Pros: Takes beautiful pictures even if you are taken them from a distance. Great zoom options!
Cons: Well on the 4th of July I tried to take pictures of the fire works but it seems to be a second delay, didn’t get to capture any of them, otherwise it works well and can hold lots of memory!
Other Thoughts: I’m just glad that I invested in this camera and hope to have for many years. Oh yeah… I just didn’t like that it didn’t come with a case for the camera ;(
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General
Brand Canon
Series PowerShot SD Series
Model PowerShot SD960 IS
Color Silver
Dimensions 3.85″ x 2.12″ x 0.87″ /97.9 x 54.1 x 22.1mm
Weight Approx. 5.11 oz./145g (camera body only)
Type Ultra-Compact
Image Sensor
Image Sensor 1/2.3″ CCD
Gross Pixels 12.4 MP
Effective Pixels 12.1 MP
Resolution 4000 x 3000
Image Stabilization Optical Image Stabilizer System
Lens
Optical Zoom 4X
Digital Zoom 4X
Wide Angle 28mm
Focal Length 5.0-20.0mm f/2.8-5.8 (35mm film equivalent: 28-112mm)
Aperture f/2.8-5.8
Shutter
Shutter Speed 15-1/1600 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.
Self-timer Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Face Detection Self-timer
Focus
Focus Type TTL Autofocus
Normal Focus Range 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
Macro Focus Range 0.8 in.-1.6 ft./2-50cm (W), 1-1.6 ft./30-50cm (T)
Digital Macro: 0.8 in.-1.6 ft./2-50cm (W)
Flash
Flash Mode Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro
Flash Range 1-13 ft./30cm-4.0m (W), 1-6.6 ft./30cm-2.0m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
Exposure
Exposure Control Program AE, i-Contrast; AE Lock
Exposure Compensation -2 EV to +2 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
Metering System Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Sensitivity Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
White Balance
White Balance Auto,* Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom * Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
Viewfinder & Monitor
LCD 2.8″ 230K Widescreen
Functions
Continuous Drive Approx. 0.8 fps
Shooting Modes Auto, Program, Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Long Shutter, Stitch Assist, Movie
Color Mode My Colors
Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom
Playback Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, By Date, By Folder, By File Type, Transition Effects, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Index (9 thumbnails), Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, Trimming, Resize, Image Inspection Tool, i-Contrast
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Auto Rotate, Resume
Movie
Movie Format MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (Monaural))
Movie Recording High Definition: 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps
Standard Definition: 640 x 480 @ 30 fps, 320 x 240 @ 30 fps
Available up to 4GB or 29 min. 59 sec. (HD)/60 min. (SD) per clip
Max. Recording Resolution 1280 x 720
Recording Media
File Formats Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
Storage Media SD / SDHC / MMC / MMC+ / HC MMC+ Card
Interface
USB Yes
A/V Out Yes
Battery
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery NB-4L