Product Details
FEATURES- PowerShot A580 Digital Camera
8 Megapixel Compact digital still camera with built-in flash,
4x Optical/4x Digital/16x Combined Zoom.
Even beginners can create phenomenal images with the amazing
PowerShot A580. This impressive 8.0-megapixel digital camera has a
4x optical zoom and bright 2.5-inch LCD that make shooting simple
and convenient. To give you superior quality images without having
to worry about the details, there's a full range of Canon's highly-
advanced features at your service - including a powerful DIGIC III
Image Processor, enhanced Face Detection technology, a host of
shooting modes including a new Easy Mode and more.
Includes PowerShot A580 Body, AA-size Alkaline Battery (x2), MMC Plus
Card MMC-32MH, Wrist Strap WS-800, Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM,
USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU, AV Cable AVC-DC300.
* Feature-packed 8.0 Megapixel digital camera with 4x Optical Zoom
Picture the possibilities of this impressive digital camera. The
8.0-megapixel design lets you create images of breath-taking detail and
radiant color that you can print, enlarge, crop or email to friends and
family. The Canon 4x optical zoom gives you the power you need to get in
close and capture special moments--whether they're happening across the
room or across the schoolyard.
The camera's 2.5-inch LCD screen gives you the big picture, whether
you're shooting, reviewing or showing off your images. This high-
resolution screen offers a crisp, clear and bright picture. It also
features Night Display for easy viewing in low light.
* New Easy Mode simplifies operation
Even if you've never picked up a camera before, with Canon's new Easy
Mode you can take inspiring, dramatic pictures that will impress
everyone. Once you choose Easy Mode, the PowerShot A580 handles all the
details automatically. It automatically sets every camera control
including the flash to reduce blur and improve image quality. So you get
pictures that are bright, clear and natural just by pushing a button.
Best of all, you can relax and concentrate on what really counts-your
subject.
With 16 Shooting Modes including 7 Special Scene Modes, you're ready for
whatever shot comes your way.
- Auto
The camera chooses all the settings so you can concentrate on your
subject.
- Easy
Keep the image quality as high as possible for fail-proof images.
- Camera M
The same ease of full automatic exposure control, but with full
access to all menu settings, exposure compensation, and white
balance.
- Portrait
The camera sets a large aperture, focusing the subject and
artistically blurring the background to make your subject "pop."
- Landscape
For front-to-back sharpness, the camera sets a small aperture.
- Indoor
Reduce blur and improve color accuracy when shooting handheld
indoors.
- Kids & Pets
Reduced focusing time freezes fast-moving subjects, so you won't miss
those special shots.
- Night Snapshot
Get natural-looking pictures with brighter backgrounds and subjects
lit by flash.
- Movie
Shoot in VGA (640 x 480 at 20 fps/20 fps LP), QVGA (320 x 240 at 30
fps) for up to 1 hour or 4GB), or QQVGA (160 x 120 at 15 fps) for up
to 3 minutes.
- Special Scene Modes:
- Foliage
Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage, greenery and blossoms.
- Snow
Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects or an unnatural
bluish tint.
- Beach
Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach without darkened faces.
- Sunset
Capture stunning sunsets with all the dazzle and impact.
- Fireworks
Grab brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks.
- Night Scene
For impressive sunset or nightlife shots, the camera properly
exposes the background and uses slow-sync flash for the subject.
- Aquarium
Achieve proper flash-free exposure and natural hues at indoor
aquariums.
* Enhanced Canon Face Detection Technology
Canon's powerful Face Detection Technology delivers even better results
with the A580. The Face Detection Technology continues to recognize
faces in a scene, and concentrate exposure (daylight or flash) and focus
upon them. But the A580 adds more: Face Detection WB means the camera
concentrates upon faces when calculating white balance for the best
possible skin tones. Face Select and Track lets the A580 user highlight
one face among several in a scene, and the camera concentrates on that
person, even as they move around the scene. Face Detection Technology is
a powerful contributing factor in Canon's new Motion Detection
Technology.
Red-eye Correction provides three options for removing red-eye from
subjects in flash pictures.
1) The new Red-eye Correction during shooting actually identifies and
corrects red-eye in human subjects as pictures are taken.
2) The A580 can be set to automatically detect and correct red-eye
during image playback.
3) The user can manually locate any red eyes in a scene during image
playback on the LCD screen, and command the camera to remove them.
The PowerShot A580 features ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto settings that
reduce the effects of camera shake and sharpen subjects in low-light
situations, giving you greater shooting flexibility.
* DIGIC III Image Processor for sharper images and improved functionality.
- DIGIC III Image Processor
With DIGIC III, your images boast superior quality, the camera
operates at top efficiency and battery life is enhanced. What's more,
DIGIC III enables Canon's Face Detection Technology and Red-eye
Correction to give you better, more true-to-life people shots. Simply
press the Shutter Button halfway down, and the camera automatically
pinpoints the faces in the scene and chooses the ideal focus point.
The camera controls exposure settings and flash to keep every face
looking bright and natural. Red-eye Correction can be handled in-
camera, in two ways. The entirely new Red-eye Correction during
shooting uses the Face Detection Technology to recognize and remove
red-eye from flash images as they're taken, before the file is written
to the memory card. It's also possible to correct red-eye during image
playback, using simple settings in the A580's menu.
- iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology
developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of
thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the fast DIGIC III
Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as
exposure and white balance.
* Motion Detection Technology
Life doesn't stand still for picture-taking. That's why Canon included
its advanced Motion Detection Technology in the PowerShot A580. This
sophisticated feature works in the background to instantly evaluate how
fast your subject is moving. Then it automatically selects and sets the
optimal exposure and ISO settings to keep everything looking sharp and
clear. So whether you're shooting a bride walking down the aisle, a
ballet recital or even a child's soccer game, you can relax and shoot
with confidence knowing you've got the picture you intended.
* Uses AA batteries for convenience anywhere you go.
You don't need to worry about running out or recharging of batteries.
Since AA-size batteries can be purchased at any store, simply get new
ones locally.
* The Complete Print Solution
The PowerShot A580's Print/Share button makes direct printing easier
than ever. Simply connect the A580 to a Canon PIXMA Photo Printer or
SELPHY Compact Photo Printer or any PictBridge compatible photo printer,
press the lighted Print/Share button and print! Also use the Print/Share
button to transfer images to a computer (Windows and Macintosh).
* PIXMA Photo All-In-One Printers
For desktop photo printing, try one of the well rounded Photo All-In-One
printers that allow you to print without a computer in one of two ways:
plug your compatible PowerShot camera into the printer using the
supplied USB interface cable, or simply insert a memory card into the
card slots. You can also connect the printer to your computer for more
options, and even print via Bluetooth with an optional adapter. Print
high-resolution, borderless images such as postcards or 8.5" x 11"
sheets within minutes.
* SELPHY Compact Photo Printers
SELPHY Compact Photo Printers let you produce versatile, fun 4" x 6"
postcards, 4" x 8" wide greeting cards or credit card size prints in
just two easy steps: connect and press/print. Control the printer right
from your camera's LCD screen. You get durable, dye-sublimated prints
quickly with or without borders. Assorted paper types let you create
mini or credit card size labels. You can even take select SELPHY
Compact Photo Printers to a party or an outdoor picnic using an optional
rechargeable battery.
* PictBridge
The PictBridge standard enables any digital camera that supports
PictBridge to connect and print to any PictBridge compatible printer.
Product Specifications
-- SPECIFICATIONs -----------------------------------
IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE-
Type : 8.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge
Coupled Device (CCD).
Total Pixels : Approx. 8.3 million
Effective Pixels: Approx. 8.0 million
LENS - Focal Length : 5.8 - 23.2mm f/2.6 - 5.5
(35mm film equivalent: 35 - 140 mm)
Digital Zoom : 4x
Focus Range : Normal - 1.5 ft. - Infinity
Macro - 2.0" - 1.5 ft. (Wide)
12" - 1.5 ft. (Tele)
Autofocus : TTL Autofocus
VIEWFINDER - Optical : Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor : 2.5-inch amorphous silicon TFT color LCD
LCD Pixels : Approx. 115,000 pixels
LCD Coverage : 100%
APERTURE & SHUTTER-
Max. Aperture : f/2.6 (W) - f/5.5 (T)
Shutter Speed : 1/60-1/2000 sec., 15-1/2000 sec.
EXPOSURE CONTROL-
Sensitivity : Auto, High ISO Auto 80/100/200/400/800/
1600 equivalent (Standard Output
Sensitivity. Recommended Exposure
Index).
Light Metering
Method : Evaluative/Center-weighted average/Spot
(Metering frame is fixed to center)
(Control to incorporate facial
brightness in Face Detection AF)
Exposure
Control Method : Program AE, AE Lock
Exposure
Compensation : +/-2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments
WHITE BALANCE- Control : Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten,
Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom.
FLASH - Built-in Flash : Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye
Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE
lock, Slow Synchro.
Flash Range : 12" - 11 ft. (W)
12" - 7.2 ft. (T)(when sensitivity is set
to ISO Auto).
Recycling Time : 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.0V)
SHOOTING SPECs-
Shooting Modes : Auto, Easy, Camera M, Portrait, Landscape,
Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach,
Sunset, Fireworks, Night Scene,
Aquarium), Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night
Snapshot, Movie.
Photo Effects : My Colors (Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black &
White, Custom).
Self Timer : Activates shutter after an approx. 2 sec./
10 sec. delay, Custom.
Continuous
Shooting: Approx. 1.4 fps (Large/Fine)
IMAGE STORAGE- Storage Media : SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC
Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card.
File Format : Design rule for camera file system, DPOF
Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format)
Image
Compression: Normal, Fine, SuperFine
JPEG Compression
Mode : Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG;
Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
# 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)
3,264 x 1,832 (widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (20 fps/20 fps LP),
320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to
4GB or 60 minutes, 160 x 120 (up
to 3 minutes at 15 fps).
PLAYBACK MODE- Still Image : Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x),
Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume,
My Category, Transition Effects,
Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Index
(9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show,
Red-eye Correction, RAW, Resize, Image
Inspection Tool.
Movie : Normal Playback, Special Playback, Auto
Rotate, Resume.
ERASE MODES - Still Image : Single image, all images.
Movie : Part of movie, all of movie
CONNECTORs - Computer : USB 2.0 (mini-B jack)
Video Out : NTSC/PAL
Audio Out : Monaural
Other : Memory card slot. Direct connection to
Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers,
PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-
compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0
Hi-Speed cable.
ACCESSORIES - 1169B001 CBK4-300 Battery & Charger Kit
6872A007 A Series Accessory Kit
7640A001 ACK800 AC Adapter
9370A001 IFC-400PCU USB Interface Cable
9371A001 AVC-DC300 AV Cable
9940A001 HF-DC1 High-Power Flash
POWER SOURCE - AA-size Alkaline Battery (x2)
Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x2)
AC Adapter Kit ACK800
DIMENSIONS - 3.71"w x 2.55"h x 1.61"d WT.- approx. 6.17 oz.