Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot SD880 IS DIGITAL ELPH
Canon
Regional names: IXY DIGITAL 920 IS / Digital IXUS 870 IS.
Marketed:

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.
Manufacturer specifications
- Camera Effective Pixels
- Approx. 10.0 million
- Image Sensor
- 1/2.3-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 10.3 million pixels)
- Lens
- 5.0 (W)–20.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W)–112 (T) mm)f/2.8 (W)–f/5.8 (T)
- Digital Zoom
- Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 16x in combination with the optical zoom)
- LCD Monitor
- 3.0-inch type, TFT color LCD (wide viewing angle type), approx. 230,000 dots (Picture coverage 100%)
- AF Frame Mode
- Face Detect/AiAF (9 points)/Center
- Servo AF
- On/Off
- Focusing Range (From the front of the lens)
- Normal: 50 cm (1.6 ft.)–infinityMacro: 2–50 cm (0.8 in.–1.6 ft.)(W)/30–50 cm (12 in.–1.6 ft.)(T)Infinity: 3 m (9.8 ft.)–infinityDigital Macro: 2–50 cm (0.8 in.–1.6 ft.)Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.)–infinity
- Shutter
- Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter
- Shutter Speeds
- 1/60–1/1600 sec.15–1/1600 sec.(Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.)Slow shutter speeds of 1.0 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction.
- Image Stabilization
- Lens-shift type
- Metering System
- Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
- ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)
- Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
- White Balance
- Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
- Built-in Flash
- Auto, on, offRed-eye reduction/Red-eye correction/Slow Synchro settings available
- Built-in Flash Range
- 30 cm–4.2 m (12 in.–13.8 ft.) (W)/30 cm–2.0 m (12 in.–6.6 ft.) (T)
- Shooting Modes
- Shooting Mode: Auto/Program AESpecial scene mode: Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO3200, Digital Macro, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch AssistMovie Mode: Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap
- Continuous Shooting
- Approx. 1.4 images/sec.
- Self-timer
- Face Self-Timer, Approx. 10-sec./Approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer
- i-Contrast
- Auto/Off
- Recording Media
- SD memory card/SDHC memory card/MultiMediaCard/MMCplus card/HC MMCplus 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)Voice Memo, Sound Recorder: WAVE (Mono)
- Compression
- Superfine, Fine, Normal
- Number of Recording Pixels
- Still images Large: 3648 x 2736 pixels Medium 1: 2816 x 2112 pixels Medium 2: 2272 x 1704 pixels Medium 3, Date Stamp: 1600 x 1200 pixels Small: 640 x 480 pixels Widescreen: 3648 x 2048 pixels Movies 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.) 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
- Number of Possible Shots
- LCD monitor on: Approx. 310 images (CIPA Standard compliant)
- Audio
- Quantization Bit Rate: 16 bitsSampling RateVoice Memo: 11.025 kHzMovies: 44.100 kHzSound Recorder: 11.025 kHz/22.050 kHz/44.100 kHz
- Playback Function
- Single Image Playback, Video Playback, Magnified Focus, Index Playback, Magnified Playback, Jump, Slide Show
- Editing Function
- Erase, Protect, My Category, Resize, My Colors, i-Contrast, Trimming, Rotate, Red-Eye Correction, Voice Memo, Sound Recorder
- Direct Print
- PictBridge compliant, and Canon Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible
- Interface
- Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video*1 ) Audio/Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio) *1 mini-B compatible.
- Communication Settings
- MTP, PTP
- Power Source
- Battery Pack NB-5L (rechargeable lithium-ion battery)AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 (sold separately)
- Operating Temperatures
- 0–40°C (32–104°F)
- Operating Humidity
- 10–90%
- Dimensions (excluding protrusions)
- 93.8 x 56.8 x 23.6 mm (3.7 x 2.2 x 0.9 in.)
- Weight (camera body only)
- Approx. 155 g (5.5 oz.)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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