Canon Digital Pocket Cameras

Quick look at the SD770 ultra portable camera from Canon. 10 MP with good VGA 640×480 30 fps video recorder. The optical image stabilization is a plus to minimize blurry pictures due to camera shake.

Excellent camera for video blogging (vlog) and Youtube use.

After using it for a few days, I have a few issues with it. The purple fringing is a bit annoying in contrasty images and the highlight clipping and the auto white balance shifting during video recording is a downer. Although, for what it is, I still like this camera.

Full specs:

Camera Type Ultra Compact
Image Sensor 1/2.3″ 10.3 Megapixel CCD
Effective Resolution 10 million pixels
Color Depth 24-Bit RGB
Image File Formats JPEG
Recorded Resolution
Large (3648 x 2736)

Video Recording
AVI Motion JPEG with Audio
VGA 640×480 @ 30 fps up to 4GB 1 hour

Compact 160×120 @ 15 fps up to 3 min
Time Lapse (640 x 480 @ 0.5 or 1 fps with playback at 15 fps up to 2 hours)

Audio Recording WAV format
record time up to 60 seconds with image

Lens Type Canon Zoom Lens
Optical Zoom 3x
Lens Focal Length
6.2 mm - 18.6 mm (35mm - 105mm equivalent)

Digital Zoom 4x
Minimum Focus Distance 1.2″ (3cm)

Maximum Aperture f/2.8-4.9
Optical Image Stabilization Yes
Accessory Lens/Filter Mount No
Focus Type TTL Autofocus

Focus Modes
AiAF 9-Point AF, Face Detect AF, 1-point AF

Focus Range Normal: 12″ (30cm) - infinity Macro: 1.2″ (3cm) - 19.2″ (50cm) wide Digital Macro: 1.2″ (3cm) - 3.9″ (10cm) wide

Exposure Control
Sensitivity Auto ISO High ISO Auto Selectable ISO (80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600)

Shutter Type
Mechanical Shutter and Electronic Shutter

Shutter Speed 15 - 1/1500 second
Aperture Range f/2.8-4.9 (max.)
Exposure Metering
AiAF (Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot)

Exposure Modes Auto, Program AE, Camera M, Exposure Compensation (±2EV stops in 1/3-stop increments), AE Lock

White Balance Modes Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom

Scene Modes Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Stitch Assist

Flash Built-in Flash Yes (Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, FE Lock, Slow Synchro, Flash On, Flash Off)

Effective Flash Range
Normal: 1.0′ (0.3 m) - 11′ (3.5 m)
External Flash Connection No
External Flash Control Not Applicable
Burst Capability 1.4 fps continuous shooting
Self Timer 2 seconds or 10 seconds
Interval Recording 1 or 2 second intervals in Time-Lapse movie mode

Date & Time Stamp Available with Medium 3 (1600 x 1200) Image resolution only

Memory & Power
Built-in Memory No
Compatible Memory Cards Secure Digital (SD/SDHC) Card MultiMediaCard (MMC, MMC+, HC MMC+)

Battery Type NB-6L Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery

Power Adapter ACK-DC40 AC Adapter Kit (optional)

Input/Output
Computer Interface USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed)
Direct Print Capable Yes (PictBridge)
Remote Control No

Video Output Yes (NTSC & PAL)
Web-Cam Capable No

Viewfinder Real image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Display 2.5″ Low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT Color LCD (230,000 pixels) with Brightness adjustment

Playback Options Single Image, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, Transition Effects, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, RAW, Trimming, Resize, Image Inspection Tool, Movie Playback (Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing, Auto Rotate, Resume), Erase (Single image, By date, By category, By folder, All images, Part of movie, All of movie)

Dimensions 2.2 x 3.4 x 0.8″
Weight 4.6 oz. without battery

Duration : 0:8:3

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