PowerShot SD850 IS

Detailed Product Description

Type of Camera
Type of Camera
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical/4x Digital/16x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer (IS) System

Image Capture Device
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
Focal Length
5.8-23.2mm f/2.8-5.5 (35mm film equivalent: 35-140mm)

Digital Zoom
4x

Focusing Range
Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
Macro: 0.79 in.-1.6 ft./2-50cm (WIDE), 1.3-1.6 ft./40-50cm (TELE)
Digital Macro: 0.79 in.-1.6 ft./2-50cm (W)

Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus

Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder
Real-image optical zoom viewfinder

LCD Monitor
2.5-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD

LCD Pixels
Approx. 230,000 pixels

LCD Coverage
100%

Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture
f/2.8 (W) - f/5.5 (T)

Shutter Speed
15-1/1600 sec.

Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity
Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 (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
Program AE; AE lock available

Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance
White Balance Control
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom

Flash
Built-in Flash
Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off

Flash Range
Normal: 1.6-11 ft./50cm-3.5m (W), 1.6-6.6 ft./50cm-2.0m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)