Nikon Coolpix Digital Camera

Nikon Coolpix S710 Reviews - great replacement of your DSLR

The Nikon Coolpix S710 is great camera that will make you stop using your DSLR. The S710 boasts of incredible collection of manual controls, 14.5-megapixel sensor, and a 28mm wide-angle lens. The digital camera is capable of capturing full resolution images with sensitivity of ISO 3,200 and 3-megapixel shots at ISO 12,800.

Measuring 3.6 inches wide, 2.3 inches high and 1 inch thick, the Coolpix S710 weighs just 6.5-ounces. The S710 boasts of an optically stabilized wide angle lens with focal range of 28-101mm. The overall design is pretty attractive and the camera is available in three color schemes- deep red, brilliant silver and graphite black.

Nikon S710 boasts of a 3-inch LCD screen but the large size of the screen resulted in the small space left for the camera controls. So, the camera controls are cramped into small space. Nikon has tried to make the controls easily accessible and minimize the accidental pressing of button. To serve this purpose, the controls are slightly raised above the surface of the camera. The camera controls include a directional pad/scroll wheel which acts as directional controls as well as allows you to access flash, timer, macro mode, and exposure compensation. The scroll wheel works with the virtual Mode dial and allows you to go through various menus and manipulate various settings which include setup menus, aperture settings, adjust ISO sensitivity, shutter speed, and skim through captured images in Playback mode.

The S710 provides options to choose from a number of modes which are present on many Nikon Coolpix P-series and dSLR models. These modes include aperture priority, Program, manual modes, and shutter-priority. The manual modes allow you to fiddle with settings such as aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity. Other settings such as, white balance, color options, metering, auto focus, drive modes, and AF area modes can be adjusted through main menu.

The S710 boasts of 14-megapixel sensor and provides pretty decent performance. The S710 has 0.6 second shutter lag in bright conditions and 0.8 second in low light conditions. It takes a little longer to capture first shot from switch off with average time of 3.7 seconds and 4 seconds between two consecutive shots. If you use the flash, the S71o takes 4.1 seconds on an average to capture two consecutive shots. In the burst speed mode, the S710 can capture 1.1 frames per second. In movie capture mode, the S710 can record videos with resolution of 640×480 pixels.

source: technotalks.com

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Nikon Coolpix P80
10.1MP | 27-486mm (18X) ZOOM

The Coolpix P80 is Nikon's first attempt at a DSLR-like compact camera since the Coolpix 8800 back in 2004, since when the lenses have got a lot bigger, the cameras a lot smaller and - crucially - the prices a lot lower. The camera slots into the premium series of Nikon's Coolpix range (the 'P' denotes Professional, apparently), and offers the 18x zoom range that has very quickly gone from being unthinkable to almost an entry requirement for membership of this segment. Thankfully, it follows the competition by starting that enormous zoom range at a really useful 27mm and, with a relatively bright F2.8-4.5 maximum aperture range, it's still pretty useable at the long end of things. Overall there's little in the specifications to help distinguish it in this fiercely-fought market, but there's still the possibility that Nikon's processing and metering know-how will allow the P80 to stand out.

* 10.1 effective Megapixels
* 27-486mm equiv lens with 18x optical zoom
* 2.7 inch LCD with 230,000 dots resolution
* Electronic Viewfinder with 97% Field of View
* Optical Image Stabilizer
* ISO sensitivity up to 6400
* Face Detection AF, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix and D-Lighting
* 11 scene modes including Sports Continuous Scene Mode
* Program, Shutter-Priority, Aperture-Priority and Manual Exposure Modes
* Expeed processing
* Optional accessories available
* Battery life: 250 shots

Overview

The P80 is a good looking little camera that, understandably for a manufacturer renowned for its DSLRs, resembles a DSLR very closely indeed. It's an almost all-black affair with just the outside lip of the lens featuring a subtle silver ring. The lens itself very closely resembles the 18x zooms fitted to the Fujifilm S8100, S8000 and Olympus SP 560-UZ, and we'd be surprised if the lenses didn't all come from the same factory. Unlike those cameras, however, the Nikon P80 uses a Lithium-ion rechargeable battery (as do the Panasonic and Sony in this group); this helps keep the weight down but, in this instance, has a devastating impact on battery life.

It's a camera that fits in the hand well and certainly looks the part. That low-key black design with restrained silver flourishes looks smart and stylish in a low-key way. The P80 is the only camera in this test to feature a DSLR-like control dial, which helps to make it one of the easiest cameras to use in its manual and semi-manual modes. However, it retains the frustrating Coolpix quirk by which some menus can be navigated using the four-way controller or the dial but others respond only to the dial. The setup menu is accessed via the mode dial - a clever way of de-cluttering the main menu by removing the options you only change occasionally.

Image quality and performance

The Nikon P80 is by no means a sluggish camera, but in this comparison it is placed towards the slower end of the spectrum. Start-up is rather slow; it takes 3.3 sec before you can your first shot after switching the camera on. Shot-to-shot time is 2.6 sec, this increases to 2.9 sec with flash use and, due to the pre-flash, to 6.2 sec when anti-red-eye is activated as well. The shutter lag is very short though.

With approximately 0.6 sec at wide angle and almost 1.0 sec focus time at the tele end of the zoom the P80's AF can't keep up with the quickest competitors in this test. I can mostly find a lock in relatively low light levels but when it gets too dark it simply gives up. In review mode the speed of image browsing and magnification is about average. When you flick between images the camera shows a slightly pixilated preview before the high-res version is displayed.

The Nikon's metering is some of the best we've seen in this test, with it doing a good job of rendering the scenes accurately. This is fortunate since the small chip has fairly limited dynamic range, meaning that bright regions and features tend to be represented as featureless white. The P80 does about as well as can be expected in this respect, though the small sensors in this class of camera mean it there are limitations to what it can achieve. The fine detail rendition is aggressively smoothed-over by noise reduction at all ISO settings, meaning the images are not as sharp or detailed as those from a DSLR would be (the P80's sensor is less than a tenth the size of Nikon's consumer-level DSLRs). The only thing that detracts from images in a way that would be visible in prints is rather unreliable focusing at the long end of the zoom (this didn't seem to be a problem at shorter focal lengths).

The video capabilities of the P80, both in terms of specifications and output quality are fairly unexciting. It can record VGA movies at 30fps in the Motion JPEG format, taking up around 1.1MB/sec. The videos themselves are fairly smooth but not particularly detailed. The camera can only use its digital zoom while recording movies and is also limited to electronic image stabilization, which frankly isn't up to the job of stabilizing a 386mm equivalent lens.

Summary

Unlike its hugely successful digital SLR division, Nikon's Coolpix range has little to distinguish itself from the mass of competing models in the market, and seems to survive purely on the cachet that the Nikon brand carries in the photographic world. The P80 is a typical Coolpix: it offers much, looks pretty and boasts an enticing feature set, but ultimately falls down when you actually come to use it. As with the other 'mid ground' cameras in this group the P80 isn't a terrible camera, it's just not that good. It's slow, the focus at the long end of the zoom is unreliable, the image stabilization unimpressive and the output distinctly average.

The P80 does, of course, have a few saving graces: the presence of a control dial makes it work a lot more like an SLR, and it is capable of good results as long as you avoid the long end of the zoom and higher ISO settings, but ultimately that's not enough to lift it above the competition.

* We like: Solid feature set, small and lightweight body, control dial, excellent metering and appealing color

* We don't like: Unreliable focus at long end of zoom, poor battery life, slightly soft output, poor high ISO performance

source: dpreview.com

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Nikon Coolpix S510 Digital Camera Review

by Karen M. Cheung

The Nikon Coolpix S510 competes with many similar digital cameras currently on the market. It has standard features, including 8.1 megapixels and a 3x optical zoom lens, but, according to Nikon, is faster and produces less noise than competing cameras. Introduced in August 2007, the Nikon camera has face detection and optical vibration reduction image stabilization.

Physical Tour
Front (7.5)
The front of the Coolpix S510 has a flat, smooth surface and features an extending, three-tiered lens. On the inner ring is the text “Nikkor 3x Optical Zoom VR” on the top, with “5.7-17.1mm” focal length and “1:2.8-4.7” aperture information on the bottom rim. Beneath the lens are three built-in microphone holes. Above the lens is the long, built-in capsule-shaped flash and a circular assist illuminator for autofocus and the self-timer.

The right side of the front leaves plenty of space for the right hand to grab onto. A gray Nikon logo sits in the corner, along with an engraved Coolpix logo.

Back (6.75)
The 2.5-inch LCD, which sits on a slightly elevated platform, takes up most of the camera's back. Underneath the monitor is a dark gray Nikon logo. To the right of the screen are the majority of the camera's controls. On the top of the miniature-sized control panel is a sliver of a zoom toggle with black icon labels, indicating its various functions. Underneath the zoom toggle is a flash indicator lamp and five raised squares, a small attempt at thumb rest support.

Halfway down the back is the rotating dial, which acts as a four-way controller for menu navigation and functions for Self-timer, Flash, Focus, and EV compensation. Surrounding the rotary multi-selector are four identical rectangular buttons for Mode, Playback, Menu, and Trash.

Right Side (4.0)
The right side of the Nikon Coolpix S510 contains the A/V-out terminal with ports for audio, video, and USB connection hidden under a door. There is also an eyelet for a wrist strap.

Left Side (7.0)
The left side of the Nikon S510 doesn’t have any key features. There are three tiny screws that hold the exterior plates together.

Top (7.0)
The top of the Nikon Coolpix S510 is fairly bare. A flash operation lamp separates the shutter release from the triangular on/off power button.

Bottom (4.25)
The bottom of the camera features the dual battery and memory card compartment on the right side of the body, housed under a plastic hinged, locking door. To the left side is the battery serial number, an off-axis tripod socket, and three tiny screws.

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Nikon D60 key features

* 10 megapixel DX format CCD (1.5x FOV crop)
* Nikon EXPEED processing 'concept' (as per D300, D3)
* 3D Color Matrix Metering II, 420 pixel sensor
* Multi-CAM530 three area AF sensor
* New Image sensor cleaning system
* Eye sensor (turns off LCD display)
* ISO sensitivity range 100 - 1600 plus HI 1 (3200 equiv.)
* 3.0 fps continuous shooting*, unlimited in JPEG
* No status LCD, LCD monitor based status / settings screens (now rotates)
* Help suggestions on LCD monitor (eg. scene too dark, try using flash)
* Large 2.5" 230,000 pixel LCD monitor
* Short shutter lag and viewfinder blackout
* Support for SDHC (SD cards over 2 GB in capacity)
* In-camera retouching
o Quick Retouch
o D-Lighting (shadow / highlight enhancement)
o Red-eye reduction
o Trimming
o Monochrome
o Filter effects
o Small picture
o Image overlay
o Raw processing
o Stop-motion movie
* USB 2.0 with PTP and Mass Storage device support
* Very compact, light body
* Improved menu user interface
* EN-EL9 Lithium-Ion battery (7.2V, 1000 mAh)
* New stabilized AF-S DX 18-55 mm kit lens

Differences compared to the D40X

* EXPEED processing
* Image sensor cleaning system with Airflow control system
* Automatically rotating user interface (for using camera vertically orientated)
* Stop motion movie function
* New stabilized kit lens (AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR)
* Eye sensor
* Electronic 'rangefinder' for manual focus
* Active D-Lighting with dedicated button
* In-camera Raw processing
* New JPEG retouch effects (Cross Star and Color Intensifier)

The D60 is the third incarnation of Nikon's compact, user-friendly entry-level SLR line that started back in 2006 with the D40 (which replaced the first Nikon 'starter' model, the D50). The original D40 was a hugely important camera for Nikon and can be given a lot of the credit for the resurgence in Nikon's fortunes at the volume end of the SLR market (which had been totally dominated by Canon since the launch of the EOS 300D / Digital Rebel). The D40's success (which continued long after the D40X made its swift appearance only 6 months later) isn't hard to explain; it was keenly priced, nicely designed and built and capable of excellent results. It was also a camera that proved cameras do not sell on megapixels alone (even at launch its 6MP resolution was far from 'class leading').

The D40X, which was positioned as a premium alternative to the D40 rather than its replacement, didn't mess around with the formula much at all; a new sensor with more (ten) megapixels and a lower base ISO, plus a slightly higher continuous shooting rate. The D60 is a direct replacement for the D40X (the D40 will stay around for a while as Nikon's budget option), and once again it's not a major upgrade; the sensor remains the same (though now has a dust reduction system) and the external design is almost identical. There's a few new features, including the same Expeed processing 'concept' seen in the D3 / D300, Active D-Lighting, an eye sensor (to control the screen display), and some tweaks to the interface, but perhaps the most significant change isn't to the camera at all; the move to an optically stabilized version of the kit lens.
Auto Focus only for AF-S or AF-I lenses

As with the D40 and D40X, the new D60 doesn't have an built-in focus drive motor which means it can auto focus only with lenses which have their own drive motor (AF-S and AF-I lenses). The lack of a drive motor can be seen by the missing mechanical focus drive pin on the lens mount (see images below). One of the D60's new features is an electronic rangefinder to help manual focus on non AF-S / AF-I lenses.

source: dpreview.com

Nikon Digital Cameras

Nikon Digital Cameras D700 Review

Executive Summary about Nikon Digital Cameras by Mike Lowe

The D700 leans towards the higher end of the market, and - considering the full frame Nikon FX sensor - may well be the most viable pro-spec DSLR at a price point to undercut the bigger contenders.

Body
Nikon has been kicking up a storm of late with some exceptional DSLR cameras. The top-end pro spec Nikon D3, and mid-to-high-end prosumer Nikon D300 are both renowned for low-noise, high quality images that kick previous quality to the kerb (in DSLR terms at least) and positively shake a leg at it. Most notably the D700 has Nikon's full frame FX CMOS sensor - the very same 12.1 megapixel as found in the D3. Full-frame essentially means the sensor is the same size as a traditional frame of 35mm film. Attach a DX lens and this wont be possible - though, thankfully, the clever bods at Nikon have added an auto-crop mode that outputs 5 megapixel images.

Features & Operation
The Nikon D700 employs the much touted Multi-CAM3500FX system, which boasts 51 autofocus points in all. That may almost sound on the side of excessive, but the intelligent 3D tracking system can utilise these AF points to lock on and track a subject through the frame, ensuring sharp autofocus. The camera body itself is near identical to little brother Nikon D300, plumping for an 'environmentally sealed' (that's splash and dust proof to you and me) magnesium alloy body. If quality's your bag then there's nothing quite like having the option of shooting jpeg, NEF raw (or jpeg & raw simultaneously), or even TIFF straight to your compact flash card. Opting for a bunch of saleable features, the D700 also dabbles in the world of anti dust - employing a fairly standard sensor-shake system.

Picture Quality
Image quality, the D700 offers an unrivalled ISO range - when extended it spans from ISO 100 to a jaw dropping ISO 25,600. Nikon's EXPEED system - as found in all Nikon releases of late - also promises to optimize image quality, and is Nikon's assurance of optimum quality throughout.

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Nikon Professional Digital Camera

Executvie summary about Nikon Cameras by. Roland Jefferson

When it comes to professional-grade photography equipment, Nikon has been the top choice for many professional photographers. The choice of a Nikon professional digital camera

The first Nikon cameras, made during the early days of film photography, depended on optics from Zeiss, a German optical maker that produced some of the absolute best camera lenses. Around the middle of the 20th century, Zeiss-Nikon lenses were the standard for professional quality lenses throughout the world. Nikon’s reputation in the camera market quickly reached the top and their line of Nikon professional digital cameras is equally as good, if not better.

As market forces changed, Nikon also tries to give amateur photographers the opportunity to have the quality professional use in a Nikon professional digital camera.

Similar to the company’s Nikon professional digital camera less expensive units have made their way into the hands of serious amateurs and those that buy by brand name only. Nikon’s reputation as a top camera makers is unparalleled in the photography world.

The Nikon D80, at about $1,000 is not considered to be a Nikon professional digital camera, but shares many of the features. The Nikon professional digital camera D2X has more features than most amateurs will use in a lifetime.

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Easy to Use Nikon Digital Camera

Executive Summary about Nikon Digital Camera by. Article Manager of Articlesbase.com

Camera is an option of capturing the beautiful moments of life. Continue improvements of camera have changed methods of capturing.

There are many camera manufacturers available in the photography market, but Nikon digital camera has occupied a special place in the photography market as well as in the heart of users.

All digital cameras are good for something, but users want clear and detailed image captured by the camera. For that Nikon digital cameras are suitable for you. Nikon produced less expensive units of their professional cameras. Nikon houses a top camera manufacturer reputation in the photography world.

Digital cameras are loaded with hi-speed USB card reader, memory card, lenses and LCD Screens.

This newly launched digital camera equipped with 12.1 mega-pixel FX-format sensors. Nikon P4 houses 8 mega-pixels with 2.5 inch viewing screen with auto mode. Nikon S50C offers 7.2mega-pixels and houses a wireless interface. This camera is impressive with 3 inch viewing screen, three times optical and four times digital zoom.

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Digital Nikon Camera Reviews

Nikon have always had an excellent reputation for the quality of their lenses. Their name has been built on the quality of the equipment they have delivered to professional photographers over a great number of years.

Their range of compact digital camera covers a variety of different types of cameras. This ranges from their simple and easy to use L range up to the digital SLR D range aimed at professional photographers and serious amateurs.

Some of Products of Digital Nikon Camera:

Simple and Easy Cameras
Coolpix L18 Megapixels: 8 Zoom: 3
The Coolpix L18 is a simple, straightforward digital camera. It is suitable for anyone on a limited budget who is looking for a no fuss starter camera. It has a good sized, 3 inch LCD screen, plus automatic red eye fix.

Pocket Sized Cameras
Coolpix S210 Megapixels: 8 Zoom: 3
The Coolpix S210 at just 18mm wide is one of the slimmest digital cameras you are likely to find. There should be no problem slipping it into a pocket. It is available in four colours, blue, bronze, plum and black.

Stylish Cameras
Coolpix S560 Megapixels: 10 Zoom: 5
The Nikon Coolpix S560 is a small, compact, pocket sized digital camera. It has 10 megapixels and a 5x optical zoom lens. Other helpful features include automatic red eye removal, image stabilisation and time lapse movies. The camera also has a 2.7 inch LCD screen.

Super Zoom Cameras
Coolpix L100 Megapixels: 10 Zoom: 15
The Coolpix L100 retains a great deal of ease of use for a camera with such a long zoom lens. There is also images stabilisation and a 3 inch LCD screen. Power is supplied by four AA batteries. In macro mode the camera can focus from 1cm away from the subject.

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Factors to Consider when Choosing a Digital SLR Camera

Executive Summary about Digital Nikon by. Bob Atkins

In the case of Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony (Minolta), their DSLRs are fully compatible with lenses used on their autofocus film based SLRs. The Olympus 4/3 system is new and earlier Olympus lenses require an adapter to mount on Olympus Four-Thirds DSLRs.

Most Nikon manual focus lenses will mount on most Nikon DSLRs and most Pentax bayonet mount lenses will mount on Pentax DSLRs, so for those systems there is good compatibility with older lenses. You can also mount many older manual focus lenses on Canon DLSRs with mechanical adapters, including Nikon, Pentax screw mount, Leica R, Contax and Olympus OM lenses.

Just about all such 3rd party lenses are available in mounts for Nikon and Canon DLSRs, but not all are available in Sony and Pentax mounts and few are available in the Olympus Four-Thirds mount. So, for example, if you really like the Tamron SP AF200-500/5-6.3 Di lens, you should be aware of the fact that it’s not currently available in a Pentax (or Olympus) lens mount, but it is available for Canon, Nikon and Sony DSLRs.

For example, both have 400mm f/2.8, 500mm f/4 and 600mm f/4 lenses (with stabilization), while Sony, Pentax and Olympus do not. Right now Canon, Nikon, and Sony offer a line of full frame DSLRs.

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