Test: Canon PowerShot SD900 Digital Elph

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Canon's PowerShot SD900 forgoes with the bells and whistles yet still packs enough features to satisfy the most discriminating photographers.

By Jack Howard Posted December 5, 2006

Canon Powershot Digital Elph SD900

Full specs from BH Photo:

Camera Type
Compact Point-and-shoot Digital Camera

Image Quality

Image Sensor
1/1.8" 10.4 Megapixel CCD

Effective Resolution
10.0 million pixels

Color Depth
24-Bit RGB

Color Modes
Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom Color

Image File Formats
JPEG (Superfine, Fine, Normal)
Exif 2.2, DCF & DPOF 1.1 compliant

Recorded Resolution
Large (3648 x 2736)
Widescreen (3648 x 2048 )
Medium 1 (2816 x 2112)
Medium 2 (2272 x 1704)
Medium 3 (1600 x 1200)
Small (640 x 480)

Video Recording
AVI Motion JPEG with Audio
High (640 x 480 @ 30 fps)
Medium (320 x 240 @ 30 fps)
Low (320 x 240 @ 15 fps)
Large (1024 x 768 @ 15 fps)
Compact (160 x 120 @ 15 fps)
Record up to 4GB video clip in High, Medium and Low, up to 3 minutes record time in Compact, and Large

Audio Recording
WAV format
record time up to 60 seconds with image

Optics

Lens Type
Canon Zoom Lens

Optical Zoom
3x

Lens Focal Length
7.7mm - 23.1mm (37mm - 111mm equivalent)

Digital Zoom
4x

Minimum Focus Distance
2.0" (5cm)

Maximum Aperture
f/2.8-4.9

Optical Image Stabilization
No

Accessory Lens/Filter Mount
No

Focus Control

Focus Type
TTL Autofocus

Focus Modes
Autofocus, Face Priority AF

Focus Range
Normal: 19.2" (50cm) - infinity
Macro: 2.0" (5cm) - 19.2" (50cm) wide
Digital Macro: 2.0" (5cm) - 19.2" (50cm) wide only

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
Auto ISO
High ISO Auto
Selectable ISO (80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600)

Shutter Type
Not Specified

Shutter Speed
15-1/2000 seconds

Aperture Range
f/2.8-4.9 (max.)

Exposure Metering
Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot

Exposure Modes
Program AE; Exposure Compensation (+/-2 EV stops in 1/3-stop increments), AE Lock

White Balance Modes
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom

Scene Modes
Auto, Camera M, Special Scene (Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie

Flash

Built-in Flash
Yes (Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Slow Synchro, Flash On, Flash Off)

Effective Flash Range
1.6' (0.5m) - 17' (5.1m)

External Flash Connection
No

External Flash Control
Not Applicable

Performance

Start-Up Time
Not Specified

Shutter Lag
Not Specified

Time Between Shots
Not Specified

Burst Capability
2.1 fps continuous shooting

Self Timer
2 seconds or 10 seconds

Interval Recording
No

Date & Time Stamp
No

Memory & Power

Built-in Memory
No

Compatible Memory Cards
SD Memory Card
SDHC Memory Card
MultiMediaCard

Recording Capacity
Includes 32MB Secure Digital (SD) Card
Still Image Capacity
Superfine Fine Normal
Large 6 11 24
Widescreen 9 15 32
Medium 1 10 17 36
Medium 2 14 25 51
Medium 3 28 51 97
Small 109 168 265
Video Capacity
Video Mode Record Time
High 14 seconds
Medium 42 seconds
Low 84 seconds
Large 14 seconds
Compact 206 seconds

Battery Type
NB-5L rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery

Power Adapter
ACK-DC30 AC Adapter Kit (optional)

Input/Output

Computer Interface
USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) mini-B jack

Direct Print Capable
Yes (PictBridge)

Remote Control
No

Video Output
Yes (NTSC & PAL)

Web-Cam Capable
No

System & Software Requirements
Windows System
• IBM PC/AT compatible with Pentium 150MHz CPU (Pentium 300MHz or higher for XP)
• Microsoft Windows 98/98SE, Me, 2000, XP
• Built-in USB Port
Macintosh System
• Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, eMac or iBook with Power PC Processor
• Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2, OS X (10.1 - 10.2)
• Built-in USB Port

Display

Viewfinder
Real-image optical zoom viewfinder

LCD Display
2.5" low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD (230,000 pixels), with brightness adjustment (15 levels)

Language Options
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian

Playback Options
Single Image, Magnification (2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume Playback, My Category, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show, Erase (single image, by date, by category, by folder, all images), Movie Playback (Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing, Erase)

Physical

Dimensions (HxWxD)
2.4 x 3.6 x 1.2" (60 x 92 x 29mm)

Weight
5.8 oz. (165g) camera body only

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