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Editors' Rating:
8.0 of 10
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Value for money |
8 |
| • Ease of Use |
8 |
| • Performance |
8 |
| • Image Quality |
8 |
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PROS
• Very
good photo quality.
• Full manual controls.
• Supports add-on lenses.
• Reasonable зrice.
CONS
• Some chromatic aberration
(purple fringing).
• Red eye issues.
• Minor image softness.
• 1.5" low resolution LCD. |
Includes: Canon PowerShot A80 Digital Camera, 4
AA Alkaline battery, 32 MB CompactFlash, Interface Cable
IFC-300PCU, Wrist Strap WS-200, AV Cable AVC-DC100,
Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM, ArcSoft Camera Suite CD-ROM.
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Accessories |
The PowerShot A80 is the new flagship of the PowerShot A-series
line-up, which also includes the
A60,
A70, and
A300. The new model is also
the first PowerShot to support PictBridge, the new standard for
high-quality direct printing. Packed with features to put creativity back
into the hands of the photographer, the PowerShot A80 brings together a
newly designed 3x optical zoom with fast f/2.8 aperture, a 270° Vari-angle
LCD monitor and 9-point AiAF (Artificial intelligence Automatic Focus).
The 4.0 Megapixel CCD sensor is the same as that found in Canon's highly
reviewed Digital IXUS 400 and
PowerShot S45
models. Each of the individual pixels is almost 50% larger than in the
PowerShot A70 enabling the camera to provide superb image quality that is
suited to photo prints up to A3 in size.
PowerShot
A80 Major Features:
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3x Zoom Digital Camera featuring 4.0 effective
megapixels. |
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4.0 effective megapixels for 2,272 x 1,704-pixel images.
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1.5-inch low amorphous sillicon TFT Color LCD with
variable-angle function. |
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3x optical zoom lens, 7.8-23.4mm (equivalent to a
38-114mm lens on a 35mm camera) with auto and manual focus. |
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Digital zoom up to 3.2x magnification. |
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9-point AiAF or single centre point focusing. |
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Canon-exclusive DIGIC image processor with iSAPS technology for fast, high-quality image processing, improved responsiveness and decreased power consumption. |
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Intelligent Orientation Sensor for automatic rotation of vertical-format shots. |
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Exposure control: program AE, aperture priority, shutter priority,
manual exposure. |
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Auto exposure mode for different recording situations (full auto, portrait, landscape, night scene, sports/action, panning). |
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Adjustable white balance for various light conditions (automatic, daylight sunny/overcast, incandescent light, two settings for fluorescent light, manual). |
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Various methods of exposure metering (matrix resp. evaluative metering coupled with/without active focus field, centre-weighted average metering, spot metering). |
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ISO sensitivity equivalents: 50, 100, 200, and 400. |
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Adjustable aperture settings from f/2.8 to f/4.9 |
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15 sec. -
1/2000 sec. shutter speed. |
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Flash
modes: Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye On/Off). |
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Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia and Black&White
photo effects. |
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Self
timer (2sec. or 10sec.) |
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"My
Camera" mode. |
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Panorama
support. |
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Multiple manual overrides and customizable My Camera function plus Movie
Mode (max 3 min) and voice memos with sound and speaker. |
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Powered
by 4 AA Alkaline battery,
4 NiMH rechargeable battery or AC Adapter. |
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Images saved to CompactFlash Type I
memory cards (32MB card included). |
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DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
compatibility. |
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PictBridge compatible. |
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Full Specification |
The Lowest Price is not always best !
 When you buy a digital camera, the basic package almost always includes
extras such as a battery charger, lens cap, batteries, flash memory card, and software.
One of the more disreputable practices a dealer can engage in is called unbundling. These
dealers remove items from the package that are normally included in the price and
price them separately.
When purchasing
a camera you have three components of the price to consider - the camera price, postage and
handling, and taxes. Many dealers lower the price to make the camera more attractive, then
increase the postage and handling to boost their profits.
Hesitate before
accepting extended warranties. Every knowledgeable consumer expert says it's better to
gamble. Most of a company's profit is in the sale of these warranties so they press, and
press hard. Your job is to resist, and resist hard. The only thing to keep in mind is that
digital cameras can be horribly expensive to repair. If you want peace of mind, you may
want the warranty, even though it's probably overpriced. The cost of a repair can
approach, or even exceed, the original purchase price.
When you buy a
camera from a reputable dealer, you expect to be able to return it if you aren't
satisfied. Some dealers try to discourage this by requiring a restocking fee for returned
merchandise. This is always explained as a way to recover their costs of checking the
merchandise and restoring the packaging you may have opened.
Many dealers is
truly a false, deceptive and a total crook. Bait and switch tactics used. Does not sell
new merchandise and will ship used or refurbished goods without notifying customer. They then
try to charge a restock fee on top of their exobitant shipping fees to make a profit where
they could not on their goods. A try case of buyer beware.
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