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IXY DIGITAL 910 IS

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DIGITAL IXUS 860 IS

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Marketed September 2007

The new Canon IXY DIGITAL 910 IS inherits the same wide-angle 28-105 mm (35 mm equivalent) 3.8x optical zoom lens as its predecessor, the 900 IS launched in October 2006, and features an 8.0-megapixel CCD sensor. The new 910 realizes enhanced operability with such features as a large 3.0-inch, high-resolution 230,000 dots “Clear Live LCD” monitor, enlarged from the 2.5-inch monitor of the 900, and newly incorporates a user-friendly Touch Wheel that operates in conjunction with the display of function icons on the viewing monitor for intuitive operating ease.

The silver color variation of the model features a silver lens barrel and front ring detail put on the market in February, 2008.

Camera Effective Pixels Approx. 8.0 Megapixels
Image Sensor 1/2.5-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 8.3 megapixels)
Imaging Processor DIGIC III
Lens 3.8x Optical Zoom Lens with the Lens Shift Type Image Stabilization
4.6 (W)–17.3 (T) mm (35mm equiv. :  28 (W)–105 (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)

Safety Zoom
Large: 3.8x   Medium 1: 4.8x   Medium 2: 6.1x   Medium 3: 7.8x   Small: 15x

Digital Tele-converter (35mm equiv.)
1.6x: 44.8 (W)–168 (T) mm   2.0x: 56 (W)–210 (T) mm

Focusing Range
･ Normal: 45 cm (1.5 ft.)–infinity
･ Macro: 3–60 cm (1.2 in.–2.0 ft.) (W), 30–60 cm (1.2–2.0 ft.) (T)
･ Infinity: 3 m (9.8 ft.)–infinity
･ Kids&Pets: 1 m (3.3 ft.)–infinity
LCD Monitor Wide Viewing Angle 3.0-inch type, TFT color LCD, Approx. 230,000 dots (Picture coverage 100%)
AF System ･ TTL autofocus
･ Face Detect/AiAF (9-point)/Center*

* Size of AF frame can be selected
Shutter Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter

Shutter speeds
15-1/1600 sec.
･ The shutter speed varies depending on the shooting mode.
･ Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction.
Built-in Flash ･ Auto*, On*, Off

Flash Range
Normal: 30 cm–4.0 m (1.0–13.1 ft.) (W), 30 cm–2.0 m (1.0–6.6 ft.) (T) (ISO speed :  Auto)

* Red-eye reduction, FE Lock and slow synchro available
Drive Modes Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Self-timer

･ Continuous Shooting
Approx. 1.3 shots/sec. (Large/Fine mode)

･ Self-timer
Activates shutter after an approx. 10-sec./approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer
Exposure Control Exposure Compensation, Metering Methods, ISO Speed

･ Exposure Compensation
±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

･ Metering Methods
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average or Spot (Fixed to center)

･ ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)
Auto**, High ISO Auto**, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600

* When [AF Frame] is set to [Face Detect], the brightness of the face is also evaluated.
** Camera automatically sets the optimal speed.

White Balance Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Custom
Shooting Modes Auto, Manual*1, Digital Macro, Color Accent,Color Swap, Stitch Assist, Special Scene*2, Movie*3

*1 Long shutter mode available
*2 Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids&Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium,Underwater
*3 Standard, Compact, Color Accent, Color Swap, Time Lapse

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)* Sound memos: WAVE (monaural)
･ Movies

AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (monaural)

* Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera’s image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints.

Compression Superfine, Fine, Normal
Number of Recording Pixels Still Images
･ Large :  3264 x 2448 pixels
･ Medium 1 :  2592 x 1944 pixels
･ Medium 2 :  2048 x 1536 pixels
･ Medium 3/Postcard :  1600 x 1200 pixels
･ Small :  640 x 480 pixels
･ Widescreen :  3264 x 1832 pixels

Movies
･ Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap
640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec., LP)
320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
Recording can continue until the memory card is full* (can record up to a maximum of 4 GB at one time)**
･ Compact (can record for 3 min.)

160 x 120 pixels (15 frames/sec.)
･ Time Lapse (can record for 2 hours)

640 x 480 pixels (1 frame/sec., 0.5 frame/sec.) (15 frames/sec. during playback)

* Using super high-speed memory cards (SDC-512 MSH recommended).
** Even if the clip size has not reached 4 GB, recording will stop at the moment the clip length reaches 1 hour. Depending on the volume and data writing speed of the memory card, recording may stop before reaching 1 hour or before the recorded data volume has reached 4 GB.

Sound Memo Bit Rate: 16 bits

Sampling Rate
･ Sound Memo, Movie (Compact): 11.025 kHz
･ Movie (other than Compact): 44.100 kHz
･ Sound Recorder: 11.025 kHz, 22.050 kHz, 44.100 kHz
Playback Modes Single (histogram displayable), Index (9 thumbnail images), Magnified (approx. 10x (max.) in LCD monitor, advance or reverse through magnified images possible), My Category, Jump (date, my category, folder, movie, tenth, hundredth), Slide show, Red-Eye Correction, My Colors, Sound memos (recording/playback up to 1 min.), Movie (edit/slow motion play back possible) or Sound Recorder (up to 2 hours sound-only recording/playback possible).
Direct Print PictBridge, Canon Direct print, Bubble Jet Direct
My Camera Settings Start-up image, start-up sound, operation sound, self-timer sound, and shutter sound.
Interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B) Audio/Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio)

Communication Settings
MTP, PTP Software
･ ZoomBrowser EX (for Windows OS)
･ ImageBrowser (for Mac OS)
Power Source Battery Pack NB-5L
･ AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 (sold separately)

Battery Pack NB-5L (Fully Charged)
･ LCD Monitor On :  Approx. 270 images (Based on the CIPA standard)
･ Playback Time :  Approx. 6 hours

Test Conditions
･ Shooting
Normal temperature (23±2°C/73°F±3.6°F), normal relative humidity (50%±20%), alternating wide angle end and telephoto end shots at 30 second intervals with the flash fired once every two shots and the camera power turned off after every tenth shot. Power is left off for a sufficient amount of time, then the power is turned back on and the testing procedure is repeated.
･ Playback
Normal temperature (23°C±2°C/73°F±3.6°F), normal relative humidity (50%±20%), continuous playback at 3 seconds per image.
Operating Temperatures 0–40°C (32–104°F)
Operation Humidity 10–90 %
Dimensions (excluding protrusions) 92.6 x 58.8 x 25.9 mm (thinnest section 24.5mm)
3.7 x 2.3 x 1.0 in. (thinnest section 0.96 in.)
Weight (camera body only) Approx. 155 g (5.5 oz.)