Canon Digital IXUS 970 IS

Focus:

• 9-Point Intelligent AF (Face Detection Technology)
• 1-point AF (fixed centre or selected face)
• Focus lock
• AF assist beam
• Selecting an AF point by size

Flash:

• Flash modes:
  • Auto
  • Forced operation
  • Flash off
  
  
• Low speed sync function
• Red-eye removal function
• Face Detection for Flash AE Correction
• Flash exposure lock

Shooting modes:

• Auto, Manual, Digital Macro, Colour Accent Mode, Colour Swap Mode, Panorama Mode, Video Clip Recording Mode, Special Scenes (Portrait, Night Scene, Children and Animals, Indoor Scene, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium , ISO 3200)
• My Colours: Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighten Skin Tone, Darken Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom
• Shooting methods:
  • Frame-by-frame
  • Continuous (1.2 fps and until memory card is full)
  • Self-timer (with a delay of 2 or 10 seconds)

Battery life:

• Approximately 320 shots
• Approximately 420 minutes of playback

Menu languages

Russian, English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian

Good to know:

DIGIC III processor
Canon's DIGIC III image processor manages all key camera functions for maximum efficiency. Advanced image processing algorithms ensure the reproduction of the finest details and shades, as well as accurate white balance. The high processing speed results in exceptional camera sensitivity, fast autofocus and long continuous shooting times.
The DIGIC III processor also provides advanced noise reduction technology and face detection technology for autofocus, autoexposure and flash exposure correction.

Face recognition technology
This feature automatically detects up to nine human faces in the frame and then adjusts the focus, exposure, flash, and white balance for optimal results. The technology is able to highlight the faces that the photographer wants to capture, and if the photo is a group, AiAF 9-point intelligent autofocus is activated. Red-eye reduction technology and face detection technology can help you to remove red-eye while shooting or viewing images.

Motion detection technologies
Motion Detection Technologies Canon uses several methods to detect subject movement or camera shake in order to correctly set the exposure. Subject and background brightness, subject motion (based on comparison of scenes over time), face detection data, and camera shake data from the Optical Image Stabilizer (IS) sensor (if equipped) are processed. When motion is detected, the camera automatically sets the sensitivity to ISO 80-800 to capture a picture with minimal noise and blur.

iSAPS Technology
iSAPS (Intelligent Scene Analysis Based on Photographic Space Data) automatically optimizes all camera settings before each shot is taken. Each scene is analyzed and correlated with the data of the photographic space (the vast library of photographic data stored in the camera). This allows the camera to optimize autoexposure, autofocus, and auto white balance before shooting.

Advanced Optical Image Stabilizer
The Image Stabilizer used in the Digital IXUS 970 IS with a movable corrective lens group effectively detects and compensates for camera shake that can cause image blur. Optical Image Stabilizer provides 4-stop increments for best results when shooting in low light, telephoto, and other conditions that cause camera shake. The new Optical Image Stabilizer also compensates for low frequency fluctuations, such as when shooting in a rocking boat. Miniature gyro sensors detect camera vibrations caused by hand shake. These signals — up to 8,000 per second, twice that of a traditional stabilizer — are processed by an image stabilizer chip that distinguishes vibrations caused by hand shake from intentional camera movement. These signals are then sent to the image stabilizer unit, which shifts the lens elements accordingly to correct light rays and eliminate the effects caused by hand shake. To improve accuracy and sensitivity, the moving elements of the lens are supported by miniature ceramic spheres. In addition to reducing vibration, the use of ceramic spheres avoids the problems associated with metal elements, such as increased thermal conductivity and magnetic properties.