Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Digital ELPH

The other new Canon camera is the PowerShot SD850 IS Digital ELPH. If you thought the last round of PowerShots had confusing model numbers, get ready for this one. Despite its name, the SD850 is not the replacement to the SD800. Rather, it's the replacement for the SD700 (they couldn't use SD750 since it's already taken -- and who knows what they'll call the follow-up to the SD800!). And in Europe, it's known as the IXUS 950 IS, which doesn't make any more sense, as there's already an IXUS 900 Ti. Who comes up with these things?

Rant over -- here are the specs:

PowerShot SD850 IS Digital ELPH [specs]

* 8.0 effective Megapixel CCD
* F2.8-5-5, 4X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 35 - 140 mm
* Optical image stabilization
* Ultra-compact metal body
* 2.5" PureColor LCD display (which impressed me quite a bit on the SD1000) is glare, fingerprint, and scratch resistant
* Point-and-shoot operation
* Same DIGIC III features as the S5 above
* New Creative Light Effect scene mode can "alter the shape of background bright spots - into hearts, stars and the like - when shooting a night scene"
* Records movies at 640 x 480 (30 fps) with sound until 4GB file size limit is reached (takes about 32 mins)
* SD/SDHC memory card support
* Uses proprietary li-ion battery; 230 shots per charge (which is actually a little worse than the SD700)
* Ships in June for $399

Source : www.dcresource.com