Very versatile

I came to digital photography via the A80. Before that I used a 30year old Nikon SLR, a superb camera with very fine optics. Well, I have been very pleasantly surprised by the hi quality pics that the Canon produces - not matching the Nikon in all respects - but very good nonetheless. And with all the convenience of rapid viewing and printing, my beloved Nikon just spent months sitting in the shelf until I sold it on ebay recently. The A80 is a feature rich little camera which enables you to get right into the finer points of photography. Highly recommended.