Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
8.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3.8x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon NB-5L Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.9 cm
Width 9.3 cm
Depth 2.6 cm
Weight 155 g
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black, silver
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 3.8x
SENSOR Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Sensor Resolution 8.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
LENS Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Type Zoom lens - 3.8x zoom - 4.6 - 17.3 mm - f/2.8-5.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 105mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 45 cm
Macro Focus Range 3-60cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 7 elements
Features UA lens
FOCUSING Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, Underwater, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, night snapshot, snow, aquarium
Special Effects Colour Accent, Colour Swap
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 4 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Memory Card 32 MB SD
Included Memory Card 32 MB SD
Image Storage JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 3264 x 1832
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Battery Type Canon NB-5L Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB (mini-USB Type B)
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.3 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, in-camera film editing
OTHERS Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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