Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
7.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3.8x
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon NB-5L Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.8 cm
Width 9 cm
Depth 2.5 cm
Weight 150 g
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 3.8x
SENSOR Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Sensor Resolution 7.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Image Processor DIGIC III
LENS Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Type Zoom lens - 3.8x zoom - 4.6 - 17.3 mm - f/2.8-5.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 105mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 45 cm
Macro Focus Range 3-60cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 7 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens
FOCUSING Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
VIEWFINDER Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon Digital IXUS 850 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, manual
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, Underwater, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, digital macro, night snapshot, snow, aquarium
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Positive, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, Colour Accent, Colour Swap, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/500 sec
DISPLAY Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 207,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon Digital IXUS 850 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
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 4 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG
MEMORY Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card 16 MB
Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 2304
Fine JPEG 3072 x 2304
Normal JPEG 3072 x 2304
Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 1728
Fine JPEG 3072 x 1728
Normal JPEG 3072 x 1728
Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536
Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536
Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536
Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200
Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480
Fine JPEG 640 x 480
Normal JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 60 fps
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 60 fps - 60 sec - max clip duration
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 180sec - max clip duration
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Battery Type Canon NB-5L Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1120 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.7 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, face detection, safety zoom
OTHERS Canon Digital IXUS 850 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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