The S80 averages 150 shots per battery charge while the P80 averages 250.
Nikon has produced a pair of digital cameras in its compact COOLPIX line that bear the number "80" in the camera name -- the S80 and the P80. Though the two cameras are similar in name, their design, features and overall specifications are quite different. As of mid-2011, the Nikon still manufactures the COOLPIX S80, while the COOLPIX P80 has been discontinued.
S80 Body and Lens
Nikon released the COOLPIX S80 in 2010. It is a mid-range, ultra-slim touch-controlled digital camera. It measures 3.9 inches wide, 2.5 inches tall and 0.7 inches thick. It weighs approximately 4.7 oz. before upgrades and accessories. The S80 has a 3.5-inch OLED touch screen display. The camera is built around a 1/2.3-inch, 14.1-megapixel CCD sensor and features a NIKKOR ED glass lens with 5x optical and 4x digital zoom. The lens has a focal length that ranges from 6.3 to 31.5 millimeters, which is approximately equivalent to using a 35 to 175-millimeter lens in standard 35-mm format. The camera has a minimum shutter speed of 1/1500 seconds and a maximum shutter speed of four seconds. In continuous shooting mode the S80 can take up to six photos at 0.9 frames per second.
S80 Features
The COOLPIX S80 features nine-point autofocus with subject tracking capability. It has an ISO sensitivity range of 80 to 6400, spot and 256-segment matrix metering and programmed auto exposure with motion detection capability. The camera also records high-definition video to MPEG-4, AVC and H.264 video formats at 30 frames per second. High definition videos have a resolution of 1,280 by 720 pixels. The S80 has 79 MB of internal storage space. A Secure Digital memory card slot provides room for additional storage. A rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides power.
P80 Body and Lens
Nikon released the COOLPIX P80 in 2008. It was a mid-range "mega-zoom" digital camera aimed at amateur photographers looking for a bit more manual control than was offered in most standard point-and-shoot cameras at the time. The P80 measured 4.3 inches wide, 3.1 inches tall and 3.1 inches deep. It weighed in at a fairly hefty 12.9 oz. The COOLPIX P80 had a 1/2.33-inch, 10.1-megapixel CCD sensor. Its built-in auto-focus lens had an 18x zoom that allowed photographers to take both wide-angle and telephoto photographs. The P80 had an ISO range between 64 and 6400. The camera featured both an eye cup and a 2.7-inch built-in TFT LCD screen. The COOLPIX P80 had 50 MB of internal storage space. A Secure Digital memory card slot provided room for additional storage.
P80 Features
The P80's built-in flash had a range of 28 feet. The camera featured 16 scene modes, including standards like Close Up, Landscape, Sunset and Portrait. Exposure modes included aperture-priority automatic, automatic, manual, programmed automatic, scene and shutter-priority automatic. The P80 stored images in the JPEG format and videos in the AVI format. Additional features included exposure lock, white balance, vibration reduction and nine auto-focus points. A removable, rechargeable lithium-ion battery provided power.
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