Canon IXUS 285 20.2MP 2.7 Screen

IMAGE SENSOR

• Type 1/2.3 type back-illuminated CMOS
• Effective Pixels Approx. 20.2M
• Effective / Total Pixels Approx. 21.1M
• Colour Filter Type Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR

• Type DIGIC 4+ with iSAPS technology

LENS

• Focal Length 4.5 – 54.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 25 – 300 mm)
• Zoom Optical 12x
• Zoom Plus 24x
• Digital approx. 4x. (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.6x or 2.0x)
• Combined approx. 48x
• Maximum f/number f/3.6 – f/7.0
• Construction 9 elements in 7 groups (1 double-sided aspherical UA lens, 1 double-sided aspherical lens, 1 single-sided aspherical lens)
• Image Stabilisation

  Yes (lens shift-type), approx. 2.5-stop Intelligent IS plus 4-axis Enhanced Dynamic IS

FOCUSING

• Type TTL
• AF System/ Points AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point), 1-point AF (fixed to centre)
• AF Modes Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE, Tracking AF
• AF Point Selection Size (Normal, Small)
• AF Assist Beam Yes
• Closest Focusing Distance 1 cm (W) from front of lens in Macro

EXPOSURE CONTROL

• Metering modes Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (Centre)
• Exposure Compensation +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments.

  Enhanced i-Contrast for automatic dynamic range correction

SHUTTER

• Speed 1 – 1/2000 s (factory default)
• 15 – 1/2000 s (total range – varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE

• Type TTL
• Settings Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom.

COLOUR MATRIX

• Type sRGB

VIEWFINDER

LCD MONITOR

• Monitor 7.5 cm (3.0”) LCD (TFT), Approx. 461,000 dots
• Coverage Approx. 100%
• Brightness Adjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD

FLASH

• Modes

  Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro

• Slow Sync Speed

  Fastest speed 1/2000 s

• Red-Eye Reduction

  Yes

• Flash Exposure Compensation

  Face Detection FE, Smart Flash Exposure

• Built-in Flash Range

  50 cm – 4.0 m (W) / 1.0 m – 2.0 m (T)

• External Flash

  Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

SHOOTING

• Modes

  Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot, SCN (Smart Auto (32 scenes detected), P, Portrait, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), High-speed Burst (5.0 MP), Handheld Night Scene, Low Light (5.0 MP), Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks, Long Shutter)

• Modes in Movie

  Smart Auto (21 scenes detected), P, Portrait, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks

• Photo Effects

  My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)

• Drive modes

  Single, Continuous, Self-Timer

• Continuous Shooting

  Approx. 2.5 shots/s

  High-speed Burst (5.0 MP): Approx. 7.2 shots/s (all speeds are until memory card becomes full)

FILE TYPES

• Still Image Type JPEG compression, (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
• Movies MP4 [Video: MPEG4-AVC / H.264, Audio: MPEG4 AAC-LC (monaural)]

DIRECT PRINT

• Canon Printers Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge
• PictBridge Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)

INTERFACE

• Computer Hi-Speed USB composite connector (Mini-B compatible)
• Other HDMI Micro (Type-D) Connector

  A/V output, composite connector (PAL/NTSC)

• Computer/Other Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with Dynamic NFC support¹

MEMORY CARD

• Type SD, SDHC, SDXC