Nikon COOLPIX P80 - Digital Camera Review
July 31st, 2008 at 02:16pm Under Nikon
In Brief
Overall assessment
Design 8 / 10
Quality ‘finishes 9 / 10
Wealth features’ 9 / 10
Access’ usage 8 / 10
Quality ‘image 9 / 10
Autonomy battery 8 / 10
Value for ‘price 8 / 10
Overall assessment 9 / 10
Pro: 18x optical zoom; sensor from 10.1 mp; Stabilizer images; sensitivity up to ISO 6400
Conclusion: The Nikon COOLPIX P80 is a great compact digital camera belonging to the series caratterizzatala Professional and exceptional performance. The most important features are the sensor from 10.1 MP, 18x optical zoom, the lens Nikkor with wide scope, the system of image stabilization, sensitivity up to ISO 6400, the AF-priority to the face and a good memory.
Design Nikon COOLPIX P80
The Nikon COOLPIX P80 is a compact digital camera that has a decidedly ergonomic body, with a convenient handle side rubber that makes solid opportunities. The LCD monitor is a 2.7-inch TFT, and anti with a resolution of 230,000 pixels, also is assisted by an electronic viewfinder by 0.4 inches and a resolution of 230,000 pixels always. The dimensions of the camera, finally, are 110 mm wide, 79 mm in height and 78 mm thick, while the weight is 365 grams excluding battery and memory card.
Features and functionality Nikon COOLPIX P80
Presented in April and already commercially available, the Nikon COOLPIX P80 is a new compact digital camera series P, which stands for Performance, and heir of the Nikon Coolpix P60, which is characterized by exceptional performance comparable to those of reflex, which resembles also in design, albeit very small. Ideal for budding photographers but also for those more experienced, thanks to the many functions manuals that accompany those automatic.
Starting from the technical features, this camera has a sensor image of CCD type, size 1 / 2, 33-inch and 10.1-megapixel effective resolution. Very high is, therefore, the quality of photos, which can reach up to 3648×2736 pixels, in addition to a choice between lower resolutions, such as when you need to use the maximum values of sensitivity.
The Nikon COOLPIX P80 mount then target Nikon which has a focal length equal to 4,7-84,2 mm and equivalent to 27-486 mm in the traditional 35 mm format, and a focal length equal to f2.8 - f4.5. From stress the exceptional 18x optical zoom, which represents almost a record in the field of compact cameras, which allows you to return virtually everything from portraits to action sports, from the interiors to landscapes. At the optical zoom is also added the digital 4x, thus combining the two types there is no limits to what can be resumed.
Turning now to the functions offered by the camera, stands out above all the image stabilization VR (Vibration Reduction) electronics, which makes it possible to compensate for the movements caused by volatile subject or a poor hand and achieve sharp. In addition, sensitivity up to ISO 6400, choosing the lowest resolutions, it improves sharpness during the shooting in low lighting or in case of fast-moving subject.
But the exceptional quality of photos is also guaranteed by the new engine imaging EXPEED, can also increase the response of the machine. The Nikon COOLPIX P80 also offers a wide choice of modes of recovery that include portrait, landscape, beach, snow, first floor, museum, fireworks and others, and various special effects to be applied to photos.
It also functions as the most innovative AF-priority face, which allows you to have the faces of people within the frame, D-Lighting, which adds light to areas in the shade of photos, and the correction automatic red-eye. The function to reduce distortion, however, automatically corrects the image that there might be adversely affected in case of shooting with wider angle of the target.
There is, of course, on the Nikon COOLPIX P80 can record video with audio up to 30 frames per second and a maximum resolution of 640×480 pixels. As for the rescue of photos and videos, the camera has an internal memory of about 50 MB but you can expand through Secure Digital cards.
As for the camera is equipped with rechargeable battery lithium ion able to ensure maximum autonomy of 250 shots with every recharge. The purchase package also includes the charger, a USB cable, audio / video cable, strap, lens cover and the CD-ROM with software for the PC.
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