PowerShot SD990 IS DIGITAL ELPH

Manufacturer specifications

Camera Effective Pixels

Approx. 14.7 million

Image Sensor

1/1.7-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 15 million pixels)

Lens

7.7 (W)–28.5 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 36 (W)–133 (T) mm) f/2.8 (W)–f/5.8 (T)

Digital Zoom

Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 15x in combination with the optical zoom)

Optical Viewfinder

Real-image zoom viewfinder

LCD Monitor

2.5-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.)–infinity Macro: 5–50 cm (2.0 in.–1.6 ft.)(W)/40–50 cm (1.3–1.6 ft.)(T) Infinity: 3 m (9.8 ft.)–infinity Digital Macro: 5–50 cm (2.0 in.–1.6 ft.) Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.)–infinity Manual focus shooting: 5 cm–infinity (2.0 in.–infinity) (W)/40 cm–infinity (1.3 ft.–infinity) (T)

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 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction.

Image Stabilization

Lens-shift type Continuous/Shoot Only*1 /Panning*1 /Off *1 Still images only

Metering System

Evaluative*1 /Center-weighted average/Spot*2 *1 Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF. *2 Fixed to center.

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, off Red-eye reduction/Red-eye correction/Slow Synchro settings available/Flash Exposure compensation (1/3 steps)/Flash output (3 levels)/FE Lock available

Built-in Flash Range

50 cm–4.6 m (1.6–15 ft.) (W)/50 cm–2.4 m (1.6–7.9 ft.) (T)

Shooting Modes

Auto Mode: Auto P/M Mode: Program AE/Manual Quick shot mode Special scene mode: Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, ireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO3200, Digital Macro, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist Movie Mode: Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap

Continuous Shooting

Approx. 1.3 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: 4416 x 3312 pixels Medium 1: 3456 x 2592 pixels Medium 2: 2592 x 1944 pixels Medium 3, Date Stamp: 1600 x 1200 pixels Small: 640 x 480 pixels Widescreen: 4416 x 2480 pixels Movies 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.) 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)

Number of Possible shots

LCD monitor on: approx. 280 images (CIPA Standard compliant). off: approx. 700 images.

Audio

Quantization Bit Rate: 16 bits Sampling Rate Voice Memo: 11.025 kHz Movies: 44.100 kHz Sound 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)

96.7 x 62.2 x 27.9 mm (3.81 x 2.45 x 1.10 in.)

Weight (camera body only)

Approx. 160 g (5.6 oz.)