Nikon Coolpix P80 10.1MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle Optical Vibration Reduction Zoom (Black)

I used to have an Olympus camera...just for my daily adventures. I thought it was great when I first bought it. I felt the desire to get a new, better, higher mp and higher optical zoom camera and WOW I'm glad I did. I'm taking pictures about a football field away that come out CLEAR! I'm taking pictures of things that my mom cannot view through her binoculars. This camera is awesome. I just got it today and haven't really played around with it, but for what I need it for, I'm quite satisfied.

This camera surpassd my expectations about a small digital SLR wannabe. I have other SLR's and a 10X optical zoom digital, but this one is the easiest to use and has "way more" capability than any other camera I own. For the competent experienced photo taker this one is a must!

Really good camera. Great image quality and lens. Nice and quick customer service. Don't listen to those who say terrible service. Try it yourself.

After reading some negative reviews, i was not sure wether to buy it or not, but finally i decided for the Nikon P80. Because some 5 star raters said i just need to read the manual and understand how to use it properly.
I took some pictures in auto mode and i was not happy. All were blurry.
I read the manual, i made a chart to write down what setting i used in every picture so i could see the diference. I used diferent: shutter speed, aperture, Dial mode ( P, A, S, M, and auto), Diferent Image quality, white balance, and diferent ISO, with NR ON, ( NR stands for Noise Reduction), Flash: Auto and Fill flash, with auto focus.
Yes i took more than 70 diferent pictures using diferent settings, the same day, same place. People's skin looks grany, noisy and blurry.
I am not the kind of person who likes to return items, i really like this camera, but picture quality is really bad. I had bought an extra battery, i have to return. I purchased an extra battery because i was planing to keep this camera of course. I took the time to test it with diferent settings, same results. Ugly and blurry pictures.
No, i dont recomend it. A less expensive camera can take better pictures. Battery life is about 70 shots.
Wide angle, not really makes a big deference.I had to to use it , so i could see how this camera worked. Totally disappointed.
If you have this camera and are happy, congratulations !
But, Don't you think a point and shoot camera should take good pictures in auto-mode?
Thanks to Amazon's return policy i could return it.
Amazon: Great seller.

Reading helpful reviews on Amazon guided me to expect the best of this camera and to avoid non sharp images. The camera is complicated, so I have taken a lot of time to learn it, and have taken few pictures. In my first set, taken of a garden in early morning, but blazing sun have been decent. Sharp, and pleasant. More later. I have now 3 Nikons, D300, D80, and P80. Got this camera for portability. There is transfer from the DSLRs to this one.