Nikon Coolpix P80 Expert Reviews

For megazoom shooters, the Nikon Coolpix P80's 18x zoom, 27-486mm-equivalent f/2.8-4.5 lens likely sits at the top of the list of the P80's attractions. The range provides a good combination of wide-angle and telephoto views at relatively wide maximum ...

Nikon has released the CoolPix P80 camera, the latest in its line of successful and popular CoolPix P series of digital cameras. Does this contender measure up to the rest of the series as a worthy successor? Keep reading as we check out its features ...

The Nikon CoolPix P80 is now available and has a MSRP of $399.99

A stabilized 18X wide-angle optical zoom and full manual controls in a relatively compact body.

This lightweight digicam has a powerful 18X zoom and can take 30 consecutive shots.

Powerful 18X zoom, Sports Continuous mode captures fast-moving subjects, Strong overall image quality, Lots of manual options, Lightweight

Weak low-light performance, Limited zoom in video mode

Inside the Nikon Coolpix P80's lightweight body are the ingredients for a versatile camera: a powerful 18X zoom lens, optical image stabilization, lots of manual features, and a highly effective Sports Continuous mode for burst shooting. Its low-light ...

With so many digital cameras on the market right now people have the opportunity to get exactly that they are looking for. This often means the smallest one possible, which means a device that his highly pocketable but lacking in certain areas, most ...

At first glance the Nikon Coolpix P80 looks pretty much like a true digital SLR camera, with a chunky, rubberised handgrip, large lens barrel, pop-up flash and eye-level viewfinder. If you lined it up alongside DSLRs ...

The Coolpix P80 is an excellent first attempt at a super-zoom camera by Nikon, but it's ultimately let down by image quality that is worse than some of its main rivals. Nikon have worked hard to ensure that the P80 is competing on a level playing ...

The Nikon Coolpix P80 establishes itself as a basically sound ultrazoom - if not the runaway champion in its class that we'd initially hoped for.

Excellent lens focal range ; Good shutter lag ; Good image quality, color ; Stabilized

AF acquisition times a bit slow at best

has left out the pokey shutter of the 8800. Several weeks have passed and the P80 has been exposed to a more extensive shooting profile - has it been able to sustain those initial high hopes? Read on and find out

Nikon releases firmware update version 1.1 for the Coolpix P80. This update provides these fixes: 1) When shooting with the "Vibration Reduction" item in the setup menu set to "On", vibration reduction did not always function in a number of ...

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...