| The 8-megapixel Canon PowerShot SD850 IS | | | | layer provides extra protection against |
| combines several classic features of the | | | | knocks and scrapes. Settings for shutter |
| Digital Elph line with new perks garnered | | | | speed and aperture are now displayed on the |
| mainly from a new image processor. The Digic | | | | LCD during shooting. When using Auto ISO and |
| III image processor brings with it face | | | | High ISO Auto, the LCD will also display the |
| detection technology that can recognize up to | | | | ISO speed. These camera settings are now |
| nine faces at once, as well as technology | | | | recorded as EXIF data for review in playback. |
| that reportedly keeps pictures cleaner. The | | | | |
| SD850 IS had an initial price of $399, but | | | | PowerShot SD850 camera - Movie mode |
| can now be found online for about $50 less. | | | | |
| | | | The Time Lapse Movie mode enables users to |
| Canon PowerShot 850 compact camera - Image | | | | capture changing scenes - such as drifting |
| stabilizer | | | | clouds or a bustling city street - for |
| | | | accelerated playback as smooth VGA-quality |
| Compact cameras are more susceptible to | | | | movie clips. Captured at one-second or |
| camera shake from handheld shots, especially | | | | two-second intervals, a scene of two hours' |
| in low light situations. 70 years of Canon's | | | | duration can be condensed to a fluid eight |
| optical innovation have enabled the | | | | minute or four minute movie file. Users can |
| development of lens elements that are | | | | also record standard VGA movies with sound at |
| perfectly suited to the challenges of compact | | | | 30fps and QVGA movies with sound at 60fps. |
| photography. The PowerShot SD850 IS employs | | | | The PowerShot SD850 IS features a dedicated |
| Canon's lens-shift optical Image Stabilizer | | | | Print menu for quick access to direct print |
| technology to compensate for camera shake | | | | options. Full PictBridge support means users |
| caused by unwanted hand movement. Enabling | | | | can print directly to any PictBridge |
| shooting at shutter speeds up to 3 stops | | | | compatible printer without the need for a PC. |
| slower than would normally be possible, the | | | | A Print/Share button allows one-touch |
| optical Image Stabilizer is particularly | | | | printing and easy uploads to Windows or Mac |
| useful at full zoom or when using the 2cm | | | | systems. |
| Macro mode. The 4x optical zoom lens | | | | |
| incorporates an Ultra-High Refractive Index A | | | | Features:- |
| spherical lens to achieve a focal length | | | | |
| range of 35-140mm without affecting the | | | | • 8.0 Megapixels |
| camera's slim profile. | | | | |
| | | | • 4x optical zoom 35-140mm (35mm |
| Canon SD850 IS camera - Face detection | | | | equivalent) UA lens with optical Image |
| | | | Stabilizer |
| "The PowerShot SD850 IS builds on the success | | | | |
| of its award-winning predecessor with new | | | | • Eye-catching design with Touch |
| technologies that will appeal to amateurs and | | | | Control Dial |
| advanced photographers alike." Canon's | | | | |
| advanced DIGIC III image processor powers a | | | | • DIGIC III with Face Detection AF/AE |
| range of functions related to Face Detection | | | | FE and |
| Technology. Face Detection AF/AE/FE | | | | |
| automatically detects up to nine faces within | | | | • Noise Reduction Technology |
| a scene and optimizes focus, exposure and | | | | |
| flash exposure accordingly. Red-Eye | | | | • Red-Eye Correction in playback |
| Correction in playback uses Face Detection | | | | |
| Technology to search through captured images | | | | • 2.5" high resolution Pure Color LCD |
| and remove any red-eye it detects. Users can | | | | |
| also perform red-eye correction manually if | | | | • ISO 1600 and Auto ISO Shift |
| needed. | | | | |
| | | | • 18 shooting modes including Creative |
| Canon SD 850 IS - Pure Color LCD screen | | | | Light Effect plus My Colors photo effects |
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| The high resolution Pure Color LCD screens | | | | • 30fps VGA Movies and Time Lapse Movie |
| gives users a number of visual benefits. | | | | function |
| Colour tones have been enhanced by 30% for | | | | |
| vibrant, true-to-life reproduction. The wide | | | | • Shortcut button for instant access to |
| viewing angle of the screen is complemented | | | | favourite functions |
| by an anti-reflective coating, which makes it | | | | |
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