Canon IXUS 160

Simple stylish shooting

Flexible・ fun and small enough to carry with you everywhere・ this stylish 20 Megapixel IXUS with Smart Auto makes shooting beautiful Canon quality photos and HD movies simply effortless for everyone.

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  • Put style and simplicity in your pocket with ultra-slim IXUS
  • Capture all your best moments - near or far
  • Capture stunning detail with 20 MP
  • Beautiful shots with point and shoot ease using Smart Auto
  • Have fun and experiment with Creative Filters
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Product Specification

IMAGE SENSOR

Type?1/2.3 type CCD
Effective Pixels?Approx. 20.0M・
?Effective / Total Pixels ??Approx. 20.5M

IMAGE PROCESSOR

TypeDIGIC 4+ with iSAPS technology

LENS

Focal Length5.0 ? 40.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 ? 224 mm)
ZoomOptical 8x
ZoomPlus 16x
Digital Approx. 4x
Combined Approx. 32x・
Maximum f/numberf/3.2 ? f/6.9
Construction8 elements in 7 groups
(1 double-sided aspherical lens)
Image StabilisationDigital (Digital IS Mode)

FOCUSING

TypeTTL
AF System/ PointsAiAF (Face Detection / 9-point)・ 1-point AF (fixed to centre)
AF ModesSingle・ Continuous (Auto mode only)・ Servo AF/AE・ Tracking AF・
AF LockYes
AF Assist BeamYes
Closest Focusing Distance1 cm (W) from front of lens in Macro

EXPOSURE CONTROL

Metering modesEvaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame)・ Centre-weighted average・ Spot (centre)
AE LockYes
Exposure Compensation+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments.
Enhanced i-Contrast for automatic dynamic range correction
ISO sensitivityAUTO・ 100・ 200・ 400・ 800・ 1600

SHUTTER

Speed1 ? 1/2000 sec. (factory default)
15 ? 1/2000 sec. (total range ? varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE

TypeTTL
SettingsAuto (including Face Detection WB)・ Daylight・ Cloudy・ Tungsten・ Fluorescent・ Fluorescent H・ Custom

COLOUR MATRIX

TypesRGB

LCD MONITOR

Monitor6.8 cm (2.7") LCD (TFT)・ Approx. 230・000 dots
CoverageApprox. 100%
BrightnessAdjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD

FLASH

ModesAuto・ Manual Flash On / Off・ Slow Synchro
Slow Sync SpeedYes. Fastest speed 1/2000 sec.
Red-Eye ReductionYes
Flash Exposure CompensationFace Detection FE・ Smart Flash Exposure
Flash Exposure LockYes
Built-in Flash Range50 cm ? 3.0 m (W) / 1.3 ? 1.5 m (T)
External FlashCanon High Power Flash HF-DC1
Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2

SHOOTING

ModesSmart Auto (32 scenes detected)・ P・ Portrait・ Live View Control・ FaceSelf-Timer・ Low Light (5.0 MP)・ Digital IS・ Fish-eye Effect・ Miniature Effect・ Toy Camera Effect・ Monochrome・ Super Vivid・ Poster Effect・ Snow・ Fireworks・ Long Shutter
Modes in MovieSmart Auto (21 scenes detected)・ P・ Portrait・ Miniature Effect・ Monochrome・ Super Vivid・ Poster Effect・ Snow・ Fireworks
Drive modesSingle・ Continuous・ Self-Timer
Continuous ShootingApprox. 0.8 shots/sec. (until memory card becomes full)・・

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

Image Size4:3 - (L) 5152 x 3864・ (M1) 3648 x 2736・ (M2) 2048 x 1536・ (S) 640 x 480・ (W) 5152 x 2896
Resize in playback (M2・ S)
CompressionFine
Movies(HD) 1280 x 720・ 25 fps・ (L) 640 x 480・ 30 fps
Miniature Effect (HD) 5 fps・ 2.5 fps・ 1.25 fps
Miniature Effect (L) 6 fps・ 3 fps・ 1.5 fps
Movie Length(HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec.・
(L) up to 4 GB or 1 hour・

FILE TYPES

Still Image TypeJPEG compression・ (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system・ Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
MoviesMOV [Video:MPEG-4 AVC / H.264・ Audio: Linear PCM (monaural)]

DIRECT PRINT

Canon PrintersCanon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge
PictBridgeYes

OTHER FEATURES

Red-Eye CorrectionYes・ during shooting and playback
Intelligent Orientation SensorYes・ with Auto Rotate
Playback zoomApprox. 2x ? 10x
Self TimerApprox. 2 or 10 sec. or Custom
Menu LanguagesEnglish・ German・ French・ Dutch・ Danish・ Finnish・ Italian・ Norwegian・ Swedish・ Spanish・ Simplified Chinese・ Chinese (traditional)・ Japanese・ Russian・ Portuguese・ Korean・ Greek・ Polish・ Czech・ Hungarian・ Turkish・ Thai・ Arabic・ Ukrainian・ Romanian・ Farsi・ Malaysian・ Hindi・ Indonesian・ Vietnamese・ Hebrew

MEMORY CARD

TypeSD・ SDHC・ SDXC