Used Canon Powershot SD500 Digital Elph Camera, 7.1 megapixel, 3x Optical Zoom, 4.0x Digital Zoom, 2.0" LCD Screen

1/1.8 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels: Approx. 7.4 Megapixels
Effective Pixels: Approx. 7.1 Megapixels

Focal Length 7.7-23.1mm f/2.8-4.9 (35mm film equivalent: 37-111mm)
Maximum Aperture: f/2.8-7.1 (W), f/4.9-13.0 (T)

4.0x (with the 3.0X Optical Zoom the Maximum Zoom available is 12X)

Real-image optical zoom viewfinder

2.0 inch low temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD
LCD Pixels: Approximately 118,000 pixels
LCD Coverage 100%

9-point AiAF/1-point AF (Fixed to center) Intelligent Orientation Sensor, AF Lock, AF-assist Beam On/Off

NORMAL: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
MACRO: 2.0 in.-1.6 ft./5-50cm (W), 1.0-1.6 ft./30-50cm (T
DIGITAL MACRO: 2.0-3.9 in./5-10cm (W)

15 to 1/20000 sec.

Exposure Control Method Program AE
AE Lock Available
Light Metering Method Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot*
(*Metering frame when spot is center fixed.)
Exposure Compensation: +/-2.0 stops in 1/3-stop

Approx. 2.0 shots/sec.
Shooting Modes: Still Images: Auto, Manual, Scene Modes (Digital Macro, Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Underwater), My Colors, Stitch Assist; Movies: Standard, Fast Frame Rate, Compact, My Colors.
Photo Effects: Off, Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White

Self-Timer Operates with approx. 2 sec. or 10 sec. count-down.

Auto*; ISO 50/100/200/400 (equivalent ISO)
*Camera automatically sets optimum speeds.

Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), or Custom White Balance

Auto*, Flash On*, Flash Off, Slow Synchro* Red-Eye Reduction is available

Normal: 1.6-15.8 ft./50cm-4.8m (W), 1.6-9.2 ft./50cm-2.8m (T)
Macro: 1.0-1.6 ft./30-50cm (W/T) (When sensitivity is set to Auto)
Recycling Time: Approx. 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)

No

SD Memory Card (If Multimedia card [MMC] is used, the performance is not guaranteed.)

Still Image: JPEG (Exif 2.2 compliant)
File Format: Design Rule for Camera file System, Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Print Order Format: Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) Version 1.1 compliant

Normal, Fine, SuperFine

Still Image: 3072x2304 (Large), 2592x1944 (Medium 1), 2048x1536 (Medium 2), 1600x1200 (Medium 3), 640x480 (Small), 1600x1200 (Postcard Date Imprint Mode)

Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (Monaural) Movie: 640x480, 320x240, 160x120

Monaural

Computer Interface: USB2.0 High Speed (mini-B PTP), Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable)
Other: SD memory card slot. Direct connection to Canon CP Printers and BJ Photo Printers (no computer required), using camera's USB cable.

1. One Rechargeable lithium-ion battery NB-3L
2. AC Adapter Kit (ACK-900)
Shooting Capacity: NB-3L: LCD On - Approx. 160 shots (CIPA Test Standard); LCD Off - Approx. 550 shots.
Playback Time : Approx. 210 minutes (Under Canon's standard conditions*1 with fully charged battery)

NTSC or PAL

(W x H x D) 3.37 x 2.24 x 1.04 in./85.6 x 57.0 x 26.5mm (Excluding protrusions)

Approx. 6.00 oz./170g (camera body only)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
(A CD-ROM drive is required for installing software) Macintosh OS: Mac OS 9.0 9.2, Mac OS X (v10.1/10.2). Computer Model: The above OS should be pre-installed on computer with built-in USB ports. CPU: PowerPC. Interface: USB

Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 98 (including Second Edition)/Me/2000/XP. Computer Model: The above OS should be pre-installed on computer with built-in USB ports. CPU: Pentium 150MHz or higher processor (Windows 98/ Me/2000), Pentium 300MHz orhigher processor (Windows XP). Interface: USB (Windows 98/Me/2000/ XP pre-install model only).

Playback Modes File: Single, Index (9 thumb images), Normal Playback, Special Playback, Slow Motion, Movie Editing
Erase Modes: Still Images: Single Images, All Images Movies: Part of Movie, All of Movie