Canon PowerShot A580 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
The Canon PowerShot A580 offers high-quality stills and movies with unsurpassed simplicity. 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. Built-in ElectronicFlash - 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) Shooting Modes - Auto, Easy, Camera M, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Night Scene, Aquarium), Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie Storage Media - SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card - Suggest optional 1GB or higher for practical use File Format Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1; 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) Uses 2 AA Batteries - Shooting Capacity for 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) - Sugge
Canon PowerShot A580 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom Accessories
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SanDisk 2GB SD Memory Card (SDSDB-2048, Bulk Package)
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Canon PowerShot A580 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom Reviews
i have one at work for technical work,and was so impressed I bought one for home excellent product.
I would recommend a larger SD memory card than the one provided or the maximum available through Canon (512MB. While I prefer my Canon Digital Rebel SLR camera for overseas travel, this A580 is perfect for city shots, candids of friends or family, and as a backup camera. Adjusting for light variation in the shot (light background and dark foreground) was difficult to do quickly. This camera has all of these features. The Canon PowerShot A580 was exactly what I wanted: a small camera that would fit on a belt in a case or around the neck, one with an actual optical viewfinder in addition to the LCD screen, decent optical zoom (4X), a brand with a good reputation, and good value for the money (about USD $150). I would recommend this camera without hesitation. Because I have used Canon cameras in the past, the dials and buttons are almost intuitive now although there are some differences which were easy to learn. Fortunately, one can easily make adjustments on the computer using Adobe Photo Shop (the less expensive version).
I gotta say, I am very impressed with this camera. The screen is nice and big. I currently have a Canon Rebel Xti but honestly, it is just too bulky. It's very easy to use, and it fits in my purse. I've transferred the photos a few times and do definitely recommend purchasing at least a 2 gb memory card because the smaller cards don't fit many pictures on them but that's the case with all cameras. I really don't have anything bad to say about it.
If you are a person that likes to take pictures of family, friends, parties, pets, and want mobility in your camera, this is the one for you. So, in order to take decent pictures on family trips and such, I chose this Canon Powershot. The batteries I put in when it came to me (I didn't use the ones that were sent because those packaged batteries never last long) two weeks ago are still in there, with full power. For a little, hand-held unit, it's got a lot of options on it.
Great for taking along when you are out. The camera is lightweight and has a large display. This is the perfect camera for everyday use.
I would recommend it to people who just want the ease of picking up a camera and shooting without worrying about settings. A good camera for it's price. It does have a few quirks to learn if you don't use the Easy feature, but other than that I've gotten some great pictures very quickly and easily. I was pleasantly surprised by the features of this camera. I had read online about the difficulty of opening/closing the battery/memory card compartment, but that hasn't been an issue at all.
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