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
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Weight
Light-weight
125 g
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10

Macro focus
Great macro
5 cm
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
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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
DMC-FS10:f/2.8
P80:f/2.6
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
DMC-FS10:1/1600s
P80:1/1000s
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen size Very small screens Help
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$161 - $241

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus mju 7010

Olympus mju 7010

Compact

Zoom Slightly more zoom
Weight Lighter
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Olympus VG-145

Olympus VG-145

Digicam

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Compact

$99

Weight Significantly lighter
Size Slightly smaller
Aperture Narrower aperture
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Travel zoom

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$77 - $80

Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Smaller
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability

Pentax Optio P80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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 S630

Nikon Coolpix S630

Compact

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix P90

Nikon Coolpix P90

Super zoom

$539

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$277

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$279 - $500

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier

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