Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Nikon Releases the Coolpix P90
Posted by Jason Dunn in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 09:17 PM
"The new COOLPIX P90, part of the flagship Performance Series of cameras, is the ideal camera for photo enthusiasts, travel photographers and consumers interested in more advanced photography. Featuring a 24x Optical Zoom-NIKKOR lens with a broad focal range of 26mm wide-angle through 624mm super-telephoto (35mm format equivalent), 12.1 megapixels of sharp resolution and Nikon's EXPEEDTM advanced digital image processing system technologies, the P90 faithfully reproduces fine details with subtle tones for exceptional image quality."
If you're looking for a camera with a lot of zoom power, the P90 delivers in spades, offering an impressive 24x optical zoom - the equivalent of 624mm in the 35mm lens world that us DSLR shooters have been trained to think in. 15fps shooting, even at 1920 x 1080, is also pretty slick. What I find unacceptable is the apparent lack of HD video options - the specs mention "five movie modes", but I suspect they're all just VGA resolution. It's incredibly disappointing that Nikon is lagging so far behind other companies when it comes to delivering 720p vide on their cameras.
Full press release after the break. Read more...
