The Canon PowerShot SD850 IS is an 8 megapixel ameliorate of the 6 megapixel SD700 IS. Among particular improvements, the SD850 IS is licensed with the company's routine DIGIC III processor clout stabilizes of the older DIGIC II. The extra DIGIC offers the fresh must-have feature: exterior detection autofocus, further yields a step up to a maximum ISO sensitivity of 1,600 (vs. 800 in the older camera), thanks to improved noise reduction. There's also a new "Aquarium" scene mode.

The Canon SD850 IS fault due to streak movie clips to a consummate of 4GB, station the previous camera was bantam to 1GB. It should impersonate noted, however, that the solo one's move span length limitation of the SD700 has been carried over to the new model, so you'll only be able to take advantage of the increased clip size if you don't hit the one hour limit first.

Other Canon SD850 IS improvements enjoy a higher-resolution LCD panorama with 230,000 pixels control domiciliation of the previous 173K- pixel display, owing to really being succor because the newer SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) distinguish format on top of the existing SD/MMC card support. A new time-lapse movie mode allows you to capture frames at 0.5 or one frame per second for up to two hours -- the one time you'll be able to shoot a movie clip longer than an hour -- with the resulting clip tagged as 15 frames per second (and hence playing at either 15 or 30 times real speed).

The Canon SD850 is somewhat slower spell uniform design than its predecessor, managing germane 1.3 fps character large/fine figure setting the SD700 IS was live of 2.1 fps. One to be change of note is that where the SD700 IS offered a small (15cm) overlap between the regular and macro AF modes, the Canon SD850 IS now has a clear cutoff -- regular focusing stops at 50cm, and the macro focusing range extends up to exactly that same point.

Basic Attributes

• 8.0 megapixel sensor
• UA lens with ultra-high refractive index glass
• 5.8-23.2mm f/2.8-5.5 (35mm film equivalent: 35-140mm)
• 4x optical zoom with 4x digital zoom for 16x total zoom
• Focus ranges: Digital Macro 0.79 in. to 1.6 ft. in wide-angle, Macro 0.79 in. to 1.6 ft.
• TTL autofocus
• Shutter speed from 15 seconds to 1/1600 second
• 2.5 inch LCD with scratch resistant, anti-reflection coating
• Exposure compensation +/- two stops in 1/3 stop increments
• White balance options of Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent.
• Flash modes of Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction.
• Flash range from 1.6 to 11 ft. at wide-angle and 1.6 to 6.6 ft. in telephoto with ISO.
• Self-Timer settings of 2 and 10 seconds with a Custom option
• Continuous shooting at 1.3 fps
• Monaural audio
 
Special Attributes

• Optical image stabilization
• DIGIC III image processor with improved face detection and red-eye correction
• ISO sensitivity up to 1600 with High ISO Auto option
• Six Movie modes including broadcast quality, time lapse and slow motion
• Special Scene mode of Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater.
• User Defined Print/Share button
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
 
In the Box

The Canon PowerShot SD850 IS ships with the following items in the box:

• PowerShot SD850 IS Digital ELPH Body
• Lithium Battery Pack NB-5L
• Battery Charger CB-2LX
• SD Memory Card SDC-32MB
• Wrist Strap WS-700
• Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM
• USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
• AV Cable AVC-DC300