CANON - PowerShot SD960 IS Digital Elph Camera / 12.1 Megapixel (SILVER)

• 12.1 Megapixel resolution with a wide angle, 28mm 4x Optical Zoom lens and
  Optical Image Stabilizer technology.
• HD movie shooting capability at 720p plus HDMI output for easy playback of video and photos.
• Wide screen 2.8-inch PureColor LCD II.
• Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings for the camera based on 18 predefined shooting situations.
• With a small shake of the camera, Active Display Technology can quickly switch between
  images during playback.
• Image Processor with evolved Face Detection Technology that tracks the faces
  of moving subjects and lets the shooter enter the frame seamlessly with Face Detection
  Self-Timer.
• Four elegant, sophisticated colors with a new easy to use button configuration.
  

What's in the Box:  

• PowerShot SD960 IS Digital ELPH Body 
• Lithium-ion Battery Pack NB-4L 
• Battery Charger CB-2LV
• Wrist Strap WS-DC7 
• Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM 
• USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU 
• AV Cable AVC-DC400

The PowerShot SD960 IS Digital ELPH is equipped with Canon's acclaimed Optical Image Stabilizer Technology that automatically detects and corrects camera shake - one of the leading causes of fuzzy or blurred shots. Even when zoomed in, you can get the steady, crisp, brilliant images you'll be proud to shoot and share. And Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer Technology is so convenient to use. It functions perfectly with or without a flash.

Capture Your Best Shots Easily.
Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings for the camera based on 18 predefined shooting situations.
Just set the Canon PowerShot SD960 IS Digital ELPH to Smart AUTO and you're ready for maximum enjoyment from your picture-taking every time. It's a relaxing and satisfying way to shoot because you can completely concentrate on your subject knowing that the camera has the technical details covered. Advanced Canon technology intelligently analyzes your situation and shooting conditions. Then it automatically selects an appropriate setting from 18 specially defined settings. So whether you're photographing flowers, a captivating sunset, or your friends at the park, you can be confident that you're getting dramatic, memorable images.

Shooting Modes
Advanced presets for the best possible photos under certain conditions. With 20 Shooting Modes, you're ready for whatever shot comes your way:

AUTO
Recognizes typical shooting scenes, and detects faces, brightness, colors, distance and movement without the need to switch modes.

P Program
Access advanced exposure compensation features while shooting mostly automatically.

Portrait
The camera sets a large aperture, focusing the subject and artistically blurring the background to make your subject "pop."

Foliage
Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage, greenery and blossoms.

Snow
Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects or an unnatural bluish tint.

Beach
Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach without darkened faces.

Sunset
Capture stunning sunsets with all the dazzle and impact.

Fireworks
Grab brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks.

Aquarium
Achieve proper flash-free exposure and natural hues at indoor aquariums.

Underwater
Capture underwater images with reduced backscatter effect.
(Note: Optional Waterproof Case WP-DC29 required for shooting any underwater images)

ISO 3200
Expands the user's ability to shoot in dark settings without using the flash.

Indoor
Reduce blur and improve color accuracy when shooting handheld indoors.

Kids & Pets
Reduced focusing time for even faster shutter response, so you won't miss those special shots.

Night Snapshot
Get natural-looking pictures with brighter backgrounds and subjects lit by flash.

Long Shutter
Uses to blur moving subjects for artistic effect, ideal for urban night photography.

Digital Macro
Shoot larger-than-life close-ups with one-button simplicity.

Color Accent
Choose to retain a single color in your image while other colors turn monochrome.

Color Swap
Select a color and replace it with a color you specify for special effects.

Stitch Assist
Build awe-inspiring panoramas by neatly aligning sequential images.

Movie
Shoot in HD (1280 x 720 at 30 fps) for up to 29 min. 59 sec. or 4GB per clip, VGA (640 x 480 at 30 fps), QVGA (320 x 240 at 30 fps) for up to 1 hour or 4GB per clip.

Actual results may vary from examples shown above.
Final image may vary depending on picture composition.

iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the advanced DIGIC 4 Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance.

A Face Detection Self-timer automatically detects an increase in the number of faces and makes the appropriate adjustments. For instance, to include the photographer's face in a group shot, there's no need to rush in. Just put the camera on a stand or tripod, specify Face Detection Self-timer, and the camera will wait for the photographer's face to get on-camera before it takes the shot. Motion Detection tracks moving subjects in a much larger range - allowing you to wait for the perfect shot without refocusing.

Intelligent Contrast Correction
DIGIC 4 also makes possible the i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, which controls the compensation level in pixel units to brighten dark areas while leaving bright areas unchanged for better images where the main subject is dark, and more natural transition. The PowerShot SD960 IS Digital ELPH can even use i-Contrast in playback mode to adjust images that were shot without the setting activated.

Red-eye Correction provides three options for removing red-eye from subjects in flash pictures.
1) Red-eye Correction during shooting actually identifies and corrects red-eye in human subjects as pictures are taken.
2) The PowerShot SD960 IS Digital ELPH can be set to automatically detect and correct red-eye during image playback.
3) You can manually locate any red eyes in a scene during image playback on the LCD screen, and command the camera to remove them.

Life doesn't give you second chances to capture special times. That's why the PowerShot SD960 IS Digital ELPH features an ISO 1600 setting that reduces the effects of camera shake and sharpens subjects in low-light situations, giving you greater shooting flexibility. ISO can be expanded to 3200 when you select ISO 3200 Special Scene mode.

Specifications:

Type of Camera
Type of Camera	Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical/4x Digital/16x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System

Image Capture Device
Type	12.1 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels	Approx. 12.4 Megapixels
Effective Pixels	Approx. 12.1 Megapixels

Lens
Focal Length	5.0-20.0mm f/2.8-5.8 (35mm film equivalent: 28-112mm)
Digital Zoom	4x
Focusing Range	Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity Macro: 0.8 in.-1.6 ft./2-50cm (W), 1-1.6 ft./30-50cm (T) Digital Macro: 0.8 in.-1.6 ft./2-50cm (W)
Autofocus System	TTL Autofocus

Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder	N/A
LCD Monitor	2.8-inch TFT color LCD widescreen with wide viewing angle (PureColor LCD II)
LCD Pixels	Approx. 230,000 dots
LCD Coverage	100%

Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture	f/2.8 (W) - f/5.8 (T)
Shutter Speed	15-1/1600 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.

Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
Light Metering Method	Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot** * Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF ** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method	Program AE, i-Contrast; AE Lock
Exposure Compensation	+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance
White Balance Control	Auto,* Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom * Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF

Flash
Built-in Flash	Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro
Flash Range	1-13 ft./30cm-4.0m (W), 1-6.6 ft./30cm-2.0m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
Recycling Time	10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)
Flash Exposure Compensation	N/A

Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes	Auto, Program, Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Long Shutter, Stitch Assist, Movie
Photo Effects	My Colors Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom
Self-Timer	Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Face Detection Self-timer
Wireless Control	Not available
Continuous Shooting	Approx. 0.8 fps

Image Storage
Storage Media	SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card
File Format	Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
Image Compression	Normal, Fine
JPEG Compression Mode	Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (Monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels	Still Image: 4000 x 3000 (Large), 3264 x 2448 (Medium 1), 2592 x 1944 (Medium 2), 1600 x 1200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 4000 x 2248 (Widescreen) Movie: High Definition: 1280 x 720 (30 fps); Standard Definition: 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) Available up to 4GB or 29 min. 59 sec. (HD)/60 min. (SD) per clip

Number of Recordable Images

Large (L) Medium 1 (M1) Medium 2 (M2) Medium 3 (M3) F N F N F N F N File Size (KB) 3,084 1,474 2,060 980 1,395 695 558 278 2GB 626 1,280 930 1,920 1,365 2,672 3,235 6,146 8GB 2,505 5,116 3,721 7,675 5,457 10,679 12,927 24,562   Small (S) Widescreen (W) F N F N File Size (KB) 150 84 2,311 1,105 2GB 10,245 15,368 830 1,707 8GB 40,937 61,406 3,318 6,822

Time of Recordable Movies

High Definition Standard Definition 1,280 x 720 640 x 480 320 x 240 30 fps 30 fps 30 fps Movie size (KB/sec.) 2,955 1,316 394 2GB 10 min. 53 sec. 23 min. 49 sec. 1 hr. 13 min. 10 sec. 8GB 43 min. 32 sec. 1 hr. 35 min. 11 sec. 4 hr. 52 min. 24 sec. Note: N=Normal F=Fine Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canon's standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.

Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File	Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, By Date, By Folder, By File Type, Transition Effects, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Index (9 thumbnails), Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, Trimming, Resize, Image Inspection Tool, i-Contrast Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Auto Rotate, Resume

Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes	Still Image: single image, select range, select by date, select by category, select by folder, all images Movie: part of movie, all of movie

Interfaces
Computer Interface	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
Video Out	NTSC/PAL
Audio Out	Monaural
Other	Mini-HDMI cable: connection to high definition monitor; Memory card slot: direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable

Power Supply
Power Source	1. Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery NB-4L 2. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC10 (optional)
Shooting Capacity	Still Image: approx. 200 shots*
Playback Time	Approx. 300 min. * LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.

Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature	32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity	10-90%
Dimensions (WxHxD)	3.85 x 2.12 x 0.87 in./97.9 x 54.1 x 22.1mm
Weight	Approx. 5.11 oz./145g (camera body only)

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