Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC80 review  Started Feb 5, 2005 | User
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5, 2005  I have a 2MP digital camera but was getting tired of
having little leeway in cropping pictures before printing them
and still retaining acceptable image quality. I therefore was
looking for a 4MP or above camera. Looking at the point-and-
shoot type (I'm not in to messing with F-stops and shutter
speeds) I narrowed the list down to three that had been highly
recommended by 'What Digital Camera' magazine. The 5MP Panasonic
LC80 was one of these, and is a camera that has evolved over a
few facelifts. The other two were the Canon W1 and the Nikon
5200.  The Panasonic stood out because it is easily obtainable
for under £200, it uses AA batteries rather then Li-ion (one of
these can set you back £30 for a decent brand), and Panasonic
were also bundling a free 128MB SD card as well as the usual
16MB card. More savings. This made the total cost of ownership
at under £200, whereas the oth