When I think of mid-to-high-end dSLRs, my mind gets confused. I don’t want a camera that is packed with various whizzy new features, insane burst rates, or bold redesigns. Recently I got my hand over the Nikon D7000 and it was close enough to deliver the photographic tinglies in my expected way. It is definitely not the best camera for everyone; also it is best at doing everything. However, this latest dSLR has a unique combination of feature set, design, photo quality and performance at a price that is hard to beat. Nikon D7000 has entered the market as a huge competition for the Olympus E5, Canon EOS 60D and 7D and Pentax K-7. The camera has a rigid shape and is packed with 16.2 mega pixels digital leviathan. The digital SLR has extended its mid-range appeal through  [...]

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The Compact System Camera or the “CSC” market is the latest and the fastest booming market in the digital camera world and almost every manufacturer has made their presence felt with their camera. The latest and probably the latest entrant in that market is Nikon. But before we move any further it’s important to let you now what exactly a CSC camera is. Basically CSC camera is no exceptional camera; it’s just a regular compact camera with the lens swapping ability like digital SLR cameras. We’ve already seen such cameras from Panasonic, Olympus, Samsung, Pentax and Sony and now we have the Nikon V1. The recently launched Nikon V1 that we’re reviewing here basically is company’s flagship model in the new CSC market, this is the reason why Nikon has christened  [...]

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Nikon Coolpix S9100 is a solid compact point and shoot megazoom camera that offers fast shooting performance, several fun and useful shooting options and long wide lens in a pocketable body. It is a unique combination of excellent feature to price ratio, fast performance and good images. The Coolpix S9100 is a step up from S8100 and comes with 10x 30-300mm equivalent lens. One of the exquisite features found on S9100 is backside illuminated 12-megapixel CMOS sensor. The S8100 and S9100 are both excellent point and shoot cameras that provide wide array of shooting options for crisp and clear images without dealing with settings apart from changing shooting options. The main reason to go with Nikon Coolpix S9100 is its wider longer lens, excellent video and image quality and faster shooting  [...]

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The Nikon D5100 enters the market as a replacement and rival from Nikon; replacement for the Nikon’s two year old D5000 and rival to Canon’s EOS Rebel T3i. And we have to say that although this is the first time Canon and Nikon are going head-to-head in terms of their product launch timing and updates in technology, but both the manufacturers are doing exceedingly well. The Nikon D5100 enters the market with as a complete replacement of D5000 in almost every aspect; but the D5100 differentiates itself nicely from being an unnerving sub-$1,000 dSLR. The image quality offered by the Nikon D5100 is better than the D5000 on all ISO sensitivities, though we have to say that the D5000 was a tad better when it comes to white balance. The camera also has a superb JPEG noise profile, and remains  [...]

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Nikon Coolpix P500 is an excellent digital camera that has solid design, offers faster shooting performance and is overflowing with movie and image features. It provides better picture quality and faster shooting performance as compared to previous models, but the video quality and images are not that good as the rest of package. The Coolpix P500 is one of the latest full size megazoom cameras of Nikon which is equipped with 800mm zoom lens and three-inch gorgeous vari-angle LCD screen with electric viewfinder and excellent image stabilization. Some of the extensive features found in this model are ample of shooting options which take advantage of high-speed CMOS sensor, easy to use menu system and control layout and great shooting performance. It would have been better if  [...]

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The Nikon CoolPix P50 that we are covering here is the base model for the Nikon CoolPix P5000 line that Nikon launched recently. We have to say that it’s been quite a long time that Nikon has manufactured a compact camera targeting more than snapshot market. Though the Nikon CoolPix P5000 was not an immensely advanced camera, but with 3.5x zoom lens, a 10MP sensor and manual exposure controls the camera clearly was a step up from the conventional point-and-shoot L series. The Nikon CoolPix P50 is 8.1 mp compact camera having a equivalent focal lenth of 28-102 mm, powered by 2 AA batteries, having 2.4 in 115k monitor, electronic image stabilization, an optical viewfinder and optional  [...]

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The Nikon d90 Review here covers a dSLR camera that was launched back in 2008, and at that time raised the bar of digital photography by incorporating plethora of impressive digital photography features. The Nikon d90 was rumored as a replacement of its largely popular precursor Nikon d80, but in fact it was not, and we must say that the 12.3-megapixel Nikon D90 does makes its precursor proud. The D80 was a 10-megapixel dSLR camera and now it has moved down in Nikon's dSLR product line. Among plethora of impressive digital photography features, the most remarkable one was the movie capture feature, and this is because, this was the very first camera to have that feature. Holding the d90 during the Nikon d90 Review gave superb feel, and we must say that the  [...]

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The Nikon CoolPix l18 is the latest pocketable camera offering from Nikon, this point-and-shoot camera is intended primarily for style minded users in the market. The CoolPix l18 comes in a stylish all metal ultra compact body and is available from sub $200 budget shooter body to a completely loaded $300 model. As far as the specifications and details for the camera are concerned, we will say that the camera doesn’t get any Earth-Shattering designing innovations as far as the specification sheet of the camera is considered. The L16 had a 3x Nikkor zoom lens having a 7.1 MP sensor, while the new while the Nikon CoolPix l18 comes loaded with comparatively higher resolution of 8 MP. One another improvement that the L18 has over the L16 is the fact that the L18 now is available in wide range  [...]

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