Canon IXUS V3

LCD Monitor

1.5" Low-temperature Polycrystalline Silicon TFT Colour LCD (100% coverage)

Shooting Modes

Auto / Manual / Stitch Assist* / Movie
* Stitch assist mode integrates with supplied PhotoStitch software

Photo Effects Mode:
Vivid / Neutral / Low Sharpening / Sepia / Black & White

CCD Size

1/2.7 inch

CCD Pixels

Effective Pixels: Approx. 3.2M Pixels (2,080 x 1,542)
Total Number of Pixels: Approx. 3.3M Pixels (2,140 x 1,560

CCD Filter Array

Primary Colour filter

Lens Focal Length

5.4 (W) - 10.8 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 35 - 70mm)

Lens Maximum Aperture

f2.8 (W) / f4.0 (T)

Lens Construction

7 elements in 5 groups (3 aspherical elements)

Digital Zoom

Approx. 3.2x
[Max. 6.4x digital and optical zoom combined]

Focusing Method

TTL 9-point AiAF / Single centre point AF (AF lock possible)

Focus Range

Normal AF: 47cm - infinity
Macro AF: 10cm (W) / 27cm (T) - 47cm
Landscape: 5m - infinity

Exposure Control

TTL Programme Auto Exposure (AE lock possible)

Exposure Compensation

+/- 2.0EV [1/3 step increments]

Light Metering Method

Evaluative (linked to focusing point) / Spot

White Balance

Control: TTL White Balance
Modes: Auto, 5 Pre-set [Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent High] and Custom

Shutter Speeds

15 - 1/1,500 sec¹.
(Shutter speeds longer than 1.3 sec operate with noise reduction)
¹Shutter speeds longer than 1/6 to 1 seconds operate with flash off or slow-syncro, in Manual mode. Shutter speeds of 1-15 seconds are manually selected with the long-shutter mode, in Manual mode.

Viewfinder

Real-image zoom viewfinder

Flash Mode

Auto, Red-eye Reduction Auto, Manual Flash On/Off, Slow Sync Speed1 (FE Lock is available)

Flash Range

Normal: 47cm to 3m (W) / 57cm to 2.0m (T)
Macro: 27cm to 47cm
(At ISO 100 equivalent)

Image File Format

Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

Image Compression

Still image: JPEG (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant)
Movie files:
AVI [Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE (monaural)]
Super-Fine, Fine, Normal

Image Processing

Still Images:
Large: 2,048 x 1,536 pixels
M1: 1,600 x 1,200 pixels
M2: 1,024 x 768 pixels
Small: 640 x 480 pixels

Movie files:
Large: 640 x 480 pixels
Middle: 320 x 240 pixels
Small: 160 x 120 pixels

Image Storage Capacity

(with supplied 16MB CF card)
Still:
Large/Super Fine: 8 images [Approx.]
Large/Fine: 16 images [Approx.]
Large/Normal: 32 images [Approx.]
M1/Super Fine: 14 images [Approx.]
M1/Fine: 26 images [Approx.]
M1/Normal: 52 images [Approx.]
M2/Super Fine: 25 images [Approx.]
M2/Fine:
46 images [Approx.]
M2/Normal: 84 images [Approx.]
Small/Super Fine: 58 images [Approx.]
Small/Fine: 94 images [Approx.]
Small/Normal: 165 images [Approx.]

Movie:
640 x 480: 14 sec. [max. approx. 30 sec per recording]
320 x 240: 44 sec. [max. approx. 3 min per recording]
160 x 120: 118 sec. [max. approx. 3 min per recording]
[Movies are shot at approx. 15 frames / sec and times shown are displayed as if the movies were shot continuously]

*The above figures are measured under Canon's standard conditions and may vary depending on the scene, subjects or camera settings.

Continuous Shooting

Approx. 2 images / s (shooting speed can be maintained up to 12 images)
[At Large/Fine mode and LCD monitor is turned off]

Interface

USB (Normal / PTP)
A/V Output (Audio: monaural, Video: NTSC/PAL selectable)
CompactFlash™ card Type I

Power Source

Camera:
Li-ion Rechargeable Battery (battery and charger supplied)

Date/Clock backup:
Fixed Internal Battery, recharged by above

Weight

Approx.180 g [excluding battery and CF card]

Dimensions (WxHxD)

87 x 57 x 26.7mm [excluding protruding parts]

Operating Temperature

0°C - 40°C

Operating Humidity

10% - 90%

Other Features

Self-timer: 2 or 10 seconds (selectable)

Signal Sound: Camera Status and Warnings

Stitch Assist:
Integrates with the PhotoStitch software to create panoramas

Operating System

PC: Win 98(SE) / 2000 / Me / XP

Mac: OS 8.6 - 9.2 / Mac OS X v10.1

ISO Film Speed Range

Auto, ISO 50 / 100 / 200 / 400