Both Nikon D80 and Kodak M380 have 10.0 MP resolution sensors but Nikon D80's sensor is APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm ) and Kodak M380's sensor is 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm ).
Since Nikon D80's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Kodak M380.
Below you can see the D80 and M380 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Nikon D80 has a 13.3x Larger sensor area than Kodak M380. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.