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Nikon Coolpix P80
| Author | Jamie Harrison |
| Published | 24th Jul 2008 |
| Manufacturer | Nikon |
| Price | £217.38 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £249.99 (Inc VAT) |
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A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality.

This shows the angle of view at the widest setting of the lens

This image demonstrates the telephoto end of the lens

Macro images are sharp

The lens is sharp, but purple fringing is visible in the edges of the frame

At 100% viewing the fringing is more visible

Again the image is sharp but the green fringing in the centre of the frame is visible

At 100% viewing the fringing is more visible

Barrel distortion is visible at the wide end with the distortion correction off

With distortion correction switched on the problem is fixed
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Noodles said on 25th July 2008
AndyfromVA said on 25th July 2008
Good review. Comprehensive with well-explained reasons for every one of your conclusions. Although your scores for the Nikon P80 are much higher than your scores for the Fuji S81... more
Itrustmyviews said on 3rd August 2008
I found the feedbacks extremely helpful; in contrast to what a sales chap advised & recommended to me this afternoon for a shopping Saturday in search of a handy size with clos... more
Lee Hammond said on 14th November 2008
I thought that lens looked familiar, it is the same one used in the Olympus SP 560 And My Fujifilm Finepix S8000fd (And the S8100fd), that lens is clearly a tart!
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