Canon PowerShot PSHOTA580 digital camera

8 Megapixel Powershot. Better photos, the easy way.

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
PSHOTA580
14-02-2008
The PowerShot A580 has a host of features that make it simple to take great photos. Easy Mode gives you hassle-free shooting, while Face Detection Technology captures sharp faces time after time.
- 8.0 Megapixels
- 4x optical zoom
- Motion Detection Technology
- Face Detection Technology
- Red-Eye Correction
- DIGIC III and iSAPS
- 2.5" LCD and OVF
- 16 Shooting Modes including Easy Mode
- VGA and LP movies
- PictBridge and Print/Share button

Storage

Compatible memory cards 
mmc, sd

Technical details

Internal memory 
32 MB

Video

Maximum video resolution 
640 x 480 pixels
Video formats supported 
AVI
Motion JPEG frame rate
30 fps

Technical details

Interface 
USB
Colour of product 
Black, Silver
Weight 
175g
Self-timer 
10s
Camera shutter speed 
1/60 - 1/2000s
Viewfinder type 
optical
Built-in flash 
Y
Battery life (max) 
9h
Compatible operating systems 
Windows 2000, XP, Vista<br />
Source data-sheet
.

Ports & interfaces

PictBridge 
Y

Power

Battery technology 
Alkaline
Battery type 
NB4-300
Number of batteries supported 
2

Display

Display 
LCD

Technical details

Display diagonal 
6.35 cm (2.5")

Audio

Audio formats supported 
WAVE

Lens system

Optical zoom 
4x
Digital zoom 
4x
Aperture range (F-F) 
2.6 - 5.5
Focal length range (f-f) 
5.8 - 23.2 mm

Camera

White balance 
auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Shade, Tungsten
Scene modes 
beach, Children, Fireworks, Landscape, Night, party (indoor), Portrait, Sunset, Underwater
Photo effects 
black&white, Neutral, Sepia, Vivid
Playback zoom (max)
2x
Custom colour
Y
Histogram
Y
Languages support 
25
Shooting capacity
1.4

Focusing

Focus
TTL
Focus adjustment
Auto
Closest focusing distance
0.05m
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
Y
Auto Focus (AF) lock
Y

Light exposure

ISO sensitivity 
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Light exposure modes 
auto
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Spot

Flash

Flash modes 
auto, Flash off, manual, Red-eye reduction, second curtain synchro, Slow synchronization
Flash exposure lock
Y
Flash range (tele)
0 - 2.2m
Flash range (wide)
0.3 - 3.5m

System requirements

Mac compatibility 
Y

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T) 
0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
10 - 90%

Picture quality

Megapixel 
8 MP
Sensor type 
CCD
Maximum image resolution 
3264 x 2448 pixels
Still image resolution(s) 
640 x 480, 1600 x 1200, 2048 x 1536, 2592 x 1944, 3264 x 1832, 3264 x 2448
Image formats supported 
JPEG, JPEG,

Weight & dimensions

Width 
9.43 cm
Depth 
4.08 cm
Height 
6.47 cm

Other features

Video capability 
Y
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
35 - 140 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
Effective sensor resolution
8 pixels
Digital SLR 
N
Drive modes
Single, Self-Timer
Technical features
Mac OS X v10.3 - 10.4