Beginning from March 2007, Nikon is pleased to introduce the COOLPIX P5000 to the Nikon COOLPIX Performance Series of digital cameras on the market. The new COOLPIX P5000 offers advanced functions, ease of operation, and high image quality that is sure to satisfy photo and camera enthusiasts.
The P5000 incorporates a new advanced image processing engine, which optimizes low light performance and color reproduction, and Nikon’s optical VR image stabilization, which compensates for camera shake.

Another advantage of the optical VR image stabilization is that it helps achieve smoother action in the movie shooting modes of the P5000 and when using the optional TC-3ED Tele converter with 378mm of telephoto performance.
The COOLPIX P5000 features a new advanced image processing engine with enhanced noise reduction and an improved signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio that preserves image quality even when shooting at high ISO settings. The P5000 extends the light sensitivity range to ISO 3200, which makes it possible to capture fast moving subjects with outstanding clarity, even in lower light conditions.

Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically sets the optimal ISO for steady results and will allow users to select and save the best image from up to ten sequential shots.
The P5000 also comes with Nikon’s PictureProject software. Powerful yet user-friendly software makes transferring, organizing, editing and sharing photos easy.

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Programmed Auto [P], Shutter-priority Auto [S], Aperture-priority Auto [A], and Manual [M]
• Scene Modes: Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait, Party/indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dus k/Dawn, Night Landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Back Light, Panorama Assist, Anti-Shake mode and High Sensitivity mode
• Image optimization settings: 4 color filters for shooting with monochrome filter effects, and barrel distortion control, 3 In-Camera Image Innovations to correct common photo problems (Face-priority, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, D-Lighting)
• Movie Mode: VGA (30 fps) movie mode with sound
• Metering Modes: 256-segment Matrix, Center-Weighted, Spot, Spot AF area, 7 movie modes
• White Balance: Auto, Preset (Custom), Cloudy, Direct Sunlight, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Shade, Flash, Manual

Technical Data:
• 2.5-inch LCD monitor with anti-reflection coating
• 10 effective megapixels
• 3.5x Zoom-Nikkor glass lens + 4x digital
• F2.7-5.3, equivalent to 36 – 126 mm lens
• Focusing RangeNormal: 12″ – infinity (30 cm – infinity), Macro: 1.6″ – infinity (4.0 cm – infinity)
• ISO Range: 64,100,200,400,800,1600,3200
• Shutter Speed: 8 – 1/2000 second
• Exposure Compensation: +/- 2.0EV in 1/3EV increments
• Self Timer: 3, 10 seconds
• Optical viewfinder
• Optional accessories: 24mm Wide-angle lens Converter (WC-E67), 378mm Telephoto Converter lens (TC-E3ED), external flashes (SB-400, SB-600, and SB-800 Speedlights)
• SD Memory Card + 21MB onboard memory
• EN-EL5 lithium-ion battery (250 shots per charge)

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Not only does it provide a solid metallic feel and reassuringly firm grip, but the chic contours and classic camera appeal of the most compact digital camera among competing models also makes Nikon Coolpix S500 a desirable pocket point-and-shoot compact camera for travellers. Power-on speed is amazing: only 0.6 seconds! And the shutter speed also: 0.005 seconds.
The COOLPIX S500 features proven lens shift VR (Vibration Reduction) technology which gives better quality to pictures normally blurred due to camera shake (unsteady hands).

One-touch portrait button makes it easier than ever to take great-looking photographs by offering direct access to a selection of three innovative functions that provide the ability to actually improve the quality of images within the camera. Face-priority automatically finds, then focuses on people’s faces for crisp, clear results time after time.

In-Camera Red-Eye Fix automatically compensates to help eradicate traces of the annoying red-eye effect that can sometimes be encountered during flash photography. Completing the set is D-Lighting, which can be applied to improve underexposed images or shots taken with too much backlight.

Functions:
• 15 Scene modes
• Movie Mode: With sound, TV movie at 30fps, Small size at 30fps/15fps
• White balance: Auto with TTL control, 7-mode manual (Direct sunlight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Shade, Flash and White Bal. Preset)

Technical Data:
• 2.5-inch LCD
• 7.1 effective megapixels
• 3x Zoom
• 35-105mm (equivalent with 35mm) lens
• ISO range: 50-1600 + 2000 as special option
• Focus range: 50cm (1 ft. 8 in.) to infinity, Macro close-up mode: 15cm (5.9 in.) to infinity
• Built-in Flash with a range up to 7.5m
• No Viewfinder
• SD memory card + 25 MB internal
• Li-ion Rechargeable Battery EN-EL10 (180 shots)

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For the spring 2007 Nikon has prepared a lot of updates in digital cameras series COOLPIX L, S and P.

“This year marks Nikon‘s 10th Anniversary for COOLPIX and each generation of compact cameras includes superb technologies, allowing consumers to capture great pictures with ease,” says Bill Giordano, General Manager Marketing, COOLPIX for Nikon Inc.
“For the 2007 line-up, we continued to make the picture taking process simple and easy while producing cameras with distinctive feature sets, allowing the consumer to choose a camera that meets their digital photography needs.”

Here’s a list of the Cameras Nikon talks about:

The COOLPIX L10, L11 and L12, available from March 2007 at $119.95, $149.95, and $199.95, respectively;

The COOLPIX S50 and the COOLPIX S50c, available nationwide beginning April 2007. The S50c has an MSRP of $349.95 and the S50 has a MSRP of $299.95;

The COOLPIX S200 and the COOLPIX S500, available beginning March 2007 at an MSRP of $249.95 and $299.95 respectively;

The COOLPIX P5000, available nationwide beginning March 2007 at an MSRP of $399.95.

Later on i will post more details about each of these camera, short review to help you choose between one of them.

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Nikon‘s exclusive feature system includes In Camera Red Eye Fix, Face Priority AF, and D Lighting, all designed to improve your digital images. Also, BSS (Best Shot Selector) automatically selects the shot with the sharpest focus from a series of consecutive images.

Mode Switch makes it easy to choose between Auto, Scene and Movie modes, and the 15 scene modes are: Auto, 4 modes with Scene Assist, Voice recording , Best Shot Selector, Color options, Party & indoors, Beach & Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist.

About the shooting: Single, Continuous and Multi-Shot 16 for COOLPIX L2 and L3; Single and Multi-Shot 16 for the L4. Movie Sound is recorded for L2 and L3, not for L4. Macro mode works from 4cm in L4 and 10cm in L2 and L3.
White Balance: Auto with TTL control, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash and white balance preset.

Technical Data:
• 2.0 inch LCD
• 6.2 Megapixel L2, 5.1 MP L2, 4.0 MP L4
• 5x Optical, 4x Digital Zoom
• Nikkor lens 38-116mm (114mm for COOLPIX L4)
• Selftimer: 10 sec
• Noise reduction and Blur Warning
• Red-eye reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix)
• No Viewfinder
• Supported Media: SD Memory Card
• 2x AA-size battery compatibility

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In a few words, Nikon D40 is the lightest, most compact Nikon digital SLR ever, featuring intuitive controls and an ergonomically designed operation that even first-time SLR users can enjoy. Advanced 3-area AF system and the refined algorithms inherited from the advanced Nikon digital SLR cameras deliver fast, efficient and precise autofocus, while an AF-assist illuminator helps ensure top performance in dark situations.

High-precision digital image processing algorithms produce natural-looking images with faithful color and tone reproduction. 8 shooting mode are available: Auto, Auto (Flash Off), Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close Up, and Night Portrait, plus the facility to optimize white balance, sharpening, tone, color, saturation and hue to match the scene. More than that, Creative in-camera effects and editing functions consolidated under the new Retouch menu, including D-Lighting, Red-eye correction, Trim, Monochrome settings (Black-and-white, Sepia, Cyanotype), Filter Effects (Skylight, Warm filter, Color balance), Small Picture and Image Overlay.

Nikon D40 comes with newer AF-S (autofocus system) where the focusing motor is built into the lens, so those who still want to use legacy lenses, many of which are still in the Nikon line-up, should opt for the D50, D70, or D80, but the more modern AF-S lenses, that are currently 21 in number, are a better choice. The D40 comes packaged with the new 3X zoom 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens.

Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD (large one)
• 6.1 effective megapixels
• ISO Sensitivity: 200 – 1600
• Shutter Speed: 30-1/4000 seconds
• Engage Speed: 0.18 seconds
• 2.5 frames/second, up to 100 JPEG frames
• JPEG and RAW support
• Red-eye correction
• SD memory cards of up to 4GB capacity (SDHC compliant)
• Li-ion Battery EN-EL9 (up to 470 images)
• Built-in pop-up Flash with i-TTL flash control

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Nikon Coolpix 8800 is the first compact digital camera from Nikon with Image Stabilization. Similar to Konica Minolta and Panasonic models, this Nikon eliminates the effects of hands shake thru vibration reduction. Compared to Nikon Coolpix 8700 (8x optical zoom), Coolpix 8800 has 10x optical zoom, with focal range of 8.9 – 89 mm (35-350 mm equivalent). The autofocus has a weak point: at the clarity adjustment it’s not fast enough. In exchange for that, Nikon Coolpix 8800 can focus in macro mode from only 3 cm away. This thing offers at 8 megapixels, a very high resolution and details. With robust metallic body and easy to use buttons (and 21 successive modes in the menu) it’s an impressive camera.

The Coolpix displays a customizable “My Menu” that is shown before the full menu. You can put whatever you want in this menu. One interesting thing is the possibility to select D-Lighting mode in rendering phase, which will correct the underexposed and overexposed pictures.

The pop-up flash has an impressive working range of 0.5 – 6.0 m at wide-angle and 1.0 – 3.0 m at telephoto. The AF-assist lamp features on an external flash will not operate, regardless of the flash you’re using. Among Auto, Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and Manual, the Scene mode includes: portrait, party/indoor, night portrait, beach/snow, landscape, sunset, night landscape, museum, fireworks, close-up, copy, backlight, panorama assist, sports, and dusk/dawn. Nikon Coolpix 8800 also comes with the Noise Reduction option for long exposures (1/4 sec or slower). Redeye is not a problem for the pop-up flash Nikon camera. Overall, a very flexible camera, allowing a lot of possibilities and very good picture quality.

Technical Data:
• Flip-out, rotating 1.8″ LCD
(small one)
• ISO sensitivity: 50-400
• Shooting speed: 0.69 seconds
• Engage speed: 4 seconds (that’s a lot)
• 2,3 images/second in continuos mode at maximum resolution, up to 16 shots in a row
• Saturation Control: Auto, maximum, enhanced, normal, moderate, minimum, black & white
• Image Sharpening: Auto, high, normal, low, off
• Image Contrast: Auto, normal, more contrast, less contrast
• Exposure Compensation: -2EV to +2EV in 1/3EV increments
• White balance: Auto, preset, daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, speedlight, shade
• Metering: Matrix, spot, center-weighted, spot AF area
• Uses Compact Flash (CF)
• File formats: JPEG, TIFF, RAW
• EN-EL7 Li-ion rechargeable battery (and unfortunately, on emergency, you can’t use regular batteries like you can on a AA-based camera)
• Wireless remote control
• Optional accessories: Wide-angle lens, Telephoto lens, Fisheye lens, Filters, External flash (The AF-assist lamp features on an external flash will not operate, regardless of the flash you’re using.).

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An important advisory from Nikon Inc. came into my attention these days:

It has come to our attention that in a limited number of COOLPIX 3100, 3500, 4500, 5000, 5400, 5700 and SQ digital cameras, an electronic component may, in some instances, fail affecting your camera’s performance and/or operability.
While only a limited number of COOLPIX 3100, 3500, 4500, 5000, 5400, 5700 and SQ digital cameras are affected by this advisory, if your camera presents symptoms that can include:
(1) images with a strong color tint
(2) images that are totally black
(3) images with visible defects

Nikon will, upon confirmation that the problem is associated to this Service Advisory, service your camera free of charge.
Nikon will require approximately 5 working days to evaluate and complete the repair on your camera. This does not include the time required for return shipping. The work related to this advisory must be performed by Nikon Inc. Please refer to the Service Advisory Return Form for return instructions and Nikon Inc. service locations.

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Nikon’s D70 (improvement of D100) was Digital SLR camera of the year in 2004. Solid ergonomic body (600g without battery) and easy to use menu (even a help button). Aperture priority, shutter priority and full manual modes offer the possibility to simultaneously think about composition, depth of field, motion blur, focus, and exposure compensation.
Depth of Field preview button aids composition accuracy. However, other easy modes are available: Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close Up, Sports, Night Landscape and Night Portrait. Vivid and normal colour saturation, degree of sharpening, the use of extra noise reduction algorithms are a few effects you can add to the shoots. Nothing to say against the performance of white balance for this camera. Even if the auto-focus is very rapid and efficient, D70 supports manual focus. Processing of the image is available in both JPEG and RAW mode. Some little complains about the viewfinder being too small.
But as for the bad parts of this camera, The Blinking Green Light Of Death is a common cause of failure for many early Nikon D70 digital SLR cameras. Symptoms of failure are a constant blinking green Compact Flash card access light and the camera does not perform any operation. The camera basically dies and does not perform any operation. But don’t panic: Nikon seems to fix this problem even for out-of-warranty cameras without any charge.

Technical Data:
• 6.1 MPixel images
• Nikon F-mount supports AF, AF-D/G, AFS, AI-P, and non-cpu lenses.
• 1/8,000 maximum shutter speed. Flash sync at up to 1/500
• Continuous shooting at 3 frames per second for a continuous burst of up to 144 pictures
• Five area AF with predictive tracking
• ISO sensitivity from 200 to 1600, including auto ISO selection, very low noise
• 3D TTL flash with built in speedlight or SB600/SB800 flashes
• Compact Flash type I and II cards, including microdrives
• Starting speed is 0,45 (acceptable)
• LCD screen 1.8″ 130,000 pixel display
• EN-EL3 1400 mAH rechargeable lithium battery (up to 2000 images until recharge) – very good

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