I’m a huge fan of the Canon Digital Elph series. I bought a Canon S100 in 2000, a SD110 in 2004, and an SD1000 in 2007. Each camera has been a huge improvement over the previous camera, is small enough to carry everywhere, and has taken some great shots.
The SD1000 has one neat touch; it resembles the wildly popular APS film Digital Elph, Canon’s first camera of it’s kind.
One nice feature of the newer SD elphs is the ability to use CHDK firmware, a non-destructive firmware update that allows for raw shooting, live histograms and more:
- Shutter-priority (Tv) exposure – via shutter value override feature
- Aperture-priority (Av) exposure – via aperture value override feature
- Shooting in RAW, with RAW Average, RAW Sum, and RAW Develop features
- Live histogram (RGB, blended, luminance and for each RGB channel)
- Zebra mode (a live view of over and under-exposed areas of your picture)
- Depth-of-field (DOF)-calculator, Hyperfocal-calculator with instant Hyperfocal and Infinity focus-set, and more
- Battery indicator
- RAW and Video space-remaining gauges with custom low-limit alerts
- USB cable remote shutter release
- Motion-detection trigger – automatically fires camera on motion detection. (Fast enough to capture lightning strikes.)
- Customizable high-speed continuous (burst) Shutter-based (Tv), aperture-based (Av) and ISO-based exposure bracketing (unlimited shots)
- Focus bracketing (unlimited shots)
- 99 constant bit-rate and 10 constant-quality video compression levels
- Elimination of 1 Gig video-size limit
- Zoom during video function (for cameras without this feature)
- Shutter, Aperture, and ISO Overrides
- Ultra-long shutter speeds – up to 64 seconds
- Ultra-fast shutter speeds – up to 1/10,000″ and higher
- High-speed Flash Sync at all speeds up to 1/64,000 second (even faster in some cameras)
- Custom user-editable visible Grids for framing, cropping, and alignment
- File browser
- Text reader
- Calendar
- Some fun tools and games :)
- Fully customizable CHDK display, info placement, user-colors, fonts in menus, etc.
- Custom CHDK User-Menu (for instant recall of up to 10 favorite functions)
- Scripts execution – including exposure bracketing, focus bracketing, intervalometer and more)
- And other features too numerous to mention here. See the CHDK Firmware and Allbest Firmware usage pages for a more complete overview.
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 |
7.1 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD) |
| Total Pixels |
Approx. 7.4 Megapixels |
| Effective Pixels |
Approx. 7.1 Megapixels |
| Lens |
| Focal Length |
5.8-17.4mm f/2.8-4.9 (35mm film equivalent: 35-105mm) |
| Digital Zoom |
4x |
| Focusing Range |
Normal: 1.0 ft./30cm-infinity
Macro: 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 |
| Viewfinder & Monitor |
| Viewfinder |
Real-image optical zoom viewfinder |
| LCD Monitor |
2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD Brightness adjustment: 15 levels |
| LCD Pixels |
Approx. 230,000 pixels |
| LCD Coverage |
100% |
| Aperture and Shutter |
| Maximum Aperture |
f/2.8 (W) – f/4.9 (T) |
| Shutter Speed |
15-1/1500 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec. |
| Exposure Control |
| ISO Sensitivity |
Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 (Standard Output Sensitivity. Recommended Exposure Index) |
| Light Metering Method |
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection
AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center |
| 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 |
Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Auto w/ Slow Synchro, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On w/ Slow Synchro, Flash Off |
| Flash Range |
Normal: 1.6-11 ft./50cm – 3.5m (W), 1.6-6.6 ft./50cm – 2.0m (T), Macro: 1.0-1.6 ft./30-50cm (W/T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto) |
| Recycling Time |
10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.7V) |
| Flash Exposure Compensation |
N/A |
| Shooting Specifications |
| Shooting Modes |
Auto, Camera M, Portrait, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets), Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie |
| Self-Timer |
Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom |
| Wireless Control |
N/A |
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 1.7 fps |
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| Image Storage |
| Storage Media |
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard |
| File Format |
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 |
| JPEG Compression Mode |
Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural)) |
| Number of Recording Pixels |
Still Image: 640 x 480 (Small), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 3,072 x 2,304 (Large), 3,072 x 1,728 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480/320 x 240 (30 fps/15 fps) available up to 4GB or 1 hour for each file size, 320 x 240 (1 min. at 60 fps), 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps), 640 x 480 (2 hrs. at 0.5 fps/1 fps. Playback at 15 fps) |
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| Number of Recordable Images |
|
Small/N |
Small/F |
Small/SF |
Medium3/N |
Medium3/F |
Medium3/SF |
Medium2/N |
| File Size |
84KB |
150KB |
249KB |
278KB |
558KB |
1,002KB |
445KB |
| 32MB |
270 |
171 |
111 |
99 |
52 |
29 |
64 |
| SDC-128M |
1,118 |
711 |
460 |
411 |
217 |
121 |
269 |
| SDC-512MSH |
4,317 |
2,747 |
1,777 |
1,590 |
839 |
471 |
1,041 |
|
Medium2/F |
Medium2/SF |
Medium1/N |
Medium1/F |
Medium1/SF |
Large/N |
Large/F |
| File Size |
893KB |
1,602KB |
695KB |
1,395KB |
2,503KB |
902KB |
1,897KB |
| 32MB |
32 |
18 |
41 |
20 |
11 |
32 |
15 |
| SDC-128M |
136 |
76 |
173 |
87 |
49 |
134 |
64 |
| SDC-512MSH |
529 |
295 |
671 |
339 |
190 |
520 |
251 |
|
Large/SF |
Widescreen/N |
Widescreen/F |
Widescreen/SF |
| File Size |
3,045KB |
678KB |
1,420KB |
2,304KB |
| MMC-16MB |
9 |
42 |
20 |
12 |
| SDC-128M |
40 |
177 |
86 |
53 |
| SDC-512MSH |
156 |
686 |
335 |
207 |
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| Time of Recordable Movies |
|
Movie/Low |
Movie/Medium |
Movie/High |
Fast Frame Rate |
Movie/Compact |
Time Lapse |
| File Size |
373KB/sec. |
703KB/sec. |
1,963KB/sec. |
1,363KB/sec. |
131KB/sec. |
64KB/sec. |
| 32MB |
1 min. 7 sec. |
38 sec. |
14 sec. |
20 sec. |
3 min. 9 sec. |
7 min. 30 sec. |
| SDC-128M |
4 min. 39 sec. |
2 min. 42 sec. |
1 min. 1 sec. |
1 min. 27 sec. |
13 min. 2 sec. |
31 min. 45 sec. |
| SDC-512MSH |
17 min. 58 sec. |
10 min. 29 sec. |
3 min. 57 sec. |
5 min. 39 sec. |
50 min. 21 sec. |
123 min. 30 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, Rotate, Resume, My Category, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Sound Recorder, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Auto Rotate, Resume |
| Erasing Specifications |
| Erase Modes |
Still Image: single image, by date, by category, by folder, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie |
| Interfaces |
| Computer Interface |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack) |
| Video Out |
NTSC/PAL |
| Audio Out |
Monaural |
| Other |
Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera’s USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable |
| Power Supply |
| Power Source |
1. Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-4L
2. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC10 |
| Shooting Capacity |
Still Image: approx. 210 shots (NB-4L/LCD on)* |
| Playback Time |
Approx. 240 min. (NB-4L)* The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when a fully-charged battery is used. |
| Physical Specifications |
| Operating Temperature |
32-104°F/0-40°C |
| Operating Humidity |
10-90% |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) |
3.38 x 2.11 x 0.76 in. / 85.9 x 53.5 x 19.4mm |
| Weight |
Approx. 4.41 oz. / 125g (camera body only) |
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