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Canon Powershot A80 Specifications

by Bob Atkins, 2003


Camera Compact digital still camera with built-in flash and 3x Optical / 3.6x Digital /11x Combined Zoom
Digital Sensor 1/1.8 inch Charge-Coupled Device  (7.18 x 5.32 mm)
Effective Pixels 3.9 million (2272 x 1704)
Focal Length 7.8– 23.4mm, f/2.8– 4.9 zoom Lens
(35mm film equivalent: 38– 114mm)
Digital Zoom 3.6x
Optical Viewfinder Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor 1.5 in. amorphous sillicon TFT color LCD With variable-angle function.
LCD Pixels Approx. 67,000 pixels (Picture coverage approx. 100%)
LCD Coverage 100%
Maximum Aperture f/2.8/ 8.0 (W), f/4.9/ 8.0 (T)
Shutter Speed 15 – 1/2,000 sec.
Slow shutter of 1.3 sec. and more operates with noise reduction
Sensitivity AUTO/ ISO 50/ 100/ 200/ 400 (Equivalent to ISO)
Light Metering Method Evaluative/ Center-weighted average/ Spot
Exposure Control Method Program AE/Aperture or Shutter-priority AE/Manual
White Balance Control Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent or Fluorescent H) or Custom
Built-in Flash Operation Modes: Auto, Red-eye Reduction On/ Off, Slow-Sync
Flash Range WIDE: 1.5 ft. – 14 ft. (45cm – 4.4m)
TELE: 1.5 ft.– 8.2 ft. (45cm – 2.5m)
Macro: 9.8 in. – 1.5 ft./25cm – 45cm
(When sensitivity is set to ISO 100 equivalent)
Recycling Time Approx. 10 sec. or shorter
Shooting Modes Auto, Creative (P, Av, Tv, M, Custom 1, Custom 2), Programmed Image Control Zone, Image (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Stitch Assist, Movie)
Self-Timer Operates with approx. 2 sec. or approx 10 sec. count-down
Wireless Control Not Available
Movie Clips Yes, 320 x 240, 15 fps, max 3 mins
Continuous Shooting Approx. 2.4 shots/ sec for 5 frames (Large/ Fine Mode and LCD monitor is Off)
Photo Effects Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia and Black & White
Storage Media CompactFlash (CF) Card Type I
Print Order Format Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) Version 1.1
Image Recording Format Still Image: JPEG (Exif 2.2 compliant)
JPEG Compression Mode SuperFine, Fine or Normal
Number of Recording Pixels Still image: Large: 2,272 x 1,704, Medium 1: 1,600 x 1,200, Medium 2: 1,024 x 768, Small: 640 x 480
Movie: 320 x 240 or 160 x 120
Playback Modes File Single, Index (9 thumbnail images), Magnification (approx. 2.0x to 10x), Slide Show or Movie
Erase Modes Still images: Single Image, All Images
Movie: Part of movie, All of movie
Computer Interface Universal Serial Bus (USB) (mini-B jack)
Video Out NTSC or PAL
Audio Out Monaural
Power Source 1. AA-size Batteries (Alkaline, Rechargeable NiMH)(x4)
2. Compact Power Adapter (CA-PS500)
Shooting Capacity [1]
LCD ON LCD OFF
AA ALKALINE Approx. 250 Approx. 800
AA NIMH Approx. 350 Approx. 1000
Playback Time [2]
Approx. 280 minutes (under Canon's standard conditions with full-charged battery)
Operating Temperature 32 – 104°F (0 – 40°C)
Operating Humidity 10 – 90%
Dimensions (W x H x D) 4.1 x 2.5 x 1.4 in./103.1 x 64.4 x 34.7mm (Excluding protrusions)
Weight Approx. 8.8 oz./250g (camera body only)
Windows Computer Model: IBM PC/AT compatible
OS: Microsoft Windows 98 (including Second Edition)/ Me/ 2000/ XP.
CPU: Pentium 150MHz or higher processor (Windows 98/ Me/ 2000),
Pentium 300MHz or higher processor (Windows XP).
Interface: USB (Windows 98/ Me/ 2000/ XP pre-install model only).
Macintosh Computer Model: Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, eMac or iBook
OS: OS 9.0 – 9.2 or OSX 10.1 – 10.2.
CPU: PowerPC.
Interface: USB (Models with Apple genuine USB interface only).
[1] Canon's standard conditions of measuring shooting capacity are as follows: Normal temperature (23 degrees Celsius). LCD viewfinder is ON. Shoot images at wide angle end and at telephoto end alternately with 20 second intervals. Use flash every 4th shot. Turn camera off and on every 8th shot.
[2] Canon's standard conditions of measuring playback time are as follows: Normal temperature (23 degrees Celsius). Repeat playback automatically at a speed of 1 image per 5 seconds.