Elf Powershot Camera

The PowerShot SD900 features a 10-million-pixel CCD sensor. This high-resolution imager ensures every picture will have excellent detail, even when printed large or cropped.

Amazon Sales Rank: #5290 in Camera & Photo Color: TITANIUM Brand: Canon Model: 1267B001 Released on: 2006-10-02 Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 1.10" h x 2.30" w x 3.60" l, .36 pounds Display size: 2.5 10-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints 3x optical zoom; 2.5-inch LCD display Sleek titanium body and perpetual curve design; touch-control dial for increased usability Stores images on SD cards; powered by Lithium-ion rechargeable battery NB-5L ISO now ranges from 80-1600; now supports SDHC cards (Secure Digital cards with over 2 GB capacity)

The PowerShot SD900 features a 10-million-pixel CCD sensor. This high-resolution imager ensures every picture will have excellent detail, even when printed large or cropped. DIGIC III Image Processor The brand new DIGIC III Imaging Processor developed exclusively by Canon plays an integral role in producing superior images, it speeds up in-camera operations, and improves image quality and functionality. It also maximizes battery consumption for solid performance. Face Detection The use of the new DIGIC III processor includes the new face priority function for detecting human faces in a scene for both autofocus and autoexposure. This optimizes both focus and exposure of an image for your subject's face. High ISO Sensitivity ISO range up to ISO 1600 for less blur in low light while hand-holding. With the Image Stabilized lens, and exclusive DIGIC II Image Processor, images shot at higher ISO speeds are sharp, and noise is minimal. 2.5-Inch High-Resolution LCD Monitor Enjoy composing and reviewing images with the big 2.5-inch LCD monitor. With this size LCD screen with 230,000 pixels (twice the resolution of its predecessor), it is quite easy to navigate through the menu and utilize the direct printing features as well. Enhanced Digital Zoom The SD900 features two new ways to maximize digital zoom performance: Safety Zoom and Digital Teleconverter. With Safety Zoom enabled the lens will go beyond its optical limit while maintaining acceptable image quality; with lower resolutions additional digital zoom becomes available. The Digital Teleconverter emulates the use of a 1.4x and 2.3x teleconversion lens with impressive image quality. 3x Optical Zoom As found in previous Digital Elph cameras, the SD900 utilizes a 3x optical zoom lens. This zoom range has proven to be a perfect combination of compact size and incredible usability (35mm equivalent: 37-111). Along with its great zoom range, the SD900's lens is equipped with two aspherical lens elements to ensure high image quality. Waterproof Case Expand creative photo opportunities with the waterproof case WP-DC7. Take up to 130 feet underwater and still utilize all of the controls the camera has to offer. (This case is not included. It must be purchased separately.)

Most helpful customer reviews 179 of 184 people found the following review helpful. You say you want some resolution? By B. Sanders The SD900 is my 6th digital camera, replacing a well-used Canon S400 workhorse. I wanted more pixels (10MP vs 4MP), a larger LCD screen (~3x larger than S400), faster powerup (>2x as fast), wider ISO range (ISO 3200 max vs ISO 400 max), faster shot-to-shot times, better user interface, scratch-resistant case material (titanium), same or smaller size/weight and SD memory cards (new laptop has an SD reader). The top-of-the-line Canon SD900 titanium-clad wundercam delivers the goods; but not without a few caveats. The titanium case is gorgeous and virtually scratch-proof; but it's quite slippery and provides no discernable perch for fingers. (I've gotten used to it.) On the first few powerups, it sounded like the lens gears were grinding and jumping teeth or something: The usual "whir" sound was very loud, with strange clicking sounds. I almost returned the camera; but it appears to work fine. JPEG compression artifacts are quite visible, especially at the "Fine" quality setting (~2-3 MB file size). The huge 10.0 megapixel CCD produces oceans of detail; but it is very noisy at high ISO settings. At lowest aperature (f2.8), some lens softness and purple fringing is visible in certain scenes. At higher aperatures and longer focal lengths, images are razor-sharp. The SD900 has no image stabilization; but I was able to take handheld shots in extremely low light conditions with no problem. This camera is small enought to carry with you at all times, in the pocket, the purse, the briefcase, the glovebox, always at the ready when that perfect photo opportunity presents itself. It doesn't matter now great your camera is if you don't have it with you to capture those priceless photos. If you can only have one camera, get this one 51 of 51 people found the following review helpful. strictly sony NO MORE! By S. Chin I consider myself a photography enthusiast and a bit of an electronics geek. I love looking at the latest and greatest gadgets and often end up telling myself that I HAVE to have them especially when it comes to digital cameras. I've owned 3 sony digital cameras all of which were pretty popular models (p10, t7, n1). Although my sony cameras were always very sleek and stylish, they always fell short when it came to taking pictures of my cats and of the children I work with. If you know cats and kids, then you know they NEVER stay still. My pics often came out blurry and the settings always had to be adjusted to take a decent picture. A forced flash always had to be on in order to catch a decent pose and the color of the picture would never look natural. I also thought the newer sony models would solve these problems but after my 3rd sony, I only saw minimal improvement. I was a bit hesitant to switch brands but after fiddling with a couple of canon's from friends, I decided it was time to switch. After having this camera for about a month and a half, I don't think I can ever go back to a sony. To say the SD900 is awesome would be an understatement. It is by far the most versatile camera I've ever used. It takes beautiful pictures in low light, indoor, and outdoor settings, but what sets this camera apart is that it takes great pictures of constantly moving objects like cats and kids in these backdrops as well! The colors are rich and natural, not washed out by the flash like my sony cameras. The images are crisp in detail and even in light distribution. With the high ISO setting on the camera, you can take beautiful indoor shots without a flash that no other camera can handle. The battery life is good and the lag between pushing the button and actually having the photo take isn't bad. There are faster cameras out there that are quicker in response time but the quality pictures I keep getting from this camera is more than enough to overlook this. My sony n1 took great video but often had a hard time