Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Review

Rated number 3 on CNET's most wanted gadget list and number 4 on Wize Top 5 list of best digital cameras is the Canon PowerShot SD850 IS.

The camera rates a 94 at wize.com.

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Product Details

35mm Zoom Lens 35 - 140 mm
Aperture Range f2.8/f5.5 (w/t)
Battery Life 230 Images
Battery Type Proprietary Li-Ion
Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker
Camera Type Compact
Compression Modes Fine | SuperFine | Normal
Compression Type JPEG | EXIF 2.2 | DPOF 1.1
Depth 1.04 in.
Digital Zoom 4x
Exterior Color Silver
Flash Functions Flash Off | Auto Flash | Fill-in Flash | Red-eye Reduction Flash
Flash Type Built-In
Focal Length 5.8 - 23.2 mm
Focus Range 19.2 in. to Infinity (w)
Focus Type Autofocus
Frames Per Second 1.3 Frames
Height 2.22 in.
ISO Speeds Auto | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1600 | 80
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 | 3264 x 2448 | 2592 x 1944 | 2048 x 1536 | 1600 x 1200
Image Sensor Type CCD
Included Accessories Software | USB Cable | Hand Strap | Lithium Battery | Battery Charger Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses
Interface Type USB 2.0
LCD Panel With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size 2.5 in.
LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
LCD Screen Resolution 230,000 pixels
MPN 2047B001
Macro Focus Range 0.79 - 19.2 in. (w) / 15.6 - 19.2 in. (t)
Megapixels 8.3 Megapixel
Memory Type MMC Card | Multimedia Card | SD Card | SDHC Card
Optical Zoom 4x
Resolution 8.3 Megapixel
Self Timer 2 Sec. | 10 Sec.
Shutter Speed 15 - 1/1600 sec
Video Format AVI
Video Interface Video Out
Video Resolutions 320 x 240 (QVGA) | 640 x 480 (VGA) | 160 x 120
Video Speed 30 fps
Weight 0.36 lb.
White Balance Auto | Daylight / Sunny (Preset) | Cloudy (Preset) | Fluorescent (Preset) | Tungsten (Preset)
Width 3.56 in.