Canon IXUS 170 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact

ISO (Max)
1600

Sensor Resolution
20.0 Megapixel

Sensor Type
CCD

Optical Zoom
12x

Display
2.7" LCD display

Battery Type
Canon NB-11L, Canon NB-11LH Lithium Ion

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Canon IXUS 170 Full Specifications and Details

design and dimensions sensor processor lens focusing exposure & white balance display flash videography / camcorder memory battery and charging connections features others

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon IXUS 170

Product Type	Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height	5.76 cm
Width	9.96 cm
Depth	2.26 cm
Weight	141 g
Enclosure Colour	Black \| Blue \| Silver
Digital Zoom	4x
Optical Zoom	12x

SENSOR Canon IXUS 170

Sensor Resolution	20.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	CCD
Total Pixels	20,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	20,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution)	25 fps
Image Stabiliser	Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser	Yes

PROCESSOR Canon IXUS 170

Image Processor	DIGIC 4+

LENS Canon IXUS 170

Type	Zoom lens - 12x zoom - 4.5 - 54 mm - f/3.6-7.0
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera	25 - 300mm
Focus Adjustment	Automatic
Macro Focus Range	1cm
Zoom Adjustment	Motorised drive
Lens Construction	7 groups / 9 elements
Features	Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens

FOCUSING Canon IXUS 170

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty	9
AE/AF Control	Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection	Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon IXUS 170

ISO (Max)	1600
Light Sensitivity	ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering	Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes	Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs	Portrait mode, fireworks, snow, super vivid, poster effect, miniature effect, monochrome
Special Effects	Fisheye, monochrome, snow, miniature, Toy camera, Posterisation, Super Vivid, Fireworks
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)
Max Shutter Speed	1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed	15 sec
Exposure Compensation	±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps

DISPLAY Canon IXUS 170

Type	2.7" LCD display
Display Format	230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Built-in
Display Features	Display brightness control

FLASH Canon IXUS 170

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	AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range	0.5 m - 4 m (wide lens) 1 m - 2 m (tele lens)

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon IXUS 170

Digital Video Format	H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format	JPEG
Max Video Resolution	1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode	Mono

MEMORY Canon IXUS 170

Memory Card Slot	SD card
Supported Memory Cards	SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card Included	No
Image Storage	JPEG 5152 x 3864 JPEG 5152 x 2896 JPEG 3648 x 2736 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture	H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 5 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 2.5 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 1.25 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect

BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon IXUS 170

Battery Type	Canon NB-11L, Canon NB-11LH Lithium Ion
Details	Canon NB-11LH Li-ion rechargeable battery - 800 mAh (included) Canon NB-11L Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Battery Life	Photo shooting - 200 shots Photo shooting - 255 shots (ECO mode) Playback - 5 hours

CONNECTIONS Canon IXUS 170

Interface	Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard	Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type	USB 2.0 (mini-USB Type B) Composite video/audio output

FEATURES Canon IXUS 170

Self-Timer Delay	10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	0.8 frames per second
Additional Features	Histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, in-camera red-eye fix, face detection, Smart AUTO, Live View Control