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 Format      Compact Compact
 Price (street)     
 Also known as      Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS, Canon IXY Digital 900 IS  
 Release Status         
Click for help Max resolution      3072 x 2304 3648 x 2736
Click for help Low resolution      2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 3072 x 2736, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
Click for help Image ratio w:h      4:3, 3:2 4:3
Click for help Effective pixels      7.1 million 10.0 million
Click for help Sensor photo detectors      7.1 million 10.4 million
Click for help Sensor size      1/2.5 " (5.75 x 4.31 mm, 0.24 cm²) 1/2.5 " (5.75 x 4.31 mm, 0.24 cm²)
Click for help Pixel density      29 MP/cm² 40 MP/cm²
Click for help Sensor type      CCD CCD
Click for help Sensor manufacturer      Unknown Unknown
Click for help ISO rating      Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800
Click for help Zoom wide (W)      28 mm 38 mm
Click for help Zoom tele (T)      105 mm (3.8 x) 114 mm (3 x)
Click for help Digital zoom      Yes, 4 x Yes, 4 x
Click for help Image stabilization      Yes, Lens Yes, Sensor shift
Click for help Auto Focus      AiAF TTL 9-point (with face detection) TTL
Click for help Manual Focus      No Yes
Click for help Normal focus range        35 cm
Click for help Macro focus range      3 cm 6 cm
Click for help White balance override      5 positions plus manual 5 positions, plus manual one-touch
Click for help Aperture range      F2.8 - F5.8 F2.8 - F5.4
Click for help Min shutter      15 sec 4 sec
Click for help Max shutter      1/1600 sec 1/2000 sec
 Built-in Flash      Yes Yes
 Flash range      4 m 7.1 m (Auto ISO)
 External flash      No No
 Flash modes      Auto, On, Off, Slow, Manual (Red Eye On/Off) Auto, On, Off, Red-eye reduction
Click for help Exposure compensation      -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Click for help Metering      Evaluative, Center Weighted, Spot Multi-segment, Center weighted, Spot
Click for help Aperture priority      No No
Click for help Shutter priority      No No
Click for help Focal length multiplier         
 Lens thread      No No
Click for help Continuous Drive      Yes, 1.7 fps, unlimited Yes
 Movie Clips      Yes, 640 x 480 @ 30/15 fps, 320 x 240 @ 60/30/15 fps, 160 x 120 @ 15 fps Yes, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 30 fps, MPEG-4
 Remote control      No Yes, Optional
 Self-timer      Yes, 2 or 10 sec Yes
Click for help Timelapse recording      No No
 Orientation sensor      Yes No
Click for help Storage types      SD/SDHC/MMC card SD/MMC card, Internal
Click for help Storage included      16 MB SD card 22 MB Internal
Click for help Uncompressed format      No No
Click for help Quality Levels      Super-Fine, Fine, Normal Normal, Fine, Superfine
Click for help Viewfinder      Optical (Tunnel) None
Click for help LCD      2.5 " 2.5 "
Click for help LCD Dots      207,000 232,000
Click for help Live View      No No
Click for help USB      USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)
Click for help HDMI      No No
Click for help Wireless      No No
 Environmentally sealed      No No
Click for help Battery      Lithium-Ion NB-5L battery & charger Lithium-Ion rechargeable
 Weight (inc. batteries)      195 g (6.9 oz) 145 g (5.1 oz)
 Dimensions      90 x 58 x 25 mm (3.5 x 2.3 x 1 in) 89 x 55 x 23 mm (3.5 x 2.2 x 0.9 in)
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