Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
3200
Sensor Resolution
12.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3.7x
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon NB-5L Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6 cm
Width 9.6 cm
Depth 2.8 cm
Weight 165 g
Body Material Titanium
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 3.7x
SENSOR Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Sensor Resolution 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 12,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
LENS Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Type Zoom lens - 3.7x zoom - 7.7 - 28.5 mm - f/2.8-5.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 133mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Features UA lens
FOCUSING Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
ISO (Max) 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, Underwater, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, night snapshot, snow, Colour Swap, Colour Accent, aquarium
Special Effects Colour Accent, Colour Swap
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Canon Digital IXUS 960 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 Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 4.6 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Memory Card 32 MB
Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 4000 x 2248
Video Capture AVI - 1024 x 768 - 15 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Battery Type Canon NB-5L Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB (mini-USB Type B)
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.5 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, in-camera film editing, digital tele-converter, safety zoom
OTHERS Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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