasonable levels rather quickly. ...

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  • No Rating

    letsgodigital.org

    By Ilse Jurriën | February 19, 2009

    Review Summary: Canon Digital IXUS 990 IS digital camera : Canon updates its Digital IXUS range with an exciting new digital camera model: the Digital IXUS 990 IS - known as Canon Digital ELPH 970 IS in the USA. The Canon IXUS 990 IS delivers superior telephoto reach ...

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Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 3469B001

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Width 3.7 in
  • Depth 1 in
  • Height 2.2 in
  • Weight 5.6 oz
  • Enclosure Color Silver

Main Features

  • Resolution 12.1 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 12,400,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
  • Digital Zoom 4 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Underwater, Kids & pets, Digital macro, Exposure zoom, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot, High sensitivity
  • Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Vivid Red, Color Swap, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Color Accent, Black & White, Positive Film, Creative Light, 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
  • Digital Video Format H.264
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture H.264 - 640 x 480, H.264 - 320 x 240, H.264 - 1280 x 720

Memory / Storage

  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage Normal, Fine JPEG 4000 x 3000, JPEG 3264 x 2448, JPEG 2592 x 1944, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 4000 x 2248

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 - 11.5 ft
  • Features AF illuminator

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 6.6 mm - 33 mm - F/3.2-5.8
  • Focal Length 6.6 mm - 33 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 37 - 185 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Min Focus Range 19.7 in
  • Macro Focus Range 2-50cm
  • Lens Aperture F/3.2-5.8
  • Optical Zoom 5 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 6 group(s) / 8 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, Built-in speaker, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Face Detection Self-timer, Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Scene Detection Technology, Motion Detection Technology, Camera orientation detection, I-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type None

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 461,000 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, 1 x HDMI 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 - 10.5
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Included Accessories Wrist strap
  • 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 )

Manufacturer Warranty

  • Service & Support 1 year warranty

Environmental Parameters

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

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Canon PowerShot SD970 IS (silver and gold)

Buying Choices

PowerShot SD970 IS Silver Digital Camera from 9 online stores: Lowest Price: $279.95

See prices from 9 stores

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