Canon PowerShot S80 Digital Camera Review

Canon PowerShot S80

Digital Camera Review

1.7 Canon’s PowerShot S80, the new flagship of Canon’s S-series, incorporates 8 megapixels for shooting still images and a movie mode that records an impressive 1024 x 768 pixels. It replaces the S70 with more resolution, a bigger LCD screen, revamped menus, a different body design and of course, those XGA movie capabilities. The XGA video size captures about 2.5x more data per frame than the regular VGA movie modes. The Canon PowerShot S80 has a 3.6x optical zoom lens and a 2.5-inch LCD screen. The hybrid S80 was announced in August 2005 and was available for the holiday shopping season with an original retail price at $549, but it’s been spotted for just $399 already.
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Specs Table
Canon PowerShot S80 Specs
Type Point-and-Shoot  
Price 0.00  
Length 4.10  
Width 1.50  
Height 2.20  
Weight 7.94  
Pixels 8.00 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 8.00  
Sensor Type 1/1.8  
Image Size 3264 x 2448  
Aspect Ratio 4:3  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter No  
Image Format JPEG (stills), AVI (video), WAV (audio)  
File Size 3.35MB (high res), 0.08MB (low res)  
Compression JPEG (stills), AVI (video), WAV (audio)  
Lens 3.6x optical zoom  
Lens Mount conversion lens compatible  
Compatible Lenses Lens Adapter LA-DC52F, Wide Converter WC-DC10, Tele Converter TC-10  
Viewfinder real image optical viewfinder  
Diopter Adjustment no  
LCD 2.5  
Auto Focus Type TTL AF  
Focusing Modes single AF, continuous AF  
Detecting Range Standard: 1.4 ft.-infinity; Close-up Wide: 1.6 in.-1.4 ft.; Close-up Tele: 11.8 in.-1.4 ft.  
AF Assist Illuminator yes  
Metering Modes evaluative, center-weighted, spot  
Shutter Speed 15.00  
Self Timer yes  
Modes Auto, Program, Shutter priority, Aperture priority, Manual, Custom, Movie  
Speed No  
Burst No  
Automatic Modes Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Digital Macro  
Exposure Compensation +/-2.0 EV in 1/3 steps  
Bracketing no  
Built in Flash Auto, On/Off, Red-Eye Reduction On/Off  
Flash Range Standard Wide: 1.8–13.8 ft.; Standard Tele: 1.8–6.6 ft.  
Sync Contact no  
Flash Meterig no  
Flash Exposure Compensation no  
Resolution 3264 x 2448  
Settings Normal, Fine, Superfine  
ISO Sensitivity auto; manual: 50-400  
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom.  
Playback Options Still Image: Single, Magnification, Index (9 thumbnails), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotation, Histogram, Sound Memos, Slide Show  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Battery Power Source Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-2LH  
Zoom Wide 28  
Zoom Tele 100  
Intro Date 2005-08-22  
fstop Max 2.80  
fstop Min 5.30  
Zoom Digi 4.00  
Movie Mode 1024 x 786 at 15 fps, 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 at 30 and 15 fps, 160 x 120 at 15 fps  
Storage Type SD / MMC card compatible  
LCD Pixels 115000  
Resolution Maximum 3264 x 2448  
Resolution Minimum 640 x 480  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 7.60   2.5 
Resolution 3.56   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 3.22   2.5 
Noise Manual ISO 3.38   2.5 
Low Light 0.00  
Dynamic Range 0.00   2.5 
Flash 0.00  
Model Design Appearance 6.00   1.25 
Size Portability 6.50   1.1 
Handling 6.00   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 6.50   0.85 
Front 6.50   0.6 
Back 6.50   0.6 
Left 6.00   0.5 
Right 6.00   0.5 
Top 6.00   0.6 
Bottom 0.00   0.5 
Menu 7.00   1.25 
Auto Mode 7.50   1.5 
Auto Focus 6.50   1.75 
Focus 2.00  
ISO 7.00   1.25 
White Balance 7.75   1.25 
Exposure 7.50  
Metering 7.00   1.15 
Shutter Speed 7.50   0.9 
Aperture 7.00   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 7.00   0.75 
Drive Mode 6.50   1.2 
Picture Quality Options 7.50   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 8.00   0.5 
Playback Mode 8.00   0.9 
Movie Mode 8.50  
Viewfinder 3.50   0.55 
LCD Screen 6.50   1.5 
Flash 6.75   1.25 
Zoom Lens 7.00   1.65 
Memory 3.00   0.5 
Battery 0.00   1.25 
Startup 1st Shot 6.84  
Shot Shot 6.84  
Shutter Shot 8.20  
Software 7.00   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 6.50   0.4 
Direct Print Options 7.50   0.65 
Ease of Use 5.00   1.2 
Other Features 6.00   0.55 
Value 5.50  
Total (weighted)   316.08
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