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Digital camera - 8.0 Mpix - optical zoom: 3.6 x - supported memory: MMC, SD More product details
$487.00
Great image quality ; snappy performance ; sturdy and attractive (cnet.com)
Very good photo quality ; Wide-angle lens ; Full manual controls and plenty of scene modes... (dcresource.com)
We have collected and analyzed 66 expert reviews and 518 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 82/100 and users rate it 80/100. The average review date is June 4, 2006. We have compared these reviews to 556317 reviews from other Digital Compact Cameras. The alaScore™ for this product is 88/100 = Very good. Last update: November 19, 2009.

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584 reviews
November, 2009
66 Experts
Product Age
518 Users
Rank 335
from $487.00
Great image quality ; snappy performance ; sturdy and attractive
Vignetting at widest angle ; slowish lens ; no uncompressed or raw-file support ; jaggies and audio noise in movie mode
Aside from one or two very minor lens shortcomings, Canon's new flagship S-series model stands out in its class.
Features of Canon PowerShot S80Like its predecessors, the Canon PowerShot S80...
The Canon PowerShot S80 ($549) is a fairly compact 8 Megapixel camera whose biggest features include a wide 28 - 100 mm lens and large 2.5" LCD. The S80 is the descendent of the PowerShot S60 and S70, which had a similar design. The S80 shares many of ...
Very good photo quality ; Wide-angle lens ; Full manual controls and plenty of scene modes ; Large 2.5" LCD display (but see issues below) ; Impressive performance (save for focus speeds) ; Live histogram in record mode (and it's about time) ; Custom ...
On the expensive side ; Some vignetting at wide-angle, especially with the flash ; corners can be blurry as well ; Redeye ; No more RAW support ; Noisy at high ISO sensitivities ; Movie file size limit approaches quickly at higher resolution settings ...
It's worth mentioning my usual complaints about proprietary lithium-ion batteries like the one used by the S80 (and nearly all of the competition). For one, they're expensive -- $50 a pop. Secondly, you can't drop in some "off the shelf" batteries ...
Ambitious but Dissatisfying Point-and-Shoot Camera
Easy to use. Large and good-looking LCD. Good color accuracy ; Noisy images
Noisy images
. For everyday point-and-shoot moments, the PowerShot S80 is a capable camera. But temper your expectations when it comes to image quality from an eight-megapixel point-and-shoot camera.
The eight-megapixel, 3.6x optical-zoom PowerShot S80 has everything we expect...
With some reservations, most notably concerni...
Great photo quality
funky battery door opens too easily
Having my own photography business for severa...
8 MP, features, user interface
Time to shoot could be quicker
I bought the Canon Powershot S80 in January 2...
Compact ; good video
Soft images ; bad images in low light ; lens cover
PowerShot S80 perfectly embodies the compact design and superior handling that are the hallmarks of the S-series, and as the top model in the line, it's equipped to impress. The 8.0 Megapixel CCD and wide-angle, high performance lens ensure spectacular images, while the extra-large LCD screen makes shooting and playback easy and fun.
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