It comes with 10x optical zoom, but sadly there's no optical stabilization mechanism. However, if you are interested in macro shots, you will be happy to know it has a good super macro mode, which enables shooting from as little as 1cm.
The good thing is that the S5800 is completely customizable, with manual exposure, white balance and manual focus. The image quality is good, with nice sharp and crisp pictures. This is what you should aim for if you want a superzoom. It uses four AA batteries given the right type used, it will fetch you more than 150 pictures. It costs Rs 7,900, and things don't get better than this. I particularly love the low battery consumption of this camera.
