Nikon P80 is the company's new flagship digital zoom camera, offering whopping 18x optical zoom on a small, compact-ish case, but it will be you in action? After our game with a preliminary assessment of the production of samples we received from our hands the final retail model to find out. Being zoom camera-specific design of large and bulky for a compact (110 x 79 x 78mm), but still packed surprisingly well, given its range of possibilities.

Optical zoom, as you would expect, dominates the design and it offers 27-486mm focal range gives you many opportunities scaling. Return to those sports 2.7 - inch screen and electronic viewfinder (EVF). EVF well, but we did notice in our use over time that she was not very bright, even worse, when it dims scaling only get easier when you stop again, what made us do not want to rely on it. PhotoCameras layout is simple and easy to learn and use. P80 offers 15 kinds scene near the usual array of S, M, and automatic settings, giving you enough control and automation in this picture.

Inside and P80 offers 10-megapixel sensor, ISO from 64 to 6400 (for image size 3 megapixels or less) and the usual set of red-eye errors, AF, and fortunately image stabilization using the camera sensor shift VR (Vibration Reduction), so that, at least, you can use all the time without scaling the image blurry. Images are stored on the card SD (SDHC also supported), as well as the camera comes with its own internal memory that you started, although at 50 megabytes, while better than the usual 32 MB found in the chamber Canon, is still unlikely so you very far without a map.

For sports photographer there, undoubtedly one of the major buyers of the camera, as there Sport continuous mode that allows you to withdraw up to 30 consecutive images at 4, 6 or 13fps; catch is that the images at 13fps reduced to 3 megapixels, and not a full 10 megapixels is displayed on the badge on the side of the camera. So what is it like to use? In the test, a zoom works well, you're faced with trying to control that chamber. Although the VR function does work to help improve this, it is clear that without constant (very steady) hand or a tripod can be a struggle.

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It was something that affected our pre-production sample, but it looks like this is the inherent problem with the camera, and not just refined to something that should have been corrected. However, if you have a steady hand, you must be in order. With regard to image quality settings for automatic camera was a trend towards increased ISO settings for what you really need, then give you a lot of noise as a result. Although the color was very good representation (pinks are too pink skin tone), which was higher than ISO scheme you are worse it becomes. Stick to about 64 or 100, and you will be well, but the company in areas 800 and above, and this is very disappointing. Why would you even want to get up at the beginning of 6400 setting is beyond us.