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Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

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Canon has released the SD3500 IS (Digital IXUS 210 in Europe) ultra-compact featuring a 3.5 inch touchscreen LCD with 460k dot resolution. It offers a 5x optical zoom lens starting at a useful 24mm and a 14MP sensor. The interface recognizes gestures for some commonly used features.Read more
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Review posted 3/24/2010ProsThe biggest pro was the touch screen, I haven't been a fan of them in the past, but this one was very interactive. 14-megapixels and the 5x zoom made for awesome pictures.ConsThe location of the flash is frustrating, not only did my finger continually cover it up, but whenRead more
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Pros

  • Macro performance is fine
  • The above timings are average and perfectly adequate for its class
  • The night photograph was excellent

Cons

  • is noise and loss of detail at relatively slow ISO speeds
  • Canon SD3500 IS is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • Canon SD3500 IS have Touch Screen

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 14.1 Mpx
  • 4320, 3240 px
  • 2.8
  • Single Auto Focus
  • 3.5 in
  • yes

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Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Pros

  • Macro performance is fine
  • The above timings are average and perfectly adequate for its class
  • The night photograph was excellent
  • exciting and unique shots easy and fun
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • wide colour reproduction and high contrast
  • solid and well-built
  • 5x HD Digital Camera
  • fingerprints the touch screen is sensitive and it works great
  • The battery life is great
  • The colors are great

Cons

  • is noise and loss of detail at relatively slow ISO speeds
  • Canon SD3500 IS is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • Canon SD3500 IS have Touch Screen
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • Does the Canon SD3500 IS have Weather Sealing
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • the optical zoom is disabled when shooting movies
  • The camera takes the same amount of time again to apply noise reduction
  • there are no other controls at all on the rear of this camera
  • Optical zoom may not be available during movie recording
  • Without approval

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
14.1 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4320 x 3240 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors15.0 Mpx
Effective pixels14.1 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4320 x 3240 px
Other resolutions
  • 4320x2432
  • 3456x2592
  • 2592x1944
  • 2144x1608
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
ProcessorDIGIC 4
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture2.8
Focal length equiv24 - 120
Focus adjustmentAuto
AutofocusSingle Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range19.69 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range1.18 in
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Movie
  • Scene
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Auto exposure lockyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive0.7 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • party
  • Portrait
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight5.64 oz
Width3.91 in
Height2.19 in
Depth0.87 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)220
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
On/off switchyes
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Other features
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Date imprintingyes
Energy Star certifiedno
Frameyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Image editing modesResizing
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4320 x 3240 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.5 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Screen dots460000
Touch screenyes
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
HD typeHD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Body materialMetal
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage8192.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • MMC
  • MMC Plus
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.2
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
USB connector typeMini-USB B
USB version2.0
WirelessEye-Fi Connected
DC-in jackyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS Canon - Editorial Reviews (7)

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DPReview
Published: 08.02.2010
Canon announces SD3500 IS with touchscreen LCD

Canon has released the SD3500 IS (Digital IXUS 210 in Europe) ultra-compact featuring a 3.5 inch touchscreen LCD with 460k dot resolution. It offers a 5x optical zoom lens starting at a useful 24mm and a 14MP sensor. The interface recognizes gestures for some commonly used features.

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS Canon Powershot SD3500
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Published: 02.04.2010
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Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 3/24/2010ProsThe biggest pro was the touch screen, I haven't been a fan of them in the past, but this one was very interactive. 14-megapixels and the 5x zoom made for awesome pictures.ConsThe location of the flash is frustrating, not only did my finger continually cover it up, but when

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS Canon Digital IXUS 210 Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 18.03.2010
Canon Digital IXUS 210 Review | Photography Blog
3.5

Expert review of the Canon Digital IXUS 210 camera with sample photos, test shots, videos and more...

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Canon SD3500 IS is a 14.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/2.3

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS Canon SD3500 IS Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 07.06.2010
Canon SD3500 IS Review
4.0

Canon SD3500 IS review, find out how the SD3500 IS stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

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