Posted by Steve on 3rd September 2006
Overview
The Nikon D80 is a reasonably priced digital SLR camera with 10.2 megapixels effective resolution and a 2.5 inch LCD. The Nikon D80 supports JPEG and RAW modes and features continuous shooting of up to 3 frames per second for up to 100 JPEG photos. The D80 is also very quick to start up (0.18 seconds).
The D80 can be powered by either a battery pack (which allows recording of up to 2700 images) or conventional AA type batteries which are easy to replace when out on the road.
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Posted by Steve on 26th August 2006
Overview
The Nikon Coolpix L3 is a compact digital camera aimed at the entry level market. It offers 5.1 megapixels resolution, a 3 times optical zoom lens and a 2 inch LCD display. Equipped with point and shoot functionality, 15 scene modes, and an integrated help function, the Nikon Coolpix L3 has been designed to be easy to use. Two AA batteries power the L3 camera, so finding replacement batteries while travelling should be easy, and it also means that you can leave the charger at home.
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Posted by Steve on 2nd June 2006
Overview
The Nikon Coolpix L4 is a reasonable priced entry level camera aimed at the point and shoot photographer. It features 4 megapixels resolution, a 3 times optical zoom lens and a 2 inch display. Easy to use and ultra compact the Coolpix L4 is a take anywhere camera and its 2 standard AA batteries can easily be replaced while travelling without having to worry about taking the power adapter.
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Posted by Steve on 17th April 2006
Overview
The Nikon Coolpix P4 is a compact digital camera with 8.1 megapixel resolution, a 3.5 times optical zoom and a large 2.5 inch LCD display. The Coolpix P4 also offers optical vibration reduction. The optical vibration reduction helps reduce the risk of blurred pictures caused by camera shake and not only works when taking photos, but also helps to produce steady result in the high quality 640×480 movie mode.
With its fully automatic setting, as well as a wide range of scene modes and aperture priority, the Coolpix P4 is equally suitable for point and shoot photographers as well as more experienced photographers demanding more control over the photographic result.
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Posted by Steve on 13th April 2006
Overview
The Nikon Coolpix S6 features 6 megapixel resolution, a 3 times optical zoom and a very large 3 inch TFT display. The S6 is ultra compact, easily fitting into a pocket and the design is stylish, with a high quality, all metal body. The LCD display features a large viewing angle and its brightness allows you to view photos in bright light conditions. The Coolpix S6 is equipped with Nikon’s PictMotion technology, allowing you to view your favourite photos in a customized slideshow with music. The S6 takes care of the slideshow’s playback speed and transitions, depending on the music.
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Posted by Steve on 13th April 2006
Overview
The Nikon Coolpix L2 is an easy to use, entry level digital camera with 6 megapixels resolution, a 3 times optical zoom and a 2 inch LCD display. The Coolpix L2 supports beginning photographers with its fully automatic ‘point and shoot’ mode, while helping to get the best out of every shooting situation with a large range of preset scene modes. The L2 is less than 1 inch thick and fits easily into any pocket, making it an ideal take everywhere camera. The Nikon L2 is powered by two standard AA type batteries, which are easy to replace while travelling.
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Posted by Steve on 2nd April 2006
Overview
The Nikon Coolpix P3 is a compact digital camera with 8.1 megapixel resolution, a 3.5 times optical zoom and a large 2.5 inch LCD display. The Coolpix P3 has some impressive features, with Wi-Fi capability and a vibration reduction being the two most outstanding ones. The P3’s inbuilt Wi-Fi (wireless network) feature allows you to wirelessly transfer your photos to your computer or directly to a Wi-Fi capable printer, without the need for any cables.
The optical vibration reduction helps reduce the risk of blurred pictures caused by camera shake and not only works when taking photos, but also helps to produce steady result in the high quality 640×480 movie mode.
With its fully automatic setting, as well as a wide range of scene modes and aperture priority, the Coolpix P3 is equally suitable for point and shoot photographers as well as more experienced photographers that require more control.
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Posted by Steve on 28th March 2006
Overview
The Nikon Coolpix S5 features 6 megapixel resolution, a 3 times optical zoom and a large 2.5 inch TFT display. The S5 is ultra compact, easily fitting into a pocket and the design is stylish, with a high quality, all metal body. The LCD display features a large viewing angle and its brightness allows you to view photos in bright light conditions. The Coolpix S5 is equipped with Nikon’s PictMotion technology, allowing you to view your favourite photos in a customized slideshow with music. The S5 takes care of the slideshow’s playback speed and transitions, depending on the music.
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Posted by Steve on 26th March 2006
Overview
The Nikon D50 is a 6.1 megapixel digital SLR camera, aimed at the entry to midrange level. It is fairly compact and light weight for a dSLR and its impressive battery performance of up to 2000 shots makes it an ideal take anywhere camera. The Nikon D50 comes with a range of preset exposure modes, making it an easy to use camera for the beginning photographer, while its full range of manual settings will appeal to the more advanced photographer, or to those who would like a camera that will support them as they gain more experience. The Nikon D50 is compatible with Nikon AF and Nikon DX lenses, allowing you to choose from a large range of lenses.
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Posted by Steve on 28th February 2006
Overview
The Nikon D2X is a digital SLR camera for the professional photographer with 12.4 megapixels resolution. It is capable of not only capturing outstanding image quality, but it is also high performance shooter, with up to 5 frames per second in full resolution continuous mode and up to 8 fps in 6.8 megapixel resolution.
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