Canon Powershot S450 (IXUS 55) Digital Camera
Today Canon announced the Canon Powershot SD450 (IXUS 55) Digital Camera, it is almost exactly the same as the S550, it offers a sharp combination of cutting edge technology and ultra compact style.
Features Include: *2592 x 1944 Image size, *5.0 million effective pixels sensor, *lens size is 35 by 105 mm (3x optical zoom), *Marco focus distance is 3 cm, *it has two extra shooting modes than the SD550, less Scene modes than the SD550, Continuous shooting is 2.1 fps, Flash Range: 0.5 m - 3.5 m (W) / 2.0 m (T), only 16 MB SD card supplied, Lithium-ion NB-4L rechargeable battery, weighs only 140 g (4.9 oz) and dimensions are 86 x 54 x 22 mm (3.4 x 2.1 x 0.9 in).
Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH camera will be available for estimated street prices of $399.99.
The Canon Powershot SD450 Digital ELPH cameras will be supplied with a Battery Pack NB-4L (SD450). Battery Charger CB-2LV (SD450), Wrist Strap and AV Cable AVC-DC300, Interface Cable IFC-400PCU, as well as a 32MB or 16MB SD memory card respectively, software, and user manuals. Optional accessories include All Weather Case AW-DC40 (waterproof up to 3 meters/9.8 feet), Battery Charger CB-2LV, and High Power Flash HF-DC1.
Canon PowerShot SD450 (IXUS 55) Specifications:
| CCD: | |
| Size: | 1/2.5 inch |
| Effective Number of Pixels: | Approx. 5.0 MP |
| Total Number of Pixels: | Approx. 5.3 MP |
| Filter Array: | Primary colour filter (Bayer) |
| Image Processor: | |
| Processor: | DiG!C II |
| Lens: | |
| Focal Length (optical): | 5.8 (W) - 17.4 (T) mm |
| 35mm film equivalent: | 35 - 105 mm |
| Maximum Aperture: | F2.8 (W) / F4.9 (T) |
| Shutter Speed : | 15 - 1/1500 sec. |
| Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed): | Auto / ISO 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 equivalent |
| Construction: | 6 elements in 5 groups (including 2 aspherical UA lenses) |
| Optical Zoom: | Approx. 3x |
| Digital Zoom: | Approx. 4x |
| Max Combined Zoom: | Approx. 12x |
| Focusing Method: | TTL Autofocus |9-point AiAF / 1-point AF (fixed:centre) AF lock available |
| Focusing Range: | Normal 30 cm - infinity Macro 3 - 50 cm (W), 30 - 50 cm (T) Infinity 3 cm - infinity |
| Control/Balance: | |
| Light Metering Method: | Evaluative / Centre-weighted average / Spot (Metering frame when Spot : Centre) |
| Exposure Control Method: | Program AE / AE Lock available |
| Exposure Compensation: | +/- 2 EV in 1/3-stop increments |
| White Balance Control: | TTL White Balance |
| White Balance Modes: | Auto + Pre-set (Daylight / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluorescent / Fluorescent H) + Custom |
| LCD Monitor/Viewfinder: | |
| Viewfinder: | Real-image optical zoom |
| LCD Monitor: | 2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT colour LCD |
| Flash: | |
| Flash Modes: | Auto / Red-eye reduction in Auto or Flash On / Flash On / Flash Off / Slow-Synchro. |
| Flash Range [at ISO Auto equiv.]: | Normal:50 cm - 3.5 m (W), 50 cm - 2.0 m (T) Macro: 30 cm - 50 cm (W/T) |
| Selectable Shooting Modes: | |
| Shooting Modes: | Auto / Manual (Long Shutter is available)/ Stitch Assist / Movie (Standard Fast Frame Rate)/ My Colours / Digital Macro/ Portrait/ Night Snapshot/ Special Scene (Kids & Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater.) |
| Photo Effects Mode: | Vivid colour / Neutral / Low sharpening / Sepia / Black & White |
| My Colours Mode: | Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Colour Accent, Colour Swap, Custom Colour |
| Continuous Shooting : | |
| Normal: | Approx 2.1 shots/sec. (until memory card becomes full*) *Depending on memory card speed/capacity. Low-level format may be required |
| Image Recording Format: | |
| Image File Format: | Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant |
| Still image: | JPEG compression method (Exif 2.2 compliant) |
| Video Data: | AVI Image data: Motion JPEG |
| JPEG Compression Levels: | Superfine / Fine / Normal |
| Recording Pixels Still Images: | |
| Large: | 2592 x 1944 |
| Middle 1: | 2048 x 1536 |
| Middle 2: | 1600 x 1200 |
| Small: | 640 x 480 |
| Postcard date imprint *Compression Fine: | 1600 x 1200 |
| Recording Pixels Movie Images: | |
| Large (VGA): | 640 x 480 |
| Medium (QVGA): | 320 x 240 |
| Small (QQVGA): | 160 x 120 |
| Still Image Storage Capacity (with supplied memory): | |
| Large/Super Fine: | 5 images |
| Large/Fine : | 9 images |
| Large/Normal: | 19 images |
| Middle 1/Super Fine: | 8 images |
| Middle1/Fine: | 15 images |
| Middle1/Normal: | 30 images |
| Middle2/Super Fine: | 13 images |
| Middle2/Fine: | 24 images |
| Middle2/Normal: | 46 images |
| Small/Super Fine: | 52 images |
| Small/Fine: | 80 images |
| Small/Normal: | 127 images |
| Movie Storage Capacity (with supplied memory): | |
| Movie Large: | 640 x 480 Approx. 6 sec. at 30 fps [until SD memory card
becomes full*]
640 x 480 Approx. 14 sec. at 15 fps [until SD memory card becomes full*] |
| Movie Middle: | 320 x 240 Approx. 10 sec. at 60 fps (Up to 1 min.) 320 x 240 Approx. 40 sec. at 15 fps [until SD memory card becomes full*] 320 x 240 Approx. 20 sec. at 30 fps [until SD memory card becomes full*] |
| Movie Small: | 160 x 120 Approx. 1 min. 39 sec. at 15 fps [max. approx. 3
min per recording] *When using a high-speed SD memory card. Low level format may be required |
| Other Operations: | |
| Playback Operations: | Single / Index (9 thumbnail images) / Slide Show / Movie Special Replay - Next frame, Previous frame, Fast forward, Rewind, First frame and Last frame / Slow motion/ Magnify (2x - 10x) / Auto vertical and horizontal image orientation with Intelligent Orientation Sensor / Still histogram display |
| File Operations: | DPOF - Print Order/ Slide show/Image transfer, Movie - unnecessary scenes can be erased (start-point to mid-point or end-point to mid-point). Sound Memos - max. record/play time is approx. 60 sec. |
| Direct Printing*: | Yes |
| PictBridge: | Yes |
| Print/Share Button: | Yes |
| ID Photo Print: | Yes (with compatible Canon Compact Photo printers) |
| Movie Print: | Yes (with compatible Canon Compact Photo printers) |
| Camera Settings: | Start-up image/ Start-up sound/ Shutter sound / Operation sound and Self-timer sound (Creation of on-camera content). |
| Menu Languages: | 22 languages (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese) |
| Self-timer: | Operates with approx. 2 sec. or approx. 10 sec. count-down or custom. |
| Interface: | |
| Computer I/F: | USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Video Output: | PAL or NTSC selectable |
| Audio Output: | Monaural |
| Memory Storage: | SD Memory Card |
| Supplied Memory: | 16MB SD Memory Card |
| Supported Operating Systems: | |
| PC: | Windows 98 SE/Me/2000 (SP4)/XP (SP1, SP2) |
| Mac: | OS X (Version 10.2 - 10.4) |
| Inclusions: | |
| Software: | Canon Digital Camera Solution Disc |
| Power Source: | |
| Battery: | Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery NB-4L |
| Standard Charger: | Charger CB-2LVE |
| Optional AC Adaptor: | AC Adaptor Kit ACK-DC10 (Contains CA-DC10 and DR-10) |
| Shooting Capacity (full charge): | |
| LCD Monitor On: | Approx. 150 shots (CIPA Standard) |
| LCD Monitor Off: | Approx. 500 shots (Canon Standard) |
| Replay: | Approx. 180 min. |
| Operating Environment: | |
| Temperature: | 0 - 40 °C |
| Humidity: | 10 - 90 % |
| Dimensions (W x H x D): | 86 x 53.5 x 21.6 mm (ex. protrusions) |
| Weight: | Approx. 140 g (camera body only) |
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