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Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Digital Camera Review

by Emily Raymond
Published on August 31, 2007

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Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Specs
Type Point-and-Shoot  
Price 0.00  
Zoom 4 X 
Length 3.56  
Width 1.04  
Height 2.22  
Weight 5.82  
Pixels 8.00 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 8.00  
Sensor Type 1/2.5 inch CCD  
Image Size 3264 x 1832  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter Yes  
Image Format JPEG (stills), Motion JPEG (video), WAVE (audio)  
Compression JPEG (stills), Motion JPEG (video), WAVE (audio)  
Lens 4x optical zoom  
Lens Mount no  
Compatible Lenses n/a  
Viewfinder optical viewfinder  
Diopter Adjustment no  
LCD 2.5-inch PureColor LCD  
Auto Focus Type TTL AF  
Detecting Range Normal: 1.6 ft. - infinity; Macro Wide: 0.79 in. - 1.6 ft.; Macro Tele: 1.3 - 1.6 ft.; Digital Macro Wide: 0.79 in. - 1.6 ft.  
Metering Modes evaluative, center-weighted, spot  
Shutter Speed 15  
Modes Auto, Camera M, Scene, Movie  
Speed No  
Burst Yes  
Automatic Modes Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Indoor, Kids and Pets, Night Snapshot, Creative Light Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Stitch Assist  
Exposure Compensation +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps  
Built in Flash Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash oof  
Flash Range Normal Wide: 1.6 - 11 ft.; Normal Tele: 1.6 - 6.6 ft.  
Sync Contact no  
Flash Exposure Compensation no  
Resolution 3264 x 1832  
Settings Normal, Fine, Superfine  
ISO Sensitivity auto, manual 80-1600  
White Balance Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom  
Playback Options single, magnify, jump, auto rotate, rotate, resume, my colors, my category, histogram, 9-thumbnail inde  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Battery Power Source Battery Pack NB-5L, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30  
Zoom Wide 35  
Zoom Tele 140  
Intro Date 2007-05-07  
fstop Max 2.80  
fstop Min 5.50  
Zoom Digi 0.00  
Movie Mode 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 at 30fps and 15fps  
Storage Type SD, SDHC, MMC compatible  
LCD Pixels 230000  
Resolution Maximum 3264 x 1832  
Resolution Minimum 640 x 480  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 11.03   2.75 
Resolution 6.11   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 1.68  
Noise Manual ISO 4.72  
Model Design Appearance 8.00   1.25 
Low Light 7.60   2.25 
Size Portability 6.75   1.1 
Handling 6.50   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 6.25   0.85 
Front 8.00   0.6 
Back 8.00   0.6 
Left 8.00   0.5 
Right 8.00   0.5 
Top 8.00   0.6 
Menu 8.00   0.95 
Bottom 7.00   0.5 
Auto Mode 7.00   1.5 
Auto Focus 8.50   1.5 
Focus 0.00   1.25 
ISO 8.00   1.25 
White Balance 7.50   1.25 
Exposure 7.25   0.5 
Metering 7.50   1.1 
Shutter Speed 0.00   0.9 
Aperture 0.00   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 8.25   0.75 
Drive Mode 5.00  
Picture Qualit Options 7.75   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 8.25   0.5 
Playback Mode 7.50   0.9 
Movie Mode 7.00  
Viewfinder 3.50   0.8 
LCD Screen 8.00   1.25 
Flash 6.75   1.25 
Zoom Lens 7.50   1.5 
Memory 3.00   0.5 
Startup 1st Shot 8.30   1.75 
Shot Shot 9.20   1.75 
Shutter Shot 9.00   1.75 
Software 6.75   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 5.25   0.4 
Direct Print 7.50   0.65 
Ease of Use 7.50   0.95 
Battery 6.00   0.75 
Other Features 3.50   0.55 
Value 6.75   1.85 
Dynamic Range 5.03   2.5 
Video Performance 3.85   1.75 
Processing Speed 7.80   1.75 
White Balance Performance 14.40   1.8 
Total (weighted)   409.29


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