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Nikon Coolpix P90 Quick Review

admin — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:54:40 +0000

With 24X optical zoom and 26mm wide angle for wide landscape shots, the Nikon Coolpix P90 has been the major attention in the world of camera these days. It is an ultra zoom digital camera capable of bringing far scenes up real close with 624mm tele and built-in image stabilization for eliminating camera shake while using long focal lengths.

It’s a perfect package for the beginner amateur photographer as it has fast startup, fast autofocus and precise in good lighting even at distance focal lengths. Image quality is just good at ISO 64. Higher ISOs in most of the digital cameras can cause more noise in the picture as well as detail loss.

PASM modes can be useful to the amateur photographer as it will allow them to graduate from point-and-shoot photography to make them acquainted with better knowledge of the control of the camera settings. Advanced photographers will however miss live histogram, hot shoe and raw file format.

Get the price for Nikon Coolpix P90 here

According to the survey with the people, most of the people have said to like these following features of this NIKON Coolpix P90:
o   Wide angle with 24x optical zoom facility
o   Better quality image at low ISO of 64 when optimize image is set to vivid
o   A tilting LCD for shooting the ground from close
o   Full exposure flexibility
o   Good metering
o   Fast startup and fast autofocus
o   Precise in good lighting even at distance focal lengths
o   Well built structure and easy handling

One of the problems with these kinds of ‘superzoom’ cameras is that they place huge load on the lens and thus optical quality consistently suffers. The images that are taken at wide angle can be acceptable at small print sizes but can lack critical sharpness when printed on large sized photo paper.

Though Nikon Coolpix P90’s first impression are really praiseworthy with distortion correction and many other good features, there are some other things like fix infinity focus mode, AWB mode and LCD refresh rate that need to get improved.

Goods: You can get this camera at affordable price and the good thing is that it has 3 inch tilting screen. More than this, it is equipped with red eye, smile and blink detection.

Bads: It’s still a point and shoot, which can never replace a DSLR. The video quality is also not good and its performance is quite poor in low light.

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Nikon Coolpix S710 Quick Review

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:30:53 +0000

You have a choice of 3 colors including deep red, black and silver cases if you are thinking of purchasing Nikon Coolpix S710. It measures about 6.4 ounces with SD card and battery. As it’s small in size, you can put it inside your pocket and go for some really good snapshots.

It has a wide angle of 28mm and 3.6x zoom capacity that lets you take some wider group shots, architectural photos and beautiful landscapes. With the 14.5 megapixel CCD sensor, it captures 4252 X 3264 Jpg images with every click. The boot up also completes within 2-3 seconds after you switch it on. It has optical image stabilization for eliminating blurring in the image.

Check the price for Nikon Coolpix S710 14.5MP Digital Camera here

Unluckily the LCD screen smear out in direct sunshine which is of course too bad while you’re taking snapshots at the beach. It’s also too difficult to find the brightness adjustment from the menu as it will surely take a long process. These kinds of things should not have been such complicated, but this is a real shame out here.

Although there are some drawbacks, the images that you shoot with Nikon Coolpix S710 will worth your money. The color distribution in the image is lifelike with a very accurate color palette. You’ll enjoy shooting images and seeing the result with excellent detail. People shots also come good with properly expose face priority. Must say that video clips are ok at 640 X 480 pixels but optical zooming and high definition should have been the part of the package to add more value to it.

Now let’s have a quick glance on this camera.
Goods:
•   Solid supplied software
•   14MP images
•   Good noise free images at 800 ISO
•   Wide angle lenses

Bads:
•   Slow response as it takes time to save the image in the card
•   Difficulty in brightening the screen
•   Cramped control layout
•   Lack optical zoom and HD video in movie mode

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Nikon Coolpix 5200 Review

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:26:01 +0000

Featured with the redeye reduction technology, this 5.0 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 5200 gives you the power to capture images at the resolutions up to 2592 x 1,944. It has built in memory of 12 MB and a zooming lens with focal range of 7.8 to 23.4mm.

It is capable of correcting redeye within time of just 3 seconds and it gets activated when you set the camera to red eye reduction flash mode. All the process is automatic as it processes all by itself. You have the option for preset, automatic and seven white balance modes.
Furthermore, this camera split the shooting region into different section to find out the most suitable setting for the capturing the realistic and lifelike colors. Nikon Coolpix 5200 has also white balance bracketing utility that enables taking three shots simultaneously with a slight press of the shutter release at various white balance settings.

If we talk about movie mode in it, then let me tell you that it is capable of capturing video with audio at 30fps with different settings of 160 x 120, 320 x 240 and 640 x 480 pixels. The movie length will be determined by the amount of free storage you have in your internal memory or external memory cards.

They have some other features like:
•   Slow sync modes, auto and anytime flash
•   Redeye reduction or correction
•   1.5 inch LCD
•   Total 15 scene modes which include portrait, sports, night portrait, sunset, landscape, museum, close up, snow/beach, backlight, fireworks show, copy, party, night landscape, and dawn/dusk
•   Include BSS (Best Shot Selector) which can take many shots randomly, analyze automatically, and pick up the best one and save it.
•   Macro shooting ability

Whatever image you capture, it gets stored in either the built in internal memory of 12 MB or external multimedia or SD memory cards. Those pictures can be downloaded to you PC via USB cable without the need to install any software. It has a rechargeable battery which can shoot up to 150 images if fully charged. The weight of this camera without battery and memory card is just 5.5 ounces.

If you buy this camera, then you get the following things as a package:
•   Of course-Nikon Coolpix 5200 camera
•   A/V and USB cables
•   A hand strap
•   An instruction manual
•   A battery charger (Model no:MH-61)
•   A lithium ion rechargeable battery
•   Picture project photo management software
•   Video impression for editing quick time videos

Goods: This camera is small, lightweight, sleek and sexy. Available at affordable price, it has easy navigation and captures images fast. Video and sound quality is nice along with quality pictures.

Bads: The bad thing in this camera is that it has plastic buttons and battery cover and no manual controls as well. Some menus are not intuitive and photo management software and file transfer is also poor.

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Nikon Coolpix 7900 Review

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:16:31 +0000

Introduction
What the consumers truly seek in a digital camera can be found in Nikon Coolpix 7900 because it is the combination of different state of image quality, speed and art technology with all metal design. It is a perfect camera for the consumer because it has almost all the required features with 2 inch big LCD and cool design. The consumer who values style along with the substance will surely love it and that 2 inch big screen will attract them to buy it because they can easily review their images and correct them with it.

Image focus
The face priority AF in Nikon Coolpix 7900 is smart enough to sense the presence of the human face within its frame area and manages the setting accordingly. It can automatically remove or correct redeye without the need to press any buttons or highlight the eyes in playback. It uses smart technology to ensure a balanced sharpness and exposure. It has also added D-lighting function that helps in turning throwaway shots into frame-able memories and it can be selected in playback mode. It is also featured with blur warning that alerts the user when there is shaking and allows the user to take another shot before leaving the scene.

Scene modes
Unlike other Nikon cameras, it has altogether 16 scene modes in which Underwater scene mode is the new feature added in it. With this mode active, user can capture true to life colors when taking shots while scuba diving or snorkeling. Despite of all these scene modes, the operational is still very easy as you have to just select the appropriate scene mode that best fit your subject and shoot it.

Movie
Nikon Coolpix 7900 can capture video as well at a smoother rate of 30 frames per second. You can watch the captured video from you TV by connecting to it through video cable. In this way, you can share your video easily with your family and friends.

Battery power
With lot of focus in developing the technology to reduce power consumption, Nikon has made this camera significantly better in this field. With fully charged battery, this camera can take up to more than 220 impressive shots.

Other features
•   7 MP camera
•   3x optical zoom
•   Light weight with aluminum body
•   Compact and durable
•   Face priority AF that make taking absurd portraits easy
•   2 inch color LCD
•   USB cable that can be plugged and play
•   Rechargeable li-ion battery
•   14 MB internal memory and SD card slot for external memory
•   Built in flash with auto, slow sync and red eye reduction

Goods: It can be found in black color with chrome accents and optical viewfinder. The best shot selector captures series of shots and filters out the sharpest image for you.

Bads: This camera is relatively small with just 2-inch display. It has the internal memory of just 14MB and despite its larger size, still requires proprietary battery.

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Nikon Coolpix L100 Review

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:13:05 +0000

Engineered with stunningly impressive thoughtfulness, the highly advanced Nikon Coolpix L100 is an ideal compact digital camera that compensates most of the errors which accidentally occurs while photographing. This new 10.0 megapixels camera comes not only with an incredible 15x optical Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens but also comprises of Nikon’s new 4 Way VR Image Stabilization which to be brief, lets you to capture incredible high-quality pictures in a smooth and easy way. On the other hand, with Nikon Coolpix L100’s 3.0-inch LCD and Electronic Viewfinder, one can painlessly manage and share their captured pictures with anyone, let it be the family or friends. Also, the L100’s New EXPEED image processor makes it sure that your captured pictures would have impressive color and sharpness.

Wouldn’t it be really frustrating if an unintentional mishap occurs when you are in a hurry to grasp a not-to-be-missed moment? Suppose your camera shakes or you unfortunately took the shot the very moment when the person you are focusing on blinked? This will really ruin the fun out of photographing, won’t it? Hopefully, here is where Nikon Co. has stepped forward to assuage the pain of photographers. Equipped with the 4 Way VR Image Stabilization technology, Nikon Coolpix L100 focuses on the subject’s face and automatically takes the shot if your subject smiles. Relieving you of further worries, the L100 is also featured with red-eye reduction technology. So, be assured that you would never have to encounter any red-eyed photographs.

Check prices for Nikon Coolpix L100 10 MP Digital Camera with 15x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom here

Further speaking about the 4-Way VR Image Stabilization, let’s be informed that this technology helps compensate the effects of camera shake through the Motion Detection setting which automatically adjusts the shutter speed by detecting the motion of the subject. Moreover, there is also this High ISO of about 3200 capability which ascertains sharper results if you are shooting in dim light or capturing subjects in fast motion. You can find ISO 3200 at 3MP or even at other lower resolutions. Another comforting thing is that Nikon’s original Best Shot Selector (BSS) system simultaneously takes up to 10 shots if you kept the shutter pressed, and ultimately saves the sharpest images. So if you have Nikon Coolpix L100 with you then you can get on the field and find yourself the pleasures bestowed by Nikon’s Smart Portrait System. I assure you that you will not be frustrated anymore because Nikon Coolpix L100 really tells you what actual photographing means. Say cheese! (Snap)

Goods: It has large 3 inch LCD screen which is big enough to view the files. It can hold plenty of videos and has long zooming lens. The design is simple and this camera is fast at capturing images.

Bads: It has limited ISO setting and no manual ISO setting as well. The camera grip is quite small and images are soft at zooming range. There is no metering option and the dynamic range is limited.

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Nikon Coolpix P1 Review

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:09:49 +0000

The world’s first digital camera with Wi-Fi feature is no other than Nikon Coolpix P1 which allow consumers to transfer images directly to the computer without the use of any kind of wire. The data transfer range is also powerful as it is capable of transferring the saved images to the selected printer or computer from the distance of more than 100 feet.

This 8.0 megapixel camera has a big and bright LCD screen of 2.5 inch for viewing and editing the captured images easily in all the conditions. Weighing about just 6 ounces it also offers Aperture-Priority for higher control and creativity. This camera is compact and light weight with superior quality 3.5x Zoom-Nikkor Glass lens.

The face priority AF in this camera senses the face of the human automatically and captures it within its frame area with the most appropriate setting. The redeye reduction technology eliminate any kind of red eyes happened in an image and Blur warning makes it sure that you capture the image perfectly without the loss of clear and crisp image.

Just like other Nikon cameras, it can also capture movies at the rate of 30 frames per second. More than this, it also offers you the choice to record movies in seven modes and record sound in six of these modes. You will get Picture project software along with this camera which makes it easier for you to transfer your images to your PC, edit them to add extra shine and design in your own way to share with your family and friends.

Nikon Coolpix P1 features at a glance:
•   8.0 MP camera with 3.5x optical zoom lens
•   Durable, compact and light weight
•   Wi-Fi enabled
•   2.5 inch big and bright LCD
•   Voice memos facility up to 20 seconds for still images
•   Built in flash with red eye reduction
•   SD memory card slot and 32 MB internal memory
•   Rechargeable battery and USB connectivity

Goods: The good thing about this camera is that it allows Wi-Fi transfer and printing. It is capable of capturing images with very good image quality and has many customizable image parameters.

Bads: The bad thing about this camera is that it is sluggish in performance with limited manual-exposure control. It is not capable of emailing images or post them on the web via Wi-Fi.

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Nikon Coolpix P80 Review

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:02:13 +0000

Designed impressively and packaged with most of the cool technologies that a camera enthusiast or any other photographers would desire for, the Nikon Coolpix P80 is an advance compact digital camera that uses the CCD image sensor integrated with the18x optical Zoom-NIKKOR lens. This 10.1 megapixels high-performance camera follows Nikon’s new EXPEED™ digital image processing system and is equipped with the Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) setting that gives you the power to capture good quality images with steady shots, saving you from the pain of encountering blurred images and movies. You can also crop and edit those captured image if you wish to.

The agenda of this P80 is its “Nikon In-Camera Innovations” feature which comprises of D-Lighting, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™ and the Face- Priority AF settings. To be brief, the In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™ setting automatically fixes the red-eye and gives you quality image. On the other hand, the D-Lighting setting admirably balances the too much back-light or the insufficient flash in your captured images while Nikon’s stunningly improved Face-Priority AF setting is capable to find and focus not only on just a single subject’s face but even up to twelve people’s faces within a single frame. This enhanced Face-Priority AF setting also offers the photographer swift as well as sharper focus so as to yield good quality images with clear and crisp portraits no matter where the subjects would be positioned in the frame.

Better than the previous versions of the Coolpix P-Series cameras, this P80 provides an easy access to exposure mode settings and other shooting controls. The Nikon Coolpix P80 offers, Shutter-priority Auto [S], Programmed Auto [P], Manual [M] and Aperture-priority Auto [A] modes giving users the ability to hit into the vision of D-SLR utilities while preserving the ease of Coolpix functionality. Furthermore, the P80 has the advantage of extremely new Sport Continuous Mode, granting users to shoot more than 30 consecutive pictures at four, six, or 13 Fps.

Nikon Coolpix P80 features at a glance:
•   10 MP camera with 18x optical zoom lens
•   Vibration reduction for blur free images
•   Larger color monitor i.e. 2.7 inch
•   Built in flash with red eye reduction
•   SD memory card slot for external memory and 50 MB internal memory
•   D-Lighting that automatically brightens dark images
•   Rechargeable battery and USB connectivity

Goods: The good things about this camera are 18x zoom, maual A,S,P,M modes for SLR control, large LCD, great in low light, well built and great on D-lighting.

Bads: Flash isn’t amazing at times in this camera and it doesn’t shoot in RAW. It’s a little big to fit in the pockets and only take 13 fps at 3 MP (not actually bad but wished if we could get more).

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Nikon Coolpix P5000 Review

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:56:50 +0000

If you are searching for a stylish camera with cool features, then Nikon Coolpix P5000 would certainly satisfy your needs. No doubt, this 10 megapixel compact digital camera offers you the chance to feel what real photographing is all about. Each and every shot you take would yield quality images with stunning colors. And the good thing is that the optical vibration reduction setting would compensate for the unintentional shaking of the camera so that you could capture blur-free images in even low lights. Beside these, the Coolpix P5000 houses a 2.5 inch LCD screen with anti-reflection coating, and an array of controls gives you easy access to different scene modes.

Like all the latest Nikon digital cameras, this Nikon Coolpix P5000 is also packaged with the cool and innovative features that assuage the pain out of photographing. For instance, the D-Lighting setting compensates for low light situations or excessive flash lights; the Best Shot Selector mode automatically selects the sharpest image while discarding others, among the series of shots simultaneously taken; the Red-Eye Fix removes red eye; and the Face-Priority AF automatically focuses on the faces of your subjects letting you to switch between them so as to ensure you that you take a clear shot of your subjects no matter where they are positioned in the frame. There are a lot more other settings in the Nikon Coolpix P5000 that will leave you feeling dazed, once you try to figure out what other features this compact digital camera houses. In addition to these, the I-TTL flash system is another special feature that this magnesium-bodied pocket sized camera introduces. All in all, Nikon Coolpix P5000 is a camera made to satisfy the frustrations of any camera enthusiasts.

A highlight of Nikon’s Coolpix P5000:
•   I-TTL flash system
•   Face-priority AF
•   D-Lighting
•   Red-Eye Fix
•   2.5 inch LCD screen with anti-reflection coating
•   ISO sensitivity up to 3200( up to 2000 ISO in 10MP mode and till 3200 ISO in 5MP mode)
•   3.5x Zoom- Nikkor lens
•   Best Shot Selector mode
•   Internal memory of about 21MB
•   Adjustable shutter and aperture speed
•   P/A/S/M modes with other 16 scene modes
•   Macro shooting lets you to take shots from a close view of about 4cm (1.6 in.)
•   SD/MMC cards plus SDHC card compatibility

Goods: Great design and the image quality is also very good with accurate color reproduction. It has the feature like vibration reduction and full manual controls.

Bads: The only shortcoming in this camera is “No RAW capturing capability”.

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Nikon Coolpix P6000 Review

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:47:56 +0000

If you are an enthusiast photographer in need of a compact digital camera that is not only stylish but also packaged with most of the advanced features, then I will suggest you to get yourself the Nikon Coolpix P6000, which was introduced lately by the Nikon Corporation to enhance the level of photographing. The Nikon Coolpix P6000 is the first digital camera that has a built-in Ethernet connection plus a built-in GPS receiver that allows the user to globally share their painstakingly captured images via the Nikon’s ‘my Picturetown’. Moreover, this 13.5 megapixel magnesium-bodied camera comprises of a 4x Zoom-Nikkor lens coupled with two ED glass elements. And besides the Vibration Reduction optical lens shift, the Nikon Coolpix P6000 also houses a 2.7 inches LCD screen of 230000 pixels for high resolution. The optical viewfinder setting is also available in this pocket sized camera for composing the photos.

Besides being a stylish camera, this Coolpix P6000 is also engineered on the EXPEED image processing concept and is packaged with Nikon’s innovative features that will make photographing a real fun.

Check the price for Nikon Coolpix P6000 13.5MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom

A highlight of Nikon Coolpix P6000 features:
•   A built-in GPS receiver ideal fo “Geotagging”
•   13.5 megapixel
•   4x Zoom-Nikkor lens (equivalent to 28 – 112 mm) plus optical VR stabilization
•   A 2.7 inches LCD screen with 230,000 pixels
•   Sensitivity range as high as ISO 6400 -the ISO range is 64 to 1600 at full resolution whereas 3200 and 6400 at 3MP.
•   Raw as well as Raw + JPEG modes
•   External flash hot shoe coupled with lens adapter rings
•   LAN port (Wired)
•   Face-priority AF
•   USB connection
•   Active D-Lighting
•   Best Shot Selector Mode
•   In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
•   Internal memory of about 48 MB
•   Distortion control
•   Adjustable shutter and aperture speed
•   15 scene modes for different shooting situations
•   5 Movie modes
•   4 exposure modes (P/S/A/M)

The Nikon COOLPIX P6000 is a camera built to make photographing comfortable and is packaged with a rechargeable battery and an AC adapter along with the USB and A/V cables plus a COOLPIX software suite. It also offers a free online storage of about 2GB at Nikon’s ‘my Picturetown’.

Goods: This is really a great camera with useful active D-lighting, simple menu structure and GPS plus panoramic, RAW capturing facility.

Bads: The drawback in this camera is the sluggish performance with flash being no automatic. The GPS has weak receiver and capture images slowly.

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Nikon Coolpix P7000 Review

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:37:09 +0000

No doubt, every camera enthusiasts would be glad to possess a camera that is both stylish and packaged with cool technologies. So, if you put yourself as a dedicated photographer, then Nikon Coolpix P7000 is the ideal camera for you. Built on a 1/1.7-inch CCD Sensor , this 10.1-megapixel compact digital camera has a bright 3.0-inch LCD screen that covers the resolution of 921,000 dots. Designed impressively for a swift and comfortable handling, Nikon’s P7000 has a 7.1x optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens featured with Nikon’s new EXPEED C2 image processor that provides an ISO sensibility range up to 6,400.

Offering the photographers an easy access to the shooting controls, the P7000 is packaged with optical viewfinder and Electronic Virtual Horizon pointer that provides you image sharing with clear viewing. Another comforting thing about Nikon Coolpix P7000 is that it also features HD movie recording with autofocus, zoom and stereo sound recording and a range of creative control utility. These cool settings offer the user to take unlimited quality shots, relieving them of the worries about low-lights, blurred images or other defects.

Nikon Coolpix P7000 features at a glance:
•   A 10 megapixels CCD sensor
•   EXPEED C2 image processor
•   D-Lighting setting
•   ISO sensitivity range up to 6400 at full resolution
•   3.0 inch LCD screen
•   A 7.1x optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens
•   RAW file capability
•   720p movie mode
•   Optical viewfinder and Electronic Virtual Horizon Indicator settings

Frankly speaking, Nikon Coolpix P7000 is the ideal companion for any enthusiast photographer who wants to take over the world, capturing every beautiful moments. It provides the user not only the power to capture quality images but also makes them feel the thrill of photographing. On the whole, the P7000 makes photographing worthwhile.

Goods: This camera has 3 inch LCD screen and 921k dot display with optical viewfinder and accessory hot-shoe. This camera is capable of shooting video in 720p high definition and has full manual shooting modes.

Bads: This camera is fairly chunky and unattractive and hasn’t got tilt or swivel display. It’s heavier and thicker than P6000. The RAW processing and continuous shooting is very slow.

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