In the PowerShot SD890 IS Digital ELPH, the iconic ELPH style is fully complemented by the latest in digital technology. Beautifully slim and elegantly curved, the SD890 IS Digital ELPH incorporates the most powerful optical zoom in the ELPH line - a full 5x optical zoom to really expand your photographic options. A 10.0-megapixel CCD heads up a long list of advanced features that not only deliver ultra-impressive image quality, but make the entire experience fun, exciting, and creatively rewarding.

__________________________
Features
 

-Advanced 10.0 Megapixel Digital ELPH with curved silhouette design.
 

-Packed with a powerful 5x Optical Zoom Lens and Optical Image Stabilizer to reduce blurry images.
 

-Improved Face Detection Technology sets the focus, exposure, flash and white balance automatically, allowing greater freedom of shooting before, during and after taking the image.
 

-Stand out in a crowd with an edgy, stylish design combined with a cool new button configuration for great operability.
 

-2.5-inch PureColor LCD II screen for bright, accurate color with great viewing from a wide range of angles.
 

-DIGIC III Image Processor for superior image quality and improved functionality.
 

-Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading, plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with select PIXMA Photo Printers and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers.
 

-View Sample Images

______________________________ 

-High Performance Gets in Shape.
Advanced 10.0 Megapixel Digital ELPH with curved silhouette design.
 

-With this camera's 10.0 megapixels of imaging power, you'll capture an astonishing level of detail. Enlarge and crop with absolute freedom to create images that not only radiate rich depth and clarity, but fully reflect your creative vision. Owning the PowerShot SD890 IS Digital ELPH is in itself an expression of your creativity. The distinctive and curved silhouette design is rendered in translucent matte silver with a muted gloss for a highly individualistic appeal.

_______________________________
Specifications
 

Type of Camera

 
Type of Camera
 Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 5x Optical/4x Digital/20x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
 
 
Image Capture Device
Type
 10.0 Megapixel, 1/2.3 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
 
Total Pixels
 Approx. 10.3 Megapixels
 
Effective Pixels
 Approx. 10.0 Megapixels
 
 
Lens
Focal Length
 6.6-33.0mm f/3.2-5.7 (35mm film equivalent: 37-185mm)

Digital Zoom
 4x
 
Focusing Range
 Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
Macro: 0.79 in.-1.6 ft./2-50cm (W)
Digital Macro: 0.79-3.9 in./2-10cm (W)
 
Autofocus System
 TTL Autofocus
 
 
Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder
 Real image optical zoom viewfinder
 
LCD Monitor
 2.5-inch TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle (PureColor LCD II)
 
LCD Pixels
 Approx. 230,000 dots
 
LCD Coverage
 100%
 
 
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture
 f/3.2 (W) - f/5.7 (T)
 
Shutter Speed
 1/60-1/1600 sec., 15-1/1500 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 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; 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
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
 
 
Flash
Built-in Flash
 Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro
 
Flash Range
 12 in.-11 ft./30cm-3.5m (W), 12 in.-6.6 ft./30cm-2.0m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
 
Recycling Time
 10-sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)
 
Flash Exposure Compensation
 N/A
 
 
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes
 Auto, Camera M, Special Scene (Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie
 
Self-Timer
 Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
 
Wireless Control
 Not available
 
Continuous Shooting
 Approx. 1.2 fps
 
 
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: 3,648 x 2,736 (Large), 2,816 x 2,112 (Medium 1), 2,272 x 1,704 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,648 x 2,048 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes, 640 x 480 (up to 2 hours at 0.5 fps/1 fps), 160 x 120 (up to 3 min. at 15 fps)