Canon PowerShot A580 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom

hi I'm Josh Goldman senior editor for CNET reviews and this is the canon powershot made 580 this is part of canons a series of cameras which are known for their ease of use and the 85 80 s really no exception it's an 8 megapixel camera with a 4x optical zoom and a 2 and a half inch LCD on back but it also has a viewfinder the body is sort of compact it feels a little cheap because it's all plastic it is also bulky the camera does have a nice big grip on it though so if you have trouble using smaller compact cameras this might be a good choice for you that hand grip also houses the SD card slot as well as the power source for the camera two double-a batteries overall operation is very simple controls on top and on the back are very easy to follow there's a zoom switch around the shutter button and then all the different modes are controlled with a dial that's on top of the camera and the