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Imaging-Resource Reviews Nikon Coolpix P80

added on 2008-12-20 04:06:00
by Tanya Palta

Imaging-Resource has reviewed the Nikon Coolpix P80 which Nikon claims to be the "world's most compact super telephoto camera,” . The reviewer feels that the imaging perforamce doesn’t justify the $400 price tag. While imaging quality especially exposure and color are good however most images suffer from noise. The 18x optical zoom lens suffers from chromatic aberration and even barrel distortion at wide-angle as notable!

Excerpt from conclusion:
“So while performance is good in terms of speed and usability is decent, the Nikon P80 doesn't quite produce the image quality we like to see.”

Tags: Nikon CoolPix P80, Reviews, Nikon, CoolPix, P80

Good Gear Guide Reviews Nikon CoolPix P80

added on 2008-06-25 11:17:00
by Tanya Palta

The Nikon CoolPix P80, which can safely be labeled as a prosumer camera was recently reviewed by Good Gear Guide. The short review gives the camera thumbs up for its lens, which was found to be sharp. They were quick to point out that the image quality doesn’t disappoint. However the camera is slow and images at higher ISOs disappoint.

Conclusion:
“The P80 from Nikon is an advanced camera with a very capable zoom lens. It’s not as fast as the majority of other advanced cameras we’ve looked at, but the images it captures are rich and sharp.”

Tags: Nikon CoolPix P80, Reviews, Nikon, CoolPix, P80

Firmware Update 1.1 for Nikon P80

added on 2008-06-15 16:40:00
by Tanya Palta

A new firmware update is now available for the Nikon P80, which can be downloaded by both Mac and Windows users. Version Firmware update 1.1 adds the following improvements:

- When shooting with the Vibration reduction item in the setup menu set to on, vibration reduction did not always function in the following situations. This issue has now been resolved
When the camera was turned on or when it recovered after being set to standby mode (activated by the auto off function), with the electronic viewfinder display enamelled by pressing the monitor button
When the camera was turned on, or with recovery from standby mode (activated by the auto off function) with the camera connected to a television or other video device via the supplied audio/video cable (EG-CP14)

- When shooting with the Distortion control option set to On, excessive correction was sometimes applied. This issue has now been resolved.

Windows Users go here
Mac Users go here

Tags: Nikon, Updates, Firmware, P80

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