Canon PowerShot A80

Opinion: Feels good in the hands. LCD small but sharp - flip-out worth the trade-off in size. The indoor shots are superb. Camera seems to focus better without AIAF (it may be user error of course).

Bummers:

Battery warning is not a warning but a shutdown (I'm told this is unavoidable because of Nimh technology blah blah blah).

the flash overexposes in macro mode (limits use to outdoors in my opinion). People have advised to stand back and shoot telephoto (haven't tried it - doesn't sound intuitive)

The Av,Tv and M modes (creative) lack an autoflash feature (so if your settings will result in an underexposed shot you must flip on the flash yourself).

Audio tagging of Images must be done in playback mode (cant record audio while shooting).

No zoom in movie mode.

Opinion: This an excellent camera which is out of my expectation. I have used it for almost three days and takes more than 200 photos.
All photos taken at days and nights are very sharp and colourful. Besides, the camera body is so smart, nice looking too.
On the whole, It is very easy to use. suitable for new users and experts......

Opinion: I have found this to be an excellent camera. I previously owned a Kodak DC4800, and this Canon blows it out of the water. The AA batteries are an excellent feature. My old Kodak had Lithium - expensive, did not last long. The 4 AA batteries last a long time in this camera. I was also able to buy an off-the-shelf low cost charger for the AA NiMH batteries that charges off the car lighter as well. The movable LCD is also another one of my favourite features. Can recommend this camera.

Opinion: This is my first digicam so I have little to compare it to. I was able to take pictures within minutes of opening the box. Pictue quality to my eye seems really good. It is so easy to use in auto mode with the ability to be much more technical if you wish.