| Manufacturer | Canon |
| Name | PowerShot S80 |
| Image sensor | 1/1.8" CCD, 8.3MP total, 8.0MP effective |
| Max output resolution | 3264 x 2448 |
| Other resolutions | 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 |
| Zoom | 3.6x optical, 4x digital |
| Optical focal length (35mm) | 5.8 - 20.7 mm (28 - 100mm equiv) |
| Maximum lens aperture | f/2.8 - f/5.3 |
| Shutter speeds | 15 - 1/2,000 sec |
| ISO rating | Auto/50/100/200/400 |
| LCD screen | 2.5” TFT, approx. 115K pixels |
| Viewfinder | Real-image zoom, optical viewfinder |
| Flash range | 4.2m |
| Flash modes | Auto, Manual Flash On / Off |
| Exposure control | Auto Program AE, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual, 12 scene modes |
| Exposure metering | Evaluative, Spot, CW Average |
| Exposure Compensation | ± 2 Ev with 1/3 Ev step |
| White balance modes | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom |
| Auto-Focus | 9-point AiAF, 1-point AF (Any position is available or fixed centre) |
| Manual focus | Yes |
| Macro focus distance | 4cm |
| Recording Modes | Single-shot, Continuous |
| Image formats | JPEG, AVI, WAVE |
| Compression | Superfine, Fine, Normal |
| Picture Adjustments | Vivid, Neutral, Low sharpening, Sepia, B&W, Custom (sharpness, saturation, contrast) |
| Video (max res/format) | VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240) at 30fps, XGA (1024x768) at 15fps, with mono audio |
| Movie Length | 3 minutes |
| Self-timer | 10 seconds |
| Memory card slot | SD |
| Supplied Memory | 32MB SD |
| Batteries supplied | 7.4V, 720mAh, Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Recharger supplied | Yes |
| A/V output | PAL and NTSC |
| Ports | AV, USB 2.0, DC |
| Accessories | Wrist strap, Software CD |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 104.0 x 57.0 x 38.8 mm |
| Weight (Body Only) | 225g (excluding batteries and media) |
| Software | ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser, PhotoStitch, RemoteCapture, ArcSoft PhotoStudio |
| Warranty | 24 Months |