Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti (SD900)

US name: Canon PowerShot SD900 Digital ELPH
European name: Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti
Asian name: IXY Digital 1000


Pricing is around $450 / €450. (Year 2006)


Features

Titanium body with Touch Control Dial
10 Megapixels
3x optical zoom
DIGIC III processor
Face Detection AF/AE
2.5" LCD
ISO 1600 for flash-free indoor shooting
18 shooting modes including XGA movies
My Colors
Digital Tele-Converter and Safety Zoom

Titanium IXUS.


Striking Titanium
Pushing the boundaries of camera design, the Digital IXUS 900 Ti's perpetual curves are realised through a precision-engineered titanium body. The Touch Control Dial offers fingertip access to key camera functions.

10.0 Megapixels
A massive 10.0 Megapixels resolution delivers sharp poster prints with room for creative cropping.

3x Optical Zoom
An ultra-compact 3x optical zoom lens offers exceptional clarity while allowing the camera to maintain its slender profile.

DIGIC III
Canon's DIGIC III processor provides lightning quick responses, superb image quality and advanced noise reduction. iSAPS technology analyses each scene to optimise key camera settings before a shot is taken.

Face Detection AF/AE
Face Detection AF/AE ensures superb people shots by automatically detecting the subjects in the frame and setting the optimum focus and exposure. My Category tags each image based on face detection and shooting mode for easy image navigation, printing, deleting and much more.

Large LCD
The high resolution 2.5" LCD screen features a wide viewing angle for easy group viewing. The Image Inspection Tool enables instant checks for image sharpness.

Low light shooting
Low-noise ISO 1600 enables flash-free shooting indoors and at night. High ISO Auto mode automatically sets an optimal high ISO setting to allow for faster shutter speeds, reducing the effects of camera shake.

Shooting modes
Choose from 18 shooting modes including 11 Special Scene modes to help with tricky environments. ISO 3200 Special Scene mode enables shooting in very dark environments where flash cannot be used. An advanced Movie mode allows for high resolution XGA recording (15 fps).

My Colors
Apply special in-camera colour effects both during and after shooting. Lighten skin tones in portraits, or add extra vibrancy to blue skies.

Safety Zoom and Digital Tele-Converter
Safety Zoom takes advantage of the camera's 10 Megapixels to offer extra zoom magnification without affecting image quality. Capture images at up to 6.8x zoom with enough resolution for lab-quality postcard (10 x 15cm) prints. Use the Digital Tele-Converter feature for extra telephoto reach on all your shots – just like adding a tele-converter lens to the camera.

Direct Printing
Connect to any PictBridge compatible photo printer and push the Print/Share button for instant lab quality prints.

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Product Specification
IMAGE SENSOR Type 1/1.8" CCD Effective Pixels Approx.10.0M Colour Filter Type Primary Colour
IMAGE PROCESSOR Type DIGIC III with iSAPS technology
LENS Focal Length 7.7 - 23.1 mm (35mm equivalent: 37 – 111mm) Zoom Optical 3x. Digital approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx. 1.4x or 2.3x and Safety Zoom ¹) ². Combined approx. 12x Maximum f/number f/2.8 - f/4.9 Construction 7 elements in 5 groups (2 aspherical elements)
FOCUSING Type TTL AF System / Points AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point), 1-point AF (fixed centre) AF Lock On/Off Selectable AF Assist Beam Yes Closest Focusing Distance 5cm
EXPOSURE CONTROL Metering Modes Evaluative, Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to Face Detection AF frame) AE Lock On/Off Selectable Exposure Compensation +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments ISO Sensitivity* AUTO, High ISO Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
SHUTTER Speed 15 – 1/2,000 sec (Shutter speeds of 1 sec. and more available in Long Shutter Mode only)
WHITE BALANCE Type TTL Settings Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
VIEWFINDER Viewfinder Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder
LCD MONITOR Monitor 2.5" P-Si TFT, approx. 230,000 pixels Coverage 100% Brightness Adjustable to one of fifteen levels
FLASH Modes Auto, Manual Flash On / Off Slow Sync Speed Yes Red-eye Reduction Yes Flash Exposure Lock Yes Built-in Flash Range 30cm-5.1m (W) / 3.1m (T) (at ISO AUTO equivalent) External Flash Canon's High Power Flash HF-DC1
SHOOTING Modes Auto, Manual, Digital Macro, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist, Movie, Special Scene (Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200¹) Photo Effects My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color) Drive Modes Single, Continuous, Self-Timer Continuous Shooting Approx. 2.1 fps¹ (until memory card becomes full)²
RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION Image Size (L) 3648 x 2736, (M1) 2816 x 2112, (M2) 2272 x 1704, (M3) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (W) 3648 x 2048, (Postcard Date Imprint) 1600 x 1200 Compression Superfine, Fine, Normal Movies (L1)1024 x 768, 15 fps, (L2)640 x 480, 30/15fps, (M)320 x 240, 30/15fps, (S)160 x 120, 15fps Movie Length Up to 4GB or 1 hour (L2 and M) ¹. Up to 3 mins (L1 and S) ¹
FILE TYPES Still Image Type JPEG compression, (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant Movies AVI [Motion JPEG compression + WAVE (monaural)] Sound Files WAVE (monaural)
DIRECT PRINT Canon Printers Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only) PictBridge Yes
OTHER FEATURES My Camera Start-up image and camera sounds customisation My Category Image tagging feature Sound Memo Up to 60 sec per image Intelligent Orientation Sensor Yes Histogram Yes Playback Zoom Approx. 2x – 10x Self Timer Approx. 2 or 10 sec. or Custom Menu Languages English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian
INTERFACE Computer USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B, PTP) Other A/V output (PAL/NTSC)
MEMORY CARD Type Secure Digital (SD) Card, Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Card or MultiMediaCard (MMC), 32MB memory card supplied
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM PC Macintosh Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 SP4 / XP / XP SP1-2
SOFTWARE Browsing & Printing ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser Other PhotoStitch Drivers TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000), WIA (Windows Me)
POWER SOURCE Batteries Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-5L (battery and charger supplied) Battery Life Approx. 230 shots ¹ Approx. 360 min. playback AC Power Supply Optional, AC adapter kit ACK-DC30
ACCESSORIES Case Soft Leather Case DCC-70, Digital IXUS Metal or Leather Strap Waterproof / Weatherproof Case Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC7, Waterproof Case Weight WW-DC1 Flash High Power Flash HF-DC1 Power Supply & Battery Chargers AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Operating Environment 0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity Dimensions 91.2 x 59.6 x 28.2mm (excluding protrusions) Weight (body only) Approx. 165g

Zoom	¹ Depending on the image size selected ² Digital zoom available for still image and standard movie modes only. Optical zoom may not be available during movie recording
Modes	¹ Recording pixels fixed at 1600 x 1200
Continuous Shooting	¹ Large/Fine with LCD monitor off ² Depending on memory card speed / capacity
Movie Length	¹ Depending on memory card speed / capacity
Battery Life	¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated

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