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Nikon Coolpix P90

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Color

Color accuracy is generally good, yet blues and pinks are less so.

The first of our panoply of tests looks at how accurately the camera records color. At 3000 lux illumination the Nikon was very accurate, though oddly its best mode was called ‘Softer’ rather than the default Normal. For this test, we shoot the X-Rite ColorChecker chart with each camera, and then use Imatest software to compare the captured colors versus their known values. More on how we test color.

The table below shows the colors captured by each of our recently reviewed ultrazoom cameras in their most accurate modes, compared to the ideal value shown in the leftmost column. The P90 had very accurate browns and greens, but had some trouble with pinks and blues.

The Nikon handled itself well in this section, scoring a bit below the Canon, but on par with the Olympus and better than the Sony.

Camera Color Comparisons
Nikon  Coolpix P90
Canon  PowerShot SX1 IS
Olympus SP-590UZ
Sony  Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
Ideal Nikon Coolpix P90 Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Olympus SP-590UZ Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
Dark Skin
X-rite-ideal-patch1
Light Skin
X-rite-ideal-patch2
Blue Sky
X-rite-ideal-patch3
Foliage
X-rite-ideal-patch4
Blue Flower
X-rite-ideal-patch5
Bluish Green
X-rite-ideal-patch6
Ideal Nikon Coolpix P90 Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Olympus SP-590UZ Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
Orange
X-rite-ideal-patch7
Purplish Blue
X-rite-ideal-patch8
Moderate Red
X-rite-ideal-patch9
Purple
X-rite-ideal-patch10
Yellow Green
X-rite-ideal-patch11
Orange Yellow
X-rite-ideal-patch12
Ideal Nikon Coolpix P90 Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Olympus SP-590UZ Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
Blue
X-rite-ideal-patch13
Green
X-rite-ideal-patch14
Red
X-rite-ideal-patch15
Yellow
X-rite-ideal-patch16
Magenta
X-rite-ideal-patch17
Cyan
X-rite-ideal-patch18
Color Score Comparison
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Color Score

The Coolpix P90 offers a fair few color modes. In addition to the above-mentioned Softer mode, there’s also Normal, Portrait, Vivid and More Vivid (for when you want crazy over-saturated and bright colors).

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