Canon PowerShot A80 Review
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Review
Date: Nov 1, 2003 |
Image Quality
The
Canon PowerShot A80 is a digital camera
targeted to beginner and serious amateur photographers
and its image quality is comparable to other 4
megapixels resolution digital cameras.
For this review, I used the following settings
as my preferred settings:
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Shooting Mode: Program AE
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Metering Mode: Evaluative
- ISO:
50
- Image
Size: 2272x1704 (Large)
- Image
Quality: Superfine
- White
Balance: Auto
All the pictures on this and the other pages (including
the navigation pictures at the top of each page)
have been taken by the PowerShot A80 for this
review. The pictures on this page provide a good
sample of what the PowerShot A80 is capable of
and I have provided the 800x600 version. Remember
that this version is of slightly lesser quality
than the original 2272x1704 version. Please open
and download only once to your hard drive -- and
save me some precious bandwidth. Thanks!
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A
Personal Word
The
Canon PowerShot A80 is very easy to use and produces
quality 4MP pictures in Program AE mode. Canon
has improved on the popular A70 by providing higher
resolution (and, more importantly, in a larger
size 1/1.8 in. image sensor) and a very useful
swivel LCD monitor.
In Playback mode, you can press the DISP button
to display detailed info about your captured images,
including a histogram. All you really need to
know about using the histogram is on Page 41 of
the User Guide: by reviewing the histogram you
get instant feedback on whether your image is
too dark or too bright. If it is too dark, retake
the picture again and give it a positive exposure
compensation (say, of +1/3EV); if the histogram
says the image is too bright, give it a negative
exposure compensation (say, of -1/3EV).
The
Canon PowerShot A80 is a beginner or serious amateur
photographer's dream camera; an advanced amateur
looking for a compact digital camera will appreciate
the exposure flexibility and image quality it
provides.
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