Canon Powershot A580 Review
Record Modes & Menus
The screen display in Auto record mode. Icons along the top indicate that ISO is set to
When the color LCD is turned on and you half-press the shutter you will see which of the nine
Function options in Auto:
Image resolution - 3264×2448, 2595×1944, 2048×1536, 1600×1200, 640×480,
Manual mode is more like a program auto mode, where you have more control over the camera settings but the aperture and shutter speeds are still selected for you.
Function options in Manual:
White Balance - Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, , Fluorescent, Fluorescent H and Custom one-push WB set My Colors - Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black&White, and Custom Metering - Evaluative, Center Weighted Avg. and Spot Image Compression - Normal, Fine, Superfine Image resolution - 3264×2448, 2595×1944, 2048×1536, 1600×1200, 640×480, Postcard (1600×1200), and Widescreen (3072×1728)
MENU options in Program mode:
AF-Point Zoom - On or Off Digital Zoom - On or Off Flash Settings - Slow Synchro, Red-Eye Correction, Red-Eye Lamp Self Timer - Set time for custom timer AF-Assist Beam - On or Off Review - Off, Hold or 2 - 10 secs Review Info - Off, Detailed, Focus Check Auto Category - On or Off Display Overlay - Off, Grid lines Set Print/Share button - Allows you to use the button in record mode to change various camera settings (ISO, White balance, Digital Tele-converter, Disp. Overlay, Display Off)
The camera has a very respectable macro focusing mode with coverage from 2 inches to 1.5 feet
On the Mode Dial are positions for Portrait (Shown above), Landscape, Indoor, Kids&Pets, Night Snapshot, and
When using the Standard Movie mode, you can capture video clips at either 640×480 20fps or 320×240 30fps. There's also
Both the video and audio portion of movies can be replayed on the camera thanks to the
FUNC. Menu
White Balance - Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, and Custom one-push WB set My Colors - Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black&White and Custom Movie Size: 640×480, 640×480 LP or 320×240
Movie Menu:
AF-Assist Beam - On or Off Auto Category - On or Off Disp. Overlay - Off or Grid lines Set Print/Share button - Allows you to use the button in record mode to change various camera settings (ISO, White balance, Digital Tele-converter, Disp. Overlay, Display Off) Movie Recording / SD Card Capacity![]() |
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