Canon PowerShot S80
Canon S80

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Type of Camera

  Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 3.6x Optical/4x Digital/14x Combined Zoom

 
Image Capture Device
Type

  8.0 Megapixel, 1/1.8 inch charge coupled device (CCD)

 
Total Pixels

  Approx. 8.3 Megapixels

 
Effective Pixels

  Approx. 8.0 Megapixels

 
Lens
Focal Length

  5.8-20.7mm f/2.8-5.3 zoom lens (equivalent to 28-100mm in 35mm format)

 
Digital Zoom

  4x

 
Focusing Range
  Normal AF: 1.4 ft./44cm-infinity; Macro AF: 1.6 in.-1.4 ft./4-44cm (WIDE), 11.8 in. - 1.4 ft./30-44cm (TELE); Digital Macro: 1.6 in. - 1.4 ft./4-44cm (WIDE)

 
Autofocus System

  TTL Autofocus (continuous/single)

 
Viewfinders
Optical Viewfinder

  Real-image optical zoom viewfinder

 
LCD Monitor

  2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle

 
LCD Pixels

  Approx. 115,000 pixels

 
LCD Coverage

  100%

 
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture

  f/2.8 (W) - f/5.3 (T)

 
Shutter Speed

  15-1/2000 sec.; Slow shutter speed operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec.

 
Exposure Control
Sensitivity

  AUTO, ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent

 
Light Metering Method

  Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot*
* Metering frame with Spot Mode is fixed to center or linked to AF frame.

 
Exposure Control Method

  Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual, Custom
AE Lock is available

 
Exposure Compensation

  +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

 
White Balance
White Balance Control

  Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater), Custom

 
Flash
Built-in Flash

  Operation Modes: Auto, On/Off, Red-Eye Reduction On/Off, Slow Synchro

 
Flash Range

  Normal: 1.8-13.8 ft./55cm-4.2m (W), 1.8-6.6 ft./55cm-2.0m (T) (When ISO is set to Auto)

 
Recycling Time

  Approx. 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=7.4V)

 
Flash Exposure Compensation

  +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

 
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes

  Auto; Creative Zone: P, Av, Tv, M, C; Image Zone: Special Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Digital Macro), My Colors, Stitch Assist, Movie

 
Photo Effects

  Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White, Custom

 
Self-Timer

  Activates shutter after an approx. 2 sec./10 sec. delay, Custom

 
Wireless Control

  Not available

 
Continuous Shooting

  Approx. 1.8 fps

 
Image Storage
Storage Media

  SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard

 
File Format

  Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format)

 
Image Compression

  Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))

 
JPEG Compression Mode

  Normal, Fine, SuperFine

 
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), 640 x 480 (Small)
Movie: 1,024 x 768 (15 fps), 640 x 480/320 x 240 (30 fps/15 fps), 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps)

 
Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File

  Still Image: Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotation, Histogram, Single, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Slow motion, Editing

 
Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes

  Still Image: Single image, All images
Movie: Part of movie, All of movie

 
Interfaces
Computer Interface

  USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

 
Video Out

  NTSC/PAL

 
Audio Out

  Monaural

 
Other

  Memory card slot. Direct connection to Canon CP, SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge compatible printer via camera's USB cable.

 
Power Supply
Power Source

  1. Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-2LH
2. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC20

 
Shooting Capacity

  Still Image: approx. 200 shots (NB-2LH/LCD On), approx. 700 shots (NB-2LH/LCD Off) *1

 
Playback Time

  Approx. 300 min. (NB-2LH)*

 
Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature

  32-104° F/0-40° C

 
Operating Humidity

  10-90%

 
Dimensions (W x H x D)

  4.09 (W) x 2.24 (H) x 1.53 (D) in./104.0 (W) x 57.0 (H) x 38.8 (D) mm

 
Weight

  Approx. 7.94 oz./225g (camera body only)

 

  Note: *1CIPA Standard compliant.
*Canon Standard Test Method.
Note: 22 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai)