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DIGITAL IXUS - Specifications

Digital IXUS Canon's first digital camera with regional naming is the DIGITAL IXUS in Europe, the PowerShot S100, Digital Elph in the USA & Canada and the IXY Digital in Japan. Other areas will get the Digital IXUS if they use PAL video systems and the PowerShot S100 if they use NTSC.

Image Sensor Approx. 2.11 million-pixel 1/2.7 inch CCD
(effective pixels: approx. 2.02 million)
Number of Recording Pixels Large : 1,600 x 1,200 pixels
Small : 640 x 480 pixels
Sensitivity Equivalent to ISO 100
Lens 5.4mm (wide angle) - 10.8 (telephoto) mm
35 mm film equivalent: 35 - 70 mm
Digital Tele-converter 2X, 4X
Maximum 8X digital zoom is available combined with optical zoom
Optical Viewfinder Real-image optical viewfinder
LCD Monitor 1.5" low-temperture polycrystalline silicon TFT LCD
Focusing Method 3 point AiAF TTL autofocus
Focusing Range
from the top of lens barrel
Macro : 10 cm to 57 cm
Standard : 57 cm to infinity
Shutter Mechanical & Electronic shutter
Shutter Speed 1 - 1/1,500 s
1s shutter for Slow-Syncro mode and manual with the flash set to OFF
Exposure control TTL program AE
Metering Method Center-weighted metering
White Balance Control TTL auto white balance with manual override
Flash Built-in
Auto, Red-eye reduction, On, Off and Slow-Syncro
Flash Range Wide-angle : 0.27 - 3m
Telephoto : 0.27 to 2m
Storage media CompactFlash™ card Type I
Image Compression JPEG standard
Super-Fine, Fine
Super Fine and Large for 1,600 x 1,200 pixels, Fine only for 640 x 480
File Format Design rule for Camera File system (DCF *)
Print Order Format Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)
Interfaces Computer - USB
Video - PAL/NTSC video signal depending on model
Continious Shooting Mode Approx. 2 images/s
Large/ Fine mode and when LCD finder is off
Self-timer 10 seconds
Power Source LiIon rechargeable battery (NB-1L)
Compact Power Adapter CA-PS300 (with DC Coupler DR-300)
Dimensions (W x H x D) 87.0 x 57.0 x 26.9 mm
excluding protrusion
Weight Approx. 190g excluding batteries and CF card
Other features Stitch Assist Mode, black & white mode
LCD menus localised to 10 languages for European models
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish
* DCF is an abbreviation of "Design rule for Camera File system" standardized by Japan Electronic Industry Development Association (JEIDA).

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