POWERSHOT  SD-950IS

High-Resolution, Extra Durability. Pure Titanium 12.1 Megapixel Digital ELPH redefines elegance and power in an ultra-compact Perpetual Curve design.

Ultra durable, ultra light Pure Titanium—It’s what gives the PowerShot SD950 IS Digital ELPH its look of distinction and sets it apart from the crowd. But tasteful good looks are only the beginning of what makes this Digital ELPH so extraordinary. Its powerfully curved design perfectly nestles in the palm of your hand—so you’ll want to take this camera everywhere. Plus, the 12.1-megapixel CCD gives you the superior resolution you need to capture the world around you in opulent detail enabling you to print, enlarge and even crop your images in any fashion you choose.

Catch Them in Motion. Optical Image Stabilizer Technology with an extended-range 3.7x Optical Zoom.

Life doesn’t give you second chances to capture special times. That’s why the elegant PowerShot SD950 IS Digital ELPH is equipped with Canon’s acclaimed Optical Image Stabilizer Technology that automatically detects and corrects camera shake—one of the leading causes of fuzzy or blurred shots. Even when zoomed in, you can get the steady, crisp, brilliant images you’ll be proud to shoot and share. And a 3.7x optical zoom and Optical Image Stabilizer Technology are so convenient with which to shoot subjects at a distance. Just turn it on, it functions perfectly with or without a flash.

Canon Technology Maximizes Quality and Performance. Genuine Canon Face Detection sets the focus, exposure and flash automatically, leaving you free to compose a group, capture an unguarded moment, or coax the perfect smile.

DIGIC III features Face Detection technology, giving you the best possible results in any shooting situation. Face Detection AF/AE sets the focus point and exposure for the faces of your subjects. Face Detection FE adjusts the flash to correctly illuminate your subject to provide the best balance between your subject and the overall scene, eliminating the common problems of over and underexposed faces.   With 18 Shooting Modes including 11 Special Scene Modes, you’re ready for whatever shot comes your way. Shooting Modes Advanced presets for the best possible photos under certain conditions Auto The camera chooses all the settings so you can concentrate on your subject. Camera M The ultimate in creative control, you set ISO speed, exposure compensation and white balance. Color Accent Choose to retain a single color in your image while other colors turn monochrome. Color Swap Select a color and replace it with a color you specify for special effects. Digital Macro Shoot larger-than-life close-ups with one-button simplicity. Stitch Assist Build awe-inspiring panoramas by neatly aligning sequential images. Movie Shoot in High Resolution (1024 x 768 at 15 fps), VGA (640 x 480 at 30 fps/30 fps LP), and QVGA (320 x 240 at 30 fps) for up to 1 hour or 4GB, QQVGA (160 x 120 at 15 fps) for up to 3 minutes or Time Lapse (640 x 480 at 1 sec./2 sec. intervals) for up to 2 hours.   Special Scene Mode Portrait The camera sets a large aperture, focusing the subject and artistically blurring the background to make your subject “pop.” Foliage Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage, greenery and blossoms. Snow Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects or an unnatural bluish tint. Beach Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach without darkened faces. Fireworks Grab brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks. Aquarium Achieve proper flash-free exposure and natural hues at indoor aquariums. Underwater Capture underwater images with reduced backscatter effect. (Note: Optional Waterproof Case WP-DC19 required for shooting any underwater images) ISO 3200 Expands the user’s ability to shoot in dark settings without using the flash. Indoor Reduce blur and improve color accuracy when shooting handheld indoors. Kids & Pets Reduced focusing time freezes fast-moving subjects, so you won’t miss those special shots. Night Snapshot Get natural-looking pictures with brighter backgrounds and subjects lit by flash. Actual results may vary from examples shown above. Final image may vary depending on picture composition.

See the Image in a Big Screen. Optical viewfinder plus large high-quality 2.5-inch PureColor LCD screen for bright, accurate color with great viewing from a wide angle and with an anti-glare, anti-scratch coating.

The camera’s 2.5-inch LCD screen gives you the big picture, whether you’re shooting, reviewing or showing off your images. This extra-durable, high-resolution screen with tough scratch-resistant coating on the anti-reflective, PureColor LCD screen offers a crisp, clear picture to make shooting, playback and using the camera’s menu functions especially convenient. Clear and bright, it also features Night Display for easy viewing in low light.   2.5" LCD Screen

Canon Innovation Enhances Your Experience. DIGIC III Image Processor with Red-eye Correction for sharper images and improved functionality.

DIGIC III Image Processor With DIGIC III, your images boast superior quality, the camera operates at top efficiency and battery life is enhanced. What’s more, DIGIC III enables Canon’s Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction to give you better, more true-to-life people shots. Simply press the Shutter Button halfway down and the camera automatically pinpoints the faces in the scene and chooses the ideal focus point. The camera controls exposure settings and flash to keep every face looking bright and natural. Red eyes can be corrected during playback.   DIGIC III Image Processor iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the fast DIGIC III Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance. Diagram of Photographic Space Red-eye Correction detects and corrects red-eye during playback. In unusual cases where red-eye is not automatically detected, it can easily be corrected manually during playback mode. The PowerShot SD950 IS Digital ELPH features ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto settings that reduce the effects of camera shake and sharpen subjects in low-light situations, giving you greater shooting flexibility.

Specifications Type of Camera Type of Camera   Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3.7x Optical/4x Digital/15x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer   Image Capture Device Type   12.1 Megapixel, 1/1.7 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)   Total Pixels   Approx. 12.4 Megapixels   Effective Pixels   Approx. 12.1 Megapixels   Lens Focal Length   7.7-28.5mm f/2.8-5.8 (35mm film equivalent: 36-133mm)   Digital Zoom   4x   Focusing Range   Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity Macro: 2.0 in.-1.6 ft./5-50cm (W), 1.3-1.6 ft./40-50cm (T) Digital Macro: 2.0 in.-1.6 ft./5-50cm (W)   Autofocus System   TTL Autofocus   Viewfinder & Monitor Viewfinder   Real-image optical zoom viewfinder   LCD Monitor   2.5-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle   LCD Pixels   Approx. 230,000 pixels   LCD Coverage   100%   Aperture and Shutter Maximum Aperture   f/2.8 (W) - f/5.8 (T)   Shutter Speed   15-1/1600 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1-15 sec.   Exposure Control ISO Sensitivity   Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard Output Sensitivity. Recommended Exposure Index)   Light Metering Method   Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot** * Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF ** Metering frame is fixed to the center   Exposure Control Method   Program AE, Auto ISO Shift; AE Lock   Exposure Compensation   +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments   White Balance White Balance Control   Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom   Flash Built-in Flash   Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro   Flash Range   1.6-15 ft./50cm-4.6m (W), 1.6-7.9 ft./50cm-2.4m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)   Recycling Time   10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)   Flash Exposure Compensation   +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments   Shooting Specifications Shooting 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   Photo Effects   My Colors Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom   Self-Timer   Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom   Wireless Control   Not available   Continuous Shooting   Approx. 1.5 fps (Large/Fine)   Image Storage Storage Media   SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card   File Format   Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1   JPEG Compression Mode   Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))   Number of Recording Pixels   Still Image: 4,000 x 3,000 (Large), 3,264 x 2,448 (Medium 1), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 640 x 480 (Small), 4,000 x 2,248 (Widescreen) Movie: 1024 x 768 (15 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes, 640 x 480 (2 hours at 0.5 fps/1 fps), 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps)   Number of Recordable Images   Large (L) Medium 1 (M1) Medium 2 (M2) SF F N SF F N SF F N File Size (KB) 5,208 3,084 1,474 3,436 2,060 980 2,503 1,395 695 32MB 5 9 20 8 14 30 11 21 42 SDC-128M 23 39 82 35 59 123 49 87 173 SDC-512MSH 91 155 321 139 231 479 190 339 671     Medium 3 (M3) Small (S) Widescreen (W) SF F N SF F N SF F N File Size (KB) 1,002 558 278 249 150 84 3,903 2,311 1,105 32MB 30 53 102 114 177 278 7 12 27 SDC-128M 121 217 411 460 711 1,118 31 53 109 SDC-512MSH 471 839 1,590 1,777 2,747 4,317 122 206 425 Time of Recordable Movies   Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap High Resolution Compact Time Lapse 640 x 480 320 x 240 1,024 x 768 160 x 120 640 x 480 30 fps 30 fps LP 30 fps 15 fps 15 fps 1 sec. interval 2 sec. interval Movie size (KB/sec.) 1,963 1,003 703 1,963 131 64 32 32MB 14" 28" 40" 14" 3' 15" 7' 45" 15' 30" SDC-128M 1' 01" 1' 56" 2' 42" 1' 01" 13' 02" 31' 45" 63' 30" SDC-512MSH 3' 57" 7' 30" 10' 29" 3' 57" 50' 21" 123' 30" 247' 00" Note: N=Normal F=Fine SF=SuperFine Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canon's standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media. Playback Specifications Playback Modes File   Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, RAW playback, Resize, Image Inspection Tool Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing   Erasing Specifications Erase Modes   Still Image: single image, select range, select by date, select by category, select by folder, all images Movie: part of movie, all of movie   Interfaces Computer Interface   USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)   Video Out   NTSC/PAL   Audio Out   Monaural   Other   Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable   Power Supply Power Source   1. Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-5L 2. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30 (optional)   Shooting Capacity   Still Image: approx. 240 shots (NB-5L/LCD on)*, approx. 580 shots (NB-5L/LCD off)   Playback Time   Approx. 360 min. (NB-5L) * LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.   Physical Specifications Operating Temperature   32-104°F/0-40°C   Operating Humidity   10-90%   Dimensions (W x H x D)   3.78 x 2.36 x 1.09 in./95.9 x 59.9 x 27.6mm   Weight   Approx. 5.82 oz./165g (camera body only)

An Ingenious Merger of Elegance and Power. The PowerShot SD950 IS Digital ELPH, with its curved sleek Titanium body, is as powerful as it is exquisite: There's a high-resolution 12.1 megapixel CCD, an Optical Image Stabilizer and 3.7x optical zoom. Face Detection Technology is also on board to automatically give you just the shot you're looking for. Auto ISO Shift and ISO 1600 let you command low light like a pro. There's even a high-resolution 2.5-inch LCD that makes shooting and playback a delight.