Canon IXUS 850 IS Video Guide
The Canon IXUS 850 IS also known as the Canon PowerShot SD800 IS in the United States.
Key Features of the Canon IXUS 850 IS
7 megapixels.
3.8x optical zoom lens.
This is one of the few digital cameras of this size to offer a 28mm wide angle lens. Wide angle lens help to squeeze more of a scene into a shot. This is especially useful if you are looking to take landscape style shots, groups of people or wide buildings.
Image stabilisation. This helps you to produce sharper shots, especially in lower light when the zoom lens is being used.
Without the battery the IXUS 850 IS weighs around 150g. It is just over 25mm wide. This makes it slightly too large to slip into a small pocket, but it should fit into a jacket pocket or purse quite easily.
2.5" LCD screen.
Optical viewfinder.
Rechargeable battery and charger supplied with the camera. NB-5L. Canon estimates the IXUS 850 IS should be able to take around 270 shots before the battery needs to be recharged.
Compatible with SD and SDHC cards. A 16mb SD card is supplied with the camera as standard.
The zoom capacity can be increased to a maximum of 7.3x by shooting at lower resolutions (less megapixels).
Flash modes - Auto, Manual Flash On / Off. Red eye reduction and slow sync speed set through the menu - range 4.0m falling to 2m when zoom lens is in use.
Scene modes - Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater.
Self timer. Delay time of two or ten seconds plus a custom mode. In custom mode the maximum delay time is 30 seconds. The IXUS 850 IS can be set to fire off up to a maximum of ten shots.
Colour filters - Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color. Color Accent, Color Swap.
A closest focusing distance of 3cm for macro photography.
Maximum ISO setting of 1600.
Continuous shooting until the memory card is full at a top speed of 1.7 frames per second.
Metering - Evaluative, Centre-weighted average, Spot.
White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom.
Exposure Compensation.
Two types of video. 4GB or 1 hour. 640 by 480 pixels. Digital zoom is available while the movie is being recorded. Top speed of 30 frames per second.
Second type of movie is shorter. One minute. 60 frames per second. Able to play back in slow motion. Analyse golf swings etc.
After a photo has been taken you can add a sound memo. This short piece of commentary can be up to 60 seconds in length.
The IXUS 850 IS can be connected to a television, PictBridge compatible printer and a computer.
Accessories include a waterproof case. The case is the WP-DC9 and is waterproof to a depth of 40m.
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Canon IXUS 850 IS Video Guide - December 2006
