Canon PowerShot A580 & SELPHY CP740 Printer

PowerShot A580, 8.0MP, 4x, 6.35 cm (2.5 ") LCD & SELPHY CP740 Printer

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
2463B031
30-05-2008
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


Better photos, the easy way.

8.0 Megapixels
An 8.0 Megapixel sensor records your images in full, vivid detail - so you are free to crop, enlarge, resize and enjoy every image.

4x optical zoom
A bright 4x optical zoom lens, gives you the flexibility to capture images at distance without sacrificing quality. It combines with digital zoom for up to 16x magnification.

Motion Detection Technology
Motion Detection Technology works to eliminate blur by compensating for subject motion and camera-shake. Part of High ISO Auto, the intelligent system uses various inputs such as Face Detection Technology and information about scene brightness to achieve blur-free images, and maximise image quality.

Face Detection Technology
Face Detection Technology ensures superb people shots by automatically setting optimum focus, exposure, flash and white balance. Face Select and Track lets you choose and track your primary subject, so you never lose a special face in the crowd.

Red-Eye Correction
Red-Eye Correction quickly and easily removes red-eye in camera. It can be set to remove red-eye automatically as you shoot or in playback mode, making it simple to achieve natural looking eyes even when using the flash.

DIGIC III and iSAPS
Canon's DIGIC III processor provides lightning quick responses, superb image quality and advanced noise reduction for sharper, clearer images. iSAPS technology uses shooting scene data to optimise camera settings even before a shot is taken.

2.5" LCD screen
The bright 2.5" LCD screen is ideal for easy group viewing. Night Display mode aids visibility in low light while a selectable Grid Line display helps with composition. The optical viewfinder (OVF) lets you switch off the screen to preserve battery life.

Shooting Modes
16 shooting modes include Easy Mode which makes all the major decisions for ultra-simple photography, plus Special Scene modes like Sunset, Portrait and Kids & Pets, for great results in common shooting situations. My Colors photo effects such as Black & White can be applied during shooting.

Movie Options
Movie modes include Long Play (LP) for VGA (20fps) clips that use half the normal memory card space.

Direct Printing
Printing is fast and easy with the PowerShot A580. Connect to any PictBridge compatible printer and push the Print/Share button for a full colour print within seconds. Connect to a Canon SELPHY CP printer and you can also print ID photos and movie stills.

Video

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

Technical details

Interface 
USB 2.0
Colour of product 
Silver
ISO sensitivity 
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, AUTO
Weight 
175g
Focal length range (f-f) 
5.8 - 23.2 mm
Lens focal range 
f/2.6 – f/5.5
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
Y
Camera shutter speed 
1/60 - 1/2000s
Compatible memory cards 
mmc, sd
Compatible operating systems 
Windows 2000 SP4 / XP SP2 / Vista<br />Mac OS X v10.3 - 10.4
Display 
LCD
Flash exposure lock
Y
Flash modes 
auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Focus
TTL
Internal memory 
32 MB
Megapixel 
8 MP
Optical zoom 
4x
PictBridge 
Y
Scene modes 
Children, Fireworks, Landscape, party (indoor), Portrait, Sports, Sunset
Sensor type 
CCD
Video capability 
Y
Viewfinder type 
optical
White balance 
Cloudy, daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Source data-sheet
.

Ports & interfaces

DC-in jack 
Y

Technical details

Display diagonal 
6.35 cm (2.5")

Lens system

Focus adjustment
Auto / Manual
Digital zoom 
4x
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
35 - 140 mm

Camera

Photo effects 
black&white, Sepia, Vivid
Custom colour
Y

Focusing

Auto Focus (AF) lock
Y

Flash

Built-in flash 
Y
Flash range (tele)
0.45 - 2.2m
Flash range (wide)
0.45 - 3.5m

Picture quality

Image sensor size
25.4/63.5 mm (1/2.5")
Maximum image resolution 
3264 x 2448 pixels
Image formats supported 
JPEG, WAV, AVI
Still image resolution(s) 
3264x2448<br />3264x1832<br />2592x1944<br />2048x1536<br />1600x1200
Supported aspect ratios 
4:3, 16:9

Weight & dimensions

Width 
9.43 cm
Depth 
4.08 cm
Height 
6.47 cm

Other features

Digital SLR 
N
Lens system 
7/5