Canon PowerShot SD790 Digital Camera Review

Released

• 8 months ago

Camera Type

• Compact

Optical Zoom

• 3x

LCD Panel Size

• 3 in.

35mm Zoom Lens

• 35 - 105 mm

Aperture Range

• f2.8/f4.9 (w/t)

Battery Life

• 330 Images

Battery Type

• Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery

Built-in Microphone

• With Built-in Microphone

Camera Resolution

• 10.3 Megapixel

Compression Modes

• Fine
• SuperFine
• Normal
• Uncompressed

Compression Type

• JPEG
• EXIF 2.2
• DPOF 1.1

Depth

• 0.82 in.

Digital Zoom

• 4x

Family Line

• Canon PowerShot

File Size (High Res.)

• 4.23 MB (30 images on 128MB card)

File Size (Low Res.)

• 0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card)

Flash Functions

• Flash Off
• Auto Flash
• Fill-in Flash
• Red-eye Reduction Flash
• Slow Sync

Flash Type

• Built-In

Focal Length

• 6.2 - 18.6 mm

Focus Range

• 12 in. to Infinity (w)

Focus Type

• Autofocus

Frames Per Second

• 1.4 Frames

Height

• 2.24 in.

ISO Speeds

• Auto
• 100
• 200
• 400
• 800
• 1600
• 80

Image Resolutions

• 640 x 480
• 2816 x 2112
• 2272 x 1704
• 1600 x 1200
• 3648 x 2736
• 3648 x 2048

Image Sensor Type

• CCD

Included Accessories

• Software
• USB Cable
• Hand Strap
• 32 MB Memory Card
• Lithium Battery
• Battery Charger
• AV Cable

Interchangeable Lens

• Not Interchangeable Lenses

Interface Type

• USB 2.0

LCD Panel

• With LCD Panel

LCD Protected Position

• Without LCD Protected Position

LCD Screen Resolution

• 230,000 pixels

MPN

• SD790IS

Macro Focus Range

• 1.2 - 19.2 in. (w) / 12 - 19.2 in. (t)

Max Movie Length

• Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)

Memory Type

• Multimedia Card
• SD Card
• SDHC Card

Operating System

• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows Vista

Release Date

• March, 2008

Resolution

• 10.3 Megapixel

Self Timer

• 2 Sec.
• 10 Sec.

Shutter Speed

• 1/60 - 1/1500 sec

Video Format

• AVI
• Motion JPEG

Video Interface

• Video Out

Video Resolutions

• 640 x 480 (VGA)
• 160 x 120
• 320 x 240

Video Speed

• 30 fps

Viewfinder

• Without Viewfinder

Weight

• 0.34 lb.

White Balance

• Auto
• Manual
• Daylight / Sunny (Preset)
• Cloudy (Preset)
• Fluorescent (Preset)
• Tungsten (Preset)

Width

• 3.61 in.