Category Archives: Nikon Point and Shoot

Done deal: multiple press events scheduled in Europe for August 19th, 2010

By [NR] admin | Published: August 4, 2010

What I reported back in July, now has a probability of 99%: Nikon has scheduled multiple press events across Europe for August 19th, 2010. I am still a bit puzzled about the Coolpix cameras announcement that is suppose to be on August 17th, 2010. In the past, Nikon aways announced the p&s line one week before or after […]

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Nikon talks about “The birth of the COOLPIX design”

By [NR] admin | Published: July 29, 2010

I know, you are not interested in Coolpix cameras, but this new article on Nikon’s website gives an interesting inside look of how Nikon designs a camera (ok, a Coolpix camera in this case). Some quotes: “First, our marketing department constructs a product lineup and then they create the concept for each individual model. Naturally, camera designers […]

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Details on the upcoming Nikon announcement

By [NR] admin | Published: July 27, 2010

I have some more details on the upcoming Nikon announcement. There will be two dates: August 17th, 2010 will be for the Coolpix models and August 19th, 2010 will be for the four new lenses and the Nikon D3100. Those dates are European time – the announcements in Europe should happen early in the morning, around 6:00 am. […]

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Nikon Coolpix 1000pj replacement ready for release

By [NR] admin | Published: July 16, 2010

The rumor of a Nikon Coolpix 1000pj replacement started last month (see previous posts here and here plus related patents). The new version will allow the camera to be connected to a computer and serve as an external conventional projector. Two new details surfaced up for this camera: the connection to the computer (when used as projector) […]

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Don’t forget the “G11 killer”

By [NR] admin | Published: July 14, 2010

Few months ago Nikon’s UK Senior Product Manager Kevin Egan told AP that they planned to release a Canon G11 competitor with the last batch of Coolpix cameras back in February, but the camera was not ready. Expect this new “G11 killer” to be released with the next batch of Coolpix camera somewhere in the […]

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More on the Nikon Coolpix 1000pj replacement

By [NR] admin | Published: June 25, 2010

Last week we heard about the upcoming Coolpix 1000pj replacement and the rumored ability to serve as a conventional external projector. Yesterday Digitimes got some more details: the built-in-camera LCoS pico-projector technology will be from Himax Technologies. The new light engine module should be smaller and cheaper compared to the 2009 version. It remains to be seen if Nikon […]

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Nikon Coolpix S1000pj replacement will serve as a conventional projector

By [NR] admin | Published: June 17, 2010

In the latest issues of Chasseur d’Images there is a small article that Nikon is preparing a replacement of the Coolpix S1000pj (this is the one with the built-in projector). The new version will provide the option to be connected to a computer and serve as an external conventional projector. There were already some rumors that the […]

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