Canon Powershot A80

Type

1/1.8" CCD

Effective Pixels

Approx. 4.0M

Colour Filter Type

Primary Colour

Type

DIGIC with iSAPS technology

Focal Length

7.8 – 23.4 mm (35mm film equivalent: 38 – 114mm)

Zoom

Optical 3x, digital approx. 3.6x, combined approx. 11x

Maximum f/number

f/2.8 – f/4.9

Construction

6 elements in 5 groups (2 aspherical elements)

AF System / Points

9-point AiAF, 1-point AF (centre)

AF Lock

Yes

AF Assist Beam

Yes

Manual Focus

Yes

Closest Focusing Distance

5cm

Metering Modes

Evaluative, Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre)

Exposure Compensation

+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

ISO Speed Equivalent

AUTO, 50, 100, 200, 400

Speed

15 – 1/2,000 sec (Slow Shutter of 1.3 sec. or slower, available in Manual and Shutter Priority AE modes only. Shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction).

Settings

Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Custom

Viewfinder

Real-image zoom

Monitor

Vari-angle 1.5" TFT

Modes

Auto, Manual Flash On / Off

Slow Sync Speed

Yes

Red-eye Reduction

Yes

Manual Power Adjustment

3 levels with internal flash

Built-in Flash Range

45cm - 4.4m (W) / 2.5m (T) (at ISO AUTO equivalent)

Modes

Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom (2), Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Fast Shutter, Slow Shutter, Stitch Assist and Movie

Photo Effects

Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White

Continuous Shooting

High Speed at approx. 2.4 fps¹ (speed maintained for up to 5 images) Normal at approx. 1.6 fps¹ (speed maintained for up to 8 images)

Image Size

(L)2272 x 1704, (M1)1600 x 1200, (M2)1024 x 768, (S)640 x 480

Compression

SuperFine, Fine, Normal

Movies

(M)320 x 240, (S)160 x 120

Movie Length

Up to 3mins, depending upon memory card type and capacity

Still Image Format

JPEG (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

Movies

AVI [Motion JPEG + WAVE (monaural)]

Sound Files

WAVE (monaural)

Canon Printers

Canon Card Photo Printers and Bubble Jet Printers with the direct print function

PictBridge

Supported

My Camera

Start-up image and camera sounds customisation

Sound Memo

Up to 60 sec

Intelligent Orientation Sensor

Yes

Histogram

Yes

Playback Zoom

2x – 10x

Self Timer

2 or 10 sec.

Menu Languages

English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Computer

USB (PTP)

Other

A/V output (PAL/NTSC)

Type

CompactFlash Type I

PC

Windows 98(including SE) / 2000 / Me / XP

Macintosh

OS 9.0 – 9.2, OS X v10.1 / v10.2

Browsing & Printing

ZoomBrowser EX (PhotoRecord) / ImageBrowser

Other

PhotoStitch

Drivers

TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000), WIA (Windows Me)

Image Manipulation

ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft VideoImpression

Batteries

4x Size-AA Alkaline or NiMH Batteries (Alkalines supplied)

AC Power Supply

Yes, optional

Case

Soft Case SC-PS600

Waterproof / Weatherproof Case

Waterproof Case (40m) WP-DC900

Lenses

1.75x Tele-converter TC-DC52A, 0.7x Wide Converter WC-DC52, Close-up Lens 250D (52mm), Conversion Lens Adapter LA-DC52D

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

Battery Charger Kit CBK100, AC Power Adapter ACK600

Operating Environment

0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity

Dimensions

103.1 x 64.6 x 34.7 mm

Weight (body only)

Approx. 250g