“The Canon PowerShot S80 is a hybrid digital camera with 8 megapixels for snapping still images, and several modes and resolutions for recording movie clips. The S80 is the first camera to have a movie mode that can snap in 1024 x 768 pixels. While this is great resolution, it only captures 15 frames per second so the high resolution isn’t complemented by a smooth frame rate. The S80 has other movie modes as well that are more typical of an average compact camera’s offerings. VGA and QVGA sizes are available in a video mail option. Unfortunately, the S80 lacks some features that would make it a good camcorder. The Canon S80 cannot use its 3.6x optical zoom lens while recording movies and there is no image stabilization to keep faraway movie shots from looking like they were filmed during an earthquake.”

Read Emily Raymond’s Canon PowerShot S80 Digital Camera Review for the full PowerShot S80 review.

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