Canon Powershot S80 Digital Camera Review
| Type of Camera |
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3.6x Optical/4x Digital/14x Combined Zoom |
| Image Capture Device |
| Type |
8.0 Megapixel, 1/1.8 inch charge coupled device (CCD) |
| Total Pixels |
Approx. 8.3 Megapixels |
| Effective Pixels |
Approx. 8.0 Megapixels |
| Lens |
| Focal Length |
5.8-20.7mm f/2.8-5.3 zoom lens (equivalent to 28-100mm in 35mm format) |
| Digital Zoom |
4x |
| Focusing Range |
Normal AF: 1.4 ft./44cm-infinity; Macro AF: 1.6 in.-1.4 ft./4-44cm (WIDE), 11.8 in. - 1.4 ft./30-44cm (TELE); Digital Macro: 1.6 in. - 1.4 ft./4-44cm (WIDE) |
| Autofocus System |
TTL Autofocus (continuous/single) |
| Viewfinders |
| Optical Viewfinder |
Real-image optical zoom viewfinder |
| LCD Monitor |
2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle |
| LCD Pixels |
Approx. 115,000 pixels |
| LCD Coverage |
100% |
| Aperture and Shutter |
| Maximum Aperture |
f/2.8 (W) - f/5.3 (T) |
| Shutter Speed |
15-1/2000 sec.; Slow shutter speed operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec. |
| Exposure Control |
| Sensitivity |
AUTO, ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent |
| Light Metering Method |
Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Metering frame with Spot Mode is fixed to center or linked to AF frame |
| Exposure Control Method |
Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual, Custom
AE Lock is available |
| Exposure Compensation |
+/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| White Balance |
| White Balance Control |
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater), Custom |
| Flash |
| Built-in Flash |
Operation Modes: Auto, On/Off, Red-Eye Reduction On/Off, Slow Synchro |
| Flash Range |
Normal: 1.8-13.8 ft./55cm-4.2m (W), 1.8-6.6 ft./55cm-2.0m (T) (When ISO is set to Auto) |
| Recycling Time |
Approx. 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=7.4V) |
| Flash Exposure Compensation |
+/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| Shooting Specifications |
| Shooting Modes |
Auto; Creative Zone: P, Av, Tv, M, C; Image Zone: Special Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Digital Macro), My Colors, Stitch Assist, Movie |
| Photo Effects |
Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White, Custom |
| Self-Timer |
Activates shutter after an approx. 2 sec./10 sec. delay, Custom |
| Wireless Control |
Not available |
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 1.8 fps |
| Image Storage |
| Storage Media |
SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard |
| File Format |
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format) |
| Image Compression |
Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural)) |
| JPEG Compression Mode |
Normal, Fine, SuperFine |
| Number of Recording Pixels |
Still Image: 3,264 x 2,448 (Large), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 640 x 480 (Small)
Movie: 1,024 x 768 (15 fps), 640 x 480/320 x 240 (30 fps/15 fps), 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps) |
| Number of Recordable Images |
| Number of recordable images |
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Small/
N |
Small/
F |
Small/
SF |
Medium3/
N |
Medium3/
F |
Medium3/
SF |
Medium2/
N |
Medium2/
F |
| File Size |
84KB |
150KB |
249KB |
278KB |
558KB |
1,002KB |
445KB |
893KB |
| SDC-32M |
265 |
168 |
109 |
97 |
51 |
28 |
63 |
32 |
| SDC-128MH |
1,118 |
711 |
460 |
411 |
217 |
121 |
269 |
136 |
| SDC-512MSH |
4,317 |
2,747 |
1,777 |
1,590 |
839 |
471 |
1,041 |
529 |
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Medium2/SF |
Medium1/N |
Medium1/F |
Medium1/SF |
Large/
N |
Large/
F |
Large/
SF |
| File Size |
1,602KB |
695KB |
1,395KB |
2,503KB |
980KB |
2,060KB |
3,436KB |
| SDC-32M |
17 |
40 |
20 |
11 |
29 |
13 |
8 |
| SDC-128MH |
76 |
173 |
87 |
49 |
123 |
59 |
35 |
| SDC-512MSH |
295 |
671 |
339 |
190 |
479 |
231 |
139 |
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Time of Recordable Movies |
| Time of recordable movies |
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Movie/
Low |
Movie/
Medium |
Movie/
High |
Movie/
Compact |
Movie/
Fast Frame Rate |
| File Size |
330KB/sec. |
660KB/sec. |
1,980KB/sec. |
120KB/sec. |
1,980KB/sec. |
| SDC-32M |
84 sec. |
42 sec. |
14 sec. |
206 sec. |
14 sec. |
| SDC-128MH |
355 sec. |
181 sec. |
64 sec. |
869 sec. |
64 sec. |
| SDC-512MSH |
1,373 sec. |
702 sec. |
249 sec. |
3,357 sec. |
249 sec. |
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| Playback Specifications |
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| Playback Modes File |
Still Image: Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotation, Histogram, Single, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Slow motion, Editing |
| Erasing Specifications |
| Erase Modes |
Still Image: Single image, All images
Movie: Part of movie, All of movie |
| Interfaces |
| Computer Interface |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Video Out |
NTSC/PAL |
| Audio Out |
Monaural |
| Other |
Memory card slot. Direct connection to Canon CP, SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge compatible printer via camera's USB cable |
| Power Supply |
| Power Source |
AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC20
Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-2LH |
| Shooting Capacity |
Still Image: approx. 200 shots (NB-2LH/LCD On), approx. 700 shots (NB-2LH/LCD Off) *1 |
| Playback Time |
Approx. 300 min. (NB-2LH) |
| Physical Specifications |
| Operating Temperature |
32-104° F/0-40° C |
| Operating Humidity |
10-90% |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
4.09 (W) x 2.24 (H) x 1.53 (D) in./104.0 (W) x 57.0 (H) x 38.8 (D) mm |
| Weight |
Approx. 7.94 oz./225g (camera body only) |
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