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P7000 "Pro CoolPix" details

Nikon has recently announced the P6000 successor in the Coolpix P7000. Featuring a 10.1 megapixel, 1/1.7" sensor, a 7.1x 28-200mm lens with optical VR, RAW shooting (in Nikon’s Coolpix-specific NRW format, not NEF), and a 3-inch 921k-dot high-resolution LCD, this camera is designed to appeal to those who may have been considering Canon’s G11.

It’s [...]

New Coolpix on 8/17, DSLR and lenses on 8/19?

Nikon Rumors are reporting that there are two upcoming announcements from Nikon:

17th August 2010 – For Nikon’s usual mid-year CoolPix refresh. We’d like to see a Canon G11 killer, but expect that this model has been pushed back (or even cancelled).

19th August 2010 – For the expected D3000 replacement (rumors have named it the [...]

Coolpix survives being lost at sea for 6 months

An interesting story was published by AP today, about a Nikon Coolpix in a waterproof case that was lost at sea during a dive in Aruba – and found washed up in Miami six months later.

Amazingly, the camera still worked, and included photos taken by the original owner and a surprise video, apparently accidentally filmed [...]

Coolpix P6000 receives firmware update

Nikon have posted firmware update version 1.2 for the P6000.

When shooting in a user setting mode at an image quality setting of NRW (RAW) + Fine, NRW (RAW) + Normal, or NRW (RAW) + Basic and Distortion control enabled, some JPEG images were corrupted.  This issue has been resolved.

As distortion control cannot be used [...]

CoolPix S710 reviewed

Trusted Reviews have given the 14.5 megapixel (!) Nikon CoolPix S710 the once-over, and it gets a fairly average 7 out of 10 overall.

While the S710 is an impressive-looking camera with excellent build quality and lots of big numbers on the box, not least the price tag, the slippery handling, fiddly control dial and slow [...]