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Canon IXUS 500 Digital Cameras DISCONTINUED

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The Canon IXUS 500 is a 5 mp camera with 3x optical/4.1 digital zoom. The PowerShot IXUS 500 is a completely new addition to the IXUS range, bringing with it new levels of sophistication blended with high quality image capture. Outstanding features: robust camera (stainless steel), ultra compact and packed with features (see below).  This price while stocks last - order now!

The Canon IXUS 500 comes with: Wrist Strap WS-300, Battery Pack NB-1LH , Battery Charger CB-2LSE, AC Cable, AV Cable AVC-DC300, Interface Cable IFC-400PCU, 32MB Compact Flash Card , Software Starter Guide, Camera User Guide, Quick Start Guide, Direct Print User Guide.
Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk - ZoomBrowser EX (PC), ImageBrowser (Mac), Drivers (PC/Mac), PhotoStitch, PhotoRecord, RemoteCapture, Apple QuickTime; ArcSoft Camera Suite Disk.

All cameras come with everything you need to start taking photos. The three optional accessories we highly recommend to extend the enjoyment of your new IXUS 500 camera are extra memory (256mb or higher), extra rechargeable battery and a camera bag.

Highly Recommended Accessories for the Canon IXUS 500 - make your own accessory kit:

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Extra memory


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NB-1L Battery


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Canon Cases 
Lowepro case 

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Card reader

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Extended warranty

Pictues are for illustrative purposes only, items may vary in appearance from those shown above. 
 

Other Accessories for the Canon IXUS 500
Underwater Cases
Canon Power Adaptors 
Tripods 
Printers  - print direct from your camera 

This camera comes with standard 12 month standard warranty with Canon Australia.  Click to Extend your standard warranty and PROTECT your INVESTMENT. 

Features of the Canon IXUS 500

  • 5.0 Megapixel.
  • Canon 3x optical zoom lens.
  • Movie recording and playback with sound.
  • DiG!C Imaging Processor delivers superior digital photos.
  • Print/Share* Button allows easy 'one push' printing of images straight from the camera.

The 5.0 Megapixel Digital IXUS 500 delivers a sophisticated combination of sleek style and advanced features. This compact, stainless steel finished camera features a fully retractable Canon 3x optical zoom lens and up to 3 min continuous movie recording with audio. A convenient new Print/Share* Button for 'one push' printing of images straight from the camera and a 40 metre optional waterproof case make it easy to take digital photography further.

SUPERB IMAGE QUALITY

- Fully retractable Canon 3x optical zoom lens (35mm equivalent: 36-108mm) f/2.8-4.9.
- Selectable 9-point AiAF and single centre point AF allows framing of subject in almost any position within the frame.
- DiG!C Imaging Processor combines camera controls and image signal processing to deliver superior digital pictures.
- High precision white balance (7 positions) and built-in Intelligent Orientation Sensor allows precise white balance, AE and AF calculation.
- Selectable sensitivity from ISO50 to 400 - like having different ISO film loaded at once.


ADVANCED FEATURES of the Canon IXUS 500

- ID Photo Print with CP printers allows easy production of ID images for passport and other ID uses while CP Movie Print allows direct printing of a series of still images from a recorded movie.
- High quality movie recording and playback with sound allows movie editing, fast forward, reverse and frame by frame replay from the cameras LCD screen.
- 12 image quality modes to tailor image size to application.
- Simple user interface and Quick Shot function ensures no missed shots.


CANON CONNECTIVITY

- Print/Share* Button allows easy 'one push' printing and downloading of images straight from the camera.
- Direct photo printing with Canon direct printers and other PictBridge compatible models.
- Supports Exif 2.2 tagging for DSC Image File format standard allowing superior print image processing.
- Canon's complete image management software suite for fast and easy download, display, email and printing of images, creating panoramic pictures and computer controlled image capture and storage.
- Picture transfer protocol supports driver-less image transfer, viewing and deletion between camera and computer with newer operating systems. (Windows XP or Mac OS X v 10.1.)


STANDARD ACCESSORIES AND SOFTWARE  of the Canon IXUS 500

-Wrist Strap WS-300, Battery Pack NB-1LH, Battery Charger CB-2LSE, AC Cable, AV Cable AVC-DC300, Interface Cable IFC-400PCU, 32MB Compact Flash Card, Software Starter Guide, Camera User Guide, Quick Start Guide, Direct Print User Guide.
- Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk - ZoomBrowser EX (PC), ImageBrowser (Mac), Drivers (PC/Mac), PhotoStitch, PhotoRecord, RemoteCapture, Apple QuickTime
- ArcSoft Camera Suite Disk.


OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES  of the Canon IXUS 500

- Battery Pack NB-1LH
- Soft Case SC-PS300
- Metallic Neck Strap
- Waterproof Case WP-DC800
- AV Cable AVC-DC300
- Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
- AC Adaptor Kit ACK500 - Compact Power Adaptor CA-PS500
- Car Battery Charger CBC-NB1
- Battery Charger CB-2LSE
- Canon Card Photo printers and Bubble Jet Direct printers

SPCIFICATIONS OF THE IXUS 500:

CCD of the Canon IXUS 500:

Size:

 

1/1.8 inch

Effective Number of Pixels:

 

Approx. 5.0 MP

Total Number of Pixels:

 

Approx. 5.3 MP

Filter Array:

 

Primary colour filter (Bayer)

  Image Processor:

Processing:

 

DiG!C

  Lens of the Canon IXUS 500:

Focal Length (optical):

 

7.4(W) - 22.2 (T) mm

35mm film equivalent:

 

36 - 108 mm

Maximum Aperture:

 

F2.8 (W) / F4.9 (T)

f/number:

 

f/2.8 - 7.1 (W), f/4.9 - 13.0 (T)

Shutter Speed :

 

15 - 1/2,000 sec.

Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed):

 

Auto / ISO 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 equivalent

Construction:

 

7 elements in 5 groups (2 aspherical elements)

Optical Zoom:

 

Approx. 3x

Digital Zoom:

 

Approx. 4.1x

Max Combined Zoom:

 

Approx. 12x

Focusing Method:

 

  TTL Autofocus
  9-point AiAF / 1-point AF (fixed:centre)
  AF lock available

Focusing Range:

 

  Normal 46 cm - infinity
  Macro 5 - 46 cm (W), 30 - 46 cm (T)

  Control/Balance of the Canon IXUS 500:

Light Metering Method:

 

Evaluation / Centre-weighted averaging / Spot (Metering frame when Spot : Centre)

Exposure Control Method:

 

Program AE / AE Lock available

Exposure Compensation:

 

+/- 2 EV in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance Control:

 

TTL White Balance

White Balance Modes:

 

Auto + Pre-set (Daylight / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluorescent / Fluorescent H) + Custom

  LCD Monitor/Viewfinder of the Canon IXUS 500:

Viewfinder:

 

Real-image zoom

LCD Monitor:

 

1.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT colour LCD

  Flash of the Canon IXUS 500:

Flash Modes:

 

Auto / Red-eye reduction auto / Flash On / Flash Off / Slow-Synchro.

Flash Range Normal [at ISO Auto equiv.]:

 

46 cm - 3.5 m (W), 46 cm - 2.0 m (T) Auto

Flash Exposure Compensation:

 

FE Lock available

  Selectable Shooting Modes of the Canon IXUS 500:

Shooting Modes:

 

Auto / Manual / Stitch Assist / Movie

Photo Effects Mode:

 

Vivid colour / Neutral / Low sharpening / Sepia / Black & White

  Continuous Shooting :

High speed:

 

Approx. 2.2 shots/sec.

Normal:

 

  Approx. 1.5 shots/sec.
  [Large/Fine mode, when LCD monitor is turned off]

  Image Recording Format of the Canon IXUS 500:

Image File Format:

 

Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant

Still image:

 

JPEG (Exif 2.2 compliant)

Movie:

 

AVI Image data: Motion JPEG

Sound annotation/Audio Data:

 

WAVE (monaural)

JPEG Compression Levels:

 

Super Fine / Fine / Normal

  Recording Pixels Still Images:

Large:

 

2592 x 1944

Middle 1:

 

2048 x 1536

Middle 2:

 

1600 x 1200

Small:

 

640 x 480

  Recording Pixels Movie Images of the Canon IXUS 500:

Large (VGA):

 

640 x 480

Medium (QVGA):

 

320 x 240

Small (QQVGA):

 

160 x 120

  Still Image Storage Capacity (with supplied memory 32mb CF):

Large:

 

Large/Super Fine 11 images

Large :

 

  Large/Fine 21 images
  Large/Normal 43 images

Middle:

 

Middle 1/Super Fine 18 images

Middle :

 

Middle1/Fine 33 images

Middle:

 

  Middle1/Normal 67 images
  Middle2/Super Fine 30 images
  Middle2/Fine 54 images
  Middle2/Normal 108 images

Small:

 

  Small/Super Fine 120 images
  Small/Fine 196 images
  Small/Normal 337 images

  Movie Storage Capacity (with supplied memory):

Movie Large:

 

  640 x 480 Approx. 46 sec. at 10 fps
  [max. approx. 30 sec. per recording]

Movie Middle:

 

  320 x 240 Approx. 91 sec. at 15 fps
  [max. approx. 3 min per recording]

Movie Small:

 

  160 x 120 Approx. 242 sec. at 15 fps
  [max. approx. 3 min per recording]

Frames per second:

 

10 or 15

  Other Operations of the Canon IXUS 500:

Playback Operations:

 

Single / Index (9 thumbnail images) / Slide Show / Movie Special Replay - Next frame, Previous frame, Fast forward, Rewind, First frame and Last frame / Magnify (2x - 10x) / auto vertical and horizontal image orientation with Intelligent Orientation Sensor / still histogram display.

File Operations:

 

DPOF - Print Order/ Slide show/Image transfer, Movie - unnecessary scenes can be erased. Sound Memos - max. record/play time is approx. 60 sec.

Direct Printing:

 

Yes

PictBridge:

 

Yes

Print/Share Button:

 

Yes

ID Photo Print:

 

Yes (with compatible Canon Card Photo printers)

Movie Print:

 

Yes (with compatible Canon Card Photo printers)

Camera Settings:

 

Start-up image/ Start-up sound/ Shutter sound / Operation sound and Self-timer sound (Creation of on-camera content).

Menu Languages:

 

12 languages (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese)

Self-timer:

 

Operates with approx. 2 sec. or approx. 10 sec. count-down.

  Interface of the Canon IXUS 500:

Computer I/F:

 

USB

Video Output:

 

NTSC or PAL selectable

Audio Output:

 

Monaural

Memory Storage:

 

CompactFlashT card (Type I)

Supplied Memory:

 

32MB

  Supported Operating Systems:

PC:

 

Windows 98 (including SE)/Me/2000/XP

Mac:

 

OS 9.0 - 9.2, OS X (Version 10.1/10.2)

  Inclusions:

Software:

 

Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk, Arcsoft Camera Suite Disk

  Power Source of the Canon IXUS 500:

Battery:

 

Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery NB-1LH/NB-1L

Standard Charger/AC Adaptor:

 

Charger CB-2LSE

Optional Charger/AC Adaptor:

 

AC Adaptor Kit ACK500 (contains CA-PS500)

Optional Car Battery Adaptor:

 

Optional Car Battery Cable Kit CBC-NB1

  Shooting Capacity (full charge):

LCD Monitor On:

 

Approx. 190 shots

LCD Monitor Off:

 

Approx. 440 shots

Replay:

 

Approx. 140 min.

  Operating Environment of the Canon IXUS 500:

Temperature:

 

0 - 40 °C

Humidity:

 

10 - 90 %

Dimensions (W x D x H):

 

87 x 57 x 27.8 mm (ex. protruding parts)

Weight:

 

Approx. 185g (ex. batteries and CF card)

 




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