Canon PowerShot S80

Editors' Rating:

7.3 of 10

Average User Rating:

8.8 of 10 (2 votes)
Rate it
• Value for money 7
• Ease of Use 7
• Performance 7
• Image Quality 8
• Value for money 8.5
• Ease of Use 8.5
• Performance 8.5
• Image Quality 9.5

PROS

 • Great image quality.
 • Sturdy and attractive body.
 • Big LCD.
 • Full manual controls.

CONS

 • Slowish lens.
 • Vignetting at widest angle.
 • Above average purple fringing.
 • Redeye problem.

Where to buy

Amazon.com $899.99
Shopping.com 1 Store Offers from $25-$25

Includes: PowerShot S80 Digital Camera, lithium-ion Battery Pack NB-2LH, Battery Charger CB-2LW, SD Memory Card 32MB, Wrist Strap WS-300, AV Cable AVC-DC300, Interface Cable IFC-400PCU, Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM.
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   The PowerShot S80 is the 8 Megapixel camera that replaces the PowerShot S70. The S80 is smaller and lighter than the S70 yet it packs a much larger (2.5") wide viewing angle LCD monitor, a control wheel / 4-way controller, XGA video capture (15 fps), USB 2.0 High-speed and SD/MMC storage.


Canon PowerShot S80 Major Features:

3.6x Zoom Digital Camera featuring 8 effective megapixels.
8 effective megapixels for 3,264 x 2,448-pixel images.
2.5-inch TFT Color LCD.
3.6x optical zoom lens, 5.8-20.7mm (equivalent to a 28-100mm lens on a 35mm camera).
Digital zoom up to 4x magnification.
Canon DIGIC II processor with iSAPS.
Auto exposure mode for different recording situations (Custom, Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Digital Macro).
Adjustable white balance for various light conditions (Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom).
Various methods of exposure metering (matrix resp. evaluative metering coupled with/without active focus field, centre-weighted average metering, spot metering).
Shutter speeds from 1/2,000 to 15 seconds.
Maximum aperture of f/2.8 to f/5.3 (depending on lens zoom position).
Selectable ISO settings from 50 to 400.
Continuous Shooting mode (Approx. 1.8 shots/sec).
Stitch-Assist panorama mode.
Movie mode with sound. 1024 x 768 at 15 fps up to 1 GB; 640 x 480 at 30/15 fps up to 1 GB; 320 x 240 at 30/15 fps up to 1 GB; 160 x 120 at 15 fps up to 3 minutes
Photo Effects: Low Sharpening, Vivid Color, Neutral, Sepia and B&W.
Powered by NB-2LH Lithium Ion battery pack or AC Adapter.
Images saved to SecureDigital memory cards (32MB card included).
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) compatibility.
   
  Full Specification

Canon S80 User Reviews.

Overall Rating: 10.0 of 10 -

• Value for money 10
• Ease of Use 10
• Performance 10
• Image Quality 10

Overall Rating: 7.6 of 10 -

• Value for money 7
• Ease of Use 7
• Performance 7
• Image Quality 9

Where To Buy Canon PowerShot S80 Digital Camera:

Amazon.com $899.99
Shopping.com 1 Store Offers from $25-$25


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