Canon Powershot A580 Digital Camera
8 Megapixel , 4x Optical Zoom , 2.5" LCD, Motion Detection Technology

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The camera packs an Image Stabilizer lens and leading technologies into its slim form for fun, elegant photography.

The Canon PowerShot A580 features 8.0MP resolution, 4x optical zoom with Image Stabilization, a F2.6 maximum aperture, and a shutter speed range of 15-1/2,000 sec. It has a sophisticated styling with a nice grip that fits snugly into the hand. A low-contrast Pearly Silver finish combines with silver and chrome accents to give the A580 an elegant appeal.

An enhanced Face Detection system can select and track a face within a certain range. AF-Point Zoom allows you to zoom the display of the AF frame to check focus when shooting or right after taking a shot. Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB detects a face, sets focus on the face, adjusts exposure, white balance and ensures the face is correctly illuminated when the flash fires. Red-Eye Correction automatically detects and corrects red eyes when the flash fires.

There is a large high-resolution 2.5-in. LCD screen (115K dots). The Canon A580 allows you to shoot a clip of 640x480 movie at 20fps until the SD memory card is full (4GB clips at a time or 1 hour of shooting).

Motion Detection Technology detects camera shake, brightness of subject and background, and movement of face and subject. By consolidating and analyzing these parameters, it adjusts the intelligent ISO speed to reduce the effects of camera shake and subject movement.

In Auto ISO, the camera favours a lower ISO to ensures the highest image quality. An Easy Mode is ideal for first time camera users and automate all settings, except it conveniently allows you to turn flash off, if flash photography is prohibited at the location you are shooting.

The Canon PowerShot A580 is appropriate for those looking for an affordable and easy-to-use point-and-shoot digital camera that is not too small but has a nice handgrip.

The Canon PowerShot A590 IS adds Image Stabilization, Shutter-Priority, Aperture-Priority mode, manual focus and accepts optional Tele Converter, Wide Converter and Close-up lens.

Salient Features for Canon Powershot A580

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.

Standard Accessories for Canon Powershot A580

• Digital Powershot A580
• 32mb Memory card
• 2 x AA Alkaline Batteries
• Wrist Strap
• USB cable
• AV cable
• User manual kit