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Reviews of the Canon PowerShot A580

  • 6.8

    CNET Review

    September 23, 2008

    The Good: Great pictures for little investment; intuitive operation; advanced face detection for its class.

    The Bad: Feels and looks cheap; bulky; slow shot-to-shot performance, especially with flash.

    The Bottom Line: It's slow and unglamorous, but the Canon PowerShot A580 captures good pictures at a low price.

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  • 9.0

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 21, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 71/100 and users 87/100. Comparing these reviews to 555063 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.

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  • 6.0

    laptopmag.com

    By Daniel Grotta and Sally Wiener Grotta | May 30, 2008

    Review Summary: Canon has assembled a good mix of ergonomics, features, and image quality, at an affordable price with the A580. And it looks, feels, and shoots like a camera that costs more than $149.

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  • 8.0

    photographyblog.com

    By Zoltan Arva-Toth | May 19, 2008

    Review Summary: The Canon PowerShot A580 is a worthy successor to an entire line of moderately priced, yet capable compact cameras marketed by Canon over the past couple of years. In two weeks of use, I have found basic operation to be highly intuitive, with the ...

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Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 2463B001

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Width 3.7 in
  • Depth 1.6 in
  • Height 2.6 in
  • Weight 6.2 oz

Main Features

  • Resolution 8 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
  • Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto
  • Digital Zoom 4 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Landscape, Kids & pets, Night scene, Portrait mode, Night snapshot
  • Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Black & White, Custom Effect
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Program, Automatic
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • Face Detection Yes
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Cloudy, Daylight, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
  • Digital Video Format AVI
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • Continuous Shooting Speed 1.4 frames per second
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 23 sec - With 32MB card, AVI - 640 x 480 - 47 sec - With 32MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 44 sec - With 32MB card, AVI - 160 x 120 - 216 sec - With 32MB card

Memory / Storage

  • Flash Memory 32 MB Flash - MultiMediaCardplus
  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Digital Storage Media None
  • Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 8 - With 32MB card - 3.4 MB, Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 14 - With 32MB card - 2.1 MB, Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 30 - With 32MB card - 980 KB, Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 11 - With 32MB card - 2.5 MB, Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 21 - With 32MB card - 1.4 MB, Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 42 - With 32MB card - 695 KB, Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 18 - With 32MB card - 1.6 MB, Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 33 - With 32MB card - 893 KB, Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 66 - With 32MB card - 445 KB, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 30 - With 32MB card - 1 MB, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 53 - With 32MB card - 558 KB, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 102 - With 32MB card - 278 KB, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 114 - With 32MB card - 249 KB, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 177 - With 32MB card - 150 KB, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 278 - With 32MB card - 84 KB, Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 1832 : 11 - With 32MB card - 2.6 MB, Fine JPEG 3264 x 1832 : 19 - With 32MB card - 1.5 MB, Normal JPEG 3264 x 1832 : 41 - With 32MB card - 736 KB

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Built-in flash
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 11.5 ft
  • Features AF illuminator

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm - F/2.6-5.5
  • Focal Length 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 140 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
  • Min Focus Range 17.7 in
  • Macro Focus Range 5-45cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.6-5.5
  • Optical Zoom 4 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 5 group(s) / 7 element(s)
  • Lens Manufacturer Canon
  • Features Aspherical lens, Built-in lens shield

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Additional Features Safety zoom, DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Audio recording, Built-in speaker, Histogram display, Resizing an image, PictBridge support, 16:9 widescreen mode, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital tele-converter, RGB primary color filter, In-camera red-eye removal, Camera orientation detection

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
  • Viewfinder Color Support Color

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 115,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

  • Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.4
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Carrying Case None
  • Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
  • Included Accessories Wrist strap
  • Cables Included 1, 1 x A/V cable, USB cable

Power

  • Power Device None

Battery

  • Supported Battery AA
  • Supported Battery 2 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included ), 2 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Optional )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
  • Humidity Range Operating 10 - 90%

Product Video

Product Photos

  • OVR
  • BK
  • PALM
  • BAG

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Canon PowerShot A580

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