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Canon PowerShot S80

January 2nd, 2006 | by David Elrich

Key Features

Image Sensor Type  CCD 
 
Resolution  8.3 Megapixel 
 
Optical Zoom  3.6x 
 
Camera Type  Standard Point and Shoot 
Lens
Interchangeable Lens  Without Interchangeable Lens 
 
Optical Zoom  3.6x 
 
35mm Zoom Lens  28 - 100 mm 
 
Digital Zoom  4x 
 
Focus Type  Autofocus 
 
Focus Range  16.8 in. to Infinity (w) 
 
Macro Focus Range  1.6 - 16.8 in. (w) / 11.8 - 16.8 in. (t) 
 
Focal Length  5.8 - 20.7 mm 
Image Quality
Camera Resolution  8.3 Megapixel 
 
Image Resolutions  640 x 480 - 3264 x 2448 - 2592 x 1944 - 2048 x 1536 - 1600 x 1200 
Video
Video Resolutions  640 x 480 (VGA) - 320 x 240 (QVGA) - 160 x 120 
 
Video Speed  15 fps 
 
Max Movie Length  Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size) 
 
Video Format  AVI - Motion JPEG 
Exposure Control
ISO Speeds  Auto - 50 - 100 - 200 - 400 
 
Aperture Range  f2.8/f5.3 (w/t) 
 
Shutter Speed  15 - 1/2000 sec 
 
White Balance  Auto - Manual - Daylight / Sunny (Preset) - Cloudy (Preset) - Fluorescent (Preset) - Tungsten (Preset) 
 
Frames Per Second  1.8 Frames 
Storage
Memory Type  MMC Card - SD Card 
 
Compression Modes  Fine - SuperFine - Normal 
 
Compression Type  JPEG 
 
File Size (High Res.)  3.36 MB (38 images on 128MB card) 
 
File Size (Low Res.)  .08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card) 
Flash
Flash Type  Built-In 
 
Flash Functions  Flash Off - Auto Flash - Fill-in Flash - Red-eye Reduction Flash - Slow Sync 
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder  Optical 
 
LCD Panel  With LCD Panel 
 
LCD Panel Size  2.5 in. 
 
LCD Screen Resolution  115,000 pixels 
 
LCD Protected Position  Without LCD Protected Position 
Interfaces
Interface Type  USB 2.0 
 
Video Interface  Video Out 
Power Supply
Battery Type  Proprietary Lithium 
 
Battery Life  200 Images 
Included Features
Self Timer  2 Sec. - 10 Sec. 
 
Built-in Microphone  With Built-in Microphone 
 
Tripod Mount  With Tripod Mount 
System Requirements
Operating System  Apple Mac OS X - Microsoft Windows 2000 - Microsoft Windows 98SE - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows XP 
Dimensions
Width  4.09 in. 
 
Depth  1.53 in. 
 
Height  2.24 in. 
 
Weight  0.5 lb.