Digital Cameras : Canon PowerShot S80

Overall User Rating:
10/5
based on 70 ratings
Overall Pro Rating:
8 /5
based on 4 review s
$ 485.00
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  • Overall: 5/5
  • Ease of Use: 4/5
  • Features: 5/5
  • Image Quality: 5/5
  • Quality: 4/5
  • Shutter Lag: 5/5
  • Support: 4/5
  • Value: 5/5
Pros:
Image Quality, good shutter speed, compact size, waterproof case
Cons:
Case not included (get one ASAP -LCD is sensitive to scratching), movies are poor

Happy to see that digital cameras have come this far. Excellent build quality, great features, ease of use and great pics.

Desktop software is the best I have seen coming with a camera. Panor... Show Full Review

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  • Overall: 5/5
  • Ease of Use: 5/5
  • Features: 5/5
  • Image Quality: 5/5
  • Quality: 5/5
  • Shutter Lag: 4/5
  • Support: 4/5
  • Value: 5/5
Pros:
Large Display, Crisp High-Quality Photos, Intuitive Operation, Size,
Cons:
Shutter Speed a little slow, advanced settings a little difficult to find

This camera is absolutely incredible. This is my first digital camera, and I have to say that I'm very impressed. After doing a lot of research I settled on this camera. I like that you can adjust the... Show Full Review

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  • Overall: 5/5
  • Ease of Use: 4/5
  • Features: 5/5
  • Image Quality: 5/5
  • Quality: 5/5
  • Shutter Lag: 5/5
  • Support: 5/5
  • Value: 5/5
Pros:
Everything
Cons:
A lot of features to figure out; a bitter sweet issue!

I now only buy S-Model cameras from Canon. My last camera was the S-50, which was also an amazing camera, but the S-80 blows it completely out of the water. The two major issues I noticed with the o... Show Full Review

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  • Overall: 5/5
  • Ease of Use: 5/5
  • Features: 5/5
  • Image Quality: 5/5
  • Quality: 5/5
  • Shutter Lag: 5/5
  • Support: 5/5
  • Value: 5/5
Pros:
lots
Cons:
none

This camera takes great pictures. I took a photo and had it enlarged to 20" x 30" poster. It came out so clear that I am finally sold on digital cameras. I have better than 20 - 20 vision so I am a li... Show Full Review

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  • Overall: 5/5
  • Ease of Use: 4/5
  • Features: 5/5
  • Image Quality: 4/5
  • Quality: 5/5
  • Shutter Lag: 4/5
  • Support: 5/5
  • Value: 4/5
Pros:
Excellent digic performance
Cons:
Lenses slightly distort images

This is really perfect camera for taking ordinary and everyday images. It is also very useful during travel and other extremal shooting, because of its compact size and professional digic system. The ... Show Full Review

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Professional Reviews

0/5 Quick Review Canon PowerShot S80 Digital Camera
"This is an exceptionally full-featured digital camera, with all the bells and whistles apart from a flash hot shoe, a tilt/swivel LCD, and perhaps an internal neutral density filter." Read More
Quick Review Canon PowerShot S80 Digital Camera
0/5 Digital Camera Resource Page
"Even with its flaws, the S80 still offers a compelling package with its wide-angle lens, manual controls, and sleek design. It gets my recommendation, but it's worth checking out the competition as w ... Read More
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0/5 Steve's Digicams
"With an MSRP of under $550, the Canon S80 presents an excellent value among high-end consumer digicams. With 8 megapixels of resolution, a versatile optical zoom range of 28-100mm, excellent image qu ... Read More
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4/5 David Elrich
"I liked this camera. Although a bit bulkier than many point-and-shoot digicams on the market, its small enough to fit into a jacket pocket. And at 9.6 ounces, it wont weigh you down. Photo quality wa ... Read More
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5/5 Digital Photography Review
"So then, the S80 is a camera that proves there is hope for the new generation of 8 megapixel compacts. I was ready to blast Canon for another pointless upgrade, but as the review progressed I started ... Read More
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4/5 PC Magazine
"The Canon PowerShot S80 is a little expensive, but it's a solid, compact camera that takes excellent photos." Read More
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4/5 CNET.com
"Aside from one or two very minor lens shortcomings, Canon's new flagship S-series model stands out in its class." Read More
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