Nikon Coolpix P80 10.1MP Digital Camera
Nikon Coolpix P80 10.1MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle Optical Vibration Reduction Zoom (Black)
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Product Description
Powerful 10.1 megapixel camera with high-magnification zoom. With an outstandingly versatile NIKKOR 18x zoom lens, this all-in-one compact camera lets you capture impressive wide-angle and distant telephoto shots. Whether you are interested in expansive landscapes, portraits or sports and wildlife, the powerful 18x zoom lens will focus from infinity to as close as 1 cm with a Macro mode that can capture extreme close-ups in stunning detail. The COOLPIX P80 - the compact camera with SLR-like versatility.
Features
- 10.1-megapixels for stunning prints as large as 20 x 30 inches
- 18x optical wide-angle Zoom-Nikkor glass lens; Optical VR image stabilization
- 2.7-inch high-resolution LCD display
- In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, Face Priority AF, and Nikon’s D-Lighting feature
- Capture images to SD memory cards (not included)
Editorial Reviews
User Reviews
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Love this camera, and can’t really think of any downer, except that I sometimes have trouble with widing a shot back to normal in video mode once it has been zoomed in. As far as the awesome pictures it takes…you can be hundreds of feet away and look like your standing right there. Just came back from CA & I got some SWEET pictures. Still experimenting, but absolutely love the camera and feel it’s WELL worth the price!
Sweet camera
My desire was to find a camera that was in between my pocket Canon SD1000 (a truly wonderful camera, but no optical zoom) and a more expensive and heavy SDLR. The Nikon P80 fits this “tweener” area nicely.
I have owned the camera for about 6 weeks and have taken over 1000 pictures with it. It’s accompanied me to a pro football training camp, kayaking and canoes trips, parties and multiple family occasions. My original concern that this camera would be too big to tote around is simply not the case. It’s become a wonderful companion.
A bullet list of observations:
- The zoom is incredible. I shut off the digital zoom feature completely. Found that I didn’t need it and figured it would maximize sharpness. I do less cropping of pictures now with this camera than before.
- The sport shooting mode is wonderful. I use it more than I thought I would.
- I shopped around extensively and the reasons I chose this camera over the comparable Sony and the Canon, Lumix models were: This camera had a better zoom, used SD cards, had a more solid feel and had simple controls but yet had equally extensive features. Above all the others it felt good in the hand.
- Although this camera can act as a “point and shoot”, by no means is this “juniors first camera”. I really think the best way to get better results is to take the time to learn about the camera controls/features (RTFM) and learn about how to take pictures. In addition to my purchase of this camera I also bought the book “Understanding Exposure” by Bryan Peterson which has increased what minimal knowledge I had about exposure.
There are some annoyances with this camera…..
- It’s slow. If you don’t learn to use the camera in other priority modes or manual - you may get frustrated at the slow shutter response and missed shots. I’ve also found it’s slow to zoom focus. The flash also requires some wait time as well (to be expected).
- I want to put a lens filter to protect the lens but … #1 I can’t find any and #2 doing so would require a different lens cap. Many have complained about the cheap plastic lens cap, but it’s actually designed to easily pop off when you turn on the camera. A more solid lens cap would over time screw up the lens drive. It just looks cheesy.
Anyhoo, the camera’s not perfect, but I felt I did my homework and made the best purchase for my needs. I am pleased with it and have already recommended it to friends who I think have beyond basic interest in photography.
I hope this information helps anyone who is considering this camera.
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