Canon PowerShot S80 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Canon's PowerShot S80, the new flagship of Canon's S-series, incorporates 8 megapixels for shooting still images and a movie mode that records an impressive 1024 x 768 pixels. It replaces the S70 with more resolution, a bigger LCD screen, revamped ...

Pros: - XGA movie mode - Interesting My Colors mode - 22 language choices, the most we can recall seeing on any camera - Great playback mode - Lots of live views - Software is easy to use

Cons: - Loud lens with excessive barrel distortion - Inaccurate viewfinder - Poor LCD resolution - Clustered layout - too many buttons surrounded by way too many icons - Split menu system appears disorganized - No optical zoom in movie mode - Limited ...

Verdict: The Canon PowerShot S80 is a hybrid digital camera with 8 megapixels for shooting still images, and several modes and resolutions for recording movie clips. The S80 is the first camera to have a movie mode that can shoot in 1024 x 768 pixels. While ...

Review summary: As the former flagship of Canon's hybrid digital cameras, the Canon PowerShot S80 houses 8 megapixels and an interesting XGA Movie mode. With its 1024 x 768-pixel resolution, this Movie mode captures 2.5 times more data than most digital cameras. The ...

Verdict: The Canon PowerShot S80 has a shiny black body that resembles the look of a kitchen appliance; it even has a sliding door that covers the front. The built-in flash is decent for a compact digital camera, reaching subjects up to 13.8 feet away. The S80 ...

Review summary: As the former flagship of Canon's hybrid digital cameras, the Canon PowerShot S80 houses 8 megapixels and an interesting XGA Movie mode. With its 1024 x 768-pixel resolution, this Movie mode captures 2.5 times more data than most digital cameras. The ...

Verdict: The Canon PowerShot S80 has a shiny black body that resembles the look of a kitchen appliance; it even has a sliding door that covers the front. The built-in flash is decent for a compact digital camera, reaching subjects up to 13.8 feet away. The S80 ...

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: Megapixels: 8, Maximum Resolution: 3264 x 2448 pixels, Included Memory Amount: 32 MB, Included Memory: Media Card, ...

Pros: Excellent quality. Very good performance. Wide-angle is 28mm.

Cons: No RAW files. Recycle time could be quicker. A little pricey.

Verdict: The Canon PowerShot S80 is a little expensive, but it's a solid, compact camera that takes excellent photos.

Review summary: Photo quality is quite good with very accurate colors, something you expect from Canon cameras.

Pros: 8-megapixels ; nice zoom range

Cons: So-so LCD screen ; expensive