Specifications

All data is based on Canon’s standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice.

PowerShot SD850 IS DIGITAL ELPH/DIGITAL IXUS 950 IS

 

(W): Max. wide angle (T): Max. telephoto

Camera Effective

Approx. 8.0 million

 

Pixels

 

 

 

Image Sensor

1/2.5-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels:

 

 

Approx. 8.3 million)

Lens

5.8 (W) – 23.2 (T) mm

 

 

(35mm film equivalent: 35 (W) – 140 (T) mm)

 

f/2.8 (W) – f/5.5 (T)

Digital Zoom

Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 16x in combination

 

 

with the optical zoom)

Optical Viewfinder

Real-image zoom viewfinder

 

LCD Monitor

2.5-inch, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon

 

 

TFT color LCD, approx. 230,000 pixels (Picture

 

coverage 100%)

AF System

TTL autofocus

 

 

AiAF (Face Detect/9-point)/AF(1-point fixed to

 

center)

 

 

Focusing Range

Normal:

50 cm (1.6 ft.) – infinity

 

 

Macro:

2 – 50 cm (W)/40 – 50 cm (T)

 

 

(0.8 in. – 1.6 ft. (W)/1.3 in. – 1.6 ft. (T))

 

Infinity:

3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity

Shutter

Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter

 

Shutter Speeds

15 – 1/1600 sec.

 

 

The shutter speed varies according to the

 

shooting mode. Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec.

 

or slower operate with noise reduction.

Metering System

Evaluative*1, Center-weighted average or Spot*2

 

 

*1 When AiAF is set to [Face Detect], the brightness

 

of the face is also evaluated

 

*2 Fixed to center

Exposure

± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

 

Compensation

 

 

 

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