Category Archives: Nikon Point and Shoot

Nikon P7100 will be the third Coolpix camera announced next month

By [NR] admin | Published: July 26, 2011

In addition to the P1200pj and the new Coolpix rugged camera, Nikon will announce also a new and improved P7100 which will replace the current P7000. This will be the new top of the line point and shoot camera from Nikon. Improvements include a tiltable LCD screen (like the one on the P100), additional controls, new HDR and […]

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The Nikon Coolpix line upgrade will contain an updated P1100pj and a new rugged camera

By [NR] admin | Published: July 22, 2011

There’ll be a bunch of new Coolpix cameras announced at the end of August. One of them will be an upgrade to the current P1100pj model (the one with a built-in projector). Few weeks ago Tim McKenna mentioned about a new underwater camera from Nikon on his Facebook page. I can now confirm that there will […]

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Nikon Coolpix L23 service advisory

By [NR] admin | Published: July 15, 2011

Nikon issued a service advisory for the Coolpix L23 compact camera warning that it may overheat causing the top cover to become deformed. This is the first official service advisory after Nikon’s Image Authentication System got cracked and D5000’s power issue. The full details:

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New firmware update v1.1 for Nikon Coolpix L23, L120 and P500

By [NR] admin | Published: June 21, 2011

Nikon released new firmware update v1.1 for the Coolpix L23, L120 and P500 cameras. The new firmware fixes the error message when formating certain memory cards. Direct links for download and changelog: Nikon Coolpix L23 Nikon Coolpix L120 Nikon Coolpix P500

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The first Nikon camera to be “canceled” because of the disaster in Japan: Coolpix S4100

By [NR] admin | Published: May 11, 2011

Update: this cancelation may not be valid for all countries. The Nikon Coolpix S6100 camera was also canceled in some countries. In the US, both models seems to be available. Nikon Japan just posted on their website that the Coolpix S4100 camera is “canceled” (not sure about the exact translation) as a result of the […]

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Nikon FSB-8 digital camera bracket for Coolpix P300 announced in Europe

By [NR] admin | Published: March 22, 2011

The Nikon FSB-8 bracket was announced in Japan on February 9, 2011 and today it’s official in Europe. The FSB-8 is still not listed on Nikon USA website.

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

By [NR] admin | Published: February 8, 2011

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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