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Canon F-718SG (Lime Green)

Date of introduction:	February 1, 2010	Display technology:	LCD dot matrix
New price:	GBP 14.49 (SRP 2011)	Display size:	3 * 15 characters
Size:	6.6" x 3.1" x 0.55" 168 x 80 x 14 mm³
Weight:	3.5 ounces, 100 grams	Serial No:
Batteries:	Solar cells + CR2032	Date of manufacture:	mth 06 year 2010
AC-Adapter:		Origin of manufacture:	China
Precision:	18	Integrated circuits:
Memories:	17
Program steps:		Courtesy of:	Joerg Woerner

Casio introduced with the fx-115ES already in 2005 an advanced scientific calculator with a 2-line Natural Textbook Display showing formulas and results exactly as they appear in the textbook.

Texas Instruments followed mid-2007 with the TI-30XS MultiView and Sharp joined the group with its EL-W531 series introduced late-2007.

Canon Inc. marked in 2010 with the F-718S/SA/SGA models their colorful entry into scientific calculators with a large dot-matrix LCD screen. The upper and lower parts of the housing are manufactured from recycled material and on some markets are the calculators equipped with an anti-bacterial keyboard. We discovered as of March 2011 seven different colors: black, white, blue, two shades green, red and magenta. A variation of the F-718SG was introduced on the US market as F-719SG with 38 built-in formulas and a SRP of $ 15.95.

In addition to the so called "Math Format" mode the calculator sports a traditional "Linear Format" mode.

Dismantling this Canon F-718SG manufactured in June 2010 reveals a pretty common construction with a single printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB hides the single-chip calculating circuit under a small protection blob of black epoxy and drives the graphing display with a heat sealed fine-pitch connector.

Please compare the Canon F-718SG with its competitors Casio fx-300ES, Sharp EL-W535B and Texas Instruments TI-30XS MultiView and understand that the it is 98% compatible with Casio fx-300ES!

The remaining 2% are very ambivalent:

• The algorithm of the Canon F-718SG sport an outstanding precision and faster execution time.
Mike Sebastian's "Calculator Forensics" reports an unseen 18-digits result of 9.00000000000072767.
• The number of memories was increased from 7 to 17.
• The level of parentheses was increased from 24 to 99.
• The keyboard looks an feels very cheap and crowded.

If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.