Monthly Archives: February 2011

Nikon’s mirrorless plans to be disclosed next month?

The Austrian broadcasting company ORF published an interview (in English) with Wolfgang Lutzky, the head of Nikon Austria. When asked when Nikon would enter this market (i.e. mirrorless), Lutzky referred to the next presentation of financial results in March and mentioned that Nikon’s top managers might lay out their (mirrorless) plans at this occasion. FYI, […]

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Comparing f/1.8 compact cameras: Samsung TL500, Olympus XZ-1 and Nikon Coolpix P300

A quick comparison between all three f/1.8 compact cameras on the market today (green color indicates the better specs): Samsung TL500 Olympus XZ-1 Nikon Coolpix P300 Pixels 1o MP 10 MP 12 MP Sensor size 1/1.7 in. 1/1.63 in. 1/2.3 in. Sensor type CCD CCD BSI CMOS ISO range 80-3200 100-6400 160-3200 Lens aperture f/1.8-2.4 […]

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Nikon Coolpix cameras now available for pre-order

The latest Nikon Coolpix cameras are available for pre-order: Nikon Coolpix P300 Nikon Coolpix P500 Nikon Coolpix S9100 Nikon Coolpix L120 Nikon Coolpix S6100 Nikon Coolpix S3100 Nikon Coolpix S4100 Nikon Coolpix L24

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Official Nikon Coolpix announcement (press releases)

Nikon Coolpix P300, P500, S9100, L120, S6100, S3100, S4100, and L24 cameras are all official now. If you are bored, the full press releases are included:

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Nikon P300 hands-on preview (no RAW!)

Dpreview just posted the Nikon P300 hands-on preview and the the P300 has no RAW capabilities:

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New Nikon Coolpix cameras leaked: P300, P500, S9100, L120, S6100, S3100, S4100, and L24

Nikon Coolpix L24

I guess this website has mistaken the embargo time and published the new Coolpix cameras at noon instead of midnight (update: the page was quickly pulled down): Nikon Coolpix P300: 12.2MP CMOS sensor 4.2x zoom f/1.8 aperture 3 in. display full manual settings ISO up to 3200 EXPEED C2 processing new in-camera panorama generator full […]

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Nikon announcement in 12 hours

In approximately 12 hours all Nikon websites should be updated with their latest products. Some other camera manufacturers already made their announcements for the CP+ show. Of interest for Nikon shooters are the new Sigma lenses.

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