Reviews of the Canon PowerShot A580
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CNET Review
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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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 71/100 and users 87/100. Comparing these reviews to 540866 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.
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laptopmag.com
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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photographyblog.com
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 ...
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%
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