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Summary: awesome digital camera for first time buyers
Review: This is a my first digital camera. I did a reasonable amount of research (prices, reviews, features, etc.) before purchasing and this camera has exceeded all my expectations. With a new baby and family around the country, I needed a digital camera to quickly share all those new baby pictures. The pictures are highly detailed at 4 megapixel. I also was looking a camera with movie-making features, and this one easily makes movies (I made a movie before opening a manual). I also bought rechargeable batteries and a battery charger and a 256M memory chip as others have recommended which have been very helpful. My regular batteries started fading after a week of use and I have never exceeded 72M on the memory card. Another feature I found to be cool is the panoramic feature, which was easy to use with the included PC software. Some reviewers have mentioned the flimsy memory card cover, but that isn't an issue for me - I never remove the memory card. I thought the price was reasonable. I believe this A80 is newer model, and I didn't want to have it be outdated in a few months.Highly recommended! 5 STARS!!!
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Summary: Canon PowerShot A80 @ Bytesector.com
Review: Canon has brought out excellent lenses and quality based cameras in the past. The Canon PowerShot A80 is another great advancement. The A80 is produced with Canon's latest DIGIC image processor and iSAPS technology; a technology that is exclusive to Canon. Producing clear cut images and rich colours, the A80 is a great digital still camera for any individual. Today Bytesector takes a look at the new features and aesthetics Canon has put into the A80......full review @ Bytesector.com
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Summary: The PERFECT first digital camera!
Review: My fiancee bought this camera for me for Christmas, and after 5 days, I am absolutely baffled at how I ever got by without it! This is plain-and-simple the best digital camera I've ever tried, and it is all I need and more. If you're looking for a HIGH QUALITY digicam, and don't mind spending a little more money, the A80 is definitely for you. 4 megapixels, optical zoom, enough control over you photos to make a photophile out of anyone! Great job Canon!
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Summary: I feel like a Pro
Review: I'm cheap, but I don't buy cheap junk... I just look for quality deals. After weeks of research, reading reviews and going to stores to look at digital cameras, I had no doubt about purchasing the A80. I really enjoy photography but my wife doesn't, so our main concern was to find a camera that would be simple to use for her, yet still allow me some freedom in composition. Unlike a lot of gadgets out there, I WILL use every feature on this camera. Compared to my old Fuji (digital), which I really liked, this camera is faster, a lot more powerful, the pictures are great, and if they're not, the camera will tell you what's wrong with it (histogram), so you can make adjustments and take your shot again.
The only complain I can make about this camera is that the rubber cover for the USB/DC connection on the side of the camera is rubber and it is always sticking out. I'll probably just end up pulling the darn thing off.
I think Canon really got ripped off on this deal. Either that or they really know how to do business, because they have one very happy customer who will probably come back again.
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Summary: It Rocks!!!
Review: This camera is more than I could ever want. It has full manuel controls and a 4 MP resolution. The flip out LCD is not a gimmik, it protects the smallish screen and allows you to put it at different angles so glare isn't a problem. The picture quality is exellent, and it is priced well. One note, though, get a camera case and rechargebles for this camera. Ni-MH battaries cost 1.5 cents per 100 photos while alkalines cost $2.20 per 100 photos (according to consumer reports).
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Summary: Great entry-level camera
Review: This is our first digital camera. Got it yesterday and its worked great. The flip LCD screen is great and so is the picture quality. With ease we could hook it to our computer and load the photos. The 4 alkaline batteries lost their juice after about 1.5 days of almost continuous usage. I would recommend getting the NiMH rechargable batteries with a charger.
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Summary: My Best Buy in recent times
Review: I never write reviews, I just pick up my products and use them! I'm making an exception now for not to do so will be (1) a great injustice to Canon Powershot A80 and (2) a great injustice to prospective consumers, who like me just a few weeks ago, shopping for a digital camera. I've had this camera for 3 weeks, I've taken over 600 pics and I just get dazzled by the quality of the pics, the ease of use of this camera, and its portability. My son is only 7 years, he takes pictures like a pro!! I'm still in the learning phase of this camera, and I'm yet to discover anything bad about it.
The pros; ease of use, different shooting modes including complete manual mode, flip LCD(a dynamite; you don't have to keep the camera at eye level to get a good shot and it prevents the lcd from scratch!), crisp image, customizable my camera setting.
The cons; for me, only the 4 battery usage which makes it slightly heavy, maybe canon can find a way to reduce it to 2. The cons I've read from some other reviews include:
1. LCD not large enough .... I say get real, its only for preview, not a theatre screen!
2. Power cord and battery charger not included ...... get real, then the price will approach $500 and you will whine!
3. CF card case appears flimsy ..... lies, lies, lies, unless you're expecting it to be made of concrete walls! My advice; you want a super camera at budget level, you can't go wrong with A80, if money is not a worry check out Canon G3 or G5. However, to really enjoy this camera, you definitely need to get a power cord, rechargable batteries with a battery charger and CF card of at least 256MB. Want to be adventurous, then get other accessories like a tripod stand, accessory lens and an underwater case!!
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Summary: What you are looking for
Review: Had it for a few days and it has fulfilled all the criteria of what I was looking for except one (but we get to that later). I wanted a 4MB camera with a good lens and a brand with a good reputation for good pictures. I also wanted an automatic camera, but one which I could control everything manually if I wanted. I also didn't want to have to worry about lens scratches or LCD scratches. I wanted a camera that could fit into a jacket pocket. Finally, I wanted a rechargeable Lithium battery. I have a Canon point and shoot film camera and was always impressed with the quality. As long as you are not getting into German lenses like Leica and Zeiss, Canon and Nikon are the best. I happen to be partial to the Canon but it is a preference thing. Canon has been tinkering with digital models for sometime so I figured they worked out all the kinks. And so far it's been great. The image quality is fantastic. I bought it for a magazine project and plan to blow up images to 8x10. I have been in publishing long enough to know what I have seen so far is going to look very good blown up. For vacation shots, etc. it is all you could want. But one should not mistake this camera for a vacationers point-and-shoot. It can be that, but if you know a little about photography, you can get some creative, unique and professional looking results from this model. It takes some learning because there are sub menus and settings but the basic principals of photography are intact. The lens folds away when the camera is off and the swing out LCD snaps, face in, to the body. This is the only model I know that has this and I read a lot of reviews where people were bothered about their LCD getting all messed up. All the online reviews about this camera (not just Amazon but CNET and others) are excellent (pretty much the case with most Canon models) and the price is right in there with the competition. I just wish the batteries were rechargeable like on other Canon models. Everyone knows these things gobble batteries. But realizing the rest of the camera was what I wanted, I figured some rechargeable AAs from Radio Shack would take care of the problem. Of course, I have the usual complaints about the small memory card but every camera has that problem. Memory is so cheap, when will the manufacturers figure out that their customers want more?
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: We recently took this camera on vacation to Disney with us and we loved it! The only complaint I would have is that it does not take good night pictures you might as well forget using it at night, the flash makes no difference. Even if you do get a picture that comes out light enough , the eyes are always bright red! Other than that very easy to use, great size, has an awesome 20 second movie feature also. We would hightly recommend this camera......lots of times it will go on sale with a free 64m update.
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Summary: Great product
Review: A80 is a great digital camera. From other reviews, you might have read its great features. I would like to address some issues that were mentioned in other reviews:
1. Weight and Size:
Depending on which digital camera you used before: if you used a heavy one before, this one is as light as a feather. But, if you used a "credit card sized" one, this A80 will be big and heavy. A80 is not very light, but not heavy at all. It fits nicely in a lady's palm. It will not fit into a shirt pocket. What'd you expect for a 4 Megapix camera?
2. Speed:
Not as fast as a SLR, but among the fastest group in digital cameras. It can be easily controled...another plus.
3. Media:
Compact Flash is the mainstream. Olympus uses XD. There is hardly any card readers for XD media. Although Olympus also produces great cameras, I don't want to touch XD since I'll also be using CF for my PDA and MP3 players.
4. Power saving function:
A70 has a bad function: the power saving function cannot be controled by the user. If you turn on the camera and not use it for a while, it will turn off automatically. A80 corrected this by putting in another function for you to turn the power saving on (not off!). You will never have to worry about it.
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