Nikon KeyMission 80

VIDEO. The Nikon KeyMission 80 takes good video, at a quality like nearly all Action camcorders. Pictures were a bit soft, which means it will be difficult to make out tiny details and very subtle patterns in the image. In low-light situations, the video was good: quite viewable but not as bright or clear as the better models. It captures full HD video at 1920x1080 at 30 frames per second (fps), progressive-scan (p).

AUDIO. It captures poor audio in mono.

PHOTO QUALITY. In Photo mode it captures at best 12-megapixel stills with very good quality.

LENS. The lens has a fixed focal length; it has no zoom capability. The lens also has a very wide-angle (25mm) capability that's very useful for landscapes and group portraits, although you may notice a bit of distortion when you're shooting faces up close, for instance.

IMAGE STABILIZER. Shooting in well-lit scenes, this model did an excellent job of minimizing the effects of camcorder shake.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. It survived our repeated-drop test. It survived our water-resistance test. It has a large 1.8-inch touchscreen LCD, which has good quality that lets you compose your shots and has decent playback of video. This model is about average in size and much lighter than the average action camcorder.

The Nikon KeyMission 80 is a 12.1-megapixel camcorder with no optical zoom has a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 25mm (fixed). It has a 1.8-inch LCD with touchscreen capability. The camcorder has a maximum aperture of f/2.

The Nikon KeyMission 80 stores video and photos on MicroSD, MicroSDHC and MicroSDXC memory cards. It captures full HD video at a resolution as high as 1920x1080 at 30 frames per second and 12-megapixel resolution stills as JPG files. The image stabilization system for this camcorder is electronic. The Nikon KeyMission 80 measures 2 inches wide by 3.5 inches high by 0.8 inches in length, and weighs 0.2 pounds.