Canon PowerShot PSHOTA580 digital camera

8 Megapixel Powershot. Better photos, the easy way.

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
PSHOTA580
14-02-2008
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

Video

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

Technical details

Interface 
USB
Colour of product 
Black, Silver
ISO sensitivity 
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Weight 
175g
Aperture range (F-F) 
2.6 - 5.5
Focal length range (f-f) 
5.8 - 23.2 mm
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
Y
Camera shutter speed 
1/60 - 1/2000s
Compatible memory cards 
mmc, sd
Compatible operating systems 
Windows 2000, XP, Vista<br />
Display 
LCD
Drive modes
Single, Self-Timer
Effective sensor resolution
8 pixels
Flash exposure lock
Y
Flash modes 
auto, Flash off, manual, Red-eye reduction, second curtain synchro, Slow synchronization
Focus
TTL
Histogram
Y
Internal memory 
32 MB
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Spot
Megapixel 
8 MP
Optical zoom 
4x
PictBridge 
Y
Scene modes 
beach, Children, Fireworks, Landscape, Night, party (indoor), Portrait, Sunset, Underwater
Self-timer 
10s
Sensor type 
CCD
Video capability 
Y
Viewfinder type 
optical
White balance 
auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Shade, Tungsten
Source data-sheet
.
Technical features
Mac OS X v10.3 - 10.4

Power

Battery type 
NB4-300
Battery life (max) 
9h
Number of batteries supported 
2

Technical details

Display diagonal 
6.35 cm (2.5")

Audio

Audio formats supported 
WAVE

Lens system

Focus adjustment
Auto
Closest focusing distance
0.05m
Digital zoom 
4x
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
35 - 140 mm

Camera

Photo effects 
black&white, Neutral, Sepia, Vivid
Playback zoom (max)
2x
Custom colour
Y
Languages support 
25
Shooting capacity
1.4

Focusing

Auto Focus (AF) lock
Y

Light exposure

Light exposure modes 
auto

Flash

Built-in flash 
Y
Flash range (tele)
0 - 2.2m
Flash range (wide)
0.3 - 3.5m

System requirements

Mac compatibility 
Y

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T) 
0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
10 - 90%

Packaging content

Battery technology 
Alkaline

Picture quality

Maximum image resolution 
3264 x 2448 pixels
Image formats supported 
JPEG, JPEG,
Still image resolution(s) 
640 x 480, 1600 x 1200, 2048 x 1536, 2592 x 1944, 3264 x 1832, 3264 x 2448

Weight & dimensions

Width 
9.43 cm
Depth 
4.08 cm
Height 
6.47 cm

Other features

USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
Digital SLR 
N