Pentax Optio P80

Opinion: I bought this for a girl friend, and was surprised by the great picture quality. It's very easy to use with a simple menu. LCD screen can be difficult to see in the sun, and the zoom moves too fast, but those are common problems. The anti-shake is just post capture processing. A good camera for a non-photographer. Very happy with this camera at $149. from B&H.

Opinion: Re: construction:The camera is rock solid but I've deducted .5 point because of the battery/SD card compartment door. It has come off "track" twice in the ~50 times I've opened it.

Re: Ease of use: Once you have waded through the 244-page manual and memorized most of what you need to know (there is a lot), then gotten used to its small size, it is easy to use.

I bought it to take with me when I didn't, or couldn't, take my Pentax K20D with me. I had to read and reread the P80's manual much more than I needed to read the K20 manual in order to do most -- but not all -- of the things this little camera will do.

The 12 MP image compares very favorably with the images produced by the 14 MP and better lenses of the K20.

Considering its size, cost, and features, the P80 is a great companion for a larger SLR.

Opinion: Small snagless pocket camera thats noticeably better in
every respect than my previous Pentax touch screen
compact. Full auto mode uses flash intelligently but
low flash power limits its usefulness to about eight
feet.
Sensitivity noise is exaggerated by the temptation to
zoom in on the large 12MP images. Use the picture
mode menu to get a usable picture every time.
Good battery life. Has programmable hot button and
an audio recorder mode.

Opinion: Few month ago I start search for new compact camera to upgrade from my great last Olympus Stylus 800. I buy the P80. Low prise, chip quality, specialy of the picture. The sensor is crap. Sorry pentax, the quality of the picture is like in my Cellphone with 5mpx.