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
Casio Exilim EX-S12

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-S12

Size
Really small
Compact 95x60x23 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
111 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-S12

Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Size Smaller 95x60x23 mm vs 102x59x25 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1000s
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2x faster max shutter speed
Weight Lighter 111 g vs 125 g
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More than 10% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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Around 10% thinner
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Advantages of the Pentax P80

Wide angle Much better wide angle 27 mm vs 36 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
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
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)
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 4s vs 1/2s
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8x longer exposures
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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
EX-S12:f/2.8
P80:f/2.6
Weight Light weight Help
EX-S12:111 g
P80:125 g
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
EX-S12:1/2s
P80:4s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
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
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
EX-S12:720p @ 24fps
P80:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
EX-S12:3x
P80:4.1x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-ZS6

Casio Exilim ZS6

Compact

$154

Screen flips out Has a screen which flips out
Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
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

Casio Exilim EX-S12 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-S10

Casio Exilim EX-S10

Ultra compact

Size Significantly smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner
Supports 24p No 24p support
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Olympus Stylus 7010

Olympus Stylus 7010

Compact

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Supports 24p No 24p support
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Fujifilm FinePix JX200

Fujifilm FinePix JX200

Compact

$85 - $88

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Supports 24p No 24p support
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Heavier
Placeholder

Olympus D-490 Zoom

Digicam

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Wide angle Better wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Size Much larger

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
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Significantly smaller
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
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
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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