Pentax Optio P80

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Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio P80

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.6
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
27 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Weight
Light-weight
125 g
Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Weight
Light-weight
120 g
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD1200 IS

Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Macro focus Much better macro capability 3 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens
Size Smaller 86x55x22 mm vs 102x59x25 mm
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More than 30% smaller
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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More than 10% thinner
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/1500s vs 1/1000s
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More than 30% faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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Around 4x longer exposures
Weight Slightly lighter 120 g vs 125 g
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Pentax P80

Wide angle Much better wide angle 27 mm vs 35 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The P80's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.6 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the P80's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
SD1200 IS:f/2.8
P80:f/2.6
Weight Light weight Help
SD1200 IS:120 g
P80:125 g
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
SD1200 IS:1/1500s
P80:1/1000s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
SD1200 IS:2.5"
P80:2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SD1200 IS:480p @ 30fps
P80:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SD1200 IS:3x
P80:4.1x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Thickness Is thinner
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Thickness Is thinner
Weight Is slightly heavier
Wide angle Has a much narrower wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$294 - $299

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Larger screen
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Larger
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

Compact

Screen size Much larger screen
Thickness Slightly thinner
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Weight Much heavier

Pentax Optio P80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

Compact

$122

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Narrower aperture
Pentax Optio M60

Pentax Optio M60

Compact

Size Smaller
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX10

Compact

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Smaller
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Casio Exilim EX-ZS6

Casio Exilim ZS6

Compact

$154

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Smaller
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

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