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
Size
Really small
Compact 102x59x25 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Thickness
Thin
1"
Pentax Optio WS80

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Pentax Optio WS80

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio WS80

Size
Really small
Super compact 92x60x22 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
125 g
Waterproof
Waterproof
Great at the beach

differences

Advantages of the Pentax P80

Aperture Much wider aperture f/2.6 vs f/3.8
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At its widest zoom, the P80's lens captures slightly more light (1.1 f-stops)
Wide angle Much better wide angle 27 mm vs 35 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3.2 fps vs 1.1 fps
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Around 3x faster continuous shooting
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Advantages of the Pentax WS80

Size Smaller 92x60x22 mm vs 102x59x25 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Waterproof Waterproof Yes vs No
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Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool
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
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Pentax Optio P80 Pentax Optio P80
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Pentax Optio WS80 Pentax Optio WS80
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Pentax Optio P80. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a waterproof.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Light sensitivity Very good maximum light sensitivity Help
6,400 ISO
Weight Light weight Help
125 g
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
P80:1/1000s
WS80:1/1500s
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
4 seconds
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 Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
P80:4.1x
WS80:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant shared competitors found.

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
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

Pentax Optio WS80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio RS1000

Pentax Optio RS1000

Compact

$138 - $236

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Waterproof Not waterproof
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Aperture Much wider aperture
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Much larger
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Pentax Optio W80

Pentax Optio W80

Waterproof

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Smaller screen
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Super zoom

$495 - $500

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Compact

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Screen size Smaller screen

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