The Nikon Coolpix P80 is a 10.10 megapixel camera with an amazing 18.00 X optical zoom and a big 2.7 inch square LCD screen to frame and review your shots. The P80 retails for just over $300 but has features (like the 18 x zoom) common to cameras that cost $100 more. Touted by Nikon as the “world’s most compact super telephoto camera,” the camera’s tiny 4” by 3” by 3” really is astonishing considering all it can do. Slip it into a purse or a pocket without any problem; the P80 loves to travel and couldn’t be any easier to carry around.

The P80 can be controlled manually, or if you really don’t want to deal with that, you can choose from over 15 preset scene modes that cover a wide variety of common situations (such as D-lighting and face priority) that let the P80 do the thinking for you. The Nikon Coolpix P80 really is a cool little mid-priced camera.