Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE

PowerShot SD780 IS DIGITAL ELPH

Canon

Regional names: IXY DIGITAL 210 IS / Digital IXUS 100 IS.

Marketed:

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS DIGITAL ELPH
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Camera Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 million
Image Sensor
1/2.3-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 12.4 million)
Lens
5.9 (W) – 17.9 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 33 (W) – 100 (T) mm F3.2 (W) – F5.8 (T)
Digital Zoom
Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 12x in combination with the optical zoom)
LCD Monitor
2.5 TFT LCD color monitor Approx. 230,000 dots, Picture coverage 100%
AF Frame Mode
Face AiAF/Center
Servo AF
On / Off
Focusing Range (from end of lens)
Auto: 3 cm (1.2 in.) – infinity (W)/ 45 cm (1.5 ft.) – infinity (T) Normal: 30 cm (1.0 ft.) – infinity (W)/ 45 cm (1.5 ft.) – infinity (T) Macro: 3 – 50 cm (1.2 in. – 1.6 ft.) Infinity: 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity Digital Macro: 3 – 10 cm (1.2 – 3.9 in.) Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity
Shutter
Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter
Shutter Speed
1 – 1/1500 sec. 15 – 1/1500 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Image Stabilization
Lens-shift type
Metering Type
Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot
Exposure Compensation
±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
ISO speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)
Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
White Balance
Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
Built-in Flash
Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off * Red-eye reduction/Red-eye correction/FE Lock settings available
Built-in Flash Range
30 cm – 3.5 m (12 in. – 11 ft.) (W)/ 45 cm – 2.0 m (1.5 – 6.6 ft.) (T)
Shooting Modes
Shooting mode: Auto, Program AE, Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Beach, Underwater, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, ISO3200, Digital Macro, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist Movie mode: Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap
Continuous Shooting
Approx. 0.8 images/sec.
Self-timer
FaceSelf-Timer, Approx. 10-sec./Approx. 2-sec. delay,Custom Timer
i-Contrast
Off/Auto
Recording Media
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus memory card, HC MMCplus memory card
File Format
Design rule for camera file system and DPOF compliant
Data Type
Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264, Audio data: Linear PCM) (Mono)
Compression
Fine, Normal
Number of Recording Pixels
Still images: Large: 4000 x 3000 pixels Medium 1: 3264 × 2448 pixels Medium 2: 2592 × 1944 pixels Medium 3: 1600 × 1200 pixels Small: 640 × 480 pixels Widescreen: 4000 × 2248 pixels
Number of Possible Shots
LCD monitor on: Approx. 210 images (Based on CIPA standardized measurement) LCD monitor off: Approx. 500 images
Audio
Quantization: 16 bit Sampling Rate: 44.100 kHz
Playback Function
Single Image Playback, Video Playback, Magnified Focus, Index Playback, Magnified Playback, Jump, Slideshow
Editing Function
Erase, Protect, My Category, Resize, My Colors, i-Contrast, Trimming, Rotate, Red-Eye Correction
Direct Print Type
PictBridge capable
Interface
Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video*) * mini-B compatible HDMI Mini Connector
Communication Settings
MTP, PTP
Power
Battery Pack NB-4L (rechargeable lithium-ion battery) AC adapter kit ACK-DC10
Operating Temperatures
0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)
Operating Humidity
10 – 90%
Dimensions (excluding protrusions)
87.0 × 54.5 × 18.4 mm (3.43 × 2.15 × 0.72 in.)
Weight (camera body only)
Approx. 115 g (4.06 oz.)

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03 / PROVENANCE

Sources and dates

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