Canon IXUS 285 HS

Canon IXUS 285 Price in Kenya

Canon IXUS 285 HS Price in Kenya is Ksh 40,500. This ultra-slim and stylish metal-bodied IXUS is easy to carry with you wherever you go and features a flexible 25mm ultra-wide 12x optical zoom lens with 24x ZoomPlus; so you can easily capture every moment, near or far, in superb quality photos and movies. Auto Zoom helps you select the best framing at the touch of a button.

Technical Specifications

IMAGE SENSOR
Type
1/2.3 type back-illuminated CMOS

Effective Pixels
Approx. 20.2M¹

Effective / Total Pixels
Approx. 21.1M

Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type
DIGIC 4+ with iSAPS technology

LENS
Focal Length
4.5 – 54.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 25 – 300 mm)

Zoom
Optical 12x

ZoomPlus 24x

Digital approx. 4x. (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.6x or 2.0x)

Combined approx. 48x¹

Maximum f/number
f/3.6 – f/7.0

Construction
9 elements in 7 groups (1 double-sided aspherical UA lens, 1 double-sided aspherical lens, 1 single-sided aspherical lens)

Image Stabilisation
Yes (lens shift-type), approx. 2.5-stop¹. Intelligent IS plus 4-axis Enhanced Dynamic IS

FOCUSING
Type
TTL

AF System/ Points
AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point), 1-point AF (fixed to centre)

AF Modes
Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE¹, Tracking AF

AF Point Selection
Size (Normal, Small)

AF Assist Beam
Yes

Closest Focusing Distance
1 cm (W) from front of lens in Macro

EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering modes
Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (Centre)

Exposure Compensation
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments.

Enhanced i-Contrast for automatic dynamic range correction

ISO sensitivity
AUTO, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200

SHUTTER
Speed
1 – 1/2000 s (factory default)

15 – 1/2000 s (total range – varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE
Type
TTL

Settings
Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom.

COLOUR MATRIX
Type
sRGB

VIEWFINDER
LCD MONITOR
Monitor
7.5 cm (3.0”) LCD (TFT), Approx. 461,000 dots

Coverage
Approx. 100%

Brightness
Adjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD

FLASH
Modes
Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro

Slow Sync Speed
Fastest speed 1/2000 s

Red-Eye Reduction
Yes

Flash Exposure Compensation
Face Detection FE, Smart Flash Exposure

Built-in Flash Range
50 cm – 4.0 m (W) / 1.0 m – 2.0 m (T)

External Flash
Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

SHOOTING
Modes
Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot, SCN (Smart Auto (32 scenes detected), P, Portrait, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), High-speed Burst (5.0 MP), Handheld Night Scene, Low Light (5.0 MP), Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks, Long Shutter)

Modes in Movie
Smart Auto (21 scenes detected), P, Portrait, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks

Photo Effects
My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)

Drive modes
Single, Continuous, Self-Timer

Continuous Shooting
Approx. 2.5 shots/s

High-speed Burst (5.0 MP): Approx. 7.2 shots/s (all speeds are until memory card becomes full)¹²

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION
Image Size
4:3 – (L) 5184 x 3888, (M) 2592 x 1944, (M1) 3648 x 2736, (M2) 2048 x 1536, (S) 640 x 480

16:9 – (L) 5184 x 2912, (M1) 3648 x 2048, (M2) 1920 x 1080, (S) 640 x 360

3:2 – (L) 5184 x 3456, (M1) 3648 x 2432, (M2) 2048 x 1368, (S) 640 x 424

1:1 – (L) 3888 x 3888, (M1) 2736 x 2736, (M2) 1536 x 1536, (S) 480 x 480

Resize option available in playback

Compression
Superfine, Fine

Movies
(Full HD) 1920 x 1080, 29.97 fps, (HD) 1280 x 720, 29.97 fps, (L) 640 x 480, 29.97 fps

Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps

Hybrid Auto (HD) 29.97 fps

Movie Length
(Full HD & HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min 59 s¹

(L) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour²

FILE TYPES
Still Image Type
JPEG compression, (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

Movies
MP4 [Video: MPEG4-AVC / H.264, Audio: MPEG4 AAC-LC (monaural)]

DIRECT PRINT
Canon Printers
Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge

PictBridge
Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)

OTHER FEATURES
GPS
GPS via mobile (via Canon Camera Connect app with compatible smart devices)

Red-Eye Correction
Yes, during shooting and playback

Intelligent Orientation Sensor
Yes, with Auto Rotate

Histogram
Yes, during playback

Playback zoom
Approx. 2x – 10x

Self Timer
Approx. 2, 10 s or Custom

Menu Languages
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Hebrew

INTERFACE
Computer
Hi-Speed USB composite connector (Mini-B compatible)

Other
HDMI Micro (Type-D) Connector

A/V output, composite connector (PAL/NTSC)

Computer/Other
Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with Dynamic NFC support¹

MEMORY CARD
Type
SD, SDHC, SDXC

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
PC & Macintosh
Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1¹

Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11

For Wi-Fi connection to a PC:

Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1

Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10

For Image Transfer Utility:

Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1

Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11

SOFTWARE
Other
CameraWindow DC

Map Utility

Image Transfer Utility

Camera Connect app available on iOS and Android devices

POWER SOURCE
Batteries