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Introduction
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01.Product Tour
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02.Color
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03.Noise
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04.Resolution
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05.Video
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06.Sample Photos
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07.Playback
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08.Hardware
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09.Controls
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10.Design & Handling
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11.Nikon P90 Comparison
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12.Canon SX1 Comparison
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13.Sony HX1 Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Comments
Nikon Coolpix P100
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Canon SX1 ComparisonNikon P90 Comparison
Nikon made significant improvements in the move from the P90 to the P100 while maintaining the same $399.95 price. Neither the megapixel drop (12.1M for the P90, 10.0 for the P100) nor the minor change in optical zoom (up from 24x to 26x) is a major change, but video shooters will certainly welcome the vast sharpness improvement gained from the move to 1080p for the P100 when compared to the standard-def P90. Another major gain enabled by the move to a backside illuminated CMOS sensor is a tremendous jump in burst-rate shooting speed, up from the sluggish 1.4 fps of the P90 to a smile-inducing 12 fps for the P100. A scene-recognition-based auto mode has been added to the standard auto setting provided by the P90. And the 3-inch articulated LCD moves from a 230,000-dot to a 460,000-dot screen, a valuable step-up both for shooting and reviewing your photos.
We measured lower image noise with the P100, but color reproduction for the new camera is less accurate than its predecessor. And when it comes to resolution, scores for sharpness, distortion and chromatic aberration all declined with the new model, and they weren’t all that great to start with.
The P90 is still listed as a current model on the Nikon web site as of this writing, with no price drop, but there’s clearly no good reason to choose the older model.
| Nikon Coolpix P100 vs Nikon Coolpix P90 | ||
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| Nikon Coolpix P100 | Nikon Coolpix P90 | |
| Price | $399.99 | $399.99 |
| Colors | black | black |
| Dimensions | 114.3mm x 99.06mm x 83.82mm | 99.0mm x 114.0mm x 83.0mm |
| Optical Zoom | 26x | 24x |
| Sensor | 1/2.3"-type, CMOS, 10.6 megapixels | 1/2.33"-type, CCD, 12.7 megapixels |
| Display | articulated LCD, 3.0 in., 461000 pixels | articulated LCD, 3.0 in., 230,000 pixels |
| Viewfinder | electronic, 230k pixels, 1.0 x, 97.0 % coverage | electronic, 230000 pixels, 97.0 % coverage |
| Manual Controls | manual focus, aperture priority mode, shutter priority mode, full manual exposure, custom white balance, ISO control | manual focus, aperture priority mode, shutter priority mode, full manual exposure, custom white balance, ISO control |
| Connectivity | A/V, USB, miniHDMI | USB, A/V |
| Battery | removable lithium-ion, EN-EL5 | removable lithium-ion, EN-EL5 |
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