Canon PowerShot SD800 Digital Camera Review
The new PowerShot SD800 Canon digital camera is suitable to any shooting locations. Its excellent image stabilization allows to get sharp shots at 15x digital zoom limit at low light situations too, enables low-noise ISO 1600 shooting and new Face Detection AF/AE. Important Features of PowerShot SD800 digital camera are Infinity, Macro and Digital Macro focus modes, Image stabilization, A/V cable for connection to a television set, Sound Memo option for recording captions, Category tagging, Canon's attractive Perpetual Curve design, My Colors menus for color adjustment, Adjustable ISO settings of up to 1600, plus Auto and ISO HI settings, Canon Digital Camera Solution Software v29.0 and many more.
| Type of Camera |
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash and the lens shift-type image stabilizer (IS) system, 3.8x Optical / 4x Digital / 15x Combined Zoom |
| Type |
7.1 Megapixel, 1/ 2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD) |
| Total Pixels |
Approx. 7.4 Megapixels |
| Effective Pixels |
Approx. 7.1 Megapixels |
| 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), 1-2.0 ft./30-60cm (TELE)
Digital Macro: 1.2 in.-2.0 ft./3-60cm (WIDE) |
| Autofocus System |
TTL Autofocus |
| Viewfinder |
Real-image optical zoom viewfinder |
| LCD Monitor |
2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD |
| Brightness adjustment |
15 levels |
| LCD Pixels |
Approx. 207,000 pixels |
| LCD Coverage |
100% |
| 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 1.3-15 sec. |
| 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** Metering frame is fixed to the center |
| Exposure Control Method |
Program AE; AE Lock is available |
| Exposure Compensation |
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| White Balance Control |
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom |
| Built-in Flash |
Auto, Auto w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Auto w/ Slow Synchro, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On w/ Slow Synchro, Flash Off |
| Flash Range |
Normal: 1.6-13 ft./50cm - 4.0m (W), 1.6-6.6 ft./50cm - 2.0m (T)
Macro: 1-1.6 ft./30-50cm (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto) |
| Recycling Time |
10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V) |
| Flash Exposure Compensation |
Not available |
| 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 |
| My Colors |
Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom Color |
| Self-Timer |
Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom |
| Wireless Control |
Not available |
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 1.7 fps
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| Storage Media |
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard |
| File Format |
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 |
| Image Compression |
Normal, Fine, SuperFine |
| JPEG Compression Mode |
Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural)) |
| Playback Modes File |
Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume Playback, My Category, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing |
| Erase Modes |
Still Image: single image, by date, by category, by folder, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie
Interfaces |
| Computer Interface |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack) |
| Video Out |
NTSC/PAL |
| Audio Out |
Monaural |
| Power Source |
1. Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-5L
2. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 |
| Shooting Capacity |
Still Image: approx. 270 shots (NB-5L/LCD on)* approx. 600 shots (NB-5L/LCD off)
* The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when a fully-charged battery is used. |
| Playback Time |
Approx. 360 min. (NB-5L) |
| Operating Temperature |
32-104°F/0-40°C |
| Operating Humidity |
10-90% |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
3.52 x 2.28 x 0.99 in. / 89.5 x 58.0 x 25.1mm |
| Weight |
Approx. 5.29 oz. / 150g (camera body only) |
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