The Nikon P100, the 10 MP camera, is a device with a bucket load of coveted features. With the P100 by Nikon, you are going to get a dynamic device that gives you 17 different settings for taking pictures. The Coolpix has a very precise tracking function, an auto selector for various scenes, an active zoom and the ability to optimize your photo captures with built-in distortion controls. The Nikon P100 comes with lots of extras such as a lithium ion battery with charger, a USB cable that allows you to connect to your computer, an AV cable connection, and a bonus Coolpix software CD-Rom that features image organization and editing tools.

P100 Digital CameraSpecifications

1. Extraordinary 26x Optical Wide-Angle Zoom-NIKKOR ED Glass Lens Offers quality optics that provides exceptional images
2. Incredible, Bright 3.0-inch vari-angle high resolution HVGA (460,000-dot) Clear Color Display makes it easy to compose and share your images and movies with brightness adjustment and anti-glare coating
3. 5-way VR Image Stabilization System
4. Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual Exposure modes


5. D-Lighting

Nikon packed a lot of features into a tiny 4.5 inch width by 3.3 inch height and 3.9 inch depth frame that is surprisingly lightweight. At a mere 17 ounces, this high-quality, 10 megapixel CMOS sensor feature camera really lives up to the Nikon name. Pictures are stored in JPEG and video in MOV, with a 460k dots per inch LCD display and a 33 mm equivalent lens. The Nikon P100 has a lithium ion battery which can last for as long as 250 shots, and this camera has seven ISO sensitivity settings including Automatic, ISO 160, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, and finally, ISO 3200.

With Nikon P100 you will also receive an excellent number of white balance modes, such as flash modes that can be personalized, standard flash modes, fluorescent daylight and daylight white, basic fluorescent lighting, automatic, radiant lighting, plus others. Moreover, there are up to 14 different recording settings, such as video recording on high speed, standard video, user modes, manual modes, shutter or aperture priority, subject following, automatic scene selector, scene, and more. Five modes of focus, Manual AF, Center AF, Macro, Infinity, and 9 point AF are also part of the whole Nikon P100 package.

P100 Digital CameraAbility

And speaking of modes, the Nikon P100 includes a range of metering modes, color effects including burst mode features and a lot more that you just don't expect to see in a camera of this price range. Some of the metering modes included in the P100 are the AF Area, Spot, Matrix and Center weighted, with color effects that include sepia, green, red, orange, yellow, customized, monochrome, black & white, portrait, vivid and much more.

The LCD screen of the Nikon Coolpix P100 can be maneuvered outward and from side to side to make sure you get the desired angle for taking pictures. An electric zoom finder also comes standard on this device, which really helps to hold it steady while you use the zoom lens in your shots. Complete with noise reduction the Nikon P100 is a great camera if you are looking for something that can zooom in quickly and efficiently. The Nikon P100 is well-priced and gives the user so many options and features that are just unexpected for the price, such as shot-to-shot features, high-speed sports options and an excellent shutter lag.

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We love it when it works! By T. Lisk - Mar 30, 2010
We just bought a P100 and put it through its paces at Joshua Tree. As owners of a D70s, my wife and I were looking for something lighter and more versatile to reduce fighting over the…