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Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars) - Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 67 reviews all user reviews
Manufacturer: Canon USA
Part number: 0314B001
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Product Summary
Canon PowerShot S80
price range: $485.00
Aside from one or two very minor lens shortcomings, Canon's new flagship S-series model stands out in its class.
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- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 67 reviews
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117 out of 119 people found this review helpful
"Batteries and Memory answers revealed"
by juice20D on November 18, 2005
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by Matthewvern on October 25, 2005
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56 out of 65 people found this review helpful
"Not Worth the Upgrade for Previous S Series Owners."
by someguy12345 on October 23, 2005
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Canon USA
- Part Number: 0314B001
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Point-and-shoot highlights Video capture ability adds convenience for the user.
- Width 4.1 in
- Depth 1.5 in
- Height 2.2 in
- Weight 0.4 lbs
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 1/1.8 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO auto
- Analog Video Format NTSC, PAL
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Foliage, Fireworks, Landscape, Underwater, Kids & pets, Night scene, Digital macro, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot
- Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Black & White, Custom Effect, Low Sharpening
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Spot AF area, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Underwater, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight)
- Digital Video Format AVI
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Continuous Shooting Speed 1.8 frames per second
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 1024 x 768, AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 160 x 120
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 32 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 8 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 13 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 29 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 11 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 20 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 40 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 17 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 32 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 63 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 28 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 51 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 97 - With 32MB card, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 109 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 168 - With 32MB card, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 265 - With 32MB card
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Rear curtain sync, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 1.8 ft - 14 ft
- Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 20.7 mm - F/2.8-5.3
- Focal Length 5.8 mm - 20.7 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 100 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
- Min Focus Range 17.3 in
- Macro Focus Range 4-44cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.3
- Optical Zoom 3.6 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Features UA lens, Aspherical lens
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Additional Features AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, Audio recording, Auto power save, Built-in speaker, Focus bracketing, Histogram display, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, Display brightness control, Camera orientation detection
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Field Coverage 80%
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
- Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software Canon PhotoRecord, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows 98, MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, Apple Mac OS 9, Apple Mac OS X, MS Windows 2000, Apple Mac OS 9.1, Apple Mac OS 9.2, MS Windows 98 SE
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive, SVGA monitor
- System Requirements Details Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - Pentium - 64 MB, Windows XP - Pentium - 128 MB, MacOS 9.0 - 9.2 - PowerPC - 64 MB, MacOS X - PowerPC - 128 MB
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Included Accessories Wrist strap
- Cables Included 1 x USB cable, 1 x A/V cable
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery Canon NB-2LH
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 720 mAh ( Included )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Manufacturer info
- Canon USA
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://estore.usa.canon.com/
- Address: One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY. 11042
- Phone: 516-328-5000
- Email: mediacontact@cusa.canon.com
