PowerShot SD970 IS DIGITAL ELPH

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

6.6 (W) – 33.0 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent: 37 (W) – 185 (T) mm f/3.2 (W) – f/5.7 (T)

Digital Zoom

Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 20x in combination with the optical zoom)

LCD Monitor

3.0-inch type TFT LCD color monitor with wide viewing angle Approx. 461,000 dots, Picture coverage 100%

AF Frame Mode

Face AiAF/Center

Servo AF

On / Off

Focusing Range (from end of lens)

Normal: 50 cm (1.6 ft.) – infinity Macro: 2 – 50 cm (W) (0.79 in. – 1.6 ft.) Infinity: 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity Digital Macro: 2 – 10 cm (0.79 – 3.9 in.) (W) Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity

Shutter

Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter

Shutter Speed

1 – 1/1600 sec. 15 – 1/1600 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 settings available

Built-in Flash Range

30 cm – 3.5 m (1.0 – 11 ft.) (W)/ 30 cm – 2.0 m (1.0 – 6.6 ft.) (T)

Shooting Modes

Auto, Program AE, Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Creative Light Effect, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Beach, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, ISO3200, Digital Macro, Zoom Blur, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist, Movie

Continuous Shooting

Approx. 1.0 images/sec.

Self-timer

Approx. 10 sec./Approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer, FaceSelf-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) (Monaural)

Compression

Fine, Normal

Number of Recording Pixels

Still images: Large: 4000 × 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

Approx. 270 images (Based on CIPA standardized measurement)

Playback Function

Single Image, Movie, Magnified Focus, Index, Magnified, Filtered, Slideshow, Active Display

Editing Function

Erase, Protect, My Category, Resize, My Colors, i- Contrast, Trimming, Rotate, Red-Eye Correction

Direct Print Type

PictBridge

Interface

Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector with unified type of digital, audio and video*) HDMI (HDMI Mini Connector) * mini-B compatible Video/Audio output: NTSC and PAL capable,monaural

Communication Settings

MTP, PTP

Power

Battery Pack NB-5L (rechargeable lithium-ion battery) AC adapter kit ACK-DC30

Operating Temperatures

0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)

Operating Humidity

10 – 90%

Dimensions (excluding protrusions)

94.8 × 56.8 × 26.3 mm (3.73 × 2.24 × 1.04 in.)

Weight (camera body only)

Approx. 160 g (5.64 oz.)