Canon PowerShot SD900 Digital Camera Review
Canon PowerShot SD900 is a flexible camera which delivers solid photos. In this All the control buttons are arranged on its right side, so nearly every button is within thumb's reach for comfortable one-handed use. All Colors are nicely saturated and you have the chance to adjust the white balance, the ISO sensitivity, and the metering settings. The most important features of Canon PowerShot SD900 digital camera includes Titanium body with Perpetual Touch Control Dial and Curve design, 18 shooting modes including XGA movies, Digital Tele-Converter and Safety Zoom for extra telephoto reach, 10.0 Megapixels and 3x optical zoom and many more.
| Type of Camera |
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3x Optical/4x Digital/12x Combined Zoom |
| Type |
10.0 Megapixel, 1/1.8 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD) |
| Total Pixels |
Approx. 10.40 Megapixels |
| Effective Pixels |
Approx. 10 Megapixels |
| Focal Length |
7.7-23.1mm f/2.8-4.9 (35mm film equivalent: 37-111mm) |
| Digital Zoom |
4x |
| Focusing Range |
Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity Macro: 2.0 in.-1.6 ft./5-50cm (WIDE), 1-1.6 ft./30-50cm (TELE)
Digital Macro: 2.0 in.-1.6 ft./5-50cm (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. 230,000 pixels |
| LCD Coverage |
100% |
| Maximum Aperture |
f/2.8 (W) - f/4.9 (T) |
| Shutter Speed |
15-1/2000 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 |
| 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
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| 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: 1.6-17 ft./50cm - 5.1m (W), 1.6-10 ft./50cm - 3.1m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO |
| 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, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie |
| Photo Effects-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. 2.1 fps |
| 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)) |
| Erase Modes |
Still Image: single image, by date, by category, by folder, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie |
| 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. 230 shots (NB-5L/LCD on)* approx. 700 shots (NB-5L/LCD off) |
| Playback Time |
Approx. 300 min. (NB-5L) |
| Operating Temperature |
32-104°F/0-40°C |
| Operating Humidity |
10-90% |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
3.59 x 2.35 x 1.11 in. / 91.2 x 59.6 x 28.2mm |
| Weight |
Approx. 5.82 oz. / 165g (camera body only) |
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