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• Ixus

  Canon Ixus range is sleek with distinctive designs coupled with powerful, cutting-edge technology ? the exquisite Digital IXUS range epitomises Canon design excellence. In the ten years that Canon have been running the Ixus range it has been synonymous with superb build quality in an ever evolving contemporary design backed up with Canon's phenominal optical history or technical excellence. Apart from Canon Ixus series Canon Digital Cameras include Canon SLR Digital cameras . Canon... read more…

• SLR

  Stands for Single Lens Reflex. A mirror or prism reflects light coming in through the lens to the viewfinder, so when you look through it you see exactly what the camera sees. This is very useful for framing your pictures accurately. It is only found on a few of the most expensive digicams, although is standard on many professional film cameras. Single lens reflex camera Camera type that directs the image coming in through the lens up into the viewfinder by means of a mirror. When the... read more…

• Shutter

  The shutter is the device behind the lens of the camera which is normally closed, but opens for an instant when a picture is taken to allow light into the camera and onto the CCD. The length of time the shutter is open is for is determined by the metering system, and is know as the shutter speed. You will find that this will vary from shot to shot. Either mechanical and/or electronic shutters are possible. Mechanical systems can use a leaf (or iris) shutter or curtain shutter. In digital... read more…

• Sequence

  Sequence mode Several shots are taken automatically in a row. ( Quick shooting mode )(burst mode) read more…

• Stabilizer

  IS (Image Stabilizer) There are a number of different methods of image stabilizer but they all aim to achieve the same thing, a clearer, sharper image. The key advantages are when using a large zoom, especially at the full extent of the zoom and in low light conditions. read more…