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Review Summary
2009-06-10T21:00:00
This camera is very compact and yet it has a very long zoom - The PowerShot SD890 IS Digital ELPH has the longest optical zoom ever incorporated in an Digital ELPH camera: a full 5x. It also has Optical Image Stabilizer to reduce blur. It has Special Scene (Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Stitch Assist, and Movie Dimensions.
CHESTER T.
2009-01-13T19:00:00
overall, it's a good camera
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Compact digital still camera with built-in flash
5x
4x
10
6.6-33.0mm f/3.2-5.7 (35mm film equivalent: 37-185mm)
Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
Macro: 0.79 in.-1.6 ft./2-50cm (W)
Digital Macro: 0.79-3.9 in./2-10cm (W)
TTL Autofocus
Real image optical zoom viewfinder
2.5-inch TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle (PureColor LCD II)
Approx. 230,000 dots
100%
f/3.2 (W) - f/5.7 (T)
1/60-1/1600 sec., 15-1/1500 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.
Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF, Metering frame is fixed to the center
Program AE; AE Lock
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom
Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro
12 in.-11 ft./30cm-3.5m (W), 12 in.-6.6 ft./30cm-2.0m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
10-sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)
N/A
Auto, Camera M, Special Scene (Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie
Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
Not available
Approx. 1.2 fps
SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
Still Image: 3,648 x 2,736 (Large), 2,816 x 2,112 (Medium 1), 2,272 x 1,704 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,648 x 2,048 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes, 640 x 480 (up to 2 hours at 0.5 fps/1 fps), 160 x 120 (up to 3 min. at 15 fps)
Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, Transition Effects, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, RAW, Trimming, Resize, Image Inspection Tool
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing, Auto Rotate, Resume
Still Image: single image, select range, select by date, select by category, select by folder, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
NTSC/PAL
Monaural
Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable
1. Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery NB-5L
2. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 (optional)
Still Image: approx. 320 shots/800 shots (LCD off)
Approx. 420 min.
32-104°F/0-40°C
10-90%
3.76 x 2.26 x 1.08 in./95.4 x 57.3 x 27.4mm
Approx. 5.47 oz./155g (camera body only)

Canon PowerShot SD890 IS Digital ELPH, the iconic ELPH style is fully complemented by the latest in digital technology. Beautifully slim and elegantly curved, the SD890 IS Digital ELPH incorporates the most powerful optical zoom in the ELPH line - a full 5x optical zoom to really expand your photographic options. A 10.0-megapixel CCD heads up a long list of advanced features that not only deliver ultra-impressive image quality, but make the entire experience fun, exciting and creatively rewarding.
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