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title: Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
date: 2007-09-04 11:19:24
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2007/09/04/canon-digital-ixus-860-is/
author: Lester Chan
categories:
  - Camera
tags:
  - "860"
  - Canon
  - IS
  - IXUS
---

Got the Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS (Black) from Comex 2007 for $669. The silver version is only coming in September 2007.

Freebies:

> – 2x 2GB SD Card  
> – 1x Digital Kit Bag  
> – 1x Case  
> – 1x Samsonite Travel Waist Shoulder Bag

Camera features:

> – 3.8x (28mm) wide-angle lens with optical Image Stabilizer  
> – 8.0 Megapixels  
> – High ISO 1600 and Auto ISO Shift  
> – Canon DIGIC 3 with Noise Reduction technology  
> – Face Detection AF/AE/FE  
> – Improved Red-Eye Correction in playback  
> – 3.0 PureColor LCD  
> – Digital Tele-Converter and Safety Zoom for extra telephoto reach  
> – 17 shooting modes and My Colors photo effects  
> – Extensive movie options including VGA 30fps  
> – Long Play and Time Lapse movie modes  
> – Made in Japan
> 
> Taken from [Digital Camera Review](http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/16044/canon-ixus-860-is/)

This camera makes my Sony Cybershot T1 very oudated. But anyway, the IXUS 860 is meant for my mom’s office and the T1 is still my family’s personal camera. I already told my mom to get a 10mp camera when it is out to officially replace the T1.