Canon IXUS 970IS - 10MP, 5x Optical Zoom, 37-185mm Equivalent, 2.5" LCD, DiG!C III, Image Stabilisation

CCD / Image Processor :

Effective Number of Pixels :

Approx. 10.0 MP

Size / Filter Array :

1/2.3 inch / Primary colour filter (Bayer)

Processor :

DiG!C III

Lens :

Focal Length (optical) :

6.6 (W) - 33.0 (T) mm

35mm film equivalent :

37 (W) - 185 (T) mm

f/number :

f/3.2-9.2 (W), f/5.7-16.6 (T)

Shutter Speed :

15 - 1/1600 sec.

Zoom :

Optical: Approx. 5x

Focusing / Range :

AF System / AF Lock :

AF System: TTL Autofocus / AF Lock: Available

Focusing Frame :

Face detect1 / 9-point AiAF / 1-point AF (fixed: centre)

Range :

Normal: 50cm - infinity, Macro: 2cm - 50cm

Control/Balance :

Light Metering Method :

Evaluative2, Center-weighted average, Spot3

Exposure Control Method :

Program AE / AE Lock available

Exposure Compensation :

+/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed) :

Auto / Hi ISO Auto / ISO 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 equivalent

White Balance Control :

TTL White Balance

White Balance Modes :

Auto, Pre-set (Daylight / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluorescent / Fluorescent H) + Custom

LCD Monitor/Viewfinder :

Viewfinder :

Real-image optical zoom viewfinder

LCD Monitor :

2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT colour LCD

Flash :

Flash Modes :

Auto/On/Off/Slow-Synchro/Red-eye reduction is available

Flash Range :

Normal 30cm - 3.5m(W), 30cm - 2.0m(T) Flash Range

Other Flash Functions :

Face Detect FE / FE Lock

Selectable Shooting Modes :

Shooting Modes Special Scene My Colours Image Recording Format :

Auto / Camera Manual / Digital Macro / Colour Accent / Colour Swap/ Stitch Assist / Special Scene / Movie Portrait / Night Snapshot / Kids and Pets / Indoor / Foliage / Snow / Beach / Fireworks / Underwater / Aquarium / ISO 3200 Vivid / Neutral / Sepia / Black & White / Positive Film / Lighter Skin Tone / Darker Skin Tone / Vivid Green / Vivid Red / Vivid Blue / Custom Colour4

Still image :

JPEG Compression (EXIF 2.2 Compliant)

Colour Space :

sRGB

Video Data :

Motion JPEG

Sound annotation/Audio Data :

WAVE (Monaural)

JPEG Compression Levels :

Superfine / Fine / Normal

Recording Pixels :

Still Images :

Large: 3684 x 2736,

Continuous Shooting (Large/Fine) Other Operations :

Approx 1.2 shots/sec

Playback Operations File Operations Direct Printing, PictBridge, Print/Share Menu Languages :

Red-eye correction, index, resize, magnified, advancing and reversing through magnified images, jump, auto rotate, rotate, histogram, overexposure, warning, sound memos, auto play, transition effects, resume, My Category DPOF - Print Order/ Slide show/Image transfer, Movie - unnecessary scenes can be erased. Sound Memos - max. record/play time is approx. 60 sec. Yes5 25 languages

Self-timer :

Approx. 10 sec or 2 sec delay, or custom.

Interface :

Supported Operating Systems :

PC: Windows 2000 SP4 / XP SP2 / Vista; Mac: OS X v10.3 - v10.4

Computer I/F :

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Output :

Video: PAL or NTSC selectable; Audio: Monaural

Memory Storage :

SD Memory Card / SDHC Memory Card / Multimedia Card / MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card

Supplied Memory :

32MB SD Memory Card

General Features :

Battery Standard Charger/AC Adaptor :

Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery NB-5L Battery Charger CB-2LXE

Optional Charger/AC Adaptor :

AC Adaptor Kit ACK-DC30 (Contains CA-DC10 and DR-30)

Shooting Capacity (full charge) :

LCD Monitor On: Approx 240 shots, LCD Monitor Off: 580, Replay: 6 hrs

Dimensions (W x D x H) :

95.4 x 27.4 x 57.2 mm

Weight :

Approx. 160g (camera body only)