Canon PowerShot A80 Review
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Review
Date: Nov 1, 2003 |
Category:
Beginner
to Serious Amateur
How
do you follow up on the popular PowerShot A70?
The PowerShot A80, of course! Like the A70 before
it, the A80 is feature-packed, yet is easy to
use. The A80 has Shutter-Priority, Aperture-Priority,
Scene Modes (Canon calls them Image Zone modes),
and full Manual mode for total creative control.
Maximum aperture is a standard F2.8 and shutter
speed ranges from 15-1/2,000 sec., permitting
capturing night scenes as well as freezing fast
action shots. The 114mm equivalent focal length
is perfect for portrait photography: the 3x optical
zoom allows you to stand back and still fill the
frame with a person's face. Or, come in as close
as 2 in. to your subject for real close macro
shots. Plus, shoot expansive panorama shots using
the Stitch-Assist feature.
With its composite plastic and aluminum body,
the A80 has an eye-catching design. Its resolution
has been increased to 4.0 megapixels and allows
prints of up to 11x14 in. More importantly, the
image sensor size is also increased from 1/2.7
in. to 1/1.8 in. Bigger image sensor equals better
quality image and less noise. The 1.5 in. LCD
now swivels just like its bigger brother's, the
G5 (Canon bills the A80 as the "mini-G").
It uses Compact Flash (CF) Type I storage media,
and needs 4 AA Alkaline or rechargeable NiMH batteries.
If
you are just starting out in photography and/or
are confused about which digital camera to start
out with, look no further than the Canon PowerShot
A70 or A80. Not only can you immediately start
using it out of the box as an automatic point-and-shoot
digital camera, but it is feature-packed and will
grow with you as you learn more about photography.
Optional accessories for the Canon PowerShot A80
includes lenses and an underwater case good up
to 130 ft/40 m beneath the surface.
Read
our Canon
PowerShot A80 review (Nov 1, 2003)
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Image
Sensor |
4.0
effective megapixels
1/1.8 in. CCD |
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Lens |
Canon |
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Length |
7.8-23.4mm (38-114mm,
35 mm equivalent) |
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Maximum
Aperture |
F2.8 (W), F4.9
(T) |
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Optical
Zoom |
3x |
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Macro |
5 cm / 2 in. |
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Auto
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TTL autofocus |
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9-point AiAF / 1-point
AF (center) |
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AF lock and Manual focus
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Low-light focus-assist
illuminator |
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Shutter
Speed |
15
- 1/2,000 sec. (Slow shutter speed of 15 -
1.3 sec. in Shutter-priority AE mode or manual
mode only) |
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Exposure Control |
Program AE, Shutter-Priority
AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual |
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Shooting Modes |
Image zone: Portrait,
Landscape, Night Scene, Fast Shutter, Slow
Shutter, Stitch Assist and Movie (3 min. of
320x240); Continuous 2.4 fps |
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Exposure Compensation |
+/- 2 EV in 1/3
EV steps |
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Light
Metering |
Evaluative,
Center-weighted average, Spot |
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White Balance |
TTL Auto White
Balance, Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten,
Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), or Custom |
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Viewfinder |
Real-image
optical zoom |
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LCD |
1.5-inch, amorphous silicon TFT color LCD,
approx. 67K pixels (Picture coverage approx.
100%); swivels
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ISO Sensitivity |
Auto; ISO 50, 100,
200, 400 |
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Storage
Media |
CompactFlash
(CF) Card Type I |
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Battery |
4 AA Alkaline Batteries
(included) or 4 rechargeable NiMH Batteries
(optional) |
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Included
Accessories |
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16MB CF Card |
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4 AA Alkaline Batteries |
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A/V Cable, Interface Cable |
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Strap (Wrist) |
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Software CD-ROMs |
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Dimensions (W
x H x D) |
103.1 x 64.6 x
34.7 mm /
4.1 x 2.5 x 1.4 in. |
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Weight (Camera
body only) |
250g / 8.8 oz. |
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MSRP |
US$449
/ CAD$750 |
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Product technical specifications (including MSRP and Included Accessories)
are as represented by the manufacturer and subject to manufacturer's change
without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer or of Photoxels.
Included Accessories may also differ by country or area. Please verify latest
specs from the appropriate manufacturer's site.
Before you buy, do your homework and verify a seller's reputation. One
source you may want to check with is Resellerratings.com.
And remember, if a price seems to good to be true, it probably is.
DISCLAIMER:
We strive for accuracy in reproducing these specs, but being human, we do occasionally make mistakes. Also, in the early stages of a product introduction, you can almost guarantee there will be some errors from the manufacturers themselves as they update their sites. If you see any mistakes, please contact us. We do appreciate your writing in with the corrections and thank you in advance!
Buy
the Canon PowerShot A80
Reflections:
7.8mm, Aperture-Priority, Evaluative
1/80 sec., F4.0, +1EV and ISO 50 with fill-in
flash
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