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Nikon Coolpix P80 reviews
You can find here the most interesting reviews / ratings from the well-known expert sites about the Nikon Coolpix P80 Camera. Here are the reviewers:
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- 16 December 2008 - |
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- 0 |
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- 24 July 2008 - |
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- 4 |
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- 23 July 2008 - |
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- 4 |
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- 22 July 2008 - |
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- 4.5 |
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- 29 June 2008 - |
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- 0 |
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- 11 June 2008 - |
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- 4 |
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- 27 May 2008 - |
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- 0 |
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- 06 May 2008 - |
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- 3.5 |
Imaging Resource 's conclusion / rating - 16 December 2008 |
“ Though a bit larger than most compact consumer digital cameras, the Nikon Coolpix P80 is actually quite compact given its very large 18x optical zoom lens. The slightly larger camera body allows for a good hand grip to balance out the weight of the lens, but the camera remains very portable. The Coolpix P80 performed well in terms of timing and utility, and offers an excellent range of exposure modes and shooting options to accommodate a wide range of user experience levels. But image quality left something to be desired. The Nikon P80's 18x optical zoom lens covers a 35mm equivalent range of 27-486mm, which is good, but the high chromatic aberration across the frame is a difficult compromise to accept. The Nikon Coolpix P80 was enjoyable to use, but its images were a disappointment. If you're not printing larger than 8x10, the Nikon P80 will still work fine up to ISO 400, but there are better long zoom digital cameras on the market... ”
Imaging Resource's rating: |
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- 0 |
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TrustedReviews 's conclusion / rating - 24 July 2008 |
“ As super-zoom bridge cameras go, the Nikon Coolpix P80 is okay, but there are reservations. While the handling is generally good and instinctual, it feels a bit of a lightweight and it's not the most responsive in the world. Image quality is average too, with good exposure and colour, but it's let down by fringing and noise.
These cameras are always a compromise though, to achieve the focal range and high ISO, especially on such a small sensor, something has to give. The loss of pure quality is the price that has to be paid for the convenience.... ”
TrustedReviews's rating: |
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- 4 |
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PhotoReview 's conclusion / rating - 23 July 2008 |
“ Nikon's Coolpix P80 combines a 10-megapixel sensor with an 18x 'superzoom' lens that offers wide-angle shooting at the equivalent of 27mm in 35mm format. The overall zoom range (which extends to the equivalent of 486mm) provides a useful span of focal lengths with relatively wide maximum apertures. The camera body is compact and well designed with a comfortable rubber-coated grip and thumb rest. Weighing just over 390 grams with battery and card, it provides a useful suite of manual controls. ... ”
PhotoReview's rating: |
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- 4 |
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LetsGoDigital 's conclusion / rating - 22 July 2008 |
“ The Nikon Coolpix P80 has stirred up some mixed feelings inside of me. It is a camera that seems to have everything going for it and seems remarkably interesting. Besides that, it is the new Megazoom camera of the Nikon brand continuing the successful Coolpix 8xxx series. However, it just doesn't hit the spot. And therefore you can't shoot that all-round with the camera the way you would want to. If you are not demanding much and if you just want to shoot a nice snapshot without worrying about being able to sufficiently zoom in, then the Nikon Coolpix P80 might be worth a thought. If however, you demand more from a camera, you'd better focus on Nikon's successful DSLR assortment! ... ”
LetsGoDigital's rating: |
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- 4.5 |
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DigitalCameraReview 's conclusion / rating - 29 June 2008 |
“ After a brief shooting period with it, the P80 moved to the top spot on my list of favorite Nikon compacts. After some three additional weeks, the P80 still holds down the top spot, but it's not the runaway champion I'd hoped it would be. And in the world of competition with other brands, the P80 established itself as a basically sound ultrazoom, but didn't distinguish itself as the "must have" camera in the class.
Image and color quality are good, as is shutter lag, but AF acquisition times are average at best. ISO performance is typical for most cameras in the class. Continuous shooting rates at full resolution are typical; speedy rates are only available at reduced image sizes. Flash recycle times look to be average to slightly below average for the class.
Camera size and weight are excellent – the P80 will fit (carefully) into a pants pocket, then come out and give the user a 27 to 486mm focal range. That range and the decent shutter response, good image quality and ability to customize camera settings to impact image quality tip the scales in the P80's favor in my book, despite the sometimes iffy AF performance. It's a solid if unspectacular performer, but worthy of consideration if there's a new ultrazoom in your future.... ”
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PhotographyBLOG 's conclusion / rating - 11 June 2008 |
“ 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 field, and the P80 looks and feels very similar to the offerings from Olympus, Fujifilm and Panasonic, with a near-identical feature-set. The P80 is impeccably built, even more impressive given its budget price-tag, and the uncluttered design makes it very intuitive to use, albeit at the cost of relying more heavily on the menu system to access certain key features. The 18x lens is obviously the star of the show, and for most photographers the Nikon Coolpix P80 will cover all the bases, with the exception of ultra-wide angle pictures. The lens is fast, effectively image stabilized and doesn't suffer from too much distortion - Nikon have even thoughtfully included an option to reduce any unwanted effects. Performance is less impressive, with a brief but noticeable lock-up between single images and a disappointingly slow continuous shooting speed, although focusing is quick and accurate even at the telephoto end of the zoom. Which brings us to the P80's achilles heel, namely image quality. Noise and colour artifacts are obvious at the slow ISO speed of 200, with anything above ISO 400 almost a complete write-off, which limits the kind of lighting conditions in which you can use the P80. There's also some fairly obvious purple-fringing if you look closely enough, and the maximum shutter speed of 8 seconds is limiting for this class of camera. The 1cm macro mode can't make up for this camera's other deficiencies, and whilst image quality isn't that bad, it isn't great either, and certainly not as good as our current super-zoom of choice, the Fujifilm Finepix S8000fd. All of which means that while the Nikon Coolpix P80 is, as Nikon proudly claim, currently the World's smallest 18x camera, it sadly isn't the best.... ”
PhotographyBLOG's rating: |
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- 4 |
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Steves Digicams 's conclusion / rating - 27 May 2008 |
“ The Nikon Coolpix P80 is a bit of a mixed bag. While loaded with appealing features like the 18x Nikkor zoom, 2.7-inch LCD, high resolution EVF, Vibration Reduction, High ISO capabilities and great image quality, the slower shooting performance, uncomfortable EVF eye piece, amount of noise in high sensitivity photos and slower Face detection AF system really disappointed us. That said, with a street price of US$399 or less, the P80 is an affordable super-zoom model (about $100 less than many of its competitors) that is sure to capture pleasing images of your friends and family, you just might not capture all of those spontaneous moments. ... ”
Steves Digicams's rating: |
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- 0 |
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ePhotozine 's conclusion / rating - 06 May 2008 |
“ 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.
The VR wasn't the best result (although it did work), the noise test was not worthy of the Nikon name with noise turning up at a laughably low stage, then using a cop out clause of dropping the resolution on the higher settings. Where is the performance of the EXPEED processor? Surely it's unfair to make it exclusive to the DSLR?
I think what it boils down to is that Nikon have produced a camera that has a zoom so large that the inevitable camera shake it brings with it won't be supressed sufficiently. Also the lack of light that the narrow field of view it will cause won't have adequate compensation from the processor. ... ”
ePhotozine's rating: |
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- 3.5 |
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