Canon PowerShot S80Canon PowerShot S80 ReviewSimon Joinson, November 2005

Review based on a production Canon PowerShot S80Just over a year after the launch of the 7 megapixel PowerShot S70 Canon revealed its replacement, the new S80, which boasts a slight redesign, an extra million pixels and a few new features - including the latest DIGIC II processor. The S80 is smaller and lighter than the S70 yet it packs a much larger (2.5") wide viewing angle LCD monitor, a control wheel / 4-way controller, XGA video capture (15 fps), USB 2.0 High-speed and SD/MMC storage. Some may, however, be a little disappointed to hear that RAW capture has been dropped.Wide-angle 28-100mm (35mm equivalent) 3.6x Optical Zoom Lens8.0 Megapixel CCD and UA Lens Technology for Superior Image QualityFull photographic control21 shooting modes2.5-inch Wide viewing angle LCD screenDIGIC II ProcessorUSB 2.0 Hi-SpeedNewly-designed easy-to-use interfaceHigh Resolution (1024 x 768 pixel) XGA Movie ModeCanon PowerShot S70 vs PowerShot S80 (main differences) Canon PowerShot S80Canon PowerShot S70Effective PixelsProcessorMax image sizeStorageRaw modeLCD screenMax movie sizeShooting modesContinuous shootingConnectivityDimensionsWeight (excl battery)

8.0 million	7.1 million
DIGIC II	DIGIC I
3264 x 2448	3072 x 2304
SD /MMC	CompactFlash
No	Yes
2.5-inch, 115,000 pixels	1.8-inch 118,000 pixels
• 1024 x 768 at 15 fps• 640 x 480 at 15 or 30 fps	• 640 x 480 at 10 fps up to 30 secs
• Auto• Program AE• Shutter priority AE• Aperture priority AE• Manual• Custom• My Colors • Portrait• Landscape• Night Scene• Night Snapshot• Kids & Pets• Indoor• Foliage• Snow• Beach• Fireworks• Underwater• Digital Macro• Stitch Assist• Movie
Approx.1.8 fps	Approx.2.0 fps
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed	USB 1.1
104 x 57 x 38.8 mm(4.1 x 2.2 x 1.5 in)	114 x 57 x 39mm (4.4 x 2.2 x 1.5in)
225 g (7.9 oz)	230 g (8.1 oz)

Key specifications Street priceBody MaterialSensorImage sizesMovie clipsLensFocusShooting modeShutter speedsAperturesMeteringSensitivityWhite BalanceImage parametersContinuousFlashStorageViewfinderLCD monitorConnectivityPower

Other featuresWeight (inc batt)Dimensions

• US: $514• UK: £399

Metal

• 1/1.8 " CCD• 8.0 million effective pixels

• 3264 x 2448• 2592 x 1944• 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 640 x 480

• 1024 x 768 at 15 fps• 640 x 480 at 15 or 30 fps• 320 x 240 at 15 or 30 fps• 160 x 120 at 15 fps (3 mins max)• Duration limited by card capacity (streaming), 1GB max file size • AVI (Motion JPEG)

• Auto• Program AE• Shutter priority AE• Aperture priority AE• Manual• Custom• Portrait• Landscape• Night Scene• Night Snapshot• Kids & Pets• Indoor• Foliage• Snow• Beach• Fireworks• Underwater• Digital Macro• Stitch Assist• My Colors• Movie with sound • AE compensation -2.0EV to +2.0 EV in 1/3EV steps

• 15 - 1/2000 sec• Slow shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noisereduction.

• Wide: F2.8 / 3.2 / 3.5 / 4.0 / 4.5 / 5.0 / 5.6 / 6.3 / 7.1 / 8.0• Tele: F5.3 / 5.6 / 6.3 / 7.1 / 8.0

• Evaluative•Center-weighted average•Spot (Center* orAF-point)

• Auto• ISO 50• ISO 100• ISO 200• ISO 400

• Auto • 7 presets (Day Light, Cloudy,Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater) • Custom (manual white balance)

• Approx.1.8 fps• Large/Fine mode with LCD monitor off

• Built-in flash • Auto, manual, on/of, red-eye reduction• Flash range (W): 55cm - 4.2m (1.8ft - 14ft) - auto ISO • Flash range (T): 55cm - 2.0m (1.8ft - 6.6ft) - auto ISO • Flash level control• External High Power Flash HF-DC1 (optional)

• SD /MMC • 32 MB card supplied*

• Real Image Optical• Approx 80% coverage

• 2.5 inch type, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD• 115,000 pixels•picture coverage 100%• Wide viewing angle

• USB 2.0 Hi Speed • AV out

• Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NB-2LH/NB-2L)• Charger included

104 x 57 x 38.8 mm ((4.1 x 2.2 x 1.5 in)

* Supplied accessories may differ in each country or area

Conclusion / Recommendation / Ratings are based on the opinion of the reviewer, you should read the ENTIRE review before coming to your own conclusions.Images which can be viewed at a larger size have a small magnifying glass icon in the bottom right corner of the image, clicking on the image will display a larger (typically VGA) image in a new window.To navigate the review simply use the next / previous page buttons, to jump to a particular section either pick the section from the drop down or select it from the navigation bar at the top.DPReview calibrate their monitors using Color Vision OptiCal at the (fairly well accepted) PC normal gamma 2.2, this means that on our monitors we can make out the difference between all of the (computer generated) grayscale blocks below. We recommend to make the most of this review you should be able to see the difference (at least) between X,Y and Z and ideally A,B and C.

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