 I am treating myself to a new camera. It will allow me to take great photos of action. Wildlife and birds, rarely pose for the artist. It will also assist me to produce print quality images up to A2 size. It is a perfect compact digital, camera for the travelling artist who does not want to fiddle with controls but just point quickly and shoot when the opportunity presents itself for a great wildlife, bird, pet or even child at play (with permission from the parents), photo. Top of the IXUS range, here's what Canon has to say about the IXUS 990 IS... Elegant design, most powerful zoom in the IXUS series and High Definition movie recording, perfect for travelling
With the new Intelligent Auto mode you can take photos while letting the camera adjust the optimum settings; detecting faces and scenes (macro, backlit, sunset etc) ensuring you get the perfect shot. Key Features:
Effective Number of Pixels : Approx. 12.1 MP CCD Size / Filter Array : 1/2.3 inch / Primary colour filter (Bayer) Processor : DiG!C 4 Lens : Focal Length (optical) : 6.6 (W) - 33.0 (T) mm 35mm film equivalent : 37 (W) - 185 (T) mm f/number : f/3.2 - f/9.0 (W), f/5.7 - f/16 (T) Shutter Speed : 15 - 1/1600 sec. Zoom : Optical approx 5x; Digital approx 4x Image Stabilizer : Optical (Lens Shift Type), approx 4 steps Focusing : Focus System : TTL Autofocus Focusing Frame : Face Detect AiAF1,2, Center Focusing Range : Normal: 50cm - infinity, Macro: 2cm - 50cm (W), Digital Macro: 2cm- 10cm Shooting Functions : Face Detection : Auto Focus, Auto Exposure, White Balance, Flash Exposure, Auto Red-Eye correction, FaceSelf-Timer3 Blink Detection Other Shooting Features : Servo AF, AF-Point Zoom, Size Select, AF Lock, AF Assist Beam, i-Contrast, Date Stamp, Digital tele-converter, real time histogram, Image Inspection Tool, Creative Light Effect, Zoom Blur Continuous Shooting (Large/Fine) : Approx 1.0 shots/sec Self-timer : Approx. 10 sec or 2 sec delay, custom, FaceSelf-Timer Control/Balance : Light Metering Method : Evaluative4, Center-weighted average, Spot5 Exposure Control Method : Program AE, AE Lock available, i-Contrast Exposure Compensation : ± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed) : Auto6, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 White Balance Modes : Auto , Daylight , Cloudy , Tungsten , Fluorescent , Fluorescent H , Custom LCD Monitor : 3.0 inch Pure Color LCD II monitor with wide viewing angle (approx 461,000 dots) Flash : Flash Modes / Functions : Auto, on, off, Slow Synchro, Auto Red Eye Correction, Red Eye Reduction, Face Detect FE, FE Lock Flash Range : Normal: 30cm - 3.5m (W) 30cm - 2.0m (T) Selectable Shooting Modes : Shooting Modes : Intelligent Auto, P, Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Creative Light Effect, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Beach, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, ISO 3200, Digital Macro, Exposure Zoom, Colour Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist, Movie (Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap) My Colours : Vivid, Neutral, Serpia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red Image Recording Format : Still image : JPEG Compression (EXIF 2.2 Compliant) Colour Space and JPEG Compression : sRGB; Fine, Normal Movies : MOV (Image Data: H.264; Audio Data: Linear PCM monaural) Recording Pixels and recording capacity on a 2GB card : Still Images and Capacity (at Fine Image Setting) : Large: 4000 x 3000 (626), Medium 1: 3264 x 2448 (930), Medium 2: 2592 x 1944 (1365), Medium 3: 1600 x 1200 (3235), Small: 640 x 480 (10245), Widescreen: 4000 x 2248 (830) Movie Frame Rate : HD 1280x720: 30fps (10min 53sec), 640x480: 30fps (23min 49sec), 320x240: 30fps (1hr 13min 10sec) Other Operations : Playback Operations Direct Printing, PictBridge : Red-eye Correction, Intelligent Contrast Correction, Trimming, Resize, Slideshow, Index, Magnified, Image Inspection Tool, Advancing and Reversing through magnified images, Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Sound Memos, Auto Play, Transition, MyCategory, MyColors, Filter by Date, Image advance with tilt of camera Yes7 Interface : Supported Operating Systems : PC: Windows XP SP2/SP3, Vista incl SP1; Mac: OS X v10.4- v10.5 Computer I/F : USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B compatible), HDMI (mini-connector) Video Output : PAL or NTSC selectable Audio Output : Monaural Memory Storage : SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card Menu Languages : 26 languages English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian, Farsi and Japanese General Features : Battery : Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery NB-5L Shooting Capacity (full charge) : LCD Monitor On 270 shots; Playback 6 hours Dimensions (W x D x H) : 94.8 x 56.8 x 26.3 mm (ex. protruding parts) Weight : Approx. 160g (camera body only)  |  Kathy and Reg Shell and Indigo will bestaying at Grampians Gardens Tourist Park for one week from 13th March 2010, for one week Advertisers, This 160 x 160 advertising space, could be yours. See our advertising page above then contact Kathy to arrange your advertising package.
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