The Optio P80 from Pentax is a great beginner's camera for those just starting out at digital photography! With a highly fashionable aluminum body, this pocket-sized, vacation-friendly camera is packed with advanced features that make impressive digital photography both effortless and enjoyable.
It sports 12.1 megapixels for large, detailed images, a 4X optical zoom, plus a wide-angle 28mm lens that is ideal for landscape, indoor and group photos! A huge 2.7" LCD screen helps you frame and choose your shots! A user-friendly Auto Picture mode automatically selects the most appropriate of eight shooting modes for a given subject or scene so you get the best picture without having to fuss with settings. It also captures vivid video in widescreen 720p at full 30 frames per second, so you don't have to take two cameras on vacation.
Even with this robust feature set, the Optio P80 has been designed to be extremely compact, with a body as thin as 0.6 inches in the narrowest sections. Whether your trips take you to the park or your backyard, this is a wonderful point-and-shoot camera for the new digital photographer!
- 12.1 Megapixel EffectiveCombining a 12.1-megapixel CCD sensor with Pentax-developed imaging engine, the Pentax Optio P80 delivers brilliant, high-quality images with well-defined details and allows for large prints and cropping flexibility.
- 4X Wide-angle Zoom LensEquipped with a wide-angle zoom lens, the Pentax Optio P80 handles both wide-scene and closeup shots. Get the whole family and lots of friends into one shot at the 27.5mm wide-angle end, or take extreme close-ups via up to 25.2X zoom capability (4X optical zoom multiplies 6.3X digital zoom).
- Triple Shake ReductionThe triple anti-shake protection system, combining the High-sensitivity SR and Movie SR modes with a new Pixel Track SR mode, effectively minimizes the adverse effects of camera shake and subject shake during the recording of both still images and movie clips.
- Easy Image Viewing with 2.7" LCD MonitorThe Optio P80 features a large, bright 2.7 inch color LCD monitor with approximately 230,000 dots for accurate composition and review of still images and video.
- Advanced Face Recognition TechnologyWith advanced Face Recognition technology, the Pentax Optio P80 detects up to 32 faces in as little as 0.03 seconds. Smile Capture and Blink Detection automatically optimize camera settings for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures.
- HD Movie CaptureThe Pentax Optio P80 vividly captures moving memories at sizes up to 1280 x 720 pixels and at 16:9 high-definition TV proportions.