Canon PowerShot A580 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom

Product Description:
The Canon PowerShot A580 offers high-quality stills and movies with unsurpassed simplicity. Even beginners can create phenomenal images with the amazing PowerShot A580. This impressive 8.0-megapixel digital camera has a 4x optical zoom and bright 2.5-inch LCD that make shooting simple and convenient. To give you superior quality images without having to worry about the details, there's a full range of Canon's highly-advanced features at your service - including a powerful DIGIC III Image Processor, enhanced Face Detection technology, a host of shooting modes including a new Easy Mode and more. Built-in ElectronicFlash -Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro Flash Range - 12 in.-11 ft./30cm-3.5m (W), 12 in.-7.2 ft./30cm-2.2m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto) Shooting Modes - Auto, Easy, Camera M, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Night Scene, Aquarium), Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, MovieStorage Media -SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card - Suggest optional 1GB or higher for practical use File FormatDesign rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1; JPEG Compression Mode - Still Image -Exif 2.2 (JPEG); Movie -AVI (Image -Motion JPEG; Audio -WAVE (Monaural))Number of Recording Pixels - Still Image -3,264 x 2,448 (Large), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3/Date Stamp), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,264 x 1,832 (Widescreen); Movie -640 x 480 (20 fps/20 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes, 160 x 120 (up to 3 minutes at 15 fps) Uses 2 AA Batteries - Shooting Capacity forStill Image -approx. 220 shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 500 shots (AA-size Ni-MH Battery);Playback Time -Approx. 540 min. (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 660 min. (AA-size Ni-MH Battery) - Sugge

Features:

• 8.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16x 22-inch prints
• 4x optical zoom
• 2.5-inch LCD screen; Face Detection
• New Easy Mode simplifies operation
• Captures images to SD memory cards (included); powered by AA batteries

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - it's an easy 4 1/2 stars, but I couldn't rate it like that.
I wish I could rate this camera as 4 1/2 stars. It's a bit above four, but it just doesn't quite make five for my standards. There are several pros and just a few cons to this camera.

Pros:
-beautiful, crisp outdoor pictures
-hardly any shutter lag
-easy to use for the technologically impaired
-takes OK videos (for a camera)
-doesn't eat batteries like Kodak
-has lots of settings if you want to do it manually
-takes great action shots; hardly ... Read More
Rating: - Not happy
I was very disappointed with the camera, the battery holder does not shut all the way and it causes the battery to not last very long. I will not order from this person again.
Rating: - Works for me.
I needed a low cost, functional digital camera for my middle school science classroom. It is used by myself and dozens of students. So far it has performed very well. And the price was right. It is not the best camera for a serious photographer, but it works great for my educational purposes.
Rating: - great camera
wow - what a great camera.The features that I wanted was EASY to operate, point and shoot camera.That is exactly what I got.Just a great camera that fits in your hand, slides in a purse to go anywhere and be ready at all times to take great pic's of kids.It does use AA battaries but with 4 kids I keep a lot of those on hand.Also, I have been told that if I would use the lithium AA they would last longer.Really easy to put pic's on my computer and share them.I really like this camera!!
Rating: - Great Entry Level Digital Camera - Tons of Features
Excellent entry level camera for your $.(Compare with Canon A590 IS before you buy)

Pros:
- 8 megapixel
- Excellent image quality. It has Canon's Digic III image processor.
- Canon Genuine Face Detection Technology.Automatically detects, tracks, focuses and optimizes the exposure on up-to nine human faces in the frame.
- Good in low light
- Long battery life.Uses 2 regular double AA batteries.
- Zoom is 4X.
- Fast startup. When you turn ... Read More