Digital Home Thoughts: Nikon Announces the Coolpix S8100

Continuing with the Nikon news, the Coolpix S8100 updates the S8000 with a a CMOS sensor that lops a couple of megapixels down to 12 for hopefully better light sensitivity with ISO 3200 available (not that I would use that), a 1080p movie mode at 30 FPS in h.264, and a new 10 FPS burst mode that takes 5 photos. The rest of the camera remains the same, including the 30-300mm equivalent VR lens and 3" VGA LCD, clad in what I consider a pretty nice design. The camera will be out later this month, for US$300.

More info about the S8100 at Nikon Canada, where the MSRP is $319.95 CAD.