$335 shipped on a brand new canon A80 from someplace on the net

$75 shipped on a 256 SanDisk 40x high speed compactflash card, and a CF-->USB reader from newegg.com

= $410 final cost

not bad considering the retail on a A80 is $400+7%tax = $428


horrible considering... I had just paid off my credit card last week

I'll should have everything by Thursday. So exciting. Of course it means I must get a job this summer to live... that $410 I just spent could have gone toward bills and food for 3 months - when I don't get my stipend pay from ROTC in the summer

 

what's the specs on the A80? I have an S400

 

Spec:
Digital zoom 3.6

Effective sensor resolution 4,000,000 pixels

Light sensitivity ISO 50,ISO 100,ISO 200,ISO 400

Still image format JPEG

Analog video format NTSC,PAL

Digital video format AVI

Image effects Sepia,Vivid,Neutral,Black & White,Low Sharpening

Min shutter speed 15 sec

Max shutter speed 1/2000 sec

Continuous Shooting Speed 1.6 frames per second,2.4 frames per second

Shooting modes Frame movie mode

White balance Custom,Presets,Automatic

White balance presets Cloudy,Daylight,Fluorescent,Tungsten light,Fluorescent light (daylight)
Lens
Lens aperture F/2.8-4.9


Interchangeable lens No


Optical zoom 3

Auto focus Yes

Focal length (35mm camera equivalent) 38 - 114mm

Min focal length 7.8 mm

Max focal length 23.4 mm

Focus adjustment Manual,Automatic

Min focus range 17.7 in

Macro focus range 5-45cm

Zoom adjustment Motorized drive
Flash
Camera flash Built-in flash

Effective flash range 10 in - 14.4 ft


Flash modes Auto mode,Slow synchro,Flash ON mode,Flash OFF mode
Exposure
Exposure modes Manual,Program,Automatic,Shutter-priority,Aperture-priority


Exposure metering Spot,Evaluative,Center-weighted


Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Memory / Storage
Memory included 32 MB - CompactFlash Card


Image storage Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 14,Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 27,Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 54,Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 30,Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 54,Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 108,Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 53,Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 94,Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 : 174,Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 120,Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 196,Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 337

 

Great camera. I've worked as a professional photographer and Canon gear is what I prefer. I have an EOS D60. In the last year and a half I've shot about 15,000 photographs on it with not one failure.

D60 review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/spec...non_eosd60.asp

 

I'm looking for a digital camera and the Canon A80 is on that I have been looking at. How has the camera worked out for you?


I'm stuck between these two cameras

Minolta Dimage Xg

like its size and 30 fps in movie mode (with sound) in case I ever wanted to make a small clips.

and

Canon A80

Because i've heard nothing but good things about it. Down side is the size and slightly more expensive.


I basicly want an all- around camera that can make decent clips with sound and and can take great scenic pics in regular and low level light.

 

I love my A80 - I HIGHLY recommend it if its in the catagory you're looking for.

if you never adjust any settings and want a pocketcam, go with the Canon S50

 

Ditto here. I went with the A80 from Canon; it is brilliant. It can be configured for +90% of your photography needs, from stills to action, in nearly all lighting. Conversely, for simple point-and shoot-photography, the basic features are readily accessible and very intuitive.

 

thanks for the replies. :thumbup: have any of you used the movie making mode on the camera? How did it turn out?