Nikon Coolpix P100

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Nikon Coolpix P100
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Silver Award
Reviewed: Jul 2010
User reviews (7)
3.86
10.3 megapixels | 3" screen | 26 – 678 mm (26.1×)

The Coolpix P100 is the company's first Full 1080p HD enabled camera. It incorporates a 26x optical zoom lens starting at 26mm, a 3 inch LCD, an electronic viewfinder and a 10MP back-illuminated CMOS sensor. It offers manual shooting modes, image stabilization, the company's Active D-Lighting feature that adjusts highlights, shadows and contrast while shooting and Smart Portrait system.

Review summary

Summary The Nikon P100 offers an impressive feature set and decent image quality. The user interface leaves some room for improvement though.
Good for Feature freaks who want a long zoom, 1080p HD video and CMOS high speed capture
Not so good for Photographers who like to change settings frequently

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