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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10

56

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS10

Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Size Smaller 98x55x23 mm vs 102x59x25 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 5.5 fps vs 3.2 fps
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More than 70% faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 4s
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15x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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Around 10% thinner
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Advantages of the Pentax P80

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)
Wide angle Better wide angle 27 mm vs 28 mm
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Almost the same
Weight Lighter 125 g vs 163 g
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More than 20% lighter
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10
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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
DMC-FS10:f/2.8
P80:f/2.6
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
DMC-FS10:1/1600s
P80:1/1000s
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 Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DMC-FS10:5x
P80:4.1x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$185 - $242

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Travel zoom

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Ultra compact

$111 - $127

Size Smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS37

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS37

Travel zoom

$232 - $262

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Compact

$89

Weight Significantly lighter
Lowest price Much cheaper
Aperture Narrower aperture
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Travel zoom

$273 - $324

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower

Pentax Optio P80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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
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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