Review: Canon PowerShot SD890 IS

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Canon’s new  Canon PowerShot SD850 IS is a 10 megapixel point-and-shoot camera which simply raise the resolution and zoom range for the SD890 IS.The SD890 IS is stylish digital camera with much curvier design including a gently sloping in the front.It is featured with a 5x optical zoom lens equipped with Canon’s image stabilizer to avoid blurry images and high ISO performance.The Canon SD890 IS is equipped with 2.5-inch LCD and an optical viewfinder with higher portability.

Canon PowerShot SD890 IS is a solid compact snapshooter and also furnished with Face Detection technique,automatically adjusts exposure, flash output, and white balance to provide best photo possible.The Canon SD890’s curved matte-silver body is the latest iteration of the classic ELPH design definitely eye-catching one.

Canon PowerShot SD890 IS Specifications:

General:

Product Type:    Digital camera – Compact
Weight:  
  5.5 oz
Width:    3.8 in
Depth:    1.1 in
Height:    2.2 in

Main Features:

Resolution:    10 megapixels
Image stabilizer feature:    Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
Sensor resolution:    10 megapixels
Optical Sensor Type:    CCD
Effective Sensor Resolution:    10,000,000 pixels
Total Pixels:    10,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size:    1/2.3 in
Light Sensitivity:    ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
Digital Zoom:    4 x
Shooting Modes:    Frame movie mode
Shooting Programs:    Snow, Beach, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Kids & pets, Digital macro, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot, High sensitivity
Special effects:    Color Swap, Color Accent
Max Shutter Speed:    1/1500 sec
Min Shutter Speed:    15 sec
Exposure Metering:    Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted
Exposure Modes:    Program, Automatic
Exposure Compensation:    ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance:    Custom, Presets, Automatic
White Balance Presets:    Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light
Digital video format:    AVI, MJPEG
Still Image Format:    JPEG
Continuous Shooting Speed:    1.2 frames per second
Color support:    Color
Image Stabilizer:    Optical
Face Detection:    Yes
Video Capture:    AVI – 640 x 480, AVI – 320 x 240, AVI – 160 x 120

Memory / Storage:

Flash Memory:    32 MB Flash – SD Memory Card
Floppy Drive:    None
Image Storage:    JPEG 3648 x 2736, JPEG 2816 x 2112, JPEG 2272 x 1704, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 3648 x 2048
Flash memory:    32 MB – SD Memory Card
Supported Flash Memory:    MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card

Lens System:

Type:    Zoom lens – 6.6 mm – 33 mm – F/3.2-5.7
Focal Length:    6.6 mm – 33 mm
Lens Manufacturer:    Canon

Additional Features:

Self Timer:    Yes
Self Timer Delay:    2 sec, 10 sec
Additional Features:    AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, Motion sensor, Face detection, Audio recording, Date/time stamp, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, Highlight point display, In-camera movie editing, Camera orientation detection, Automatic face tracking technology

Camera Flash:

Effective Flash Range:    1 ft – 11.5 ft
Type:    Built-in flash
Flash Modes:    Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
Red Eye Reduction:    Yes
Effective flash range:    1 ft – 11.5 ft

Viewfinder:

Viewfinder Type:    Optical – Real-image zoom
Color support:    Color

Display:

Type:    LCD display – TFT active matrix – 2.5 in – Color
Mounting:    Built-in
Resolution:    230,000 pixels

Microphone:

Type:    Microphone – Built-in
Technology:    Electret condenser
Mode:   
Mono

Connections:

Connector Type:    1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output
Expansion Slot(s):    1 x SD Memory Card

Lens Systems:

Auto Focus:    TTL contrast detection
Type:    Zoom lens
Focal length:    6.6 mm – 33 mm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera:    37 – 185 mm
Focus adjustment:    Automatic
Auto Focus Points (Zones):    9
Min Focus Range:    19.7 in
Macro Focus Range:    2-50cm
Lens Aperture:    F/3.2-5.7
Optical Zoom:    5 x
Zoom Adjustment:    Motorized drive
Features:    Built-in lens shield

Miscellaneous:

Cables Included:    1, 1 x A/V cable, USB cable
Included Accessories:  
  Wrist strap
Min Operating Temperature:    32 °F
Max Operating Temperature:    104 °F

Power:

Power Device: 
   Battery charger – External

System Requirements for PC Connection:

Operating system:    MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP SP2, Apple Mac OS X 10.3 – 10.4, MS Windows 2000 SP4 or later
Peripherals:    USB port, CD-ROM drive

Battery:

Supported Battery:    1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery – 1120 mAh ( Included )

Software:

Type:    Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX

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