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5.0 MegaPixel CCD Digital Camera


PowerShot SD450

PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH is styled to impress and powered to perform. A 5.0 Megapixel CCD, genuine Canon optical zoom and advanced technology ensure superb images, while a new 2.5” LCD screen makes shooting and playback both fun and convenient.

Overview

A BIGGER SCREEN MAKES VIEWING BETTER
Similar in compact size and feature set to the popular SD400, the PowerShot SD450 possess some substantial upgrades. Boasting Canon’s 3x optical zoom lens and Canon's intuitive DiG!C processor, the 5.0MP PowerShot SD450 delivers remarkable pictures. And best of all, this compact camera comes with several shooting modes and is easy to use, simply point and shoot. Preview and review your memories on the large 2.5" wide-angle LCD monitor. Then, connect the SD450 directly to any Canon Direct Print, Bubble Jet Direct or PictBridge compatible photo printer and print photos on the spot. With the Print/Share button direct printing and downloading images to a computer is easier than ever. Packed with features within a compact body, the PowerShot SD450 makes it easy to take digital photography further.

Features

SUBSTANTIAL QUALITY IN ULTRA-SLIM STYLE

Substance and style. This powerful 5.0 Megapixel Digital ELPH features a 3x Optical Zoom lens with UA Lens Technology and is packaged in a sleek, stainless steel body.
High-performance specs give PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH the substance to match its sleek stainless steel style. A 5.0 Megapixel CCD captures all the detail you need to create rich, vibrant prints of any size. The genuine Canon 3x optical zoom lens gets you in close, while UA lens technology provides exceptional brightness and clarity in the ultra-thin lens.

The PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH's UA Lens features a glass-molded aspherical design with an ultra-high refractive index. The advantage? You get exquisitely accurate images from a lens that’s compact enough to fit in a super-slim camera body.

BETTER SHOTS, EASIER REPLAY

Large 2.5” LCD screen and optical viewfinder for easy on-camera viewing.
Though its body is superbly slim, the PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH has an oversized 2.5” LCD screen that makes it easy to frame and play back your scene. The SD450 Digital ELPH also has an optical viewfinder to enable you to capture your memories even in the sunniest of situations. And when you're shooting at dusk or at night, the Night Display function lets you see the display clearly. It brightens the object by reducing the frame rate on the LCD screen.

CANON TECHNOLOGY MAXIMIZES QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE

DIGIC II Image Processor for even faster processing speed, crisp vibrant colours and excellent image quality.
The PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH incorporates Canon's DIGIC II Image Processor. Designed to improve processing speed and image quality, the DIGIC II Image Processor provides markedly faster camera startup, autofocus and playback plus it assures that every image is more colourfully vibrant.

SELECTABLE MOVIE RECORDING SPEEDS

Shoot your own high-quality movies with Fast Frame Rate Movie Mode. Now you can reel them in at 60 fps (320 x 240) or 30 fps (640 x 480).
The PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH lets you shoot in 60 fps full motion video to easily capture fast moving subjects. Plus, you have the option of 30 fps for general shooting. For movies small enough to attach to an email, select the compact movie setting.

EXPAND THE CREATIVE IDEAS

15 Shooting Modes to capture every situation including Canon’s original My Colors Mode for customization while shooting.
With the PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH, you can count on exact focus no matter where your subject is in the frame. You've got Shooting Modes including Special Scene Mode that give you breathtaking, exhilarating pictures even when shooting conditions are tough. And you can both customize colour reproduction and "touch up" colour while you’re shooting! Lighten skin tones, make the sky a more vivid blue, emphasize a single colour and much more, all in real time as you monitor results on the LCD screen.

Auto
The camera chooses all the settings so you can concentrate on your subject.

Manual
The ultimate in creative control, you set ISO speed, exposure compensation and white balance.

Portrait
The camera sets a large aperture, focuses the subject and artistically blurs the background to make your subject "pop."

Foliage
Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage, greenery or blossoms.

Snow
Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects and bluish tint.

Beach
Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach without the darkened faces.

Fireworks
Grab brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks.

Underwater
Capture underwater images with reduced backscatter effect.
(Note: Optional Waterproof Case AW-DC50 required for shooting any underwater images)

Indoor
Reduces blur and improves colour accuracy when shooting handheld indoors.

Kids & Pets
Reduced time lag 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.

Digital Macro
Shoot larger-than-life close-ups with one-button simplicity.

Stitch Assist
Build inspiring panoramas by neatly aligning sequential images.

Movie
Shoot in VGA (30 fps), QVGA (15 fps), QVGA (60 fps up to 1 min.) or QQVGA (15 fps up to 3 minutes video).

My Colors
Positive Film
Combine “Vivid Red”, “Vivid Green” and “Vivid Blue” to achieve a positive film effect.
Lighter Skin Tone
Make your subjects’ skin tones paler.
Darker Skin Tone
Darken skin tones a shade.
Vivid Blue
Emphasize the sea, sky, or other blue areas.
Vivid Green
Add vivid dimension to greens for extraordinary nature shots.
Vivid Red
Charge up red objects in your images for extra impact.
Color Accent
Choose to retain a single colour in your image while other colours turn monochrome.
Color Swap
Select a colour and replace it with a colour you specify for special effects.
Custom Color
Set balance of red, green, blue and skin colours; finely adjust brightness and vividness.

FASTEST PERFORMANCE STANDARD

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface for faster downloads and image transfers.
PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH supports the USB 2.0 Hi-Speed standard, so you'll enjoy the highest possible data transfer speeds when using a USB 2.0 compatible computer. The camera's performance level is high enough to take full advantage of super-high-speed SD memory cards as well.

THE COMPLETE PRINT SOLUTION

Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with Canon CP and SELPHY Photo Printers
The PowerShot SD450's Print/Share button makes direct printing easier than ever. Simply connect the SD450 to a Canon CP, SELPHY or PIXMA Photo Printer or any PictBridge compatible photo printer, press the lighted Print/Share button and print! Also use the Print/Share button to transfer images directly to a computer (Windows® and Macintosh®).

Specifications

TYPE OF CAMERA
Type of Camera: Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3x Optical/4x Digital/12x Combined Zoom

IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE
Type: 5.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels: Approx. 5.3 Megapixels
Effective Pixels: Approx. 5.0 Megapixels

LENS
Focal Length: 5.8-17.4mm f/2.8-4.9 zoom lens (equivalent to 35-105mm in 35mm format)
Digital Zoom: 4x
Focusing Range: Normal AF: 1.0 ft./30cm-infinity
Macro AF: 1.2 in.-1.6 ft./3-50cm (WIDE), 1.0-1.6 ft./30-50cm (TELE)
Digital Macro: 1.2-3.9 in./3-10cm (WIDE)
Autofocus System: TTL Autofocus (continuous/single)

VIEWFINDERS
Optical Viewfinder: Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor: 2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT colour LCD
LCD Pixels: Approx. 115,000 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%

APERTURE AND SHUTTER
Maximum Aperture: f/2.8 (W) - f/4.9 (T)
Shutter Speed: 15-1/1500 sec.; Slow shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.

EXPOSURE CONTROL
Sensitivity: AUTO, ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent
Light Metering Method: Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot*
* Metering frame with Spot Mode is fixed to center or linked to AF frame.
Exposure Control Method: Program AE
AE Lock is available
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: Operation Modes: Auto, On/Off, Red-Eye Reduction On/Off, Slow Synchro
Flash Range: Normal: 1.6-12 ft./50cm - 3.5m (W), 1.6-6.7 ft./50cm - 2.0m (T) Macro: 1.0-1.6 ft./30-50cm (W/T) (When ISO is set to Auto)
Recycling Time: Approx. 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V)
Flash Exposure Compensation: Not available

SHOOTING SPECIFICATIONS
Shooting Modes: Auto; Manual, Special Scene (Portrait, Night Snapshot, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets), Digital Macro, My Colours, Stitch Assist, Movie
Photo Effects: Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White
Self-Timer: Activates shutter after an approx. 2 sec./10 sec. delay, Custom
Wireless Control: Not available
Continuous Shooting: Approx. 2.1 fps

IMAGE STORAGE
Storage Media: SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
File Format: Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format)
Image Compression: Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
JPEG Compression Mode: Normal, Fine, SuperFine
Number of Recording Pixels: Still Image: 2,592 x 1,944 (Large), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 1), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 2), 640 x 480 (Small)
Movie: 640 x 480/320 x 240 (30 fps/15 fps), 320 x 240 (1 min. at 60 fps), 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps)

NUMBER OF RECORDABLE IMAGES
Small/N
Small/F
Small/SF
Medium
2/N
Medium
2/F
Medium
2/SF
File Size
84KB
150KB
249KB
278KB
558KB
1,002KB
SDC-16MH
127
80
52
46
24
13
SDC-128M
1,118
711
460
411
217
121
SDC-512MSH
4,317
2,747
1,777
1,590
839
471
Medium
1/N
Medium
1/F
Medium
1/SF
Large/N
Large/F
Large/SF
File Size
445KB
839KB
1,602KB
695KB
1,395KB
2,503KB
SDC-16M
30
15
8
19
9
5
SDC-128M
269
136
76
173
87
49
SDC-512MSH
1,041
529
295
671
339
190
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.

TIME OF RECORDABLE MOVIES
Movie/
Low
Movie/
Medium
Movie/
High
Movie/
Compact
Movie/
Fast Frame Rate
File Size
330KB/sec.
660KB/sec.
1,980KB/sec.
120KB/sec.
1,320KB/sec.
SDC-16M
40 sec.
20 sec.
6 sec.
99 sec.
10 sec.
SDC-128M
355 sec.
181 sec.
64 sec.
869 sec.
92 sec.
SDC-512MSH
1,373 sec.
702 sec.
249 sec.
3,357 sec.
359 sec.
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, Rotation, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnail images), Sound Memos, Slide Show
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing

ERASING SPECIFICATIONS
Erase Modes: Still Image: Single image, All images
Movie: Part of movie, All of movie

INTERFACES
Computer Interface: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Video Out: NTSC/PAL
Audio Out: Monaural
Other: Memory card slot. Direct connection to Canon CP, SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge compatible printers via camera's USB cable.

POWER SUPPLY
Power Source: 1. Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-4L
2. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC10
Shooting Capacity: Still Image: approx. 150 shots (NB-4L/LCD on), approx. 500 shots (NB-4L/LCD off)*
* CIPA standard
Playback Time: Approx. 180 min. (NB-4L)*
* Canon Standard Test Methods.

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Operating Temperature: 32-104° F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity: 10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D): 3.39 (W) x 2.11 (H) x 0.85 (D) in /86.0 (W) x 53.5 (H) x 21.6 (D) mm
Weight: Approx. 4.93 oz./140g (camera body only)

COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Mac Requirements: Mac OS X (v10.2-10.4)
Computer Model: The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports
CPU: PowerPC G3, G4 or G5
Interface: USB (Models with Apple genuine USB interface only)
PC Requirements: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition/Me/2000 SP4/XP (including SP1 and SP2)
Computer Model: The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports
CPU: Pentium 500MHz or higher processor
Interface: USB (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP pre-installed models only)
Note: 22 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai)
All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice. Canon, PowerShot, ELPH and DIGIC are registered trademarks, and SELPHY and PIXMA are trademarks, of Canon Inc. in the United States and may also be registered trademarks or trademarks in other countries. Microsoft, Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. All other products and brand names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.