Canon IXUS 230 HS Point & Shoot Camera  (Silver)

For those who are regulars at the party scene, Canon has released its most recent camera in the IXUS HS series. This elegant camera is designed for the fashion conscious socially active. The Canon digital camera has a focal length of 5 - 40 mm with a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 28 - 224 mm.

This Canon IXUS digital camera boasts of an 8x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom, which in combination can take you up to 32x closer to your subjects. The CMOS image sensor lets you take images at 12.1 megapixel resolution. The zoom and high resolution features let you capture your subject in detail that would otherwise be elusive.

This slim Canon camera weighs 140 g and is compact enough to fit comfortably in your hand while you take images. The back panel sports the 5 way dial with one-touch buttons for video recording and image preview. This IXUS point and shoot camera is sleek enough to slip into a pocket conveniently. You can shoot videos in Full HD at 1920 x 1080 dot pixels (24 fps).

The DIGIC 4 image processor designed by Canon delivers high performance shooting while maintaining the original vivid colors of your life. These images are saved in 4:3 aspect ratio, letting you enjoy images on a large screen TV. You can use the 3 inch TFT LCD screen with a resolution of 460,000 dot pixels to compose perfect images.

Battery and Storage

Your images are saved on SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards. You can also transfer your images from the camera to a computer or a PC with the USB high speed port to open up more space on your camera. The HDMI output port lets you enjoy your favorite memories on an HD television. The Canon IXUS point and shoot camera is powered by a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery. You can take up to 210 shots on a full charge with this battery.

Performance

This Canon point and shoot camera has a circular aperture with a range of f/3 - 5.9, which controls the amount of light falling on the image sensor. The Auto Focus of this IXUS digital camera has a range of 1 cm onwards (Wide) and 1 m to infinity (Tele), which can be decreased to 1 - 50 cm (Wide) in Macro mode, letting you experiment with dramatic images freely.

ISO refers to the light sensitivity of a camera. This Canon IXUS camera has a light sensitivity in the range of ISO 100 - 3200. This shutter speed has a range of 15 - 1/2000 second, and helps in taking artistic photos of moving subjects and low light events. The built-in flash has a range of 50 cm - 4 m (Wide) and 50 cm - 2 m (Tele), lighting up every scene around you for sharper images.

Features

The 32 scene modes of the Canon IXUS 230 HS include Kids and Pets, Low-light and many more; these can be used to take images in peace while the camera optimizes the settings to take perfect pictures. The lens shift image stabilizer automatically compensates for camera-shake or a moving subject to take sharp images. The Smile and Wink self-timer features of the IXUS 230 HS recognize when a face in the frame is smiling and winking, and automatically snaps the picture, making sure you always have a picture of those heart-warming moments.

The Face self-timer takes a picture the instant a new face enters the frame, and lets you delay shutter release by 2 or 10 seconds, giving you ample time to join your friends in every image. With the Continuous Shooting mode on High-speed Burst mode, you can take shots at 8.7 frames per second, recording every precious moment of your baby's first steps forever.