Canon Digital IXUS 870 IS Silver Product Information

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Product Information : Canon Digital IXUS 870 IS Silver

10 mpx megapixel, 4 x optical zoom, 4 x digital zoom, USB, Internal, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital, SDHC, MultiMedia Card Plus, HC MultiMedia Card Plus, 155 grams, 3 inch LCD More product info

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Type
Type	Digital Compact
Product properties
Picture Stabilization This makes it possible to prevent blurry pictures caused by hand movements.	Yes
Viewfinder The viewfinder is the optical "window" you look through to compose the scene. There are three different types of viewfinder implemented in digital cameras, though the most common is the Optical Viewfinder. On most cameras you can also use the LCD screen.	LCD
Self Timer	Yes
Software Included for	PC/Mac
Miscellaneous	PictBridge support
Image resolution
Effective Pixels Indicates the resolution or quality of the picture. A mega pixel is a million pixels where every pixel is a dot and its size is decided by the resolution. Cameras that can handle more than 2 million pixels have the capacity to produce pictures that can be printed in A3 format, meaning you can print a photo in A3 format without a noticeable impairment of the picture.Please not that effective and total megapixels are not the same. The effective pixel count is the number that matters, because this is the actual number of pixels that can be used for recording an image.	10 mpx
Max. Resolution Indicates the maximum resolution in pixels horizontal and vertical. The higher the resolution the higher the quality of the pictures.	3648x2736 pixels
Available Resolutions	3648x2736, 3648x2048, 2816x2112, 2272x1704, 1600x1200, 640x480, 320x240 pixels
Sensor
Sensor Type The sensor is the chip (CCD, SuperCCD, CMOS) which records light falling on it, in the digital camera. It is the device which actually captures "the picture" (a digital camera's film). Most common standard is the CCD.	CCD
Size	1/2.3 inch
Colour Filter	RGB
Lens/Zoom
Optical Zoom Indicates the optical zoom capacity, the number of times that the picture can be enlarged with the optics of the camera.	4 x
Focal Length Focal length is measured in millimetres, it is defined as the distance from the lens to a point where parallel rays are focused to a point.	28-112 mm
Digital Zoom Indicates the digital zoom capacity, the number of times that the picture is enlarged thanks to digital technology.	4 x
Aperture (Lens data) Indicates how much lights the lens lets in. The lower the f number, the more light comes in.	F2.8-5.8
Autofocus	Yes
White Balance White balance is a name given to a system of colour correction to deal with differing lighting conditions.	Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom)
Shutter Speed The minimum and maximum shutter speeds available.	15-1/1600 seconds
Flash
Internal Flash Indicates if there is a built in flash.	Yes
External Flash Support	Yes
Flash Modes	Auto, Manual Flash On, Off, Red eye reduction, Slow-Sync
Settings
ISO Rating The sensitivity of the imaging chip	80/100/200/400/800/1600
Metering Options The metering system in a digital camera is the system which measures the amount of light in the current frame and calculates the best-fit exposure. The metering method defines how and what part of the image is used to calculate the exposure value, different manufacturers offer different metering modes but there are still similarities between them.	Evaluative, Centre-weighted average, Spot
Continuous Drive	Yes (1.4 fps)
File formats
Image Format	JPEG (EXIF v. 2.2)
Video Format	MOV
Audio Format	WAV
Storage
Camera Only Select yes if you're interested in cameras only, select no to also include bundles of cameras with extra memory.	Yes
Memory Types Supported	Internal, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital, SDHC, MultiMedia Card Plus, HC MultiMedia Card Plus
Memory Type Included The memory card type that comes standard with the camera.	SecureDigital
Storage Included	32 MB
Audio
Built-in Microphone Enables the camera to record audio.	Yes
Audio Recording	Yes
Video
Video Recording Indicates if the camera can record video.	Yes
Video Recording Data	640x480, 30fps, 320x240, 30fps
Power source
Battery Type	Lithium Ion
Battery Charger	Included
LCD Monitor
Built-in Color Monitor Indicates if there is a built in colour screen. A built in colour screen makes it possible to instantly see the result of your photograph, then you can choose if you want to save the picture or discard it.	Yes
LCD Size	3 inch
LCD Resolution	230000 pixels
Interface
Interface Indicates what type of port the camera has for connection to a computer. Most new digital cameras use USB connection, which is a fast way to transfer data. High end models might use FireWire, which is even faster than USB. FireWire- The fastest way to transfer data USB- the most common kind of interface making it possible to have a fast data transference Serial- an older interface that is a bit slower in data transference Parallel- a interface somewhere between Serial and USB standard.	USB
Interface Version	USB (v. 2.0)
Video Out With the help of video-out you can display your pictures on a TV.	Yes
Audio Out	Yes
Measures
Weight (lb)	0.34 lb
Weight Indicates the weight of the camera in grams.	155 grams
Dimensions (HxWxD)	56.8x93.8x23.6 mm
Special Features
Manufacturer	Canon

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