Nikon Coolpix P80 vs. Olympus SP-570UZImage qualityThe white balance on the P80 was more accurate than the SP-570UZ, which didn't quite manage to correct the color cast from fluorescent lighting. With the flash turned on, both shooters were able to accurately display a more natural-looking picture. For outdoor shots, both snappers captured accurate hues and white balance with ease. Still, the better white balance control for indoor shots gave the P80 an edge.Noise wasn't present at the minimum ISO of 64 on both shooters. Images looked clean and edges defined with a rich amount of details. However, we pushed the ISO to 1,600 and that's when the victor emerged. Although there were some speckles on the P80, the noise suppression algorithm managed to clean most of this up without smearing away too much detail. The SP-570UZ didn’t fare as well in this case--digital artifacts dotted the image and when the noise suppression kicked in, the details were lost, too. Overall winner: P80 ConclusionWinner: Tie It's pretty clear that those looking for a feature-packed shooter will choose the Olympus SP-570UZ, while the image purist would rather hanker for Nikon's P80. These two shooters may be the newest kids on the block, but our monthly Top 10 charts showed that Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FZ18 was the only megazoom that stayed in the list for a few months consecutively. Will these two snappers be able to receive the same attention? Only time will tell.
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