Editorial Review:Product Description:PowerShot S80 perfectly embodies the compact design and superior handling that are the hallmarks of the S-series, and as the top model in the line, it's equipped to impress but, most of all, the still or movie images that it produces is extremely impressive. The 8.0 Megapixel CCD and wide-angle, high performance lens ensure spectacular images, while the extra-large LCD screen makes shooting and playback easy and fun. Built-in multimode electronic-flash 2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle / Real-image viewfinder 22 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai) Shutter Speed - 15-1/2000 sec.; Slow shutter speed operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec. Exposure Control - Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual, Custom AE Lock is available Shooting Modes - Auto; Creative Zone - P, Av, Tv, M, C; Image Zone - Special Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids&Pets, Night Snapshot, Digital Macro), My Colors, Stitch Assist, Movie Storage Media - SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard Unit Size - 4.09 (W) x 2.24 (H) x 1.53 (D) in./104.0 (W) x 57.0 (H) x 38.8 (D) mm / Weight - 7.94 oz./225g (camera body only)
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The Canon E18 error
I bought the canon S80 a year back. During the new years party yesterday i got the E18 error. The lens won't retract or extend after this. After researching this error, i am pretty annoyed about it. In nutshell, the camera is as good as trash now. Listen to the other reviewers and at least search for "canon E18 error" before you buy any canon camera. On the positive side, this camera took good pictures till it worked.
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Need repair again (second time)
I had a S45 and after loving that camera and quite frankly beating the heck out of it taking photos of two kids and needed a new one. I am now needing repair for the second time. After buying the canon camera bag, I managed to drop it after having it for all of three weeks and the lense cracked. Now 13 months later I can't get the lense cover to close. Very frustrating.
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THE BEST CAMERA next to a DSLR
i have this camera since January of 2006 and it still amazes me how much Canon s80 can do!!!
even my friends who are into photography and have a number of DSLRs are quite amazed on Canon s80's capabilities!
this is really the best!!!
you will be amazed at how much manual settings this has.
I was supposed to buy a dslr but i wanted a camera that can capture videos..so I opted to find the next best thing... CANON S80!!!
i never regretted buying this.
I am sooo happy because instead of a decrease in market price, i am so surprised to see how much it is now.
i remember buying my camera for 300 something, almost 400 USD but now, it seems that it's around 500. wow!
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Great for under water, too
Bought the camera early summer 2006.
Reasons:
- Wide angle lens. Not many point and shoots have this.
- It has the CANON Digic II processor. The same as the high-end CANON SLRs. Great processing. Not another company has a better one, not even NIKON.
- Extensive advanced controls. This has just about every setting you could hope for. I use all except the built in scene settings. I prefer to set my own exposures, aperture, shutterspeed, ISO, etc... This would also be good for a newbie.
- Compact. A lot of capability in a little space.
- Underwater housing available.
I bought the underwater housing. I vacationed in Hawaii and fully tested it scuba diving. It perfomed flawlessly. The underwater pictures (I took about 700) turned out great. I used it as deep as 80 feet, great pix. It is great for snorkling, too. I recommend buying the weight for the housing. I have it. It attaches to the tripod mount on the bottom of the housing. It gives the rig a neutral buoyancy.
The camera is a work horse.
I took over 2000 pictures in 14 days in Hawaii. Since then, I have taken about 6000 pictures with it in Miami, Seattle, Alaska (Juneau, Sitka, Anchorage) to name some highlights. It does seem a little fragile compared to my film camera, a CANON A-1 that has seen much abuse and much of he world and is still producing great photos. What I mean is that you have to take care to not beat it about. I had long ago read about the lense door opening in a pocket, so I am careful not to let that happen. My experiance with the S80, using the heck out of it, is it hasn't broken, even dropping it a few frightening times.
Cons:
- No stability assist or anti-shake. This may cause new photographers some heartache.
- The mode selector on the side can easily be turned and cause a screwed up shot (just be aware).
- The battery door opens by sliding. There is no locking device on it that would prevent it from accidentally opening. I have occationally, accidentally, opened the battery door right after a shot. I thought it may mess up the writing of the picture from the buffer to the storage card, but it never did.
- No RAW mode. If you need it, don't buy this one.
Overall, this is an outstanding camera for the price. It takes outstanding pictures and has stood up to my extensive use so far. It is good for advanced photographers that want a point and shoot as well as for beginners.
Highly recommend it.
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BUYER BEWARE.
NOT WORTH THE MONEY SELLERS ARE ASKING. D O N O T B U Y!
I purchased this camera for $500 May 2006, one year later it's scrap. It was treated like a newborn baby and was completely scratch/trauma free. Then the lens stuck and the LCD displayed the (apparently common)ERROR... E18. Canon doesn't take responsibility for this on their cameras. (FORGET IT - SOMEONE ALREADY TRIED CLASS ACTION! Search: keyword "e18 error" - read all about it). A seemingly solid investment in a camera to use primarily for work turned out rather expensive. I'm so annoyed, it took fantastic pictures, although the dials/controls are way too sensitive. The Canon S80 had a short run... released Aug 2005, DISCONTINUED BY EARLY 2007... no replacement model, no support for the shoddy workmanship. bu-bye money!
