Pentax Optio P80

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Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio P80

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.6
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Weight
Light-weight
125 g
Nikon Coolpix S570

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Nikon Coolpix S570

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S570

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.7
Macro focus
Great macro
3 cm

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S570

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 92x57x22 mm vs 102x59x25 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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More than 10% thinner
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Advantages of the Pentax P80

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
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The P80's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Wide angle Better wide angle 27 mm vs 28 mm
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Almost the same
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.6 vs f/2.7
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At its widest zoom, the P80's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Weight Lighter 125 g vs 140 g
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More than 10% lighter
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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
S570:f/2.7
P80:f/2.6
Weight Light weight Help
S570:140 g
P80:125 g
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
Zoom Poor zoom Help
S570:5x
P80:4.1x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

Compact

$122

Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Weight Is slightly heavier
Macro focus Slightly worse 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
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Nikon Coolpix S630

Nikon Coolpix S630

Compact

Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger

Nikon Coolpix S570 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Compact

$289

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Significantly larger
Nikon Coolpix S100

Nikon Coolpix S100

Compact

$239

Screen size Much larger screen
Screen type Has an OLED screen
Aperture Much narrower aperture
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution

Pentax Optio P80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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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