Canon PowerShot A580 comparison

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Product name	Canon PowerShot A580	Canon PowerShot A590 IS	Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS (dark gray)	Canon PowerShot SX120 IS	Canon PowerShot A1100 IS (gray)
Price	$179.95	$329.95	$149.00 to $199.99	$199.00 to $229.99	$127.99 to $149.97
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating		3.5 stars	4.0 stars	3.0 stars
Release date	March 01, 2008		March 15, 2009	August 19, 2009
The Bottom Line	It's slow and unglamorous, but the Canon PowerShot A580 captures good pictures at a low price.	The Canon PowerShot A590 IS's manual exposure controls and surprisingly sharp pictures make it a great choice for almost anyone looking for a sub-$200 shooter.	Simple and stylish, the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS is a fine back-pocket camera as long as your photo-quality expectations are reasonable.	Canon's SX120 IS pocket megazoom falls behind the competition in every aspect except photo quality.	Aside from a couple performance quibbles, the Canon PowerShot A1100 IS provides a good point-and-shoot experience with great pictures as a result.
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Lens aperture	F/2.6-5.5	F/2.6-5.5	F/2.8-4.9	F/2.8-4.3	F/2.7-5.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length	35 - 140 mm	35 - 140 mm	35 - 105 mm	36 - 360 mm	35 - 140 mm
Optical zoom	4 x	4 x	3 x	10 x	4 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto ISO 3200 (2Mpix)	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity	32 MB	32 MB	Info unavailable	128 KB	128 MB
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	MultiMediaCardplus	MultiMediaCardplus	Info unavailable	SD Memory Card	SD Memory Card
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	4 x	4 x	4 x
Battery technology	Alkaline	Alkaline	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Lithium ion
Weight	6.2 oz	6.2 oz	4.2 oz	8.6 oz	5.5 oz
Effective sensor resolution	8,000,000 pixels	8,000,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	Info unavailable	1 year warranty
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	2.5 in	2.5 in	3 in	2.5 in
Manual focus	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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