Saturday, August 18, 2012

Nikon Coolpix P80

By James Smith


Most people select a camera to have a convenient way to capture memories while on vacation or during special family events. You are making the right choice by researching the features available on the Nikon Coolpix P80. This versatile camera has all the sophisticated features available in a D-SLR packed into the convenience of an easy to use point and shoot.

I will give you a closer look at the special features. It all starts with the 18x zoom with wide angle capabilities. For those of you who like numbers, it has 4.6-84.2 mm with f/2.8-4.5. All you really need to know is it has great zoom capabilities. Zoom is important when you are taking close ups of stationary objects or shooting from a long distance away.

The downside is there is some shacking when the zoom is at the highest setting. Nikon has compensated for this with an image-sensor shift technology that eliminates blurry pictures and shacking.

Next, we will look at how Nikon has merged a simple automatic camera with the more sophisticated D-SLR capabilities. In automatic mode the user does nothing more than line up the shot and snap the photo. A D-SLR camera requires the user to be able to manually set shutter speed, focal length and light sensitivity.

The Nikon Coolpix P80 gives users the ability to shoot in manual mode and take control of light levels and more. Users can shoot everything from lightning to landscapes. Slower shutters speeds are preferable for objects moving quickly. Faster speeds will capture the details of a hummingbird hovering over a flower. With so many options, you can develop a style all your own.

You choose whether you want the camera to choose the settings or put it in manual mode and do the work yourself. Available settings:Manual Setting, Auto Setting, Scene Setting, Aperture-Priority Auto, Shutter-Priority or Programmed Auto

Are you feeling overwhelmed with all the technical advancements of this camera? The camera has two different personalities, one is the over technical biologist student and the other is the simple elementary teachers. The teacher has so much information in the bag but turns the information into simple activities to allow the students to learn the concepts. Try this teachers approach: Place the dial to Scene and choose one the many options. The camera will decided what needs to be done. Here are the options: Back Light, Beach/Snow, Close Up, Copy, Dusk/Dawn, Face-Priority AF, Fireworks Show, Landscape, Museum, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Panorama Assist, Party, Portrait, Sports, Sunset, Voice Recording

Choose any of the special effects settings with camera in Scene mode. The camera is capable of: Close Up Photos, Copy, Beach/Snow Setting, Back Light Setting, Dusk/Dawn Setting, Face Photo, Fireworks Show Setting, Landscape Setting, Panorama Assist Setting, Party Mode, Night Portraits, Portrait Setting, Sports Photos, Museum Setting, Night Landscape Mode, Voice Recording Mode or Sunset Lighting Mode

You also have the ability to control the light,. just select settings dial to manually or select one of the following presets: Cloudy day photos, Flash photos, Daylight photos, Incandescent lighting, Fluorescent lighting, White Balance setting, Auto mode

we have collected a few pros and cons from other users. Camera Pros: A variety of Scene modes to choose from ISO sensitivity 64-6400 Versatile flash settings Rechargeable Battery Choice between preset controls and manual mode

Camera Disadvantages: Picture quality suffers at 18x zoom. Computer upload is slow. Does not include RAW file technology. Remembering to keep battery charged. Photos sometimes wash out in bright sunlight.

My conclusion: This is the ideal camera for anyone who wants the option to point and shoot on the fly or get more involved with D-SLR and choose custom settings for taking photos. I hope this information will help you understand the advantages and disadvantages of the Nikon Coolpix P80 and you will soon be capturing your own memories to relive the moments and share them with friends and family




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