Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
8.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon NB-4L Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.5 cm
Width 8.7 cm
Depth 2.2 cm
Weight 125 g
Body Material Aluminium
Enclosure Colour Blue
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Sensor Resolution 8.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
LENS Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 6.2 - 18.6 mm - f/2.8-4.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 114mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 30 cm
Macro Focus Range 3-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, Underwater, sunset, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, digital macro, night snapshot, snow, Colour Swap, Colour Accent, aquarium
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, Positive Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 3.5 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Memory Card 32 MB SD
Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2448: 8 - with 32MB card - 3.4 MB
Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448: 14 - with 32MB card - 2.1 MB
Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448: 29 - with 32MB card - 980 KB
Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 11 - with 32MB card - 2.5 MB
Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 20 - with 32MB card - 1.4 MB
Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944: 41 - with 32MB card - 695 KB
Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 18 - with 32MB card - 1.6 MB
Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 32 - with 32MB card - 893 KB
Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 64 - with 32MB card - 445 KB
Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 29 - with 32MB card - 1 MB
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 52 - with 32MB card - 558 KB
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 99 - with 32MB card - 278 KB
Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 111 - with 32MB card - 249 KB
Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 171 - with 32MB card - 150 KB
Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 270 - with 32MB card - 84 KB
Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 1832: 11 - with 32MB card - 2.6 MB
Fine JPEG 3264 x 1832: 18 - with 32MB card - 1.5 MB
Normal JPEG 3264 x 1832: 19 - with 32MB card - 736 KB
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 14 sec - with 32MB card
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 27 sec - with 32MB card
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps - 38 sec - with 32MB card
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 189 sec - with 32MB card
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Battery Type Canon NB-4L Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 760 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.3 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, face detection, Motion Detection Technology
OTHERS Canon Digital IXUS 82 IS
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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