| Design | 4/5 |
| Display & Viewfinder | 4/5 |
| Menus & Buttons | 0/5 |
| Features | 4/5 |
| Image quality | 4/5 |
| Sensor | 3.5/5 |
| Lens | 4/5 |
| Transfer & Storage | 3.5/5 |
| Accessories | 4/5 |
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Pros:
Great interface. VR stabilization. Good noise management. Distortion correction is a great feature. |
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Cons:
At 18x, camera has issues with sharpness, color and lighting. Overall not as sharp as non-ultrazoom 10-megapixel cameras. |
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| The Nikon Coolpix P80 can take photos at 18x zoom, but, ironically, it's most competitive at more standard zoom ranges. Photos at 18x tended towards hazy colors and loss of resolution, as do all ultrazoom cameras, but photos taken at more reasonable zooms turned in much better results. The P80 is also aided by D-lighting and distortion correction, both of which can go a long way in making good photos great, and its manual mode is the best we've outside DSLRs. We're still not sold on the ultrazoom niche, but the P80 performed so well at everything else that it might be a moot point. Think of it as a solid compact that also doubles as a telescope. |
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