Tuesday, July 17, 2007
DigitalTrends Reviews Nikon Coolpix P5000
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 07:00 AM
"While D-SLRs get the headlines, compact point-and-shoot digicams outsell them by almost 15 to one. Price is a big reason and many people simply don’t want the hassle of interchangeable lenses or carrying a bulky camera around. For these folks, the Coolpix P5000 is the proverbial top of Nikon’s aim-and-forget series. With a street price of around $350 USD, this camera has 10-megapixel resolution, a 3.5x zoom, optical image stabilization, 3200 ISO and lots of other goodies. They’re all packaged in very retro, rangefinder-like body. How does this new 2007 edition hold up? Let’s power it up and see..."
When I saw this camera for the first time, I thought it had such a smart look. But where its retro looks work for it, its slow responsiveness (saving images, focusing, etc.) seem to be killing it in the reviews. The camera does offer a number of manual adjustment settings and offers a 3200 ISO setting, and while it isn't a DSLR replacement, it seems to be a nice camera at the under $350 mark.
When I saw this camera for the first time, I thought it had such a smart look. But where its retro looks work for it, its slow responsiveness (saving images, focusing, etc.) seem to be killing it in the reviews. The camera does offer a number of manual adjustment settings and offers a 3200 ISO setting, and while it isn't a DSLR replacement, it seems to be a nice camera at the under $350 mark.
