Category Archives: Nikon Point and Shoot

New high end Nikon Coolpix camera to be announced at the end of August

New high end Nikon Coolpix camera with 28-200mm f/2-4 lens will be announced at the end of August. I am still not sure if this will be the P7200 or a new Coolpix product line. Few months ago there were some rumors that Nikon will announce a new compact camera with a large sensor to compete […]

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Nikon announced new FSB-UC bracket for attaching Coolpix cameras to fieldscopes

Nikon announced a new FSB-UC bracket that will allow you to attach Coolpix cameras to Nikon fieldscopes and it will cost $249.95. Nikon already has an adapter for attaching DSLRs. Similar to the previous FSB-8 model, the new bracket will work also with the Fabre Photo EX portable stereoscopic microscope.

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New Nikon Coolpix cameras available for pre-order

The new Coolpix cameras are now available for pre-order (I got a pink S30, side by side comparison with the D800 coming soon): Nikon Coolpix S9300 Nikon Coolpix S6300 Nikon Coolpix S4300 Nikon Coolpix S3300 Nikon Coolpix S30 Nikon Coolpix P510 Nikon Coolpix P310 Nikon Coolpix L810 Nikon Coolpix L26

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Nikon announces new Coolpix cameras

Those are the new Coolpix camera for the first half of 2012: S9300, S9200, S6300, S4300, S4200, S3300, S3200, S30, P510, P310, L810, L310, L26 and L25. The new P310 still doesn’t support NEF files. The P510 has a 42x optical zoom (24mm to 1000mm). The S30 looks like it will be a hit for all parents […]

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Nikon press event on February 1st in Denmark

In addition to the February 7th announcement, Nikon will also have another press conference on February 1st, 2012. This is a day earlier then my initial report, but the actual public announcement may still happen on February 2nd. I believe this will be for the new line of Coolpix cameras, including a P300 replacement and a new water […]

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Nikon D800 on February 7th, Coolpix cameras on February 2nd

I already mentioned about the Nikon event on February 7th, 2012 but I was not sure what would be announced on that date. It will be the Nikon D800. The camera will have 36MP (not 24MP like reported on several websites). The new Coolpix cameraswill be introduced on February 2nd, 2012. For all US readers this means […]

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Nikon to announce the first waterproof, shockproof Coolpix camera for kids

With the next batch of Coolpix cameras, Nikon will introduce also a new point and shoot product line for kids. The first camera will be waterproof, shockproof and will have some unique built-in features (probably some fun image editing). The US price is expected to be under $120. This will be the second Nikon Coolpix waterproof camera […]

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