Canon PowerShot S80
The sturdy, solid, 8-megapixel PowerShot S80 is the update to the PowerShot S70, last year’s Editor’s Choice winner. The camera is pricey ($549.95 list), but most features are improved, and only a couple have been dropped. As such, the S80 becomes our Editor’s Choice for full-featured, compact digital cameras.
The S80 weighs just 7.9 ounces but comes loaded with features. The 3.6X optical, 5.8- to 20mm zoom lens (35mm equivalent: 28- to 100mm) has a maximum f/stop range of f/2.8 to f/5.3 across the zoom range. We love the 28mm wide-angle view (which the S70 also had)—it’s great for capturing large slices of an interior or outdoor landscape.
The flash worked pretty well in most situations, but sometimes missed the mark, either being too powerful or not powerful enough. Fortunately, you can change the settings to increase or decrease illumination. The S80 offers additional flash features, such as a second curtain strobe, which fires right before the shutter closes, instead of just after it opens. This can produce some really creative shots, where long streaks of light or sections of blurring add a sense of motion and movement to your stills.
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