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CANON Powershot
A-580 |
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Item Includes
Canon Powershot A580
Digital Camera - AA-size Alkaline Battery
(x2) - MMC Plus Card MMC-32MH - Wrist
Strap WS-800 - Digital Camera Solution
CD-ROM - USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU -
AV Cable AVC-DC300 - Canon 1 Year Limited
Warranty
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Description
Even beginners can
create phenomenal images with the amazing
PowerShot A580. This impressive
8.0-megapixel digital camera has a 4x
optical zoom and bright 2.5-inch LCD that
make shooting simple and convenient.
To give you superior quality images
without having to worry about the details,
there's a full range of Canon's
highly-advanced features at your service -
including a powerful DIGIC III Image
Processor, enhanced Face Detection
technology, a host of shooting modes
including a new Easy Mode and more. |
Features
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Feature-packed 8.0
Megapixel digital camera with 4x Optical
Zoom and large bright 2.5-inch LCD offers
exceptional value: Picture the
possibilities of this impressive digital
camera. The 8.0-megapixel design lets you
create images of breath-taking detail and
radiant color |
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The camera's 2.5-inch
LCD screen gives you the big picture,
whether you're shooting, reviewing or
showing off your images. This
high-resolution screen offers a crisp,
clear and bright picture. It also features
Night Display for easy viewing in low
light |
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New Easy Mode
simplifies operation; shooting modes from
Manual to Automatic make picture-taking
care-free: Even if you've never picked up
a camera before, with Canon's new Easy
Mode you can take inspiring, dramatic
pictures that will impress everyone |
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Shooting Mode Auto: The
camera chooses all the settings so you can
concentrate on your subject |
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Shooting Mode Easy:
Keep the image quality as high as possible
for fail-proof images |
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Shooting Mode Camera M:
The same ease of full automatic exposure
control, but with full access to all menu
settings, exposure compensation and white
balance |
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Shooting Mode Portrait:
The camera sets a large aperture, focusing
the subject and artistically blurring the
background to make your subject
"pop" |
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Shooting Mode
Landscape: For front to back sharpness,
the camera sets a small aperture |
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Shooting Mode Indoor:
Reduce blur and improve color accuracy
when shooting handheld indoors |
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Shooting Mode Kids
& Pets: Reduced focusing time for even
faster shutter response, so you won't miss
those special shots |
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Shooting Mode Night
Snapshot: Get natural-looking pictures
with brighter backgrounds and subjects lit
by flash |
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Shooting Mode Movie:
Shoot in VGA (640 x 480 at 20 fps/20 fps
LP), QVGA (320 x 240 at 30 fps) for up to
1 hour or 4GB), or QQVGA (160 x 120 at 15
fps) for up to 3 minutes |
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Shooting Mode Foliage:
Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage,
greenery and blossoms |
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Shooting Mode Snow:
Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened
subjects or an unnatural bluish tint |
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Shooting Mode Beach:
Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach
without darkened faces |
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Shooting Mode Sunset:
Capture stunning sunsets with all the
dazzle and impact |
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Shooting Mode
Fireworks: Grab brilliant images of
skyrocketing fireworks |
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Shooting Mode Aquarium:
Achieve proper flash-free exposure and
natural hues at indoor aquariums |
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Shooting Mode Night
Scene: For impressive sunset or nightlife
shots, the camera properly exposes the
background and uses slow-sync flash for
the subject |
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Enhanced Canon Face
Detection Technology automatically sets
focus, exposure, flash and white balance
for greater shooting freedom: Canon's
powerful Face Detection Technology
delivers even better results with the new
A580 |
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Red-eye Correction
provides three options for removing
red-eye from subjects in flash pictures |
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The PowerShot A580
features ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto
settings that reduce the effects of camera
shake and sharpen subjects in low-light
situations, giving you greater shooting
flexibility |
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DIGIC III Image
Processor for sharper images and improved
functionality: With DIGIC III, your images
boast superior quality, the camera
operates at top efficiency and battery
life is enhanced. What's more, DIGIC III
enables Canon's Face Detection Technology
and Red-eye Correction |
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iSAPS Technology is an
entirely original scene-recognition
technology developed for digital cameras
by Canon. Using an internal database of
thousands of different photos, iSAPS works
with the fast DIGIC III Image Processor to
improve focus speed and accuracy, as well
as exposure and white balance |
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Motion Detection
Technology automatically reduces blur by
calculating subject movement and selecting
ideal exposure and ISO settings: Life
doesn't stand still for picture-taking.
That's why Canon included its advanced
Motion Detection Technology in the
PowerShot A580 |
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Uses AA batteries for
convenience anywhere you go: You don't
need to worry about running out or
recharging of batteries. Since AA-size
batteries can be purchased at any store,
simply get new ones locally |
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Print/Share Button for
easy direct printing and downloading, plus
ID Photo Print and Movie Print with select
PIXMA Photo Printers and SELPHY Compact
Photo Printers: The PowerShot A580's
Print/Share button makes direct printing
easier than ever |
Specifications
| Type of Camera |
Compact digital still
camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical/4x
Digital/16x Combined Zoom |
| Image Capture Device Type |
8.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5-inch
type Charge Coupled Device (CCD) |
| Total Pixels |
Approx. 8.3 Megapixels |
| Effective Pixels |
Approx. 8.0 Megapixels |
| Focal Length |
5.8-23.2mm f/2.6-5.5 (35mm
film equivalent: 35-140mm) |
| Digital Zoom |
4x |
| Focusing Range |
Normal: 1.5
ft./45cm-infinity
Macro: 2.0 in.-1.5 ft./5-45cm (W), 12
in.-1.5 ft./30-45cm (T) |
| Autofocus System |
TTL Autofocus |
| Viewfinder |
Real image optical zoom
viewfinder |
| LCD Monitor |
2.5-inch amorphous silicon
TFT color LCD |
| LCD Pixels |
Approx. 115,000 pixels |
| LCD Coverage |
100% |
| Maximum Aperture |
f/2.6 (W) - f/5.5 (T) |
| Shutter Speed |
1/60-1/2000 sec.,
15-1/2000 sec |
| ISO Sensitivity |
Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO
80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent
(Standard output sensitivity. Recommended
exposure index) (Standard output
sensitivity. Recommended exposure index) |
| Light Metering Method |
Evaluative,
Center-weighted average, Spot
Control to incorporate facial brightness
in Face Detection AF
Metering frame is fixed to the center |
| Exposure Control Method |
Program AE; AE Lock |
| Exposure Compensation |
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop
increments |
| White Balance Control |
Auto, Preset (Daylight,
Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent
H), Custom |
| Built-in Flash |
Auto, Red-eye Reduction,
Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash
Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro |
| Flash Range |
12 in.-11 ft./30cm-3.5m
(W), 12 in.-7.2 ft./30cm-2.2m (T) (when
sensitivity is set to ISO Auto) |
| Recycling Time |
10 sec. or less (battery
voltage=3.0V) |
| Shooting Modes |
Auto, Easy, Camera M,
Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene
(Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks,
Night Scene, Aquarium), Indoor, Kids &
Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie |
| Photo Effects |
My Colors: Vivid, Neutral,
Sepia, Black & White, Custom |
| Self-Timer |
Activates shutter after an
approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom |
| Wireless Control |
Not available |
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 1.4 fps
(Large/Fine) |
| Storage Media |
SD/SDHC Memory Card,
MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus
Card |
| File Format |
Design rule for camera
file system, DPOF Version 1.1 |
| Image Compression |
Normal, Fine, SuperFine |
| JPEG Compression Mode |
Still Image: Exif 2.2
(JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio:
WAVE (Monaural)) |
| Number of Recording Pixels |
Still Image: 3,264 x 2,448
(Large), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 2,048 x
1,536 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium
3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,264 x
1,832 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (20 fps/20 fps LP), 320 x
240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60
minutes, 160 x 120 (up to 3 minutes at 15
fps) |
| Playback Modes File |
Still Image: Single,
Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto
Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Category,
Transition Effects, Histogram,
Overexposure Warning, Index (9
thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show,
Red-eye Correction, RAW, Resize, Image
Inspection Tool
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback,
Auto Rotate, Resume |
| Erase Modes |
Still Image: single image,
all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie |
| Computer Interface |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B
jack) |
| Video Out |
NTSC/PAL |
| Audio Out |
Monaural |
| Other |
Memory card slot; direct
connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo
Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and
PictBridge-compatible printers via
camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable |
| Power Source |
1. AA-size Alkaline
Battery (x2)
2. Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x2)
3. AC Adapter Kit ACK800 (optional) |
| Shooting Capacity |
Still Image: approx. 220
shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx.
500 shots (AA-size Ni-MH Battery) * |
| Playback Time |
Approx. 540 min. (AA-size
Alkaline Battery), approx. 660 min.
(AA-size Ni-MH Battery) |
| Operating Temperature |
32-104°F/0-40°C |
| Operating Humidity |
10-90% |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
3.71 x 2.55 x 1.61
in./94.3 x 64.7 x 40.8mm |
| Weight |
Approx. 6.17 oz./175g
(camera body only) |
| Warranty |
Canon 1 year limited
warranty |
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