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Review summary: The Panasonic Lumix LS80 is a budget model from Panasonic. The camera offers 8 megapixels, 3X optical zoom, a 2.5 inch LCD and uses 2 AA batteries – nothing that special but for about a hundred bucks, it surely sounds like a good deal. Is the LS80 the ...

Pros: Good image quality; automatic color fringing and redeye removal ; Viewable LCD, 3X zoom lens starts a little wider than regular 36 mm lenses ; Excellent battery life ; Quick in the performance department ; Many scene modes and Intelligent Auto; scene ...

Cons: Some detail loss from noise reduction ; No on-board speaker so you can't play back sound ; Redeye is present; No red-eye removal tool ; Flimsy card compartment door; doesn't open wide ; No manual controls

Verdict: The Panasonic Lumix LS80 is a basic entry-level camera with 8 megapixels, 3X optical zoom and a 2.5 inch LCD. The LCD is very usable and the lens which starts at 33 mm is a small but useful plus. The LS80's plastic build is not flimsy but I did find ...

Pros: Optically stabilized lens ; great color reproduction ; can shoot widescreen video

Cons: Noisy, soft pictures ; very slow performance

Verdict: Though it stands out as one of the least expensive digital cameras to sport optical image stabilization, the LS80's performance and pictures simply don't hold up against competing budget cameras.

Review summary: The entry-level Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS80 is easy-to-use, compact, affordable and powered by AA batteries.

Verdict: At the core of the DMC-LS80's easy-to-use operation is a comprehensive system of intelligent technologies that operate within the camera automatically, without any extra effort from the user. The Panasonic LUMIX LS80 integrates four distinct features ...