Review based on a production Canon Digital IXUS 55
Announced in August 2005, the SD450 (which goes by the name of Digital IXUS 55 in Europe) is the latest in a long line of ultra-compact 'ELPH' or 'IXUS' cameras stretching back to early 2000 (and a lot farther back than that in the film camera world). Essentially a fairly minor upgrade to the popular SD400 (Ixus 50), the SD450 incorporates two UA (Ultra-high Refractive Index Glass Molded (GMo) Aspherical lens) elements which has allowed Canon to produced its smallest cameras yet to feature a 3x zoom. New features include a larger 'wide viewing angle' 2.5-inch monitor, a direct access ISO button, a nifty orientation sensor that rotates the display of images as you turn the camera round in playback mode and some fancy playback effects. It may be smaller than a credit card, but Canon has still managed to cram a fairly comprehensive range of features into the SD450;
| Street price | • US: $320 • UK: £225 |
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| Body Material | Metal |
| Sensor | • 1/2.5" CCD, 5.3 million total pixels • 5.0 million effective pixels |
| Image sizes | • 2592 x 1944 |
| Movie clips | • 640 x 480 pixels @ 30fps or 15fps (clip length limited by card capacity) • 320 x 240 pixels @ 30fps or 15fps (clip length limited by card capacity) • 320 x 240 pixels @ 60fps (max clip 1 minute) • 160 x 120 pixels @ 15fps (max clip 3 minutes) • Motion JPEG (.avi) • Mono sound (.wav) |
| Lens | • 35 - 105mm equiv. (3x optical zoom) |
| Focus | • TTL autofocus • 9-point AiAF • 1-point AF (fixed to center) • 3cm macro mode (Wide), 30cm (Tele) |
| Shooting mode | • Auto |
| Sensitivity | • Auto • ISO 50,100,200,400 |
| Shutter speed | • 15 - 1/1500 sec • Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower operate with noise reduction |
| White Balance | • Auto • Daylight • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Fluorescent H • Custom |
| Image parameters | • Vivid • Neutral • Low Sharpening • Sepia • Black & White • My Colors (9 settings) |
| Continuous | 2.1 fps approx |
| Flash | • Built-in flash • Auto, on, off, slow-synchro, Red-eye reduction: on/off • Range (normal, ISO auto): W: 0.5m - 3.5m (1.6 - 11.5 ft) T:0.5m - 2.0m (1.6 - 6.6 ft). • Range (macro, ISO auto): 30 - 50cm (1.0 - 1.6 ft) |
| Storage | • SD Memory Card • 16MB SD supplied* |
| Viewfinder | Real Image Optical |
| LCD monitor | • 2.5" TFT LCD • 115,000 pixels |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 High Speed • A/V out • DC-in |
| Power | • Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery (NB-4L) • (Optional AC adapter) |
| In the box* | • Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH (IXUS 55) |
| Other features | • Spot (center), Center-weighted & Evaluative metering |
| Weight (inc batt) | 157 g (5.5 oz) |
| Dimensions | 86.0 x 53.5 x 21.6 mm (3.4 x 2.1 x 0.9 in) Excluding protrusions |
* Supplied accessories may differ in each country or area
If you're new to digital photography you may wish to read the Digital
Photography Glossary before diving into this article (it may help
you understand some of the terms used).
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