Canon PowerShot Digital Camera - 9885A001

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Canon PowerShot Digital Camera - SD500

At the Top of a Powerful Lineup

The PowerShot SD500 is the Digital ELPH you've been waiting for. It's the first to be equipped with 7.1 Megapixels of resolution for a truly astonishing level of detail, and it employs Canon's exclusive DIGIC II Image Processor to bring all that detail to vibrant life. With a big 2.0 inch LCD screen and an outstanding set of features and capabilities, the SD500 is a digital camera designed to lead the impressive Digital ELPH line.

Features:

The first 7.1 Megapixel Digital ELPH with 3x Optical Zoom and new elegantly curved design in a metallic body

PowerShot SD500's 7.1 Megapixel CCD (the highest resolution in the Digital ELPH line) delivers images with a level of detail that is absolutely riveting. The powerful 3x optical zoom provides plenty of close-up excitement with a focal length equivalent to 37-111mm in a 35mm film camera. The camera's graceful new perpetual curve design, a first in digital cameras, fits your hand as perfectly as it expresses the camera's stature above the competition.

Large 2.0 inch LCD screen for easy on-camera viewing

Though its body is superbly slim, the PowerShot SD500 Digital ELPH has an oversized 2.0 inch LCD screen that makes it easy to frame and play back your scene.

DIGIC II Image Processor for even faster processing speed, crisp vibrant colors and excellent image quality

The PowerShot SD500 Digital ELPH incorporates Canon's new DIGIC II Image Processor. Designed to improve processing speed and image quality, the DIGIC II processor provides markedly faster camera startup, autofocus and playback plus it assures that every image is more colorfully vibrant.

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed support for faster downloads and file transfers

The PowerShot SD500 is the first of Canon's compact digital cameras to support the USB 2.0 Hi-Speed standard, which allows you to enjoy the highest speed of data transfer with a USB 2.0 compatible computer. The cameras performance level is high enough to take full advantage of super-high-speed SD memory cards as well.

Enhanced Movie Mode with new Fast Frame Rate Movie recording at 60 fps (320 x 240) plus 9 Special Scene Modes and Digital Macro Mode

The PowerShot SD500 lets you shoot in 60 fps full motion video - perfect for capturing fast moving subjects. The camera also offers 30 fps Fast Frame Rate Movie recording for general shooting and Compact mode, convenient for creating files small enough to send via e-mail.

Scene Modes

Portrait
The camera sets a large aperture, focuses the subject and artistically blurs the background to make your subject "pop."

Foliage
Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage, greenery or blossoms.

Beach
Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach without darkened faces.

Underwater
Capture underwater images with reduced backscatter effect. (Note: Optional Waterproof Case WP-DC70 required for shooting any underwater images)

Fireworks
Grab brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks.

Night Snapshot
Get natural looking pictures with brighter backgrounds and subjects lit by flash.

Kids & Pets
Reduced time lag freezes fast-moving subjects so you won't miss those special shots.

Indoor
Reduces blur and improves color accuracy when shooting handheld indoors.

Snow
Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects and bluish tint.

Digital Macro
Shoot larger-than-life close-ups with one-button simplicity.

New My Colors feature for color customization while shooting

With the PowerShot SD500, you can both customize color reproduction and "touch up" color while you're shooting! Lighten skin tones, make the sky a more vivid blue, emphasize a single color and much more, all in real time as you monitor results on the LCD screen.

Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with Canon CP Printers

The SD500's Print/Share button makes direct printing easier than ever. Simply connect the SD500 to a Canon Direct Photo Printer or PictBridge supported printer, press the Print/Share button and print! Also use the Print/Share button to transfer images directly to a computer.

Print your own ID photos in 28 different sizes or use the Movie Print function to output multiple stills from a recorded movie on a single sheet using any Canon card-type CP Printer.

Direct Photo Printers
For desktop large-format printing, try one of the Direct Photo Printers which allow you to print directly in one of two ways: plug the compatible PowerShot camera into the Direct Photo Printer using the supplied cable, or simply insert a memory card with supplied adapter. You can also connect the printer to your computer for more options. Print high resolution borderless images in post card size or 8.5"x11" size within minutes.

Compact Photo Printers
Compact Photo Printers let you produce versatile, fun 4" x 6" Postcards, 4" x 8" Wide greeting cards or Credit card size prints in just three easy steps: connect, press and print. Control the printer right from your camera's LCD monitor. You get durable dye-sublimated credit card size, post card size or wide size prints - fast. Bordered and borderless options are available. Available paper types let you create mini or credit card size labels. You can even take the SELPHY CP600 printer to a party or an outdoor picnic using its included rechargeable battery.

*Only available with direct printing form select Canon PowerShot models, using Canon CP Printers.

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