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Digital IXUS 970 IS

Recommended Retail Price: PHP 25,950.00

FEATURES

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-	Multiple-face detection
-	High speed ISO 1600 shooting
-	Red-eye correction
-	Low power consumption

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Lens shift-type Optical Image Stabilizer uses the superior responsiveness of its ceramic ball support system to give you shake-free sharp images

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2.5” PureColor II LCD screen with wide viewing angle

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Advanced Face Detection Technology is a complete system that captures perfect people picture

-	Multiple Face Detection intellectually detects and priorities faces in the scene to give you stunningly photograph of subjects’ faces with sharpness and the right exposure
-	Face Select and Tracking allows users to prioritize an individual’s face from up to 35 detected faces
-	AF-point Zoom lets you see your subject’s expression close-up before capturing them in their best smiles
-	Face Detection AE cleverly adjusts to the ideal exposure setting for that perfectly lit face
-	Face Detection FE captures your main subject in the most flattering light during flash photography
-	Face Detection WB (NEW) optimizes white balance for the face under any shooting conditions
-	Corrects and eliminates Red-Eye on your subject during flash photography and playback
-	Trimming (NEW) lets you zoom in to trim the beautifully captured faces and saved it as a new picture file

•	Hi-ISO Auto with Motion Detection Technology detects if the subject is stationary or moving and automatically adjusts to the optimum ISO levels to compensate

•	New Long Play (LP) Movie function records longer footages with lesser memory consumption
•	Time Lapse Movie function ideal for shooting slow-moving objects
•	Sound recorder offers continuous sound recording of up to 2 hours (depending on the amount of free space in memory card and remaining battery life)

•	Reduce the size of the photographs, which you have just taken instantly with the NEW Resize on Playback
•	Never miss out now on those precious photographic moments now with the Battery Life Indicator
•	Enjoy the flexibility of viewing your footages and images upright no matter if you turn your camera horizontally or vertically

•	Special Scene Mode: Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sunset (NEW), Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium and ISO 3200 (NEW)
•	My Colors Mode: Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black and White, Positive Firm, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red & Custom Color* *Adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue, and skin tone are available

•	Print up to A2 size directly from Canon direct photo printers and any PictBridge compliant printer without PC
•	Easy print and transfer of images with just a simple touch of the Print/Share button. Plan what you want to print before you reached home, using the print reservation function
•	Exif 2.2 compliant for greater colour fidelity when printing to EXIF compatible printers

•	High speed USB 2.0 transfer rate
•	Direct connectivity and transfer to both Windows (Window 2000 and above) and Mac computers (Mac OSX c10.1.5 and above)

SPECIFICATIONS

Image Sensor (CCD)
Camera Effective Pixels	Approx 10.0 Million pixels, 1/2.3-inch type
Lens
Focal Length (35mm film equivalent)	5x zoom:	37(W)-185(T)mm
Focusing Range	Normal:	50cm (1.6ft.) – infinity
	Marco:	2 - 50cm (W) (0.79in. – 1.6ft (W))
	Digital Macro:	2 – 10cm (0.79in. – 3.9ft.) (W)
Image Stabilizer (IS) system	Lens-shift type
Imaging Processor	DIGIC III
Viewfinder	Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor
Type	2.5-inch type, colour LCD (Effective dots: Approx 230,000 pixels)
Features	Brightness adjustment (15 levels, Quick-bright LCD)
Focus	AF (Face Detect¹²/AiAF (9-points), center³) ¹AF frame can be moved and fixed to specified face ² If no face is detected, AiAF (9-points) are used ³ Normal or small sizes can be selected
Metering System	Evaluative¹, Center-weighted average, Spot² ¹ Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF ² Fixed to center
ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)	Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom The colours of faces are evaluated in Face Detect AF
Shutter
Type	Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter
Speed	1/60 – 1/1600sec. 15 – 1/1600sec. (Shutter speed range throughout all shooting modes)
Aperture
Type	Circular type
f/number	f/3.2 – f/9.2 (W), f/5.7 – f/16.6 (T)
Flash
Range	30cm – 3.5m (W), 30cm – 2.0m (T) (12in. – 11ft. (W), 12in. – 6.6ft. (T))
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes	Auto, Camera M (Manual), Digital Marco, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist, SCN, Movie Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO3200
Digital Zoom	Still images/Movies:	Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 20x in combination with the optical zoom), Safety Zoom, Digital Tele-converter
Main Features	Auto red-eye correction, AF-Point Zoom
Continuous Shooting	Approx. 1.2 shots/sec.
Number of Images shot (CIPA)	Approx. 320 images
Recording Specifications
Recording Media	SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card
File Format	Design rule for camera file system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Data Type	Still Images:	Exif2.2 (JPEG)
	Movies:	AVI type [Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE (monaural)]
	Audio:	Sound memos, Sound Recorder: WAVE (monaural)
Number of Recording Pixels	Still Images:	Large: 3648 x 2736 Medium 1: 2816 x2112 Medium 2: 2272 x1704 Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 Small: 640 x 480 Date stamp:1600 x 1200 Widescreen: 3648 x 2048
	Movies:	Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap: 640 x 480 (30fps/30fps LP)/320 x 240 (30fps) Compact: 160 x 120 (15fps)
Others	Sound Recorder
Playback Specifications
Still Images	Resize, trimming, overexposure warning, Image Inspection Tool
Direct Print	PictBridge, Canon Direct Print, Bubble Jet Direct
Display Languages	25 languages
Interface	Hi-Speed USB* (Dedicated connector with integrated type of digital, audio and video: mini-B compatible), Audio/Video Output * MTP, PTP supported
Power Source	Battery Pack NB-5L AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC30
Dimensions (excluding protrusions)	95.4 x 57.2 x 27.4mm (3.76x 2.25 x 1.08in.)
Weight (camera body only)	Approx. 155g (5.47oz.)