Canon PowerShot SD870 IS (Silver)

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Canon PowerShot SD870 IS (Silver)

Full specifications for Canon PowerShot SD870 IS (Silver)

Manufacturer: Canon USA, Inc.
Part number: 2340B001

General

  • Product Type
  • Digital camera - Compact
  • Weight
  • 5.5 oz
  • Width
  • 3.7 in
  • Depth
  • 1 in
  • Height
  • 2.3 in
  • Available Body Colors
  • Black, silver

Main Features

  • Resolution
  • 8 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
  • 8 megapixels
  • Optical Sensor Type
  • CCD
  • Effective Sensor Resolution
  • 8,000,000 pixels
  • Total Pixels
  • 8,300,000 pixels
  • Optical Sensor Size
  • 1/2.5 in
  • Light Sensitivity
  • ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto
  • Digital Zoom
  • 4 x
  • Shooting Modes
  • Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs
  • Snow, Beach, Indoor, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Underwater, Kids & pets, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot
  • Special effects
  • Color Swap, Color Accent
  • Max Shutter Speed
  • 1/1600 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
  • Still Image Format
  • RAW, JPEG
  • Continuous Shooting Speed
  • 1.3 frames per second
  • Color support
  • Color
  • Image Stabilizer
  • Optical
  • Face Detection
  • Yes
  • TV Tuner
  • None
  • 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 3264 x 2448, JPEG 2592 x 1944, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 3264 x 1832
  • Flash memory
  • 32 MB - SD Memory Card
  • Supported Flash Memory
  • MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card

Lens System

  • Type
  • Zoom lens - 4.6 mm - 17.3 mm - F/2.8-5.8
  • Focal Length
  • 4.6 mm - 17.3 mm

Additional Features

  • Self Timer
  • Yes
  • Self Timer Delay
  • 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Additional Features
  • AE lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Face detection, Audio recording, Histogram display, Resizing an image, PictBridge support, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, In-camera movie editing, Camera orientation detection

Camera Flash

  • Effective Flash Range
  • 1 ft - 13 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 - 13 ft
  • Features
  • Flash +/- compensation

Display

  • Type
  • LCD display - Low Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS) - 3 in - Color
  • Mounting
  • Built-in
  • Resolution
  • 230,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type
  • None

Microphone

  • Type
  • Microphone - Built-in
  • Mode
  • Mono

Connections

  • Connector Type
  • 1 x USB ( Mini-USB Type B ), 1 x Composite video/audio output
  • Expansion Slot(s)
  • 1 x SD Memory Card
  • Connector type
  • Mini-USB Type B

Lens Systems

  • Auto Focus
  • TTL contrast detection
  • Type
  • Zoom lens
  • Focal length
  • 4.6 mm - 17.3 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera
  • 28 - 105 mm
  • Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Min Focus Range
  • 17.7 in
  • Macro Focus Range
  • 3-60cm
  • Lens Aperture
  • F/2.8-5.8
  • Optical Zoom
  • 3.8 x
  • Zoom Adjustment
  • Motorized drive
  • Features
  • UA lens

Miscellaneous

  • Cables Included
  • 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
  • Apple Mac OS, MS Windows XP, MS Windows Vista

Battery

  • Supported Battery
  • 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )

Software

  • Type
  • Drivers & Utilities

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Similar products

  • Canon PowerShot SD750 (black)
  • Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
  • Canon PowerShot SD870 IS (Black)
  • Canon PowerShot SD790 IS
  • Canon PowerShot SD890 IS

 
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CNET editors' rating

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Reviewed by: Philip Ryan

Reviewed: 8/29/07
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