DIGITAL CAMERA Canon Digital IXUS 950 IS
IMAGE SENSOR
Type 1/2.5? CCD
Effective Pixels Approx 8.0M
Colour Filter Type Primary Colour
IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type DIGIC III with iSAPS technology
LENS
Focal Length 5.8 – 23.2 mm (35mm equivalent: 35 ? 140mm)
Zoom Optical 4x Digital approx 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx 1.6x or 2.0x and Safety Zoom (1))(2). Combined approx 16x
Maximum f/number f/2.8 ? f/5.5
Construction 7 elements in 5 groups (2 aspherical elements, including 1 UA element)
Image Stabilisation Yes (shift-type)
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 2cm
EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering modes Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre)
AE Lock On/Off Selectable
Exposure Compensation +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments
ISO sensitivity (3) AUTO, High ISO Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
SHUTTER
Speed “15 ? 1/1,600 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 Compensation Face Detection FE
Flash Exposure Lock Yes
Built-in Flash Range 50cm – 3.5m (W) / 2.0m (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, Creative Light Effect, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater)
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. 1.3 fps(6) (until memory card becomes full)(7)
RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION
Image Size (L) 3264 x 2448, (M1) 2592 x 1944, (M2) 2048 x 1536, (M3) 1600 x 1200, (S) 640 x 480, (W) 3264 x 1832, (Postcard Date Imprint) 1600 x 1200
Compression Superfine, Fine, Normal
Movies “(L)640 x 480, 30/15fps
(M)320 x 240, 60/30/15fps
(S)160 x 120, 15fps
(Time Lapse) 640 x 480, 0.5/1fps (Playback 15fps)”
Movie Length “Up to 4GB or 1 hour (L and M, 30/15fps) (7)
Up to 3 mins (S) (7)
Up to 1 min (M, 60fps) (7)
Up to 120 mins (Time Lapse) (7)”
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
Red-Eye Correction Yes, in playback
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, MTP, 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 2000 SP4 / XP / XP SP1-2 / Vista
Mac OS X v10.3 – 10.4”
SOFTWARE
Browsing & Printing ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser
Other PhotoStitch
Drivers TWAIN (2000)
POWER SOURCE
Batteries Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-5L (battery and charger supplied)
Battery life “Approx. 230 shots (8)
Approx. 360 min. playback”
A/C 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-DC15, Waterproof Case Weight WW-DC1
Flash High Power Flash HF-DC1
Power Supply & Battery Chargers “AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30
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PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Operating Environment 0 ? 40 °C, 10 ? 90% humidity
Dimensions (WxHxD) 90.4 x 56.5 x 26.4mm (excluding protrusions)
Weight (body only) Approx. 165g
All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated.
Subject to change without notice.
(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
(3) Standard Output Sensitivity / Recommended Exposure Index. According to ISO 12232:2006
(20th April 2006) which specifies the method for assigning and reporting ISO speed ratings for digital
still cameras. This does not apply to Digital IXUS WIRELESS.
(4) Not all functions of the flash are supported
(5) Recording pixels fixed at 1600 x 1200
(6) Large/Fine with LCD monitor off
(7) Depending on memory card speed / capacity
(8) Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera,
except where indicated
