Canon PowerShot A580 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact

ISO (Max)
1600

Sensor Resolution
8.0 Megapixel

Sensor Type
CCD

Optical Zoom
4x

Display
2.5" LCD display

Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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Canon PowerShot A580 Full Specifications and Details

design and dimensions sensor lens focusing viewfinder exposure & white balance display flash videography / camcorder memory battery and charging connections features others

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot A580

Product Type	Digital camera - compact
Height	6.5 cm
Width	9.4 cm
Depth	4.1 cm
Weight	175 g
Digital Zoom	4x
Optical Zoom	4x
Bundled with	Canon SELPHY CP740 Compact Photo Printer

SENSOR Canon PowerShot A580

Sensor Resolution	8.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	CCD
Total Pixels	8,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	8,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	1/2.5"

LENS Canon PowerShot A580

Type	Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 5.8 - 23.2 mm - f/2.6-5.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera	35 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment	Automatic
Min Focus Distance	45 cm
Macro Focus Range	5-45cm
Zoom Adjustment	Motorised drive
Lens Construction	5 groups / 7 elements
Features	Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens

FOCUSING Canon PowerShot A580

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty	9
Face Detection	Yes

VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot A580

Viewfinder Type	Optical - real-image zoom

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot A580

ISO (Max)	1600
Light Sensitivity	ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering	Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes	Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs	Landscape, portrait mode, fireworks, night scene, sunset, indoor, foliage, beach, kids & pets, night snapshot, snow, aquarium
Special Effects	Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed	1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed	15 sec
Exposure Compensation	±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps

DISPLAY Canon PowerShot A580

Type	2.5" LCD display
Display Format	115,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Built-in

FLASH Canon PowerShot A580

Camera Flash	Built-in flash
Flash Modes	Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction	Yes
Features	AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range	0.3 m - 3.5 m

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot A580

Digital Video Format	AVI
Image Recording Format	JPEG

MEMORY Canon PowerShot A580

Memory Card Slot	SD card
Supported Memory Cards	MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Memory Card	32 MB MMCplus
Image Storage	Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2448: 8 - with 32MB card - 3.4 MB Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448: 14 - with 32MB card - 2.1 MB Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448: 30 - with 32MB card - 980 KB Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 11 - with 32MB card - 2.5 MB Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 21 - with 32MB card - 1.4 MB Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944: 42 - with 32MB card - 695 KB Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 18 - with 32MB card - 1.6 MB Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 33 - with 32MB card - 893 KB Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 66 - with 32MB card - 445 KB Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 30 - with 32MB card - 1 MB Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 53 - with 32MB card - 558 KB Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 102 - with 32MB card - 278 KB Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480: 114 - with 32MB card - 249 KB Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 177 - with 32MB card - 150 KB Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 278 - with 32MB card - 84 KB Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 1832: 11 - with 32MB card - 2.6 MB Fine JPEG 3264 x 1832: 19 - with 32MB card - 1.5 MB Normal JPEG 3264 x 1832: 41 - with 32MB card - 736 KB
Video Capture	AVI - 640 x 480 - 20 fps - 23 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 640 x 480 - 20 fps - 47 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps - 44 sec - with 32MB card AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 216 sec - with 32MB card

BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot A580

Battery Type	AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details	2 x AA alkaline battery (included) AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional)

CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot A580

Interface	Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard	Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Connector Type	USB Composite video/audio output

FEATURES Canon PowerShot A580

Self-Timer Delay	10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	1.4 frames per second
Additional Features	Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, digital tele-converter, safety zoom

OTHERS Canon PowerShot A580

Included Accessories	USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software	Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	0 °C