Nikon Coolpix P80 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: It's neither a bird nor a plane -- it's a superzoom. More specifically, it's the Nikon Coolpix P80 with an 18x zoom lens. It ranks as one of the better superzooms among the handful in its class and its strong points include its excellent handling of ...

Pros: Optically stabilised, wide-angle, long zoom lens ; comfortable shooting design ; voice annotation ; time-lapse mode

Cons: Poor noise handling above ISO 200 ; no raw support ; relatively slow performance

Verdict: It's one of the better 18x megazooms; nevertheless, you should consider the Nikon Coolpix P80's sluggish performance before you commit to it

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

Review summary: 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 ...

Verdict: 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 ...

Review summary: 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 ...

Review summary: 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 ...