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Canon Powershot A580

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“It has an optical viewfinder which is essential as lcd screens are difficult to see in bright sunlight it's other good feature is the ability to...”

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Product Features

Camera Type Compact
Resolution (megapixels) 8
Optical Zoom (Ratio) 4
Screen Size in Inches 2.5
Memory Card Slot Yes
Digital Zoom (Ratio) 4
USB Yes
Image Stabiliser No
Macro Mode Yes
Video Recorder Yes
Manual Focus No
Timer Yes
Flash Yes
PictBridge Yes
Under Water No
Body Only No
Colour Silver
Media Format SDHC Card
Media Format SD Card
Media Format MMC
Media Format MMCplus
Media Format HCMMCplus
Resolution (Pixels) 2448x3264
Dimensions (mm) 64.7x94.3x40.8
Weight (g) 175
Max. Aperture Lens 1 f2.6x5.5
Shortest Shutter Speed 1200
Longest Shutter Speed 15"
Release Date 19 Feb 2008
Type of Lens fixed
In-Built Memory (MB) 32
Memory Stick Duo (Duo Pro) No
Memory Type internal+external

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Impartial Reviews

23 shoppers have reviewed this product.
86% of people would recommend it.

out of 10
Features8.2
Image quality8.4
Build Quality8.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.9
Ease of use8.8
Overall rating8.8
Score: 8.3/10

Colin, Plymouth

It has an optical viewfinder which is essential as LCD screens are difficult to see in bright sunlight It's other good feature is the ability to use AA bateries, as rechargeable AA's are far cheaper to buy than dedicated battery packs and you can always find somewhere to buy ordinary AA's if you were desperate It also has a 4 times optical zoom which not all cameras in this price range has

using AA batteries makes it slightly wider than other cameras but the overall size is still small.

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12 people found this review helpful

03 Aug 2008

Score: 8.6/10

Anonymous

Easy to uuse and comfortable to handle.Optical viewfinder a Godsend as I find it difficult to clearly see LCD image especially in bright light.

None found yet-it is it iis as good or better camera as previouuus Canon A70 and at half the price.

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6 people found this review helpful

23 Jul 2008

Score: 8.8/10

Kenneth, Eastbourne, “amateur avid photographer”

small compact and easy to use

like a bigger lens

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6 people found this review helpful

14 Jun 2008

Score: 8.8/10

Carol-anne, Glasgow

Its very easy to use. Especially if you have used a canon before as all the features are the same. The editing suite it comes with is one of the best to use.

Its not just a point and click, you have to focus first then click to take picture. So you need to take your time to get a good shot.

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4 people found this review helpful

18 Jul 2008

Score: 9.0/10

Anonymous

view finder,quality,simple to use, good zoom.

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2 people found this review helpful

20 Aug 2008

Score: 9.5/10

Lynne, Isle Of Wight, “AMATEUR CAMERA USER”

IT IS EASY TO USE AND ANYONE CAN USE IT AS A POINT AND SHOOT CAMERA, BUT IF YOU DO WANT TO USE ADVANCE SETTINGS THEN THERE IS THE OPTION TO DO THAT TOO....

I'VE ONLY HAVE THE CAMERA A FEW WEEKS AND AT THE MOMENT I CAN FIND NO BAD POINTS, BUT A SUGGESTION WOULD BE ,,,,,,MAYBE THERE COULD BE A PACK THAT COMES WITH IT AS AN OPTIONAL EXTRA TO INCLUDE A CAMERA CASE AND A LARGER MEMORY CARD.

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2 people found this review helpful

25 Jul 2008

Score: 7.5/10

Ian, Rugby

it has a view finder !!

no wehere near as good as a Panasonic Lumix.

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1 person found this review helpful

12 Sep 2008

Score: 8.5/10

Anonymous

Ease of use

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1 person found this review helpful

17 Jul 2008

Score: 10.0/10

Hector, Aberdeen

So compact, nice and easy to handle

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14 Nov 2008

14 shoppers rated this product but did not write a review.

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