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Canon PowerShot A80

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Steve's Conclusion The A80 is the flagship of Canon's PowerShot A-series consumer digicam product line, it packs a four-megapixel imager, Vari-Angle LCD viewfinder, and PictBridge support into a rugged metal body along with a rich feature set familiar to users of its A60 and A70 siblings. InRead more
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Pros

  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • Canon PowerShot A80 feels solid enough to be safely held one-handed

Cons

  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • The power button is awkward to turn on
  • 100 is an extremely slow ISO rating

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 4 Mpx
  • 2272, 1704 px
  • 4.9
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Multi-area, Single, Live View
  • 1.5 in
  • no

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Canon PowerShot A80 - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot A80

Pros

  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • Canon PowerShot A80 feels solid enough to be safely held one-handed
  • straightforward and overall solid design
  • compact frame and seamless automatic responses
  • solid and reliable digital camera
  • that are very affordable and easy to use
  • A80 did very well in the macro category
  • the A80 showed better than average exposure accuracy
  • Vivid and Neutral color settings
  • Very good macro performance

Cons

  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • The power button is awkward to turn on
  • 100 is an extremely slow ISO rating
  • the user merely presses the zoom ring to the far left
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • optical viewfinder is a bit tight
  • Erases all files on the memory card
  • Sets the camera's internal calendar and clock
  • it takes a few seconds to get the shot
  • won t be too helpful in low light situations

Canon PowerShot A80 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
4 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2272 x 1704 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Canon PowerShot A80 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors4.0 Mpx
Effective pixels4.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2272 x 1704 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom3.6 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture4.9
Focal length equiv38 - 114
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range18.11 in
Macro focus range1.97 in
Number of focus points9
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash range2.5
Flash modesRedeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive2.4 fps
Scene modes
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
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Dimensions
Weight8.82 oz
Width4.06 in
Height1.37 in
Depth2.54 in
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Power
Battery technologyAlkaline
Number of batteries supported2
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensoryes
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Image
ISO
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
White balance presets6
Custom white balanceyes
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.5 in
Screen technologyLCD
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution320 x 240 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsAVI
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productSilver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage32.0 mB
Compatible memory cardsCF
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I
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Connectivity
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes

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Canon PowerShot A80 Canon - Editorial Reviews (7)

Canon PowerShot A80 Canon PowerShot A80 4 to 5 Megapixel user reviews : 2.8 out of 5 - 15 reviews - photographyreview.com
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Canon PowerShot A80 4 to 5 Megapixel user reviews : 2.8 out of 5 - 15 reviews - photographyreview.com

Canon PowerShot A80 4 to 5 Megapixel user reviews : 2.8 out of 5 - 15 reviews - photographyreview.com

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Published: 23.10.2003
Canon PowerShot A80

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Canon PowerShot A80 Canon Powershot A80 Review - Steve's Digicams
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Canon Powershot A80 Review - Steve's Digicams

Steve's Conclusion The A80 is the flagship of Canon's PowerShot A-series consumer digicam product line, it packs a four-megapixel imager, Vari-Angle LCD viewfinder, and PictBridge support into a rugged metal body along with a rich feature set familiar to users of its A60 and A70 siblings. In

Canon PowerShot A80 Canon Powershot A80 Review - Bob Atkins Photography
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Canon PowerShot A80 Canon Powershot A80 Review - Steve's Digicams
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Canon Powershot A80 Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 10/21/03 Click to take a QTVR tour of the A80 Canon's rugged four-megapixel PowerShot A80 Digital Camera combines brilliant image quality, crisp Canon optics, and advanced features including a 3X optical zoom and a Vari-Angle LCD Monitor in an affordable and easy-to-use package. The PowerShot

Canon PowerShot A80 Digital Cameras - Canon PowerShot A80 Digital Camera Review, Information, Specifications
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IN-DEPTH review of the Canon PowerShot A80 digital camera, with actual sample images, and a detailed data sheet.

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Published: 16.07.2004
Canon PowerShot A80 Digital Camera Review

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