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P100, other Coolpix point and shoots announced

February 4th, 2010 by Nick
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Today Nikon announced their refresh for the Coolpix line by adding the P100, L110, L22, and S3000, S4000, S6000, S8000 compacts. The P90 is to cede to the P100, and it looks like it’ll be a doozie of an upgrade. The Nikon Coolpix P100 will have a 10.3 megapixel back-lit CMOS sensor and a 26x optical zoom (26mm-678mm equivalent) Nikkor ED lens. It’ll also be able to churn out 10fps at 10MP, and near 120fps at 1.1MP. No idea how the 3200 ISO setting will perform yet, but maybe you won’t need to use it given the sensor-shift VR system. There’s a host of other software functions to make “minimal user intervention shooting” produce good looking pics. It’s also got a macro focusing distance of .4″, though no word on what the maximum reproduction ratio. Oh right, 1080p HD video is also on the menu.

If you’ve got to use AA batteries and don’t trust this new-fangled back-lit CMOS business, then step down to the L110 and take your pick between black and red. Your glass is 15x optical from 28-420mm (equivalent), supported by sensor-shift VR image stabilization and a max ISO of 6400. It also has the first ‘cyanotype’ color setting I’ve seen a manufacturer brag over. Ta da. It takes 12.1MP stills and 720p HD video (at 30fps).

The other AA offering is the L22, weighing in at 12MP with a modest 37-134mm equivalent focal range. The L22 has a ‘Big, Bright 3.0-inch LCD’ with an anti-glare coating and a maximum ISO of 1600.

The 000 (Tri-aught?) range of Coolpix this time around are the S3000, S4000, S6000, and S8000. The S3000 (for Style yeah) wields 12.0MP, a 27-108 equivalent focal range, a 2.7″ LCD, some firmware functions to correct for red-eye, florid, staggering friends who neither smile nor cease blinking, and a maximum ISO of 3200.

Next up is the S4000, which looks to succeed the S230 and put a 3.0″ touch screen in your hot, little hands for things like touch-shutter (which sounds like an alt-rock band who should be opening for Toad the Wet Sprocket) and touch-AF. Beyond that it records 720pHD movies, and sidles on up to 3200 ISO. It also has a cyanotype color mode.

The S6000 appears with 14.2MP, a 28-196 equivalent Nikkor ED glass lens, and spits 4fps for up to 45 frames in Sports Continuous mode. It also features the “make your friends look good without trying” firmware functions.

The S8000 crowns the Tri-Aught sorority with a 14.2MP sensor, 10x optical zoom with Nikkor ED glass (starts at 30mm equivalent), a 3.0″ VGA display at 921,000 dots, and Optical VR Image Stabilization and a close focus distance of .4″ in Macro mode.



Nikon Coolpix P90 camera is impressive!

March 18th, 2009 by Phil
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So now that we have the new Nikon Coolpix P90 in stock, I have finally been able to play with the camera a bit.  The screen on the back is very good.  The articulated screen is a big improvement.  It really allows you to get in tight and get the shot you want.  And when I say get in tight, this Nikon Coolpix Camera gets it done.  Don’t let the big 24x zoom fool you.  It’s got one heck of a macro too.  Here is what it can do:

Don’t be overly critical; it was handheld.  Not bad at all, I think.

The other cool thing that jumped out at me was the movie mode.  The P90 has a few options.  One is Time-lapse mode from 30s all the way to 60 min.  You can also record sepia or black and white mode.  With the size of SD memory cards today, you can record a LOT of digital video.

Big zoom, big screen, great macro.  What more do you need in a compact bridge camera?



Nikon releases eight new Coolpix Cameras

February 3rd, 2009 by Phil
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The new Nikon Coolpix cameras are coming!  The big flagship camera is the Coolpix P90.  This beast has a 24X optical zoom with a whopping 26-624mm (35mm equiv).  It sports a 12.1 MP sensor, a 3.0 inch tiltable screen, and 6400 ISO capability.  This thing is loaded up!  It should be a great camera for those people looking for a great bridge camera before a Nikon Digital SLR camera.  Most of the manual controls from an SLR are there so you can do that tricky shot!

P90 backThe other new Coolpix models include the following models:


COOLPIX S630

COOLPIX S620

COOLPIX S230

COOLPIX S220

COOLPIX L100

COOLPIX L20

COOLPIX L19

They all should begin shipping in late February.