Canon PowerShot A580 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Rich Trenholm

Reviewed on: 18 June 2008

Tags: Canon, Canon PowerShot A580, quick access, labels, landscape

We like:

Accessible controls; decent images

We don't like:

Lacks panache; vanilla feature set; no optical image stabilisation

You might also need:

AA batteries; SD or SDHC cards as it doesn't have any internal memory

CNET UK judgement:

The chunky, cheery styling isn't to our taste, but the friendly price, accessible controls and respectable image quality pull it out of the bag for this unsophisticated and easy-to-use point-and-shoot

Full review:

The Canon PowerShot A580 is a friendly 8-megapixel point-and-shoot camera. It has a £100 price tag, cheerful styling and runs off AA batteries: all of which make it a family or novice-friendly digital snapper. But beneath the cuddly exterior, is there a camera that deserves to be taken seriously? Continue Reading...