Nikon Coolpix P80 Expert Reviews

THE P80 isn't as fast as many other advanced cameras, but the images it captures are rich and sharp.

Great lens, sharp pictures

Slow to use, high ISOs relatively useless

The P80 from Nikon is an advanced camera with a very capable zoom lens. It's not as fast as the majority of other advanced cameras we've looked at, but the images it captures are rich and sharp.

Great lens, sharp pictures

Slow to use, high ISOs relatively useless

The P80 from Nikon is an advanced camera with a very capable zoom lens. It's not as fast as the majority of other advanced cameras we've looked at, but the images it captures are rich and sharp.

The latest 18x bridge is unfortunately not the best. While the P80 produces image quality that is more or less equivalant to its rivals, it is handicapped by its lack of reactivity.

- Compact and stabilized 18x zoom, - Quality LCD screen, - Interesting 1 cm macro mode, - Rather fast zoom, - Numerous scene modes

- Slow autofocus even in good lighting conditions, - Too much smoothing of détails starting at 200 ISO, - No Raw format, - Overall, not a very fast camera, - Average quality video with no optical zoom

These two cameras go head-to-head in a fight to see who the stronger snapper is.

We have just posted a Nikon Coolpix P80 sample image gallery with a number of test shots taken under a variety of conditions and representing a wide range of subject matter. Having spent the past couple of weeks shooting with the Coolpix P80 and its ...

Nikon has today announced their first entry into the "super zoom" point and shoot market with the Nikon Coolpix P80, a 10MP compact camera featuring 18x optical zoom (27mm-486mm in 35mm terms), in camera CCD shift image stabilization, an electronic ...

I thought the 12x optical zoom on the Canon was impressive, but this Nikon number blows it out of the water...

I'm the proud owner of a Canon PowerShot S3 IS and I really enjoy the 12x optical zoom on this camera. It's great for public events, trade shows, and other situations where I want to get a little closer to the action without actually getting closer to ...

18x optical zoom

Bulky, some features are only available at 3 megapixels

At first glance the P80 looks to be a good snapper, but concerns about image quality in our First Look mean the verdict is still out

The Nikon's viewfinder is fine on a dull day or indoors, but becomes quite hard to make out in bright sunlight

The Nikon's is fine on a dull day or indoors, but becomes quite hard to make out in bright sunlight to the extent that you can't see what's in the darker areas at all

Nikon Coolpix P80 Review - Nikon have decided enough is enough with cameras that only suit one type of photographer at a time and have produced a camera that everyone can use. Matt Grayson thinks it's about time as he was getting bored waiting.

Loads of features, Packing pixels, but not excessively, 18x zoom, Funky features such as Distortion Control

Colours slightly off for portraits, Flash gives horrible result, Noise is abysmal, EVF isn't very bright

I'm sat on the fence with the P80. On the outside it looks the business with its oversized zoom, large grip and many functions. Then on the performance side, it doesn't seem to be up to scratch